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Written by Adam Gosling
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Wednesday, 24 August 2005 |
Avaya and Intel have announced a joint development agreement to improve VoIP communications over wireless networks.
Avaya, which recently announced that it has shipped more than 7 million IP phone lines to date, will optimise its SIP-based Softphone for laptop PCs based on the next-generation Intel Centrino mobile technology code named Napa.
The companies will also collaborate to improve the integration, control and functionality of Bluetooth devices used in conjunction with the softphone.
The collaboration, announced at Intel's Developer Forum in support of Intel's Digital Office initiative, will help enhance softphone performance and reliability when several computer programs are running at once.
The Softphone will work with Intel’s packet prioritisation, bandwidth reservation and call admission control to provide consistent quality of service across both wired and wireless networks using industry standards such as 802.11e. These are the QoS extentions to the Wi-Fi standard.
"Intelligent communications depend on the ability to support high-quality seamless communications that are both integrated with and working alongside of business applications and are extended over any network," said Geoffrey Baird, vice president, Communications Appliances, Avaya. "With mobility as a key element of Avaya's Intelligent Communications strategy, our work with Intel will help ensure workers are well-equipped for competitive advantage in the real-time enterprise."
"As the convergence of voice and data extends into wireless laptops, it's critical to enable high-quality and reliability for voice traffic when multiple programs are running simultaneously," said Mooly Eden, vice president and general manager, Intel Mobile Platforms Group. "Optimising the Avaya SIP Softphone for the next generation of Intel Centrino mobile technology will help enable this vision of seamless collaboration in the Digital Office."
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