Amadeus was attracted to ip.access because the company has developed an elegant and efficient solution to the problem of mobile in-building coverage. Consumers wish to make high-quality calls from their mobile phones in all locations, particularly at home and other indoor locations. The ip.access solutions leverage existing technology such as residential broadband connections to increase the quality of in-building mobile calls, while also allowing additional features such as mobile music downloading and video streaming.

Based in Cambridge, UK, ip.access aims, with the launch of its Oyster 3G/SOHO femtocell business, to enable mobile network operators to provide improved residential 3G voice and data coverage.

Amadeus led a follow-on round of financing of $10 million in ip.access, designed to support the launch of the 3G product, joining existing investors Intel Capital Corporation, Rothschild & Cie Gestion and Scottish Equity Partners.