Telefonica Chooses Sonim's XP1 "Tough Phone".One of the World's Largest Carriers Deploys Sonim Handset for Standardized Push-to-Talk Solutions BARCELONA, Spain -- Sonim Technologies, the leader in push-to-talk 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. solutions for operators and the global provider of high-performance mobile VoIP VoIP Mobile or 'Mobile Voice over Internet Protocol' is the application of Voice over IP technology to mobile handsets. VoIP Mobile requires a mobile handset that supports, at minimum, high speed IP communications. applications and devices, today announced that Telefonica Moviles EspaSa has chosen the XP1, a durable, ruggedized handset that offers push-to-talk functions in extreme environments. Sonim designed the XP1 to comply with the Open Mobile Alliance Push-To-Talk-Over-Cellular (OMA (1) See Object Management Architecture. (2) (Open Mobile Alliance Ltd., La Jolla, CA, www.openmobilealliance.org) An organization formed in June of 2002 by the consolidation of the WAP Forum group and the Open Mobile Architecture Initiative. PoC) standard, offering instantaneous one-to-one or one-to-many communications capabilities. The XP1 will work with the Nokia OMA PoC-compliant server to provide a complete, certified push-to-talk solution for Telefonica. Sonim's XP1 is designed to operate in outdoor and environmentally harsh conditions, and the handset is IP52-Certified, making it resistant to the two most prohibitive conditions for outdoor use: dust and dirt. The XP1's durable features, combined with its OMA PoC certification, make it an ideal communications device Typically refers to a terminal used to send voice, video or text. Mobile phones, wireless PDAs and personal computers equipped with microphones, speakers and cameras are all considered communications devices. See modem. for industrial and municipal workforces. "We designed the XP1 to target users needing a durable handset that functions in extreme environments," said Albert Costilo, senior director of southern Europe at Sonim. "We are excited and proud that Telefonica Moviles EspaSa has chosen our handset for its customers." About Sonim Technologies, Inc. Sonim Technologies enables today's GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. , UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The GSM implementation of the 3G wireless phone system. Part of IMT-2000, UMTS provides service in the 2 GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features. & WiFi data networks to deliver high-performance VoIP applications and services, specifically optimized to meet the productivity objectives of mobile enterprises. Sonim's OMA PoC 1.0 server, client and handset solutions represent the industry's only business class implementation of the push-to-talk standard and form the basis of an emerging suite of streaming IMS-compliant applications. Sonim is headquartered in San Mateo, California San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the East, and Belmont to the south. , with offices in Bangalore, London, Stockholm and Madrid. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.sonimtech.com. |
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