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Press Release
BroadSoft and Innomedia Deliver First Joint 3G/VoIP Video Calling
Solution for Mass Market
SingTel Customers Place Real-Time Video Calls Between 3G Mobile
Phones and IP Video Devices
GAITHERSBURG, MD, September 20, 2005 - BroadSoft, the leading
provider of VoIP application software, and InnoMedia Incorporated,
a leading supplier of Internet and broadband access IP telephony
solutions, announced today that the two companies are mainstreaming
video communications by extending the same user experience that
callers have come to expect from voice to video. The joint BroadSoft®/InnoMedia
solution is an integral part of the Singapore Telecommunications
Limited (SingTel) service that lets users make video calls between
3G mobile and IP phones as seamlessly as voice calls are made between
mobile and fixed-line phones.
In the first quarter of 2005, SingTel, Asia's leading communications
group, launched commercial 3G/VoIP video calling services. The service
is based on the BroadSoft BroadWorks® VoIP application platform
and the InnoMedia MTA Videophone product.
"Video - fully integrated with and indistinguishable from
customary voice calling practices - is a key component in the adoption
of 3G services," said Mr. Thomas Yeo, Vice President, Consumer
Marketing at SingTel. "BroadSoft and InnoMedia bring ease-of-use
to this more personalized form of communication by removing wireline/wireless
barriers and incorporating video into established voice calling
norms. Also, SingTel's 3loGy platform allows us to offer all the
benefits of 3G technology and at the same time bring us beyond 3G
mobile, and to leverage on our fixed line business as well. That
is why we lead the market in terms of 3G take up because of our
more complete offering. As a leading telco, we will continue to
look at technologies that offer solutions across platforms for our
customers."
With this solution, InnoMedia supplies its MTA 5531 IP Videophones
as an endpoint for use with the SingTel service based on the BroadSoft
BroadWorks VoIP applications platform. BroadSoft's leading features
can be applied equally to all calls - whether voice or video. For
example, users could place video calls on hold, transfer video calls
within an enterprise, enjoy video-enhanced auto-attendants, leave
video-messages, and click-to-dial multi-party video conference calls.
"BroadSoft brings to the table leading call control capabilities
that converge 3G and VoIP networks, extending the pool of potential
video callers and the familiarity of voice calls to video calls,"
said Dr. Nan-Sheng Lin, president of InnoMedia. "These advances
were crucial for leading carriers such as SingTel to launch new
revenue-generating video services that customers find both interesting
and easy-to-use."
"InnoMedia and SingTel are both leaders in their respective
fields - InnoMedia by providing powerful and stylized video solutions
for a mass market, and SingTel by being first to market with new,
high-demand communications services," said Michael Tessler,
president and CEO of BroadSoft. "By video-enabling BroadSoft
features and interoperating with InnoMedia's video solutions, carriers
around the globe can now launch compelling and profitable video
services that conform to users' calling habits."
InnoMedia Videophones come in several models and offer innovative
features such as an integrated Wi-Fi client and PSTN connectivity,
a high quality 5" LCD screen for crisp images, and an elegant
and functional styled case. InnoMedia's MTA 5531 Videophone was
designed with an additional PSTN port on top of the broadband connection,
to meet specific requirements of incumbent carriers such as SingTel
to harness the incumbent's asset of vast penetration of PSTN in
the homes. Existing fixed line subscribers of SingTel can easily
upgrade their traditional PSTN line package to a video-capable line
while keeping their existing subscription of the fixed voice line.
Dialing habits remain unchanged, and subscribers use their original
fixed line phone number for both voice and video calls.
ABOUT BROADSOFT
BroadSoft's VoIP application software is revolutionizing the
delivery of hosted telephony and multimedia services. Its flagship
BroadWorks® technology empowers wireless and wireline carriers
to deliver next-generation voice and multimedia applications and
advanced features that increase revenue, enhance competitive differentiation
and elevate customer satisfaction. BroadSoft's family of carrier-class
software products delivers the scale, open architecture and reliability
that the world's leading telecommunications companies demand to
serve mission-critical enterprise and residential broadband customers.
BroadSoft's customer base of 110 network operators, including BellSouth,
MCI, Singtel, Telstra, Verizon and XO Communications leads the industry
with more than 1,200,000 lines deployed. Additional information
is available at www.broadsoft.com.
ABOUT INNOMEDIA
Founded in 1995, InnoMedia, Inc. is a privately held multinational
organization with operations in the United States, Singapore, Taiwan
and China. The company delivers Internet and broadband access IP
telephony solutions to broadband service providers, as well as OEM
and distribution partners. InnoMedia has the most advanced, award-winning
portfolio of IP telephony solutions available in the market today,
delivering high-quality voice and video over any IP network. For
more information on InnoMedia, visit the company's website at www.innomedia.com
ABOUT SINGTEL
SingTel is Asia's leading communications group with operations and
investments around the world. Serving both the corporate and consumer
markets, it is committed to bringing the best of global communications
to customers in the Asia Pacific and beyond. With significant operations
in Singapore and Australia (through wholly-owned subsidiary SingTel
Optus), the Group provides a comprehensive portfolio of services
that include voice and data services over fixed, wireless and Internet
platforms.
To serve the needs of multi-national corporations, SingTel has a
network of 35 offices in 17 countries and territories throughout
Asia Pacific, Europe and the United States. These offices enable
SingTel to deliver reliable and quality network solutions to its
customers, either on its own or jointly with local partners. The
Group also has major investments in India, Indonesia, the Philippines
and Thailand. Together with its regional partners, SingTel is Asia's
largest multi-market mobile operator, serving almost 71 million
customers in seven markets.
SingTel employs more than 19,000 people worldwide and had a turnover
of S$12.6 billion (US$7.64 billion) and net profit after tax of
S$3.27 billion (US$1.98 billion) for the year ended 31 March 2005.
More information can be found at www.singtel.com and www.optus.com.au
BroadSoft and BroadWorks are registered trademarks of BroadSoft,
Inc. All other names are trademarks of their respective companies.
For further information contact:
BroadSoft
Hilary Tomasson
+1 (240) 364-5147
htomasson@broadsoft.com
Calysto Communications for BroadSoft
Cameron Smith
+1 (404) 266-2060 ext.19
csmith@calysto.com
InnoMedia Incorporated
Wymond Choy
+1 (408) 432-5474
wchoy@innomedia.com
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