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| DATE | 2005-05-03 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] New Wireless phone
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This is the stuff which is going to really unleash phone service and
put cellular networks to sleep.
Ruben
Siemens will ship a Linux-based Wi-Fi cordless phone in August, according
to eWEEK. The OptiPoint WL2 Professional will be SIP- and CorNet
IP-compatible, and resemble a normal phone with a large screen. It will
support both 8011b and 802.11g, and cost about $500, according to eWEEK.
(Click for larger view of Siemens OptiPoint WL2 Professional)
Siemens demonstrated the OptiPoint WL2 Professional at the CeBIT
computer trade show earlier this year, saying the device would
be the first mobile WLAN phone to be "fully integrated" with its
HiPath 3000 and 4000 IP-PBXs (Internet protocol private branch
exchanges). The HiPath branch exchanges are based on CompactPCI
blades running embedded UNIX. They use Siemen's proprietary
"CorNet IP" VoIP (voice-over-IP) protocol, and can support up
to 12,000 users, Siemens claims.
According to Siemens, the OptiPoint WL2 Professional will offer
similar features to its OptiPoint 410 line, such as web-based
configuration and phonebook synchronization with Microsoft
Outlook. The OptiPoint 410 line comprises five desktop phones
that can be flashed to support either CorNet IP or standard SIP
(session initiation protocol) protocol.
According to Siemens, the OptiPoint WL2 Professional will be
based on an embedded Linux operating system designed in-house,
by the giant company's Program and System Engineering (PSE)
division. Other recently announced Siemens products based on
embedded Linux include the Siemens Gigaset M740 AV terrestrial
digital STB, which has attracted a community of Linux hackers
in Europe, and a combo mobile phone and digital TV receiver that
was also demonstrated at CeBIT.
The brief eWEEK story, entitled "WLAN voice support grows,"
can be found here.
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