Nokia, the world leader in mobile communications, and Kineto Wireless, the key innovator and leading global supplier of UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access) technology, today announced an agreement to address the area of convergence between fixed and mobile networks and services in selected key customer cases. In addition, the companies are currently engaged in UMA trials with major operators and will continue to collaborate on future network trials.

Staples, the world's largest office products retailer, has become the first national retailer to stock PhoneGnome, the new worldwide voice technology product that seamlessly joins Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications with a customer's existing Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) service, allowing consumers to make Internet calls and PSTN phone calls from the same phone.

Intel Corporation and Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced an expansion of their existing alliance to deliver new capabilities that enhance the reliabilty of wireless LANs and deliver higher-quality services, and allow enterprises to use computers and the network as a combined defense against security threats.

Creating Business Class Wireless LANs

Cisco and Intel have jointly produced a new set of features, called Business Class Wireless Suite, designed for companies using Cisco's Unified Wireless Architecture and Intel Centrino mobile technology. The Suite includes:

Juniper Networks, Inc. announced that Israeli Internet and communications service provider smile Internet Gold has deployed Juniper Networks M-series routing platforms in the core of its broadband network. The routing platforms, supplied by elite J-Partner Netcom, are being used to expand the network and to provide business and residential customers with a range of high-performance, secure and reliable broadband services, including Internet access and voice over IP ( VoIP ).

Texas Instruments Incorporated today announced the availability of its advanced voice-over-cable ( VoCable ) chipset and new Wideband DOCSIS reference design which will help drive the continued global growth of Voice over IP ( VoIP ). TI is the leading supplier of VoCable semiconductors and software, and its latest innovations provide the foundation for enhanced broadband services over cable to homes worldwide. ( For more information, go to www.ti.com/puma4. )

Calypso Wireless Inc., a leader in advanced wireless telecommunications technology announced today that it has successfully completed demonstration of its C1250i dual mode WiFi-GSM-GPRS VoIP cellular phone that runs on Intel PXA series application processor and Microsoft WinCE 5.0 with Sleipner SA, an Italian-based telecommunications company.

Marvell the leader in development of storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions, today announced a family of highly integrated VoIP solutions targeted at the rapidly growing, Internet voice communications market. The Marvell 88W8618 has been designed specifically for ultra-low power Voice over WLAN (VoWLAN) handsets with other members of the Marvell 88W86 family targeted at VoIP residential gateways. Each product integrates VoIP processing, low power WiFi circuitry, a high-performance host CPU and peripherals into single system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions.

Ubicom(TM), Inc., a leading provider of communications processors and software solutions, today announced the industry's first "Network Accelerator" -- a new low-cost retail device designed to significantly improve the performance and quality of gaming, voice-over-IP (VoIP) and video applications by eliminating quality problems caused by the uplink bottleneck found in traditional home and small office local area networks (LANs). Based on Ubicom's StreamEngine(TM) technology, the Ubicom Network Accelerator is available through leading networking companies including D-Link and Hawking Technology.

Turbolinux, Inc., a global leader of Linux-based solutions, today announced the sales launch of IP-Communication Server, a series of budget priced Linux IP phone system products for small to mid-sized businesses. The IP-Communication Server Series provides cost-effective products with all-in-one functions for a business system with voicemail capability for all phone extensions.

Fusion announced today that it has partnered with a leading manufacturer of VoIP and communication technology hardware devices. This partnership will focus on the development and manufacturing of a complete line of branded VoIP hardware devices, including IP phones and adapters, that will enable consumers and corporations to access our service suite from their home or office anywhere in the world. Additionally, the manufacturer will market these devices equipped with Fusion's efonica VoIP service to their global client base of technology distributors. As part of the agreement, the manufacturer is contributing the use of its research and development staff for customization of the devices to ensure that they meet the needs of Fusion's current and future customers. The research and development team will continue to develop a pipeline of new products, enabling Fusion to stay ahead of the curve in providing sophisticated hardware solutions to its customers.

ViseonMedia, a subsidiary of Viseon, Inc. and exclusive provider of TV-quality content to VisiFone Multimedia digital home telephone users worldwide, today announced that the TV shopping network HSN has agreed to provide content for use as part of a U.S. VisiFone consumer pilot slated for early 2006.

Fonix Telecom, a subsidiary of Fonix Corp., an integrated telecommunications provider, and Lucent Technologies today announced the completion of Fonix's next generation IP network. Fonix Telecom began delivering new VoIP services, known as Fonix Fone(tm), to customers across the new infrastructure earlier this month.

Tekelec, a leading developer of telecommunications products for next-generation fixed, mobile and packet networks, today announced that UK telecommunication systems provider, Voicenet Solutions, is deploying its Voice over IP (VoIP) service over the Tekelec 6000 platform. The Tekelec 6000 VoIP Application Server will provide Voicenet Solutions with a fast path to IP Centrex service delivery by providing IP telephony customers with easily accessible, enhanced communication solutions.

Terayon Communication Systems, Inc., a leading provider of digital networking applications and home access solutions, is showing several of its latest Home Access solutions at Texas Instruments Incorporated 'Toy Tour,' a multi-city and multi-nation traveling tour which highlights the latest, most innovative consumer electronics based on TI technology. The tour is in San Francisco this week, after a successful event in New York, and will move on to major cities in Europe and Asia in September and October.

Empirix Inc., the industry's leading supplier of VoIP testing systems, today announced that Buckeye TeleSystem(R)., a fiber- and cable-based competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) based in Toledo, Ohio, has selected the Hammer XMS(TM) monitoring system to support its VoIP service deployments.