Mitel's New IP Phones Based on TI's VoIP Technology

By Johanne Torres

TMCnet Contributing Editor

 

IP-based technology provider Mitel announced on Wednesday that its new suite of IP phones is based on Texas Instruments (TI)'s VoIP technology. The companies' partnership allowed for the integration of TI's TNETV1050 IP phone system with Mitel's (News - Alert) new 5300 series IP phones to deliver real-time access to applications and services, including Web-bed browsing, contact lists, call history logs, amongst others.

 

"Our collaboration with TI has resulted in a new class of IP phones that will give our enterprise customers access to the next level of advanced features," said Mitel's vice-president, product development Ron Wellard in a statement. "Utilizing TI's proven and programmable technology allows us to deliver a differentiated VoIP experience that increases the efficiency of our customers, and positions us well as this fast-growing industry evolves."

 

Mitel's new 5330 and 5340 IP Phones feature a large 160 x 320 graphics display with 24 or 48 self- labeling, multifunction, programmable keys. The 5330 and 5340 are full-duplex, hands-free speakerphone systems with support of Wideband Audio Handsets for better acoustics. The devices are enabled through TI's single-chip TNETV1050 system which combines the key processor, communication and peripheral functions necessary to build an advanced IP phone.

 

The TNETV1050 is based on TI's programmable TMS320C55x digital signal processing technology. Programmability of the TNETV1050 allows customers such as Mitel to support a number of IP phone implementations with full duplex speakerphone capabilities, including support for three-way conferencing, and lower bit rate and wideband codecs. The TNETV1050 offers IP phone and PC connectivity to the Ethernet LAN, and a USB interface. This feature allows for a set of devices to connect to the phone, such as card readers, fingerprint recognition, PDA synchronization, and video conferencing.

 

"We are proud that our programmable, integrated VoIP technology has helped to enable Mitel's two new, feature-rich IP phones," stated Fred Zimmerman, executive director, VoIP CPE products, Texas Instruments. "Through the TNETV1050, TI is helping its customers deliver the performance to process advanced voice applications while reducing the total system bill-of- materials."

 

TI recently made news when it announced that it introduced the TNETV1061, its latest VoIP system on a chip. The chip provides VoIP and data routing features and it seems to be a good choice for residential applications and service provider deployments. The new chip integrates TI's Telogy Software for VoIP featuring the company's DSPs for real-time signal processing. The complete software and silicon system is held together by the TNETV1061's dual processor architecture, good for simultaneous real-time voice processing and data traffic under heavy load conditions.

 

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Johanne Torres is contributing editor for TMCnet and Internet Telephony magazine. To see more articles by Johanne Torres, please visit Johanne Torres' columnist page.