Comneon license Effnet’s IP Header Compression Technology

Effnet AB, a leading provider of IP Header Compression software and Comneon, a leading provider of protocol stack software for mobile communications and a 100 percent subsidiary of Infineon Technologies AG, a leading provider of integrated circuits for communication, today announced a licensing and co-operation agreement concerning Effnet’s IP Header Compression software. The agreement enables Comneon to integrate Effnet’s IP Header Compression software into Comneon’s UMTS 3GPP Release 6 protocol stack used in third party 3G platforms and products of Infineon.

“This represents a significant breakthrough for us in the WCDMA market and we are pleased to add such prestigious partners to our customer list. This is a long-term partnership that will enable us to build recurrent revenue streams” says Hans Runesten, Managing Director, Effnet AB and CEO, Effnet Holding AB.

“3GPP UMTS Release 6 defines IP header compression as a mandatory feature. We are glad to offer our customers this feature, which will be used to shrink protocol header data thereby reducing the need for bandwidth, which will increase the usage of operators existing equipment. By enabling cost savings and revenue increase for mobile network operators Comneon and Infineon customers would be able to offer their solutions with increased customer value” says Dr. Christian Mucke, Managing Director, Comneon.