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Tango Networks Announces Industry's First Enterprise VCC OfferingRICHARDSON, Texas --(Business Wire)-- Tango Networks(TM), the leader in seamless enterprise fixed-mobile convergence, today announced support for Voice Call Continuity (VCC) functionality to further enhance the capabilities of its award-winning Abrazo(TM) product line. VCC enables calls to continue uninterrupted as the caller transitions between disparate networks, including Voice over WiFi and mobile networks. According to a recent report by Infonetics Research, worldwide WiFi phone revenue is gaining momentum, with strong double-digit growth every year through 2010. For enterprises implementing Voice over WiFi, VCC enables smooth handoff of calls between WiFi and mobile networks. The addition of VCC functionality further expands Tango's commitment to seamlessly extend employees' enterprise PBX experience to any mobile phone -- including dual-mode WiFi devices -- and using any mobile network, including GSM, CDMA, 3G and now WiFi. "The 3GPP VCC standard is an extension of the IMS architecture, designed to facilitate seamless active handoff of voice calls between disparate networks," explained Bill Young, director of product marketing for Tango Networks. "In the classic implementation, calls are anchored in the carrier network. With Tango's enterprise VCC implementation, the call can be anchored in the most appropriate location to benefit both the enterprise and the carrier. This provides call control, features and accounting from the enterprise network irrespective of whether the caller is on the enterprise WiFi network, a public WiFi network, or the mobile network." Tango's VCC solution enables seamless handoffs in both directions - from WiFi to mobile and vice versa, with automatic selection of the best network to use. The Abrazo allows enterprises to apply policies to WiFi access to control how employees use Voice over WiFi - such as in-building only, for call terminations only, during certain hours, or in certain locations. With Abrazo, employees can utilize the same PBX calling features from their desk set as well as their single- or dual-mode 2G or 3G mobile phone. "There are three architectural approaches to fixed-mobile convergence today: enterprise-centric, carrier-centric, and a hybrid approach," stated Andrew Silver, co-founder and CTO of Tango Networks. "Tango Networks takes the VCC standard and applies a fresh hybrid approach, enabling mobile calls to be controlled by the PBX. This ensures that the complexity of an enterprise's network is managed by the enterprise, with the mobile operator providing optimized voice availability anytime and anyplace." Tango Networks is working with multiple manufacturers of VCC clients as part of its continuing open support and interoperability testing of any mobile device and client. The Tango VCC initiative will initially be launched with some of the pre-eminent VCC client providers in the industry, including HelloSoft. About Tango Networks Tango Networks integrates mobile phones into the corporate enterprise, enabling any mobile phone to become a true PBX extension on the enterprise network. With the award-winning Tango Abrazo, enterprises benefit from cost savings and control over mobile service while enabling employees to be more responsive to business needs by providing advanced desk phone capabilities on any mobile device. Two phones. One solution. That's Tango. For more information, dance over to www.tango-networks.com. Note to Editors: Infonetics Research: Mobile and WiFi Phones and Subscribers report, July 2007 |
