Qualcomm and Teleepoch Enter Into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit License Agreement, October 6, 2007

MTN chooses Cambridge Broadband Networks for multi-service wireless network in Rwanda, October 6, 2007

Brazilian government to publish 3G bidding rules soon, October 6, 2007

KTF 3G service suffers from technical problems, October 6, 2007

Argentina’s Personal lunches 3G service in Rosario, October 6, 2007

Russia has it's first 3G network, October 6, 2007

AT&T could drop Alcatel-Lucent as 3G mobile network supplier, October 6, 2007

Enea Extends License Agreement with ZTE for 3G Handsets, October 2, 2007

LG to unveil premium handsets in Brazil, October 2, 2007

KTF 3G subscribers doubled in less than 3 months, October 2, 2007

3G policy in India will be non-uniform, October 2, 2007

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Cantata Technology to drive IMS and 3G wireless applications

March 15, 2006

Cantata Technology, the independent provider of enabling communications technology, established through the combination of Excel Switching Corporation and Brooktrout Technology, introduced a new version of its award-winning Cantata SnowShore IP Media Server, optimized for 3G wireless and IMS applications.

The SnowShore IP Media Server provides the Media Resource Function (MRF), a key building block for advanced multimedia and interactive services within the emerging IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network architecture. The SnowShore IP Media Server is a software based SIP controlled media processing platform featuring advanced speech and multimedia processing capabilities to support new blended IMS voice and video applications.

SnowShore IP Media Server: New Software Release Features

-- VoiceXML 2.0-compliant technology as a standard feature providing carriers with greater speech processing capabilities

-- Support for text to speech and automatic speech recognition (TTS/ASR) for advanced speech-driven applications using MRCP to control resources from speech servers

-- Enhanced multimedia file format support for 3G networks, allowing service providers greater flexibility for multimedia web content adaptation and delivery over mobile networks.

"The SnowShore IP Media Server offers the industry's most advanced IP-based software architecture for the rapid deployment of current and evolving network architectures such as IMS," said Peter Vescuso, vice president, marketing, Cantata Technology, Inc. "In addition, the SnowShore IP Media Server is supported by a growing roster of industry-leading applications, accelerating deployment of a new generation of media-rich, high-value enhanced video and speech driven services."

Advanced Speech & Content Integration Features

Cantata's SnowShore IP Media Server 2.0 features several critical application building blocks that enable Cantata's application partners and its service provider customers to rapidly develop and deploy a new generation of multimedia services. It has advanced ASR/TTS and VoiceXML 2.0 feature support to provide carriers with the necessary processing power and scale required for deploying new speech driven collaboration applications. The media server's new 3GP support gives wireless carriers key functionality to deliver real-time wireless video applications to a wide variety of subscriber devices.

Optimized for IMS & Advanced 3G Services

IMS and 3G wireless services enabled by Cantata's new SnowShore IP media server include advanced real-time video messaging and conferencing, multi-player gaming, conferencing and IP Centrex. Cantata customers are leveraging the new SnowShore IP Media Server release to deliver new IMS applications such as video ringback. Video ringback extends the popular audio ringback tone service to the multimedia domain, allowing subscribers the ability to provide a custom video message to callers. The video ringback application enabled by Cantata's media server can be customized for consumer and enterprise deployments. For example, businesses using the service can offer a branded "on hold" video messages or advertisements to incoming callers instead of music on hold.

IMS application and infrastructure vendor Argela Technologies is leveraging the Cantata SnowShore IP Media Server to support its new video ringback service. "The SnowShore IP Media Server offers the most compelling combination of cost savings, flexibility, and features for rapid application deployment," said Seyhan Civanlar VP, Operations and Technology, Argela Technologies. "We were able to create a video ringback service in just four weeks, which is testament to the benefits of the SnowShore IP Media Server's field-proven IP media processing software and flexible platform support."

Based upon a carrier-class, advanced software architecture, the ultra-flexible SnowShore IP Media Server supports an industry leading array of standard hardware platforms that can scale from single low-cost 1U rack-mountable servers to high-capacity blade servers and AdvancedTCA platforms.