Aricent Expands Communications Software Portfolio with Service Continuity Solution.IMS-Based Fixed Mobile Convergence Seamless switching between cellular and local networks for mobile users. The goal is to have a handset that switches automatically from the cellular network to the local, wireless Wi-Fi network when entering a building in order to save cellphone minutes. Server Allows Mobile Devices to Switch between Networks Ad Hoc CHICAGO -- Aricent, the full-service, full-spectrum communications software company, today announced the launch of its first ever voice call continuity (VCC An electronics designation that refers to voltage from a power supply connected to the "collector" terminal of a bipolar transistor. In an NPN bipolar (BJT) transistor, it would be +Vcc, while in a PNP transistor, it would be -Vcc. ) server solution. Allowing mobile devices to seamlessly switch between wireless and wireline networks, the Aricent Service Continuity Server, SCS is an ideal solution for service providers or for OEMs with IMS-enabled fixed mobile convergence products. Designed to automatically handle complex operator and consumer-specified rules for roaming and mid-call handovers, the Aricent Service Continuity Server allows users to enjoy the convenience of a single personal mobile device that works in the home, the office or on the road across circuit switched (GSM, 3GPP GPP Government Performance Project GPP General Purpose Processor GPP General Physical Preparedness GPP Gambian People's Party GPP Good Pharmacy Practice GPP Gross Primary Productivity GPP Green Procurement Program GPP Generic Packetized Protocol ) and packet switched (IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. , pre-IMS VoIP) networks. Evolving to support various media streams, SCS will also support multimedia applications to expand connectivity options, enabling the roll-out of entirely new applications to subscribers. All of this functionality together will ultimately empower service providers to create new revenue streams and to maximize overall financial and operational benefits. Significant features and functionality of the Aricent Service Continuity Server include: * 3GPP standard for voice call continuity and interoperability, which allows interoperability with a wide variety of dual-mode handsets and multi-vendor environments, providing service providers with an alternative to interim solutions such as UMA (1) (Unlicensed Mobile Access) See GAN. (2) (Upper Memory Area) Memory in a PC between 640K and 1M. More relevant in the days of DOS, this region was broken into Upper Memory Blocks (UMB) reserved for video memory and other technology; * Flexible service roll-out design with pre-IMS and IMS-enabled configurations, which means service providers can integrate with their legacy systems and adapt the servers to meet future service requirements; * A product roadmap with comprehensive support for multimedia service continuity and features such as Instant Messaging (IM) and Push-to-Talk (PTT (1) (Postal, Telegraph & Telephone) The governmental agency responsible for combined postal, telegraph and telephone services in many European countries. (2) See push-to-talk. PTT - Post, Telephone and Telegraph administration ) on dual mode access gives service providers new capabilities and a future-proofed evolution path; * An integrated, ready-to-deploy delivery coupled with a carrier-grade server and redundancy options, allowing service providers to reduce time-to-revenue for offering new FMC See fixed mobile convergence. services. "True fixed-mobile convergence changes the underlying principles of a service provider's business -- enabling them to extend their reach, expand their profitability and enhance their customers' experience," said Sanjay Dhawan, Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer, Aricent. "By taking a leadership role in delivering on the promise of fixed-mobile convergence via IMS, Aricent is empowering carriers to offer a better combination of coverage, quality, services and price." Aricent will demonstrate its communications software in Booth #7521 at NXTcomm, 2007, Chicago, June 18-21. About Aricent With corporate offices in Palo Alto, California “Palo Alto” redirects here. For other uses, see Palo Alto (disambiguation). Palo Alto (IPA: /ˌpæloʊˈʔæltoʊ/, from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high", i.e. , Aricent is a full-service, full-spectrum communications software company. Aricent offers software services and products that enable the world's leading communications equipment manufacturers, device manufacturers and service providers to improve time-to-revenue and maximize efficiency. Owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (commonly referred to as KKR) is a New York City-based private equity firm that focuses primarily on late-stage leveraged buyouts. It was founded in 1976 by Jerome Kohlberg, Jr., and cousins Henry Kravis and George R. & Co., Sequoia Capital and Flextronics International Ltd., Aricent has more than 350 clients worldwide, including Airtel, Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Ericsson, Inmarsat, Juniper, Motorola, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Texas Instruments, Virgin Mobile and Vodafone. For more information, visit aricent.com. Aricent is a trademark of Aricent, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. |
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