LG-Nortel Licenses GIPS VoiceEngine PC Advanced and Mobile technologies for new VoIP Soft Client
GIPS Solutions to Optimize Voice-Over-IP Call Quality on Desktop and PDA VoIP Products
San Francisco July 9, 2007 — Global IP Solutions (GIPS) VoiceEngine™ PC Advanced and VoiceEngine Mobile softphone applications have been selected by LG-Nortel in Korea to power its new UCS (Unified Communication Solution) and Phontage PDA and desktop PC telephony offerings.
GIPS VoiceEngine Mobile will provide users of LG Nortel’s Phontage PDA with an on-the-move extension of their office phone system that works in the office or in the field using a built-in wireless LAN interface. The Phontage PDA includes GIPS’ iLBC and wideband codec support.
A reliable and cost effective communications tool for small and medium sized businesses (SMBs), Phontage turns the PDA or desktop PC into a complete IP terminal, and incorporates both a softphone and videophone. It also enables multimedia collaboration based on real-time presence information and enables SMBs to cost-effectively manage their messaging and application server. Sophisticated call handling such as call recording, individual voice mail and other essential features are just a few clicks away.
“The latest Phontage packages from LG-Nortel combine innovative, flexible architecture with the latest in VoIP technology,” said John Fargis, General Manager of GIPS Asia Pacific. “Voice quality is critical to the user experience and ultimately critical to the ongoing adoption of Voice over IP. Our VoiceEngine™ PC Advanced and VoiceEngine Mobile solutions will give LG-Nortel customers a high-quality VoIP solution to help its innovative Phontage offerings stand out from the competition.”
“After several years developing VoIP solutions, we have seen that user-friendly interfaces and high voice quality makes users more likely to adopt VoIP,” said Jong Dae An, Vice President of Enterprise Sales division, LG-Nortel. “We believe Phontage provides an advanced VoIP solution that will help make it successful in both enterprise and individual marketplaces. GIPS’ strong reputation in the VoIP industry will reassure users that our new products incorporate the latest innovations in VoIP technology.”
GIPS VoiceEngine Mobile is optimized for mobile handheld device platforms, delivering complex speech enhancements including echo cancellation and noise suppression. This patented and award-winning technology is especially suited to solve the inherent problems associated with wireless networks, boosting the quality of LG-Nortel mobile VoIP solutions.
This latest collaboration further strengthens GIPS’ position in both the Asian and worldwide VoIP market. It also highlights GIPS’ leadership in the mobile device market segment for both embedded VoIP and voice over wireless LAN (VoWLAN) solutions.