ZyXEL Communications Corp. has reportedly decided to use
TI’s VoIP chipsets in its voice-enabled DSL access devices, VoIP gateways and IP phones.
The deal between the two companies means ZyXEL can incorporate TI’s programmable digital signal processor (DSP)-based series of access communications processors and field-proven Telogy Software in all its VoIP- related products. The first of these products will be ZyXEL’s V501D-T1 and V300 IP phones, which will be available at CeBIT (
News -
Alert) 2007. Prior to that, ZyXEL will release a new high-port density VoIP gateway, the P2024, featuring TI’s TNETV24xx and TNETV25xx series of VoIP gateway technology.
“TI’s VoIP solutions are at the heart of ZyXEL’s next-generation voice enabled CPE and IP phone products,” said Dr. Albert Ju, assistant vice president, telco/VoIP product line, ZyXEL Communications, in a press release.. “TI’s technological skill, system stability and proven track record in VoIP software and silicon for customer premises equipment made them the clear choice for our newest VoIP devices. Together, ZyXEL and TI are partnering to offer customers the highest quality and most advanced VoIP premise products in the market.”
The deal, which is a continuation of an existing partnership between the two companies, will enable ZyXEL to bring high-performance voice processing and new feature-rich access products to market rapidly and efficiently across a broad range of CPE devices.
“TI’s VoIP gateway product suite combines hardware and software-based functionality on an optimized architecture and co-defined features for a broad range of voice over packet applications,” the press release states. “TI’s TNETV105x family offers ZyXEL a highly integrated IP phone solution and comprehensive feature set with one of the industry's most robust acoustic echo cancellers. Using TI's flexible silicon and software architecture, ZyXEL can also develop add-on functionality into its IP phones as the demand for a particular feature or application emerges down the road.”
Fred Zimmerman, executive director of VoIP CPE products for TI, said he expects the continuing partnership with ZyXEL to result in consumer products which will “simplify the process by which customers utilize Voice over IP services in their businesses and homes.”
For more information, visit
www.ti.com or
www.zyxel.com.
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Patrick Barnard is Associate Editor for TMCnet and a columnist covering the telecom industry. To see more of his articles, please visit Patrick Barnard’s columnist page.
