Vodafone New Zealand Begins Market Trials With Octave Communications.Business/Technology Editors NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2002 Market Trials by World's Leading Mobile Telecommunications Provider Are Latest Milestones in Octave's Development of New Instant Group Conversation Platform Octave Communications, a leading provider of next-generation audio and instant group conversation technology and systems, announced today that Vodafone New Zealand Vodafone New Zealand is New Zealand's largest mobile phone operator, based in Auckland. The company was formed in 1998, after Vodafone purchased BellSouth's New Zealand operations. is currently performing market and technical trials with Octave's instant group conversation platform, Octave Improv(TM). During the trials, select groups of Vodafone mobile users are able to launch multiparty mul·ti·par·ty adj. Of, relating to, or involving more than two political parties. or conference calls from their mobile phones. The Vodafone trials are among the first of several planned initiatives by leading telecommunications providers around the world who are evaluating the capabilities of Octave Improv. Field trials are common practice in the telecommunications industry before new technologies are introduced into the telephony network. Vodafone is currently evaluating the types of group calling services it will provision based on Octave Improv technology. The market trials include both dial out and dial in conference bridge features and integration with short message service (SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. ). "Our trials indicate that there is strong demand for instant group calling features," said Derek Collier, Technical Specialist, Vodafone New Zealand. "The Octave Improv product will enable us to meet that demand," he said. Octave Communications 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. Ron Elwell said Octave was poised to enable Vodafone to move quickly from test and deployment to service activation in order to quickly offer new and innovative service offerings throughout its GSM mobile network. "Vodafone is one of the world's most respected service providers and has once again demonstrated market leadership and innovation with the deployment of a new category of group calling capabilities," he said. Integrated Vision, an Australian-owned company that delivers a worldwide network of videoconferencing A real time video session between two or more users or between two or more locations. Although the first videoconferencing was done with traditional analog TV and satellites, inhouse room systems became popular in the early 1980s after Compression Labs pioneered digitized video systems and audio conferencing See audioconferencing. services, has supplied Octave Improv to Vodafone. Integrated Vision has offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Adelaide Australia. About Vodafone New Zealand Vodafone New Zealand is part of Vodafone Group Plc, the world's largest mobile telecommunications company See telecom company. , with more than 100 million customers in 28 countries. Vodafone New Zealand has more than one million customers on its GSM digital network and provides coverage to more than 97 percent of New Zealand's population. About Octave Communications, Inc. Octave Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of audio conferencing equipment and is pioneering next-generation infrastructure technology that enables telecommunications' carriers and service providers to deliver dynamic conferencing solutions. Privately held and headquartered in Nashua, New Hampshire Nashua is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA. As of the 2000 census, Nashua had a total population of 86,605[1], making it the second largest city in the state after Manchester. As of 2005, the population is estimated to be 87,986. , the company leverages a cross section of communications technologies Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry for voice conferencing, mobility, as well as 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. and voice over IP (VoIP) conferencing solutions. With Octave's innovative hardware platform and software applications including Octave Improv(TM), service providers can deliver new and differentiated group conversation services that increase carrier revenue and impact the way people communicate. Octave products are available through a worldwide direct sales force and resellers. For more information on the company and its products, visit its web site at www.octavecomm.com, email us at info@octavecomm.com, or call 603/459-5200. All company, brand, product, and service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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