October 29, 2007

D2 Technologies' Embedded VoIP Software A for Dual-mode Mobile Phones Capabilities

By Tim Gray, TMCnet Web Editor

D2 Technologies (News - Alert) has announced its latest embedded mobile convergence software solution to power the next generation of multi-mode mobile communications devices.

The Santa Barbara, Calif.-based software platforms for IP communications, outfit’s flagship embedded VoIP product, the vPort MP now is enhanced with IMS-SIP/VCC and multi-service/multi-session capabilities to enable mobile handset OEMs to deliver Fixed Mobile Convergence (News - Alert) (FMC) functionality.

"vPort MP is designed to power a new generation of mobile IP communications devices that provide the user with the ultimate telephony experience: the freedom to roam seamlessly between service platforms," said Doug Makishima, vice president of marketing and sales at D2 Technologies.

With the upgrade, vPort MP is expected to provide a complete embedded software framework for designing and manufacturing advanced consumer and enterprise multi-mode mobile handsets such as dual-mode cellular plus Wi-Fi phones.

"It is the complete turnkey solution that OEMs and ODMs are seeking for advanced multi-mode mobile communication devices -- one that enables them to get these handsets to market more quickly and economically."

vPort is designed to handle traditional SIP-based VoIP and the latest VoIM protocols including XMPP and other signaling protocols for messaging services such as GoogleTalk, Yahoo!, MSN Messenger and Gizmo, said Makishima.

The enhanced vPort MP product combines this Internet Service Interface (ISI (News - Alert)) layer with support for concurrent sessions with the IMS-SIP Voice Call Continuity (VCC) protocol for seamless handoff between cellular and Wi-Fi networks.

Tim Gray is a Web Editor for TMCnet, covering news in the IP communications, call center and customer relationship management industries. To see more of his articles, please visit Tim Gray’s columnist page.

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