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Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) announced on Monday the introduction of PIQUA, a new system of Internet Protocol (IP) quality management which will equip service providers with the tools necessary to deliver a level of service quality to consumer and business subscribers moving to Internet and IP-based services, such as VoIP, Video over IP, IPTV and IP-based music services.
TI joined forces with Motive Inc. and Viola Networks in order to make available info necessary to properly manage emerging services from its IP communications technology offerings with PIQUA. This will empower providers to improve their subscribers' experience and reduce overall network operating costs. PIQUA is based on TI's digital signal processor (DSP) technology and embedded software systems. The program provides a real-time distributed system of quality management elements designed to monitor and improve the quality of IP-based services, such as voice, data and video. PIQUA uses real-time calculations to instantly assess quality parameters related to the user's experience, allowing both equipment manufacturers and service providers to adapt to changing conditions and make adjustments which today are either impossible or done manually. These quality management tools enable the discovery, monitoring and repair of services, devices and networks, allowing operators to proactively manage factors like echo, dropped-packets and line-delay.
"Leveraging our strengths in both silicon and embedded software, TI is offering a truly unique opportunity for service providers to roll-out new IP services and benefit from much lower operating costs and greatly increased customer satisfaction," said Greg Delagi, vice president of DSP Systems at Texas Instruments. "While PIQUA is focused primarily on voice quality today, other IP-based communications applications, such as video, home security and home automation are all areas where we foresee PIQUA making dramatic improvements."
TI made news recently when the company joined forces with VoIP service provider Vonage Holdings Corporation to release the Uniden UIP1869V, which bundles TI's TNETV1060 VoIP chipset, enabling consumers to carry out conversations though applications compatible with the Vonage service. It has a retail price of $189.99 and offers a $50 mail-in rebate to consumers after sixty days of service.
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