[October 05, 2008] Movial Launches Internet-Only PC-to-Mobile Voice Using the MMtel Standard Tweet (Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Movial, a provider of Internet experiences, announced that it is paving the way for operators to launch and monetize all-IP communications across PCs and Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs), free of interoperability issues, using the Multimedia Telephony standard, MMtel. As a provider of IP communications and creator of IMS-based communications software and applications, Movial noted, it now enables operators to provide converged, fixed and mobile real-time multimedia services to its subscribers, immediately increasing stickiness and adoption of new applications. This means, for the first time, users who belong to different operators can communicate with each other across PCs and mobile devices using all available multimedia services, according to the company. The next-generation Multimedia Telephony Service (MMTel) is a standard based on the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), offering converged, fixed and mobile real-time multimedia communication using media capabilities such as voice, real-time video, text, file transfer and sharing of pictures, audio and video clips, the company said. With Movial's MMTel-enabled Communicator solution, operators can immediately generate new revenue streams across fixed and high bandwidth mobile networks like High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) and Long Term Evolution (LTE), by adding new multimedia to their offering based on user demand. Subscribers using a Movial-powered service can now enjoy natural, real-time communications with friends, family and colleagues by making and receiving calls on any device with the same phone number. Whether using a headset with a PC or using a mobile device, users can start with chat, add voice, add another caller, add video, share media and transfer files, and drop any of these without losing or having to end the session, according to the company. "By leveraging the capabilities and promise of MMTel, Movial continues to add value to operators, enabling them to aggressively enter new markets, like broadband PC-based communications, while increasing revenue opportunities and stickiness of multimedia applications for subscribers," said Jari Ala-Ruona, CEO of Movial. "Movial Communicator's rich communications seamlessly bring together MMTel voice and video calling with multimedia content sharing with enhanced presence and messaging capabilities." ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) ((Distributed on behalf of 10Meters via M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com)) ((10Meters - http://www.10meters.com)) Copyright ? 2008 Wireless News [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]