Air Broadband Communications and TABLETMedia, Inc. Announce Partnership to Deliver Advanced Voice and Video Technology over Large Scale Wireless LANs.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2003 Air Broadband Communications, Inc., one of the first companies to offer a wireless router A network device that combines a wireless access point (base station), a wired LAN switch and a router with connections to a cable or DSL service. Wireless routers provide a convenient way to connect a small number of wired and any number of wireless computers to the Internet. , announces an agreement with TABLETMedia, Inc. to resell its iFON(TM) software product -- the first application in the world to enable standard compliant VoIP and video communications on wireless WindowsCE/PocketPC PDAs. Air Broadband will integrate its patent pending Soft-Roaming Wireless Access, which enables seamless roaming for voice and data over 802.11 networks, with iFON(TM). The combined technologies will enable a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). to be used as a telephone with sound quality and availability equal to or better than cellular phones. Users will maintain a secure, clear connection as they roam across 802.11 access points and subnets while simultaneously receiving streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. and data transmissions. They will also be able to roam while using their PDA as a video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. device and camera. All applications come with complete security and roaming capability across the 802.11 network. Some typical applications are: -- Corporate voice systems: Enterprise users can place or receive phone calls routed by an Airobatics switch anywhere in the world via IP PBX. -- Video surveillance: Security guards can leave their desk and still access their monitors through their PDA. Moreover, while they see and switch monitors, they can also place calls to any phone via PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. gateways. -- Training and support: Field technicians, inventory managers, parts room clerks can receive live video instructions while talking at the same time. -- Video conferencing About Air Broadband Communications, Inc. Founded in October 2001, Air Broadband offers a comprehensive line of hardware and software products that integrate wireless voice, data, and streaming video applications into wired networks using 802.11 technology, including 802.11b, 802.11a and 802.11g. The Airobatics(TM) line of wireless switches securely manage wireless devices and access points (APs), scaling from 128 to 600 users. Air Broadband products enable enterprises to provide wireless coverage on a massive scale while centralizing control of wireless APs and integrating wireless users into an existing wired LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. . Air Broadband is located in Santa Clara California. About TABLETMedia, Inc. TABLETmedia, Inc., of San Francisco, is the leader of interactive multimedia communication applications for wireless mobile platforms. Using advanced integration, communication and compression technologies, TABLETmedia was the first company in the world to transform Microsoft PocketPC PDAs into mobile telephones and video communication systems. iFON is currently based on the ITU-T See ITU. ITU-T - International Telecommunications Union H.323 standard (SIP available shortly), it plugs directly into existing corporate IP- 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). environments and connects to existing video communication systems. With TABLETmedia's iFON(TM), the PDA is no longer just a data device, but also a telephone with video capabilities! |
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