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With no more than a mouse click in a Microsoft (News - Alert) Office client, a phone call can now be initiated and transmitted over a 4G WiMAX network, thanks to Nortel’s (News - Alert) newest unified communications technology.

 

Nortel recently demonstrated unified communications over 4G WiMAX at WiMAX (News - Alert) World USA, highlighting the future possibilities for wireless carriers to deliver hosted unified communications solutions to their small and medium business and enterprise customers.

 

“By combining our expertise in enterprise technologies with our leadership in Carrier VoIP/SIP and 4G, Nortel is delivering what is needed for businesses of any size to simplify their communications in this new era of Hyperconnectivity,” said Alfredo de Cardenas, general manager, Carrier Multimedia Networks, Nortel. “Not only are we enabling today's carriers to expand their markets and increase revenues by offering carrier-hosted unified communications solutions, we are also pushing the envelope, showing new ways in which these services might be offered as carriers adopt 4G wireless broadband technologies such as WiMAX.”

By offering carrier-hosted unified communications services, carriers will be able to simplify business for SMBs and enterprises without the resources to maintain advanced communication services in house. More and more devices are being connected to the network, making access to communications tools for employees more and more complicated. Nortel’s suite of unified communications solutions provides a single, presence-enabled interface to all forms of office communications, including voicemail, telephone, as well as e-mail and instant messaging addresses—resulting in simplified communications which enhance productivity.

 

Although Nortel’s converged office solution is still in the trial phase, it’s expected to be introduced to the market by end of year. The joint Nortel/Microsoft solution allows businesses to benefit from unified communications without the drawbacks involved with purchasing, installing and managing additional network resources

Look for Nortel’s demonstration of unified communications over WiMAX at Nortel’s WiMAX World USA booth. It all happens in Chicago on September 26 and 27.

 

 

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