Cisco and Nokia have announced growing customer and partner acceptance of their combined mobile unified communications solution. The Mobile Business Solution from Cisco and Nokia extends the Cisco Unified Internet Protocol (IP) Phone capabilities to Nokia Eseries smart phones over Cisco Unified Wireless Networks to offer users a seamless mobile experience in the enterprise environment and public cellular networks.
The two companies also announced that they are beginning to deploy each other's mobile solutions. Cisco is beginning to deploy Nokia Eseries smartphones for its sales organization in the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific theaters, while Nokia will begin with Cisco Unified Wireless Network in its offices, labs, and manufacturing sites.
The Mobile Business Solution from Cisco and Nokia is currently being commercially deployed with more than 100 customers, including the city of Biel, Switzerland; the city of Maastrich, The Netherlands; Millipore, United States; Omicron, Austria; SESCAM, Spain; Tifco Hotels, Ireland; and University of Arizona, United States. Additionally the combined solution is in trials with more than 600 enterprise and small and medium-sized business customers.
Tom Furlong, senior vice president, Services & Software, Nokia said "The combined number of large enterprises and small-medium businesses who have either deployed this solution or are trialing it -- coupled with the distribution footprint that we have to bring this solution to the market --is testimony to its success and acceptance by our customers."
To deliver a rich on-campus voice and data mobility experience, Cisco is currently in pilot with the Mobile Business Solution from Cisco and Nokia with 3,500 sales employees across the globe. Nokia has deployed the Cisco Unified Communication solution based on Cisco Unified Communications, Cisco Unified IP Phones and Cisco Unified Wireless Networks in several flagship stores around the world.
"Cisco and Nokia are committed to helping enhance the mobile workspace to give organizations more control, security and increased flexibility for mobile workspaces -- at home, at work and on the move," said Rick McConnell, vice president and general manager of the Unified Communications business unit for Cisco. "Customers have the benefit of using the device of their choice to best suit their user experience needs -- whether that's a wideband audio IP phone with rich color and XML services, or a business-optimized mobile device, or both -- all on a robust network built for communications."
Posted to the site on 30th April 2008
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