In response to growing demand from handset makers for ready-to-deploy open source platforms, California-based a la Mobile Inc., which makes Linux-based platforms for mobile phones, today announced the launch of a complete VoIP Linux system stack for WiFi (News - Alert)/GSM dual-mode phones.


a la Mobile’s “VoIP Made-Ready Linux Solution” is the first in its new Made-Ready Series of Linux software offerings. It is based on the company’s Convergent Linux System Platform (CLP)—which the company claims is the only complete operating system (OS) for mobile phones with an entirely open and configurable platform. CLP is also the first mobile OS platform that enables a single software stack in binary form to move across different handsets—even those based on processors from different manufacturers—without tedious and costly porting or modifications.

The VoIP Made-Ready solution is a pre-integrated software stack supporting both WiFi and GSM with an integrated SIP-based VoIP client, a browser, Java, Adobe Flash and a core suite of applications such as phonetop, media, messaging and email.

“The idea of a series of Made-Ready Linux solutions is a la Mobile¹s direct response to a number of requests from handset vendors interested in completely integrated Linux system stacks that are particularly well-tuned for a specific function, and that are ready to go to market with little or no modifications,” said Pauline Lo Alker, president and CEO at a la Mobile, Inc., in a press release. “With the increasing market interests in dual-mode phones tuned for VoIP, it is a ‘no brainer’ for us to offer it as the first of our Made-Ready Series of function-centric Linux solutions.”

Akler said the company’s goal is to give handset makers the ability to bring dual-mode phones to market quickly, and with few glitches, by providing them with a stack that is fully integrated, tested, supported and maintained. He said the company is planning the rollout of additional Made-Ready Linux solutions tuned for other function-centric mobile handsets in the near future.

Using open source code for mobile platforms gives handset manufacturers greater ability to choose the software components, functionality and device look-and-feel that are best-suited for their target customers. Furthermore, open source helps ensure interoperability and thus speeds time to market. a la Mobile’s new VoIP Made-Ready platform is a full and complete mobile software stack (from device drivers and Linux kernel to middleware and applications): integrated; tested; certified; supported; and maintained, giving manufacturers the peace-of-mind to roll-out new product families based on the Linux operating system.

For more information about a la Mobile, visit www.a-la-mobile.com.

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