3G Mobile IP Phones are Closer to Reality with World’s First Header Compression Product Suite For Wireless Internet

date: November 15, 2001

Effnet, a leading developer of Internet Protocol (IP) header compression technologies, announced the release of its new EffnetEdge Header Compression Suite for Mobile Networks today. The software, scheduled to begin shipping in the fourth quarter of this year, incorporates the world's first commercial implementation of the Robust Header Compression (ROHC) protocol from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).

"Effnet has played a leading role in the development of header compression standards, and now we have created the first commercial header compression product suite for 2.5G and 3G handsets and networks. Our integrated test environment has proven itself by validating Effnet ROHC’s interoperability with implementations from Nokia, Ericsson and Siemens," says Örjan Grinndal, Effnet CEO. "Every mobile telephony player now has access to proven header compression technology that enables them to begin designing and testing their UMTS-compliant 2.5G and 3G products. This reaffirms our commitment to give customers a competitive edge -- the EffnetEdge."

A mandatory component of the ETSI and 3GPP endorsed UMTS standards, header compression increases bandwidth and spectrum efficiency by eliminating redundancy from the IP packet header while leaving the data payload unchanged. Header compression is especially critical for applications that have large streams of small data packets, such as voice-over-IP and multimedia applications, including gaming, and interactive audio and video.

Recent initiatives, such as Nokia’s open mobile services architecture, will help emerging wireless technologies such as ROHC to enter the market more quickly. With the prospect of universally interoperable mobile terminals and services, independent software developers will enjoy access to mass markets for full-scale interactive multimedia applications. "This will drive the need for IP header compression in their networks," adds Grinndal.

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