CommWorks and Togabi To Deliver Real-Time Wireless Voice over Internet Protocol -VoIP- Applications.Business Editors CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. Wireless 2003 NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2003 Push-to-Talk and Voice Instant Messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or Services Enable Wireless Carriers to Generate New Revenue Streams and Reduce Customer Churn CommWorks, a 3Com Company (Nasdaq:COMS COMS 3Com Corporation (stock symbol) COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist COMS Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems COMS City of Manchester Stadium (UK) ), and Togabi Technologies today announced their mutual agreement whereby CommWorks will resell and enhance its packet wireless voice and data products with Togabi's PacketCHAT(TM) real-time 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. platform. Under terms of the agreement, CommWorks will provide wireless carriers with 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 ) and voice instant messaging capabilities for their enterprise and consumer customers. PTT provides wireless operators with a completely new means of allowing subscribers to connect with others. It is an attractive option for instant voice communication, complementing present dialed voice services. PTT's immediate type of communications can reach individuals or groups and it can also be used to enable direct voice communication with other information management system (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. )-based services, such as interactive gaming. PacketCHAT, Togabi's wireless client software component, extends CommWorks' product reach into a wireless user's handset by offering a highly optimized, standards-based, client/server solution that generates more revenue for a carrier's packet-based network. Togabi's end-to-end PacketCHAT platform utilizes both patented and patent-pending technologies developed exclusively to optimize available network bandwidth and maintain a high-quality user experience for "real time" Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP)-based voice communications. Built upon an industry-standard Session Initiation Protocol (protocol) Session Initiation Protocol - (SIP) A very simple text-based application-layer control protocol. It creates, modifies, and terminates sessions with one or more participants. Such sessions include Internet telephony and multimedia conferences. It is described in RFC 2543. (SIP) and Real Time Protocol (RTP (1) (Rapid Transport Protocol) The protocol used in IBM's High Performance Routing (HPR) system. (2) (Realtime Transport Protocol) An IP protocol that supports real time transmission of voice and video. ) foundation, Togabi's commercially proven packet loss recovery, flow control, and compression techniques operate with high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. within challenging radio frequency (RF) and network environments. For push-to-talk applications, Togabi's expertise in mitigating the inherent transport limitations in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications, while managing simultaneous messaging during call sessions, elevates the network operator's service quality. PacketCHAT client software has been ported to numerous commercial wireless handsets and devices, and the server component has been certified on multiple brands of off-the-shelf, NEBS III-compliant servers for integration into the wireless carrier's network. "Mobile operators are seeking new, revenue-generating services for their 2.5G and 3G networks, and PTT is at the top of nearly every operators' agenda, both U.S. and internationally," said Mark Lowenstein, noted wireless analyst and managing director of Mobile Ecosystems. "Our view is that newly-positioned, real-time, voice-centric wireless offerings that take advantage of standards such as IP, RTP and SIP will be among the applications for packet data networks for the foreseeable future." Togabi has demonstrated seamless compatibility with CommWorks Total Control(R) 1000 Packet Data Serving Node The Packet Data Serving Node, or PDSN, is a component of a CDMA2000 mobile network. It acts as the connection point between the Radio Access and IP networks. This component is responsible for managing PPP sessions between the mobile provider's core IP network and the mobile (PDSN PDSN Packet Data Serving Node (Nortel Networks) PDSN Public Data Switched Network ). The PacketCHAT solution from Togabi and CommWorks enables a lucrative business model for wireless operators worldwide and facilitates fast rollout of standards-based, real-time IP and SIP voice and data services. CommWorks provides the core data networking technology in major code division multiple access (CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. ) networks deployed in 16 countries on five continents. CommWorks' technology allows CDMA wireless service providers to offer high-speed access to the mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. and to private intranets, empowering mobile users with new and faster ways to work, live and communicate. "CommWorks' extensive product portfolio is ideally positioned to monetize for the carrier an entirely new suite of real-time wireless applications built upon their extensive network investments," said Taher Behbehani, vice president and general manager of the wireless solutions business unit for CommWorks. "Togabi's end-to-end PacketCHAT solution obtains even greater value for CommWorks-enabled networks by deriving new sources of subscriber revenue with minor infrastructure changes." "Aligning ourselves with CommWorks, a proven industry leader in wireless voice over IP and data services for CDMA networks, is an outstanding technical and go-to-market fit for Togabi," said Mark Handzel, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Togabi. "Particularly for our advanced push-to-talk application, CommWorks' extensive, critically-placed footprint in nearly every CDMA carrier will enable a new level of innovative performance enhancements that operators are demanding." CommWorks and Togabi are demonstrating this solution at booth no. 5565, Hall F, at the Cellular Telecommunications Internet Association's Wireless 2003 from today (March 17, 2003) through Wednesday (March 19, 2003) at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is a collection of buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana. The lower end of building one is located 500 m (1640 feet) upriver from Canal Street on the banks of the Mississippi River. Named after former mayor of New Orleans Ernest N. in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded . About CommWorks CommWorks, a 3Com Company (Nasdaq:COMS), supplies network service providers around the world with access infrastructures and IP services platforms that open new business opportunities and help them establish unique positions in a competitive marketplace. With flexible multi-service hardware platforms and modular software components, the comprehensive CommWorks architecture makes it possible for service providers to integrate their existing infrastructures with innovative technologies to deliver an array of next-generation IP-based enhanced services to their customers. For further information, visit www.commworks.com. About 3Com Corporation 3Com is a tier-one provider of innovative, practical and high-value networking products for enterprise customers. 3Com is also a leader in Internet protocol (IP) service platforms and access infrastructure for the network service provider market. For further information, please visit www.3com.com, or the press site www.3com.com/pressbox. About Togabi Togabi Technologies is a leading software infrastructure provider of multi-modal, instant wireless solutions, including push-to-talk (PTT), voice instant messaging and wireless 'chat' that support all packet-based "always on" networks. Leveraging its standards-based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) wireless client and carrier-grade server platform - PacketCHAT - with 2.5G and 3G networks deployed today, Togabi offers regional, national, or global network operators a spectrum-smart, low-latency, instant communications solution for time-critical voice and data applications. For further information, visit http://www.togabi.com. 3Com and CommWorks are registered trademarks and the CommWorks logo is a trademark of 3Com Corporation. Togabi is a trademark of Togabi Technologies, Inc. |
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