Voice over WLAN

Agito Networks is an award-winning technology leader in enterprise mobility. Its product, the RoamAnywhere Mobility Router, is an innovative enterprise fixed mobile convergence (eFMC) platform enabling enterprises to extend voice and Unified Communications to cell phones. The RoamAnywhere appliance fuses enterprise wireless LANs, carrier cellular networks, IP telephony and location technology to mobilize voice and data applications, while remaining agnostic to customers’ choices of carrier and equipment vendors. Agito enables low-cost in-building voice coverage, reduced cellular costs, improved enterprise visibility and control over cellular usage, and better accessibility and responsiveness for mobile workers. A Red Herring 100 winner, Agito was named a Coolest Emerging Technology Vendor for 2008 by CRN. RoamAnywhere has received numerous industry awards, including earning CTIA Emerging Technology and eWEEK Excellence awards, and receiving Product of the Year honors from Unified Communications and Internet Telephony magazines. CTO Timothy Olson was also named one of the Best CTOs of 2008 by InfoWorld. Founded in 2006, Agito is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. For additional information, go to www.agitonetworks.com.

Agito and Aruba

Agito Networks has worked with Aruba to verify interoperability of a combined Aruba and Agito voice over Wi-Fi and fixed-mobile convergence solution. The solution has been designated as ATA Compatible by Aruba Networks and enables seamless handover of communications between Wi-Fi and cellular networks, promising greater mobility, user convenience, increased productivity and cost savings. Customers using the solution enjoy the benefits of voice services integrated within Aruba Wi-Fi infrastructure, including Voice Flow Classification (VFC) and advanced Call Admission Control (CAC). These features and Aruba’s integrated stateful firewall and application-layer gateway enhance the visibility of voice services and enable FMC with increased scalability, performance and reliability.

Aruba Networks has certified Apple's iPhone as interoperable with its wireless LANs and has issued the device a Compatible Partner rating. Aruba's unique stateful firewall is able to detect and prevent Layer 2-7 attacks, provide stateful deep packet inspection, and offer iPhone users policy-based security that follows them wherever they roam and regardless of the means used to access the network. Aruba's layered authentication scheme limits what the iPhone can do using encryption prior to authentication through a captive portal or VPN, and dynamically blacklists iPhones that don't adhere to a specified policy. The net result is increased security against network attacks, better protection against packet flooding caused by broadcast messages and the preservation of bandwidth for legitimate uses.

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Ascom Wireless Solutions is a leading provider of on-site wireless communications for key segments such as hospitals, manufacturing industries, retail and hotels. More than 75,000 systems are installed at major companies all over the world. The company offers a broad range of voice and professional messaging solutions, creating value for customers by supporting and optimizing their Mission-Critical processes. The solutions are based on VoWiFi, IP-DECT, DECT, Nurse Call and paging technologies, smartly integrated into existing enterprise systems.

The company has subsidiaries in 10 countries and 1,200 employees worldwide. Founded in the 1950s and based in Göteborg, Sweden, Ascom Wireless Solutions is part of the Ascom Group, listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange.

Ascom and Aruba

The combination of the Ascom Wireless Solutions Voice-over-WiFi (VoWiFi) system and Aruba Networks secure wireless LAN (WLAN) infrastructure provides a high-end mobility solution for enterprise environments. The solution delivers wireless VoIP, professional messaging and personal alarm functionality, as well as wireless data capabilities, over a single wireless network. The solution has been tested for interoperability with Aruba Networks WLAN infrastructure and designated Aruba Compatible. The wireless telephony, messaging and personal alarm all fit into the Ascom i75, a robust and purpose-built handset which works together with the Aruba infrastructure to support enterprise-grade voice, advanced wireless security, QoS and fast roaming.

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Avaya delivers Intelligent Communications solutions that help companies transform their businesses to achieve marketplace advantage. More than 1 million businesses worldwide, including more than 90 percent of the FORTUNE 500®, use Avaya solutions for IP Telephony, Unified Communications, Contact Centers and Communications-Enabled Business Processes. Avaya Global Services provides comprehensive service and support for companies, small to large. For more information about Avaya solutions www.avaya.com/.

Avaya and Aruba

The interoperability of converged voice, data, and video networks is a major objective for enterprises because it reduces commissioning and support costs, while for value added resellers it lowers the technical and financial risks associated with deploying complex systems. Aruba Networks, a Platinum-level member of the Avaya DeveloperConnection Program, has recently been Avaya compliant tested. Avaya has tested Aruba's 2400 and 6000 Wireless LAN Switches and AP 60/65/70 Wireless LAN Access Points as compliant for voice-over-IP (VoIP) and data networking applications using Avaya's 3.1.2 Communication Manager, 3.1.1 SIP Enablement Services Server, 406V2 - 3.1(54) IP Office, 3600 series WiFi sets and 4600/9600 Series IP Phones. Interoperability testing and compliance testing demonstrate that potential technical hurdles have been reviewed and addressed, resulting in a joint solution that customers can deploy with confidence today. Together, Avaya and Aruba Networks allow enterprise customers to take advantage of the cost savings and simplicity of a converged voice and data infrastructure.

