Dual-Mode Wi-Fi/CDMA Handset Technology Announced
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Richard Baguley Published on March 26, 2007 Comment on this |
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CTIA, Orlando, March 26, 2007 – Kyocera Wireless Corporation and PCTEL Incorporated have joined forces to create a voice call continuity (VCC) solution for dual-mode Wi-Fi/CDMA handsets. A prototype at the CTIA show in Orlando is demonstrating the device’s ability to move between CDMA and Wi-Fi wireless connections without interrupting the call.
The prototype device implements PCTEL’s Roaming Client – Voice Enabled (VE) technology on Kyocera’s handset. This enables users to move between Wi-Fi and CDMA interfaces while actively chatting away; the call keeps going while the device deals with the complicated business of switching the call from the CDMA network to the WiFi one.
Kyocera’s device will have the company’s CDMA voice, interface, and SMS services. These will be combined with PCTEL’s VoIP and SMS services along with the Roaming Client – Voice Enabled technology that handles the actual trading between Wi-Fi and CDMA air interfaces.
“Adding Voice Call Continuity to our portfolio represents the latest step by Kyocera Wireless in creating a commercial handset that brings together the best of CDMA and Wi-Fi without sacrificing any functionality,” said Dave Carey, vice president of strategic planning for Kyocera Wireless Corp. “This Kyocera/PCTEL collaboration demonstrates our commitment to developing innovative wireless devices that leverage expanding wireless technology as they improve today’s busy lifestyles.”
The companies are banking on data by analyst firm ABI Research that says more than 11 million subscribers will use VCC solutions for dual-mode Wi-Fi mobile phones as soon as 2008. “Dual-mode phones with roaming and call hand-over capabilities deliver powerful advantages to consumer and enterprise markets,” said Biju Nair, the vice president and general manager of PCTEL’s Mobility Solutions Group. “Our effort with Kyocera demonstrates a market-ready IMS voice application on a mass-market dual-mode handset.”
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