The Eurosatory 2010 in Paris saw embedded technology solutions developer EB, Elektrobit Corporation unveil two new VoIP phones - the EB Tough VoIP Field phone and the EB Tough VoIP Desktop phone.

 

EB has claimed that its new rugged products are specially designed to enhance the ability of militaries to communicate and bring broadband data connectivity to the field, vehicles and command posts. The Eurosatory is a defense industry trade show held every two years in Paris and is organized in partnership with the French Ministry of Defense.                                                                                                 

 

According to EB, these new additions expand their EB Tough VoIP product portfolio - a range of tactical IP-based communication products consisting of Voice over IP clients and network extension units. The EB Tough VoIP can be used as a stand-alone system or the solution units EB Tough VoIP Terminal and the EB Tough VoIP Network Extender can be integrated to a customers' existing communications infrastructure.

 

Just like any other EB Tough VoIP product the new Field and Desktop variants can act as rugged and secure VoIP clients for military communications and also be integrated easily into any customer's existing communications infrastructure. The phones have the required features to enhance the users' ability to supply reliable VoIP services when faced with demanding conditions, enabling militaries to gain new and improved operational capabilities.  

 

The EB Tough VoIP Field Phone (News - Alert) comes with an integrated speaker, Ethernet and SHDSL connectivity and is capable of offering greater voice and broadband services in the field and local Ethernet connection for other devices. The Desktop version includes integrated speaker and Ethernet connectivity through which it can offer voice services for command post and vehicular use and is designed in such a way that allows it to be mounted on walls.

 

Mikko Viitaniemi, senior manager of Wireless Solutions at EB has commented that understanding the importance for militaries to utilize broadband services over existing communications infrastructure, they designed these new phones in order to meet those demands and strengthen operational capability. These products further exhibit EB's ability to develop robust products for the defense industry, and engineer the most dynamic solutions that promote next-generation communications for militaries.