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21st October 2004 - Net2Phone today announced availability
of the first product in its suite of wireless VoIP solutions
for service providers globally, enabling them to empower
residential and corporate users worldwide with wireless
VoIP applications. The VoiceLine XJ100 Wi-Fi Handset
takes advantage of the features and functionality of
Net2Phone's VoiceLine broadband telephony service, extending
the ease in which service providers can offer SIP-based
hosted wireless telephony services to their customers
as an enhancement to their existing product set.
"By removing the tether from wireline services,
we have extended the availability of VoIP to customers
who have access to wireless broadband," said Stephen
Greenberg, Chief Executive Officer of Net2Phone. "By
enabling service providers with a Wi-Fi VoIP solution
that builds upon our existing broadband telephony solutions,
we have created one more method to enhance their service
offering to their customers."
The VoiceLine XJ100 Wi-Fi Handset enables users in
corporate, residential and public Wi-Fi network environments
to benefit from VoIP calling. The service enables both
inbound and outbound calling and allows users to choose
from a U.S. local, U.S. toll-free or U.K. toll-free
telephone number, no matter where they reside globally.
In addition, the XJ100 supports a wide range of telephony
features, including voice mail, Caller ID and call forwarding.
We expect other future products in the Net2Phone Wi-Fi
suite to include a softphone client that enables PDAs,
desktop and laptop computers with Wi-Fi VoIP service.
Demand for wireless IP local area networks or Wi-Fi
(802.11) continues to grow, with Pyramid Research projecting
700 million Wi-Fi users globally by 2008. Wi-Max, an
extended wireless broadband network reaching as far
as 25 miles, is becoming a viable alternative for customers
to receive high-speed Internet access in rural areas
and in areas where wired broadband is not an option
because of low high-speed data availability. By extending
its retail VoIP offerings to the wireless environment,
Net2Phone is riding the wave of wireless broadband deployments
by offering a bundle of telephony in conjunction with
a high-speed wireless data offer.
Wireless VoIP extends the existing reach of voice and
data services by removing the necessity for copper or
fiber last-mile access to the Internet. Net2Phone routes
all calls over wireless IP networks to its SIP-based
platform, which performs call management, provides Class
5 features, billing, provisioning and enhanced services
as well as facilitating access to the PSTN. In doing
so, Net2Phone offers service providers an affordable
mobile telephony solution together with a complete set
of features and functionality for their end users.
Net2Phone's wireless VoIP solutions seamlessly integrate
with a service provider's front and back office systems
allowing partners to offer a bundled solution of voice
alongside their other product offerings. Target partners
for the service include Wireless ISPs (WISPs), and OEMs.
About Net2Phone
Net2Phone provides VoIP PacketCable, SIP and wireless
solutions around the world. As leaders in enabling telecom
service providers and cable operators with turn-key
hosted VoIP telephony services, Net2Phone has routed
billions of retail VoIP minutes globally, servicing
more than 100,000 users in the US as well as hundreds
of thousands of more overseas. Net2Phone's hosted SIP
platform provides partners with residential broadband
telephony, calling cards, prefix dialing and enterprise
services in over 100 countries. Net2Phone's PacketCable
platform provides cable operators with the ability to
deliver a primary line replacement service with guaranteed
QoS and features such as E911.
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