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Taqua Demonstrates Voice Over WiFi on the Apple iPhone at COMPTELRICHARDSON, Texas --(Business Wire)-- Taqua®, LLC, a leading supplier of next-generation switching systems and applications, announced today that its Taqua MobileWorks™ can now provide Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi) for service providers whose subscribers utilize the Apple iPhone™ smart phone device, and will demonstrate the solution at Comptel's Spring 2009 Convention & Expo at the Gaylord Texan hotel in Dallas from March 3 to March 4. The Taqua MobileWorks WiFi solution is capable of utilizing a variety of next-generation phones based on Symbian and Windows Mobile operating systems. Now the popular iPhone from Apple can be used via the Taqua MobileWorks uMobility solution to enable voice services over Wi-Fi networks, simultaneously and in conjunction with other IP-based or TDM services through the Taqua 7000™ Class 5 Switching System. By offering the Taqua MobileWorks VoWiFi solution, incumbent or competitive wireline services providers can easily deploy a bundled wireless service that can provide differentiation and incremental revenue per user. For wireless carriers, VoWiFi is a cost-effective alternative to deploying Femotocell networks. Subscribers benefit from better hand-set communications by allowing mobile users the ability to roam between mobile and Wi-Fi networks. This can provide better coverage in hard to reach spots, especially within buildings where cell coverage could be difficult. At the same time, the subscriber can reduce communications costs by minimizing mobile minutes. "Extending VoWiFi capabilities to include the iPhone significantly enhances the flexibility of the Taqua MobileWorks solution because of the iPhone's extraordinary popularity," said Scott Weidenfeller, chief marketing officer for Taqua, LLC. "WiFi networks are widely deployed by cities, businesses, and residential subscribers all across the country. This diverse deployment, combined with the iPhone's popularity will allow any service provider a quick and cost effective method for delivering a unique wireless solution that can enhance existing offerings and deliver new revenue streams." By using the Taqua MobileWorks uMobility capabilities, subscribers can now download an applet onto their dual-mode phone which will seamlessly connect their calls onto the service provider's network via IP, terminating across Taqua MobileWorks to their network of choice. Users can make/receive calls directly from their smartphone - anytime, anywhere - regardless of their physical location or mobile service provider. With this new Taqua MobileWorks application, dual-mode phone subscribers can utilize any WiFi network to make and receive calls without using their mobile minutes. Service providers benefit by enabling a higher level of convenience for their subscribers, but they also benefit by increasing termination traffic through their T7000 Class 5 switching system. The Taqua 7000 (T7000) Switching System is at the core of the Taqua's award winning MobileWorks solutions set. The T7000 is the only field-proven next generation Class 5 switch to successfully replace every brand and vintage of Class 5 switch in North America, while simultaneously delivering SIP, MGCP, and NCS-based packet telephony. Designed as a 17" X 24" gateway-like chassis, the T7000 utilizes a patented "switch-on-a-card" design which places all switching functions on a single card within the shelf. While one card may provide Class 5 end-office telephony, another card provides IP telephony services to subscribers over broadband networks. With the July 2008 announcement of Taqua's Mobile Interface Card (MIC), the T7000 can now concurrently provide wireless switching solutions for GSM/CDMA, 2G, 3G or 4G networks. About Taqua, LLC Established in 1998, Taqua is a leading supplier of next-generation switching systems and applications. With over 350 system deployments, the company's solutions are deployed by wireline, cable and wireless carriers as next-generation end-office exchanges. Taqua is the only supplier of next-generation solutions exclusively focused on small and medium sized wireline and/or wireless carriers. Taqua is headquartered in Richardson, TX with research and development located in Hyannis, MA and Richardson, TX and all manufacturing, R&D and support based in North America. More information on Taqua and the T7000 can be obtained by calling +1.972.692.1800, by email at [email protected], or by browsing the website at www.taqua.com. |
