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Ascom Launches new line of Home Care Services Focused on Independent Living Segment

Ascom Launches new line of Home Care Services Focused on Independent Living Segment

Ascom Care Phone Now Available

Gothenburg, SWEDEN, 20 June 2011 – Ascom Wireless Solutions, the leading supplier of on-site wireless communications today announced the Ascom Home Care Services for the Independent Living Segment which are targeted to meet the needs of elderly who have a desire to live independently within their own homes as long as possible.

Peter Härdi, Vice President of International Marketing and Product Management for Ascom Wireless Solutions says, “Ascom Wireless Solutions is a strong solution provider of mission critical communication for the acute care & institutional care segments. In a study completed for Ascom by Frost & Sullivan, we see these institutions are continually driven by pressure to reduce costs, as well as creating greater convenience for patients. The trend is to provide a safe, caring environment for those individuals capable of living at home.” He adds, “The new line of Ascom Home Care Services gives home bound individuals a direct link to professional care or emergency help much in the same way our patient monitoring/critical alarm solutions directly link medical staff with critical patients in need of immediate assistance.”

The Ascom Care Phone is the first of a number of products the company has planned for meeting the needs of individuals wanting to live with dignity in their own homes as they get older or recover from illness.

Ruud Lohuis, Business Development Manager for Ascom Wireless Solutions says, “We have transformed the aspiration of independent living into a number of purpose-build devices and solutions designed to eliminate the anxiety often felt by home-bound individuals. The Ascom Care Phone offers the security that help will arrive when needed, as well as gives the user the mobility to move in and around the outside of their home.”

The Ascom Care Phones provide a secure line of communication with the outside world for home bound individuals. It includes a wireless pendant (Class I approved) that can be worn around the neck/on the body within the home or close neighbourhood and a base unit. To secure this wireless connection, a link test option tests the connection between wireless pendent and the base unit on a regular basis. The patented dual-frequency function from a pendent ensures that alarm signals are received. If the alarm is sent and not received successfully, the wireless transmitter will send it again using another frequency until it is received. The care phones are in contact with a central receiver via an analogue and/or GSM network. Incoming alarms can be sent via the alarm receiver to mobile phones, DECT/Wifi-phones or to a PC with an operator.

Read more about Independent Living on Ascom's Group website

For more information contact:

Rebecca Ehlinger-Janzon, Ascom Wireless Solutions
Phone: +46 31 55 91 72
Mobile: +46 760 50 57 22
Email: Rebecca.janzon@ascom.se

Ruud Lohuis
Business Development Manager, Ascom Wireless Solutions
Phone: +31 172 469 169
Mobile: +31 6 533 860 98
Email: ruud.lohuis@ascom.nl

Ascom Wireless Solutions (www.ascom.com/ws) is a leading provider of on-site wireless communications for key segments such as hospitals, elderly care, independent living, manufacturing industries, secure establishments, retail and hotels. More than 75,000 systems are installed at major companies all over the world. The company offers a broad range of voice and professional messaging solutions, creating value for customers by supporting and optimizing their Mission-Critical processes. The solutions are based on VoWiFi, IP-DECT, nurse call and paging technologies, smartly integrated into existing enterprise systems. The company has subsidiaries in 11 countries and 1,200 employees worldwide. Founded in 1955 and based in Göteborg, Sweden, Ascom Wireless Solutions is part of the Ascom Group, listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange