Monday, May 11, 2009

Motorola Enables Mobile Enterprise with Voice-over-Wireless-LAN Solution


Motorola announced the availability of its Total Enterprise Access and Mobility (TEAM) Voice-over-Wireless Local Area Networks (VoWLAN) and entry-level TEAM Express solutions across Europe.

The TEAM solutions are part of a portfolio designed to provide enterprise users with the mobile communications they need to improve customer service, collaboration and productivity.

With the increasing adoption of Wireless LAN (WLAN) networks across industries throughout Europe, more and more businesses are looking to further leverage their WLAN solutions. Integrating voice presents a significant opportunity to drive workforce mobility, increase productivity and reduce operating costs. This trend is reflected in a recent research report from Infonetics Research, which predicted that the number of single-mode WiFi phones used by enterprises in EMEA will grow at a rate of 28.2% (CAGR) through 2013

Motorola’s TEAM VoWLAN solution takes VoWLAN beyond voice with mobile email, calendar/contact sync, text messaging, Internet/intranet access, and the flexibility of Windows Mobile 6.1 for line of business applications. In addition to offering toll-quality telephony services integrated with the PBX and enterprise-grade push-to-talk (PTT), the TEAM solution can also interoperate with existing Motorola two-way radio systems.

Following best practices in networking, the TEAM VoWLAN solution can be integrated into existing WLAN and PBX infrastructure, creating a single common platform for the delivery of integrated voice and data services. The design of this solution can scale from a handful to up to 4,500 users, and will incorporate future TEAM solution capabilities, including dual-mode (VoWLAN and cellular) and the extension of services to other Motorola devices such as its range of voice capable mobile computers.

“The TEAM VoWLAN solution is designed from the ground up to provide the voice quality, interoperability, mobility, scalability, security and user experiences that enterprises want,” said Imran Akbar, vice president and general manager of Converged Enterprise Communications, Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions business. “The TEAM solution is architected as a non-intrusive overlay and can be easily deployed without changes to existing infrastructure.”

The TEAM Express solution further broadens the portfolio with an entry-level voice solution for customers requiring only basic voice communication. The TEAM Express solution provides virtually instant Push-to-Talk (PTT) voice communication between different types of devices including voice-capable Motorola mobile computers, TEAM VoWLAN smartphones and Motorola two-way radios to improve worker efficiencies and responsiveness. The TEAM Express solution is a downloadable voice client that leverages existing WLAN infrastructure and requires no servers or PBX integration, providing a quick, easy to deploy path to interoperability.

The TEAM VoWLAN and TEAM Express solutions will be rolling out across Europe in the coming months through members of Motorola’s PartnerSelect program.

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