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CounterPath Secures Patent for Mobile Network Based Authentication [Professional Services Close - Up](Professional Services Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) CounterPath Corp. reported that it has been awarded patent No. US 8,763,081 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. According to a release from the company, titled, 'Network Based Authentication', the patent protects CounterPath's methods of authenticating a Voice over IP (VoIP) softphone application on a device via a GSM based telephone network rather than via traditional username/password requirements, thereby strengthening the value of CounterPath's Operator OTT (Over the Top) solution offerings and enabling mobile operators to offer a highly improved seamless VoIP user experience for its customers. CounterPath noted its latest patent for mobile authentication based on the SIM enables Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and service providers to a include unified communications app, such as Bria, as a built-in application on the mobile device which will 'just work' when the user turns on the device. A configuration and provisioning server solution, like CounterPath's, will provide the user with a profile while SIM authentication will enable it to work on the provider's network, and only on that network, eliminating the need for other non-mobile centric authentication technologies. "CounterPath's latest patent for network based authentication builds nicely on other recent advances we have made in client configuration and provisioning, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and Mobile Device Management (MDM) with the goal of making it easier for people to use softphone client applications on any device, any platform and over any network," said Donovan Jones, President and CEO of CounterPath. "With this technology, our Bria application can be embedded into a device leveraging SIM authentication, offering an unprecedented level of ease of use to the customer. Consumer expectations for apps are high and this patented technology positions us at the forefront of the industry as the only VoIP application provider with a patented SIM based authentication methodology. Operators also benefit from this technology as it enables them to launch an advanced and easy to use Operator OTT application with seamless authentication, thereby increasing customer satisfaction and reducing churn." CounterPath is a company focused on SIP-based VoIP softphones. More Information: www.counterpath.com/products ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |