Iristel, Oberthur, VK Corporation Join MobileIGNITE to Accelerate Fixed-Mobile Convergence Market.CHICAGO -- MobileIGNITE Members Showcase Interoperability at 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 2006 in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. MobileIGNITE, the leading industry association fostering collaboration to accelerate fixed-mobile convergence (FMC See fixed mobile convergence. ), today announced that it is showcasing MobileVoIP interoperability at CTIA Wireless and has added three new members, bringing membership to 36 companies: Iristel, Oberthur and VK Corporation. The new MobileIGNITE members have agreed to support the group's principles of working on open standards-based interoperability and leveraging SIP (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. ) based FMC service architectures that migrate to 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. (IP Multimedia Subsystem An integrated network for telecommunications carriers that uses the IP protocol as its foundation for packetized voice, video and data. Supporting voice over IP (VoIP) in all its flavors (SIP, H.323, MGCP, etc. ), the industry's leading blueprint for convergence. The solutions and expertise each new member provides are described below.
-- Iristel is a leading Canadian VoIP operator. Iristel's
converged IP solutions are enabling the capture of lost
roaming revenues while simultaneously reducing the end user's
costs. Iristel's strength is in utilizing its extensive and
multi-continent IP infrastructure for the benefit of
converging the IP, PSTN, CDMA and GSM worlds to provide a
seamless IP solution for the Mobile and fixed line operators.
-- Oberthur Card Systems is one of the world's leading providers
of card-based solutions, software and applications including
SIM and multi-application smart cards as well as services
ranging from consulting to personalization. Oberthur Card
Systems leverage its innovative products, security expertise
and high quality services to ensure a strong position in its
main target markets.
-- VK Corporation is a leading Korean manufacturer of mobile
handsets for both GSM and CDMA. The company develops and
manufactures GSM/GPRS/EDGE and WCDMA phones and has been
developing T-DMB/DVB-H enabled multimedia phones and dual-mode
3G handsets with WiFi and Wibro connectivity. VK recently
unveils a variety of devices with thin design and advanced
convergent functions, and it's sleek design has been highly
recognized worldwide.
Visit MobileIGNITE member companies at CTIA Wireless 2006, April 5-7 in Las Vegas to learn more about MobileIGNITE, members attending include: E28 Limited, 724 Solutions, Accuris, Boingo Wireless Boingo redirects here. For the Hoodwinked character see Boingo (Hoodwinked). For the rock band, see Oingo Boingo. Boingo Wireless is a private American company that provides wireless communication services, specifically Wi-Fi. , Bridgeport Networks, HelloSoft, Convergin, Kyocera Wireless, Netrake, PCTEL, Tekelec, VeriSign and WorldCell. Companies will be showcasing their use of leveraging interoperability and open standards to demonstrate applications for fixed-mobile convergence. The new members Iristel, Oberthur and VK Corporation now join MobileIGNITE existing members: E28 Limited, 724 Solutions, Apertio, Accuris, Acme Packets, Aruba Networks, BCT BCT Brigade Combat Team BCT Basic Combat Training BCT Best Conventional Pollutant Control Technology (EPA) BCT Business Cards Tomorrow BCT Banque Centrale de Tunisie (Central Bank of Tunisia) Global, Boingo Wireless, BridgePort Networks, BroadSoft, Centile Noun 1. centile - (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total percentile , Convergin, CoreMobility, CounterPath, FG Microtec, HelloSoft, Kyocera Wireless, Net2Phone, Netrake, NewHeights Software, PCTEL, QualPhone, Reef Point Systems, sentitO, SIPquest, Sonim, Sylantro, Tekelec, tekVizion, TapRoot taproot Main root of a primary-root system. It grows vertically downward. From the taproot arise smaller lateral roots (secondary roots), which in turn produce even smaller lateral roots (tertiary roots). , VeriSign, Vivox and WorldCell. About MobileIGNITE MobileIGNITE is an independent industry association of leading service providers and vendors that collaborate on accelerating the time to market for multi-vendor fixed-mobile convergence solutions that work in existing fixed and mobile networks with a smooth transition to the IP Multimedia System (IMS) environment. MobileIGNITE stands for Mobile Integrated Go-To-Market Network IP Telephony Experience. Key initiatives include interoperability best practices, market requirements development and liaison with industry standards organizations and other industry groups. Further information and application procedures may be found at www.mobileignite.org. |
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