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Polycom is a global leader in unified collaborative communications solutions that maximize the efficiency and productivity of people and organizations by integrating the broadest array of voice, video and content for wired and wireless environments. Polycom delivers the power of mobile voice and messaging applications to business worldwide. Seamlessly integrating with VoIP and traditional telephony platforms, Polycom's scalable technology provides instant access to people and business critical information. SpectraLink Wireless Telephones from Polycom are the industry's first enterprise-grade 802.11a/b/g handsets, and are further distinguished by their durable design and long battery life. The SpectraLink 8030 Wireless Telephone also includes a push-to-talk feature for workgroup communication. SpectraLink Wireless Telephones operate as client devices on Wi-Fi networks, allowing converged mobile voice and data applications on a single wireless infrastructure. SpectraLink Voice Priority (SVP), a quality of service (QoS) mechanism, is employed on the network to ensure excellent voice quality with minimal impact on data throughput. SpectraLink Wireless Telephones integrate with the best-selling PBX systems, and support proprietary IP protocols as well as SIP for enterprise wireless VoIP solutions. For more information about Polycom's SpectraLink solutions visit
http://www.polycom.com/usa/en/products/voicec/mobile/wi-fi_ommunications.html.

Polycom and Aruba

Polycom's Voice Interoperability for Enterprise Wireless (VIEW) Certification Program provides customers with proven Wi-Fi telephony solutions using enterprise-class WLAN infrastructure products and SpectraLink Wireless Telephones. Aruba's secure mobility infrastructure solutions are designed for converged data, voice, and video applications in which robust wireless LAN performance, seamless roaming, and client-to-core security are critical considerations. SpectraLink Wireless Telephones are designed for high-use enterprise environments in which employee mobility, responsiveness, and productivity are essential. Polycom's interoperability certification provides assurance that the two technologies deliver excellent voice quality, seamless AP handoff, efficient bandwidth management and robust network security. Comprehensive testing is performed in an independent lab, so customers can be confident that both products have met the highest standards for interoperability and performance.

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snom technology AG was founded in Berlin in 1996, and is a pioneer in Voice-over-IP (VoIP). snom develops and produces VoIP telephones for business communication, based on the open standard SIP (Session Initiation Protocol). Quality, security, interoperability, design, attractive pricing and above all functionalities that are entirely tailored to modern business communication needs – these are the standards snom strives to meet at all times. snom VoIP telephones simplify business communication significantly, and offer a very high standard of security. They are suitable for use in a wide variety of company models: from the individual home-office workstation to the large company with many networked locations. Whatever the application environment, snom’s customers benefit from the interoperability and flexibility of the phones and from their compatibility with all SIP-based telephone systems. In late 2008, snom introduced the 820, the first model of a new product line which combines sophisticated VoIP technology with exclusive, innovative design and native Wi-Fi connectivity. Most recently the 870, also Wi-Fi enabled, is the first VoIP phone with a touchscreen display.

snom and Aruba

snom has worked with Aruba to verify interoperability of a combined Aruba and snom voice over Wi-Fi solution. The solution has been designated as ATA Compatible by Aruba Networks and offers a deskphone solution for an Aruba wireless office environment. Many office workers prefer the deskphone format for its easily-readable display for incoming calls, one-finger dialing and robust speakerphone capabilities. The snom 820 and 870 offer these features, and more, in an attractive deskphone incorporating a Wi-Fi client interface. This allows snom deskphones to connect to a SIP-capable PBX over any Aruba WLAN. Customers using this solution enjoy the benefits of voice services integrated within Aruba Wi-Fi infrastructure, including Voice Flow Classification (VFC), SIP Application Layer Gateway (ALG), and advanced Call Admission Control (CAC). These features and Aruba’s integrated stateful firewall and application-layer gateway enhance the visibility of voice services and offer increased scalability, performance and reliability.

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The Vocera Communications System, working over a standard 802.11 network, enables instant, wireless, voice communication through wearable Vocera Communications Badges that users control with spoken commands. The system is deployed in a variety of hospitals, hotels, retail stores, and other in-building environments where mobile workers need to stay in contact to perform their jobs. Together, the Vocera Communications Badge and the Vocera System Software, which includes administration, call management, speech recognition, and database functionality, enable users to immediately speak with the resources they need. For more information about the Vocera solutions visit www.vocera.com

Vocera and Aruba

Aruba Networks and Vocera are delivering leading-edge voice over wireless LAN solutions for healthcare and other industries where hands-free mobile communications are considered mission critical. Vocera and Aruba Networks support WPA for secure wireless communications, while Aruba's fast roaming and "Vocera Aware" admission control/scanning enable top performance. Aruba has completed interoperability and compatibility testing with Vocera's voice communication system ensuring a solution that works seamlessly.

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