Aastra Telecom Announces North America's Most Advanced Standards Based SIP-DECT Wireless Communications Solution.DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) A cordless phone standard mostly used in Europe; however, DECT 6.0 is increasingly used worldwide. The first DECT standards were introduced by ETSI in 1992, and DECT phones have been used as cordless home phones as 6.0 Mobility Solution Offers Customers Interference Free and Secure High Quality Voice Communications over a Proven and Powerful Wireless Technology Platform CONCORD, ON, Canada & SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Aastra Telecom, a global provider of open-standard communication products, systems and solutions, today announced that it is launching the industry's most advanced SIP-based enterprise-grade DECT wireless solution for the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. market. Already a major player in wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. in the European Enterprise Communication marketplace, Aastra now brings its knowledge and expertise in Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (communications, standard) Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications - (DECT, formerly ".. European ..") A standard developed by the European Telecommunication Standard Institute from 1988, governing pan-European digital mobile telephony. (DECT) to North America. Leveraging existing R&D capabilities in DECT technologies, Aastra has developed a highly scaleable and flexible SIP-DECT solution that is well suited for high-quality wireless voice applications. Small and medium sized businesses, enterprises with multiple locations, or large campus environments with several buildings can easily deploy an on-site wireless voice network creating a mobile workforce that can stay in touch no matter where they go and eliminate expensive recurring fees. Whether it is within the same building, or in another location that is on the same corporate network, the Aastra SIP-DECT(TM) solution provides users with secure and reliable high quality voice access anywhere across the network with full roaming and seamless hand-over support. "The addition of SIP-DECT to our product line further enhances Aastra's industry leading portfolio offering of open standard SIP-based telephones," said Yves Laliberte, Executive Vice President at Aastra. "As the migration to VoIP continues to gain momentum, the need for quality mobility solutions that are complementary and flexible will accelerate. We have positioned ourselves to become a single source provider for our customers with both desktop and wireless SIP telephony solutions making deployment and ongoing management of the endpoint even more cost-effective and efficient." The Aastra SIP-DECT(TM) solution is comprised of DECT Handsets and IP DECT Access Points that are managed by OpenMobility Manager (OMM OMM Organisation Météorologique Mondiale (French: World Meteorological Organization) OMM Organización Meteorológica Mundial (Spanish: World Meteorological Organization) OMM Organizzazione Meteorologica Mondiale ) software and provisioned on a SIP-based infrastructure as simple SIP extensions. The OMM administrates all handset and mobility activities (roaming, seamless handover n. 1. The act of relinquishing property or authority etc. to another; as, the handover of occupied territory to the original posssessors; the handover of power from the military back to the civilian authorities s>. and media stream) and can be installed on the IP DECT access point, on a PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). , or on a Linux-Server. The system utilizes the 1920 - 1930 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. unlicensed PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. (UPCS UPCS Unlicensed Personal Communication System (also abbreviated U-PCS) UPCS Unlawful Possession of A Controlled Substance UPCS United Presbyterian Church of Scotland ) spectrum that has been recently approved for use in North America by the FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. providing exceptional RF coverage per access point. Aastra's SIP-DECT solution can easily be deployed in most open-standard IP environments including; Hosted or Premised based using a SIP based IP-PBX, Hybrid PBX or Open Source PBXs. Furthermore, by leveraging existing SIP-based infrastructures and IP networks, IT managers can easily implement a cost-effective converged wireless solution that is scaleable and future proofs any upfront investment as the system supports up to 256 access points. "Aastra has enjoyed a leadership position in DECT wireless communications in Europe for some time now," said Simon Beebe, Vice President of Product Management at Aastra. "Based on the feedback we are receiving from trials currently underway here in North America, our customers are extremely excited about this innovative adaptation of the DECT technology and appreciate the value of the solution over other wireless alternatives." The Aastra SIP-DECT(TM) solution is targeted for introduction on June 1st and will be available through a select group of Aastra's authorized distributors throughout North America. List pricing for a complete solution, including handsets and access points, will be in the $500 to $800 US range per user depending on the type of deployment configuration. About Aastra Aastra Telecom is a North American business unit of Aastra Technologies Limited ("Aastra"), a rapidly growing global company at the forefront of the Enterprise Communication market. Headquartered in Concord, Ontario, Canada, Aastra develops, markets, and supports a comprehensive portfolio of products, systems, and applications for building and accessing communication networks. Aastra's products include a full range of both open-standard Internet Protocol (IP)-based and traditional networking solutions including Enterprise Private Branch Exchanges (PBXs), IP-PBX's, gateways, digital and analog telephone terminals, VoIP telephones, wireless handsets, and advanced software applications. For more information on Aastra, please visit our Web site at www.aastratelecom.com. Aastra([R]) is a registered trademark of Aastra Technologies Limited. |
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