Inventel
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Inventel is a major French
company involved in consumer electronics and communication systems. Founded in 1990 in Paris
by Jacques Lewiner
and Eric Carreel, cofounder of Withings
, the company has been acquired by Thomson SA
, today known as Technicolor
, in 2005.
Inventel has specialized in creating domestic gateways Gateway (telecommunications)
. Inventel is the creator of the Livebox, distributed by France Telecom
, and the BT Home Hub
distributed by British Telecom, (like many other Internet box operators in Europe). As such, Inventel is considered to be one of the leading architects of Triple play (telecommunications)
in Europe. In 2001, Inventel conducted a fundraising of 6 million euros from Banexi Ventures and Innovacom.
Based in the 5th arrondissement of Paris at 35 rue Tournefort, near ESPCI, the company had around 75 employees when it was acquired by Thomson. Inventel Employees, primarily engineers developed all components of their products: software, hardware and mechanics.
In March 2005, Thomson announced the acquisition of Inventel.
and Eric Carreel.
In the 90’s Inventel became one of the world’s biggest actor of the pagers market with the Tam Tam a paging service with the standard Ermes, marketed by large operators. In 1997, Inventel began its engineering activities in DECT. Since then, many innovative of Inventel features for DECT phones have been distributed by the major European operators.
Already 1999, Inventel was working on a Box integrating voice and data wireless: a product released in 2001, called BlueDSL. Inventel has developed its expertise in the wireless data transfer, taking advantage of the expansion of the Wireless ADSL in the consumer electronics market. Thanks to control of Bluetooth
technology and the 802.11, Inventel became the first major manufacturer of ADSL wireless secured access with DWB200 released in 2002. Since 2002, Inventel provides operators with a full range of ADSL modems for wireless hotspots and consumer electronics market and is very successful in producing the France Telecom’s Livebox and the BT Home Hub
BT . Inventel has been a pioneer in integrating VoIP in his gateway
and particularly in its treatment of VoIP wireless DECT for the BT Hub.
, DECT, Wi-Fi
:
Inventel activities:
- Design of wireless products, such as DECT phones.
- Manufacturing and marketing modules (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are designed as complete solutions for manufacturers who want to add wireless capability to their products)
- Design of finished products for the wireless voice and data communication to the phone line: ADSL Modem Routers Bluetooth and / or WiFi, Bluetooth wireless phone, wireless residential gateway and VoIP DECT.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
company involved in consumer electronics and communication systems. Founded in 1990 in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
by Jacques Lewiner
Jacques Lewiner
Jacques Lewiner, born in 1943 is a French physicist and inventor. He is Professor and Honorary Scientific Director of École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris ....
and Eric Carreel, cofounder of Withings
Withings
Withings is a consumer electronics company located in Issy les Moulineaux, France. It was founded in June 2008 near Paris by three executives from the technology and telecom industry: Eric Carreel, co-founder of Inventel, and Sculpteo, Frédéric Potter, co-founder of Cirpack , and Cédric Hutchings...
, the company has been acquired by Thomson SA
Thomson SA
Technicolor SA , formerly Thomson SA and Thomson Multimedia, is a French international provider of solutions for the creation, management, post-production, delivery and access of video, for the Communication, Media and Entertainment industries. Technicolor’s headquarters are located in Issy les...
, today known as Technicolor
Technicolor
Technicolor is a color motion picture process invented in 1916 and improved over several decades.It was the second major process, after Britain's Kinemacolor, and the most widely used color process in Hollywood from 1922 to 1952...
, in 2005.
History
Inventel is a French company.Inventel has specialized in creating domestic gateways Gateway (telecommunications)
Gateway (telecommunications)
In telecommunications, the term gateway has the following meaning:*In a communications network, a network node equipped for interfacing with another network that uses different protocols....
. Inventel is the creator of the Livebox, distributed by France Telecom
France Télécom
France Telecom S.A. is the main telecommunications company in France, the third-largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. It currently employs about 180,000 people and has 192.7 million customers worldwide . In 2010 the group had revenue of €45.5 billion...
, and the BT Home Hub
BT Home Hub
The BT Home Hub is a wireless residential gateway router distributed by BT. It is based on the Wi-Fi 802.11n standard, and is also backwards compatible with 802.11g and 802.11b. All Models of the Home Hub prior to the Home Hub 3.0 support VoIP Internet calls via BT's Broadband Talk service and are...
distributed by British Telecom, (like many other Internet box operators in Europe). As such, Inventel is considered to be one of the leading architects of Triple play (telecommunications)
Triple play (telecommunications)
In telecommunications, triple play service is a marketing term for the provisioning of two bandwidth-intensive services, high-speed Internet access and television, and a less bandwidth-demanding service, telephone, over a single broadband connection. Triple play focuses on a combined business...
in Europe. In 2001, Inventel conducted a fundraising of 6 million euros from Banexi Ventures and Innovacom.
Based in the 5th arrondissement of Paris at 35 rue Tournefort, near ESPCI, the company had around 75 employees when it was acquired by Thomson. Inventel Employees, primarily engineers developed all components of their products: software, hardware and mechanics.
In March 2005, Thomson announced the acquisition of Inventel.
Product history
In between the scientific and industrial world, Inventel was founded in 1990 by two searchers from ESPCI École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris, Jacques LewinerJacques Lewiner
Jacques Lewiner, born in 1943 is a French physicist and inventor. He is Professor and Honorary Scientific Director of École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris ....
and Eric Carreel.
In the 90’s Inventel became one of the world’s biggest actor of the pagers market with the Tam Tam a paging service with the standard Ermes, marketed by large operators. In 1997, Inventel began its engineering activities in DECT. Since then, many innovative of Inventel features for DECT phones have been distributed by the major European operators.
Already 1999, Inventel was working on a Box integrating voice and data wireless: a product released in 2001, called BlueDSL. Inventel has developed its expertise in the wireless data transfer, taking advantage of the expansion of the Wireless ADSL in the consumer electronics market. Thanks to control of Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...
technology and the 802.11, Inventel became the first major manufacturer of ADSL wireless secured access with DWB200 released in 2002. Since 2002, Inventel provides operators with a full range of ADSL modems for wireless hotspots and consumer electronics market and is very successful in producing the France Telecom’s Livebox and the BT Home Hub
BT Home Hub
The BT Home Hub is a wireless residential gateway router distributed by BT. It is based on the Wi-Fi 802.11n standard, and is also backwards compatible with 802.11g and 802.11b. All Models of the Home Hub prior to the Home Hub 3.0 support VoIP Internet calls via BT's Broadband Talk service and are...
BT . Inventel has been a pioneer in integrating VoIP in his gateway
Gateway
A gateway is a point of entry or exit at which a gate may be hung.Gateway may also refer to:-Computer terminology:*Gateway , a computer or a network that allows or controls access to another computer or network...
and particularly in its treatment of VoIP wireless DECT for the BT Hub.
Products
Inventel specializes in equipment for the stationary telephone network using technologies like BluetoothBluetooth
Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...
, DECT, Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...
:
Inventel activities:
- Design of wireless products, such as DECT phones.
- Manufacturing and marketing modules (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are designed as complete solutions for manufacturers who want to add wireless capability to their products)
- Design of finished products for the wireless voice and data communication to the phone line: ADSL Modem Routers Bluetooth and / or WiFi, Bluetooth wireless phone, wireless residential gateway and VoIP DECT.