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MobileIGNITE streNgthens
COMMITMENT to FMC
INTEROPERABILITY
at 3GSM World Congress
MobileIGNITE Members Showcase Interoperability
at 3GSM World Congress
tekVizion’s Leland Phillips Named Interoperability
Group Chair
Accuris, BroadSoft and sentitO Join Group Supporting
Faster Convergence of Mobile and VoIP bringing membership to
33 companies.
CHICAGO – 9 FEBRUARY 2006 - MobileIGNITE,
the leading industry association fostering collaboration to accelerate
fixed-mobile convergence (FMC), today announced that it is showcasing
MobileVoIP interoperability at 3GSM; has elected Leland Phillips,
SVP of Strategic Alliance and Corporate Development at tekVizion
as Chair of its Interoperability Group and has added three new
members: Accuris, BroadSoft and sentitO. MobileIGNITE
stands for Mobile Integrated Go-To-Market Network IP Telephony
Experience.
MobileIGNITE’s Interoperability Group, under the direction
of Leland Phillips, will work to define common use cases, interoperability
best practices and test cases from the baseline open standards
on which FMC and other IMS-related applications are based. Three
key interoperability initiatives based on emerging standards
in 3GPP and 3GPP2 were previously announced:
- Interworking between mobile handsets and IMS networks for
mobile to Wi-Fi/VoIP roaming and seamless voice call handover
based on emerging Voice Call Continuity standards in
3GPP and 3GPP2.
- Interworking between mobile IMS networks (SS7 and IMS) and
SIP-based IP Centrex applications.
- Interworking of Presence and Messaging between mobile and
broadband (SIP) environments.
“Being named chairman of MobileIGNITE’s Interoperability
Group provides an excellent opportunity to focus on developing
and delivering best practices that will accelerate the deployment
of FMC and related IMS applications,” said Leland Phillips,
SVP of Strategic Alliance and Corporate Development of tekVizion. “tekVizion
will bring its unique, real-world expertise managing vendor-neutral
SIP and IMS interoperability testing and systems integration
to bear on behalf of MobileIGNITE.”
The new MobileIGNITE members have agreed to the group’s
tenets of working on open standards-based interoperability and
leveraging SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) with a commitment
to IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem), the industry’s leading
blueprint for convergence. The solutions and expertise each new
member provides are described below.
- Accuris supplies a highly configurable convergence gateway
product for voice and data services that provides mobile and
fixed network operators with a single user identity capability
that enables seamless mobility across all network technologies.
- BroadSoft creates VoIP application software that lets fixed
and mobile service providers offer the most advanced calling
features to their enterprise and residential customers. BroadSoft’s
Mobile PBX application unlocks the enterprise market for mobile
operators, combining the key ingredients of enterprise mobility
and business-class voice, to deliver increased productivity
in everyday communications. Mobile PBX is deployed now on today's
networks and devices.
- sentitO provides open and distributed
VoIP gateway solutions for telecommunications service providers. The
Open Network Xchange (ONX) product portfolio performs voice
and signaling conversion and enables the delivery of SIP-based
network and subscriber services.
“Since November 9th, 2005, when MobileIGNITE became an
independent organization with a transparent governance and new
member election process, MOU membership has more than doubled
from 16 to 33 companies. This rapid growth signals the importance
of our FMC interoperability to the industry and also creates
a critical mass for the interoperability committee,” said
Sanjay Jhawar, the Chairman of MobileIGNITE’s Executive
Steering Committee. “Leland Phillips of tekVizion is the
ideal executive to lead the Interoperability Group, and greatly
benefits from tekVizion’s collective experience of creating
and managing productive, vendor neutral interoperability processes
and programs.”
MobileIGNITE member companies at 3GSM include: E28 Limited,
724 Solutions, Accuris, Apertio, Boingo Wireless, Bridgeport
Networks, BroadSoft, CounterPath, HelloSoft, Convergin, PCTEL,
SIPquest, Tekelec, and VeriSign. Also at 3GSM World Congress
MobileIGNITE companies E28 Limited, 724 Solutions, BridgePort,
Boingo Wireless, Aruba Networks, Convergin, CounterPath Solutions,
FG Microtec, HelloSoft, PCTEL, SIPquest, Tekelec, VeriSign and
WorldCell. Companies will be showcasing live MobileVoIP demos,
leveraging interoperability and open standards to demonstrate
applications for fixed-mobile convergence.
MobileIGNITE will be hosting a reception at 3GSM World Congress
on Tuesday February 14, Hall 4, Level 0, Hospitality Suite 0.02
(VeriSign Hospitality Suite) from 5:30 – 7:30 PM local
time. To meet other member companies and to learn more
about MobileIGNITE RSVP to info@mobileignite.org.
The new members, Accuris, BroadSoft, and sentitO now join MobileIGNITE
existing members:
E28 Limited, 724 Solutions, Apertio, Acme Packets, Aruba Networks,
BCT Global, Boingo Wireless, BridgePort Networks, Centile, Convergin,
CoreMobility, CounterPath, FG Microtec, HelloSoft, Kyocera Wireless,
Net2Phone, Netrake, NewHeights Software, PCTEL, QualPhone, Reef
Point Systems, SIPquest, Sonim, Sylantro, Tekelec, tekVizion,
TapRoot, VeriSign, Vivox, and WorldCell.
About MobileIGNITE
MobileIGNITE is an independent industry association of leading service providers
and vendors that collaborate on accelerating the time to market for multi-vendor
fixed-mobile convergence solutions that work in existing fixed and mobile networks
with a smooth transition to the IP Multimedia System (IMS) environment. Key initiatives
include interoperability best practices, market requirements development and
liaison with industry standards organizations and other industry groups. Further
information and application procedures may be found at www.mobileignite.org.
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