* Mobile World Congress announcements from Sonus and Microsoft
This week we continue discussing announcements from last week’s Mobile World Congress, Sonus disclosed that it had a new IP-peering solution for mobile operators, and is now offering a fixed mobile convergence (FMC) alternative that provides session control at the application layer. Microsoft unveiled Windows Mobile 6.5, along with a service to synchronize content and contacts using the Internet. The slew of these and other announcements build on mobile “voice over packet” developments we followed at last year’s Mobile World Congress.
In their first announcement, Sonus announced the launch of Mobile SecurEdge, a secure IP-peering solution designed to improve mobile operator end-to-end IP connectivity for international roaming and national peering traffic. In a separate release, the company introduced its MobilEnterprise FMC, a fixed mobile convergence (FMC) business solution that uses session control at the application layer, rather than the session/bearer layer. According to Shailin Sehgal, vice president, product development at Sonus Networks, “This application layer solution allows the end user to use the device of their choice, while its hosted nature means that in-house management is no longer required, providing lower cost service delivery, greater quality of service and enhanced employee productivity.”
Sonus also announced that its solutions for wireless carriers have been certified as part of PathFinder, the GSMA-managed service operated by NeuStar. PathFinder is based on Carrier ENUM technology and is dedicated to the simple delivery of IP-based services to fixed and mobile networks.
In other news, Microsoft launched Windows Mobile 6.5, improving the home screen “by providing a dashboard-like experience to items such as new e-mails, texts, missed calls and calendar appointments. It also includes an improved touch-screen interface, making it easy to take action with a finger, and an updated version of the latest Internet Explorer Mobile browser,” according to the company.
Microsoft also introduced a free My Phone service, which features automatic syncing and backup for contacts, appointments, text messages and other information along with the ability to upload photos and video from their Windows phone.
Next time: More converged infrastructure announcements from Mobile World Congress delivered by Nokia Siemens Networks, Cisco, and Ericsson.
