Articles tagged with: Instant Messaging and Iden

Communicating with more than words

ICT is all about communication but it has never provided the semantic richness offered by the non-verbal cues that typically pepper face-to-face conversation. Thanks to European researchers, that is about to change.  more

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Starent Networks Introduces Service Convergence Platform

Starent Networks has announced its XT30 Service Convergence Platform allowing operators to tap into existing mobile core networks in order to deploy new multimedia services on next generation Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) networks. This platform provides innovative voice and messaging solutions that bridge devices between legacy and next generation networks, and supports applications such as converged VoIP, Femtocells, messaging and presence solutions.  more

Related Tags: 3g, sim, voip, starent-networks, tim, core-network, ovi, fixed-mobile-convergence, 3gpp2, presence, 4g

Carriers should rethink strategies when launching PTT outside the U.S. market

A new report from The Yankee Group has commented that the U.S. operator Nextel has demonstrated a very successful business case by offering bundles of regular voice and push-to-talk (PTT) services to its customers. Because Nextel's PTT is based on Motorola's proprietary iDEN technology, traditional GSM and CDMA mobile operators haven't been able to take advantage of such features until the recent implementation of next-generation PTT technology: push-to-talk over cellular (PoC). In the U.S. market, where postpaid wireless subscribers dominate the user base, Nextel has proved that PTT is a killer application. Even the PTT service newcomers-including Verizon Wireless, Sprint PCS and ALLTEL-have enjoyed great momentum since launching PTT services. more

Related Tags: alltel, ims, yankee-group