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PCTEL in VoIP Deal with UTStarcom and ARRIS TMCnet Contributing Editor Provider of IP-based networking systems UTStarcom and broadband local access networks supplier ARRIS announced on Monday that they agreed to license PCTEL‘s VoIP-enabled roaming client. The agreement will make it possible for the client to be available as part of a quadruple-play offering which includes IMS
 and fixed mobile converged networking.The PCTEL Roaming Client Software, together with UTStarcom’s (News - Alert) Continuity FMC Feature Server and the ARRIS Mobility Application Server will enable carriers and cable Multi-System Operators (MSOs) to offer “seamless roaming” between their cellular and WiFi
connections using a single number. UTStarcom and ARRIS currently provide a suite of broadband data, voice, and entertainment services to mobile and fixed-line providers and cable operators in both emerging and established markets.
“Although we have been quite active worldwide with our scanning and antenna products, this represents our most important effort to date with respect to penetrating new markets with our software solutions,” said PCTEL’s (News - Alert) chairman and CEO Marty Singer in a statement. “The relationship with UTStarcom and ARRIS underscore our efforts to build momentum for our client solutions in the exciting ‘quadruple play’ market,” added Singer.
Today’s news follows PCTEL’s announcement about the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granting it a patent and giving it a notice of allowance on a second patent application related to their Roaming
Client and IMS software products. PCTEL’s patent and application describe a number of inventions, including the ability to maintain wireless Internet connections while roaming from one type of wireless network to another.PCTEL’s patent is referred to as “System and Method of Providing Computer Networking” (Any Proxy). PCTEL also received a notice of allowance from the USPTO for the company’s patent application entitled “System and Method for Seamless Roaming between Wireless Networks.” This certifies that the company’s application, which was submitted three years ago, has been published pending issuance.
According to PCTEL’s news release, its Any Proxy Patent, now U.S. Patent #7,065,047, allows a computing device to “bypass the proxy settings on a network where such settings are incompatible between the device and the networks.” These incompatible proxy settings support calls in large numbers within the IT industry for computers connecting from both the outside, as well as from within the enterprise environment. According to PCTEL, its invention will allow devices and software applications to eliminate complications associated with incompatible proxy settings. The European Patent Office also validated the patent in France, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom.
PCTEL’s patent application for Seamless Roaming between Wireless Networks is a software-based method which automatically allows a dual-mode
(WiFi (News - Alert)/Cellular) device to connect to the best available wireless network, based on a pre-determined set of criteria. ARRIS
UTStarcom, Inc.
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Johanne Torres is contributing editor for TMCnet and INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. To see more articles by Johanne Torres, please visit her columnist page.
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