Ip.access


ip.access Limited
Company typeSubsidiary
Founded1 January 2000 Edit this on Wikidata
HeadquartersCambourne, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Aniruddho Basu (SVP and GM)
  • Richard Staveley (CEO)
ParentMavenir (since 2020)
Websiteipaccess.com

ip.access Limited is a multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets small cells (picocell and femtocell) technologies and infrastructure equipment for GSM, GPRS, EDGE, 3G, 4G and 5G. The company was acquired by Mavenir in September 2020.

The company’s headquarters is based in Cambourne, England. The company also maintains offices in Gurgaon and Pune, India.

ip.access combines IP and cellular technologies to provide 2G, 3G and LTE coverage and for mobile networks. Using satellite backhaul, its products provide coverage to commercial passenger aircraft,[1] ships,[2] and users in remote rural areas.

The firm is a member of 3GPP,[3] CBRS Alliance, European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI),[4] Having previously been an individual member of the Telecom Infra Project, following its acquisition, ip.access continues to be involved through Mavenir's membership.[5]

  1. ^ "ip.access and Altobridge Collaborate to Provide GSM 'Sky/Sea Phone' Services" (Press release). ip.access. February 2, 2009. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
  2. ^ Mobiles Connect Across the Waves, BBC News, February 2, 2009.
  3. ^ 3GPP Membership, 3GPP. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  4. ^ ETSI Member Information, ETSI. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  5. ^ Kinney, Sean (28 September 2020). "Legacy network support at heart of Mavenir acquisition of ip.access". RCR Wireless News.