Motorola Increases Voice Density in Popular Vanguard Product Line New Dual Port Voice Card Generating Heavy Demand
[H.323 Standards-compliant Enterprise branch-level solution from MOT seems to be doing IT for users...]
August 27, 1998
MANSFIELD, Mass., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ via NewsEdge Corporation -- Motorola's Internet and Networking Group, Multiservice Networking Division (MND), announced it has begun shipping a dual port voice card that lists for less than $700 US. Motorola began shipping the card earlier this week, satisfying heavy demand for increased voice density on its entry-level Vanguard(R) 320 and Vanguard(R) 6400 Series products for branch locations.
"Motorola is meeting growing user demand for voice over packet and frame by
doubling the number of voice ports available to users at the branch level, " said
Jennifer Pigg of the Yankee Group. "This announcement reinforces Motorola's strategy
of driving networks toward integration of voice and data applications right down to the
local level. That strategy is in line with the larger movement toward integration we are
seeing in the marketplace. "
"Voice/data integration is here", said Rick Lane, vice president and general manager of
Motorola's Multiservice Networking Division (MND). " The demand for increased
voice density within today's networks is huge. The response to this feature has been
phenomenal, with more than 1100 units on order from customers who want to support
an increasing number of voice over frame relay and voice over IP applications. These
customers have proved the benefits of packet voice networks, they are seeing the
savings, and they want to extend their capabilities while continuing to save on
long-distance costs. "
Motorola's Vanguard voice solutions are created with built-in standards compliance
and interoperability. "We understand that voice over IP and other packet voice
solutions will only gain acceptance if the customer can get the kind of application
transparency that is provided today by standard PSTN telephony. These branch level
voice products are engineered to include the ITU G.723.1 and G.729 encoding
standards as well as the H.323 call control standards in order to ensure that complete
voice solution transparency exists, " said Eric Larson, senior marketing manager of
voice applications for Motorola's MND.
Motorola's Vanguard multiservice product line, which ranges from single port desktop
products to large concentrator nodes, combines data traffic with either voice over
frame relay or voice over IP. The introduction of a higher density voice card adds
greater robustness to Motorola's already powerful multiservice branch solutions.
Motorola's mid-range Vanguard 6520 and 6560 products already offer voice card
options supporting up to 16 analog and 28 digital ports per device.
Motorola's Multiservice Networking Division (formerly Network Systems Division) is
part of Motorola's Internet and Networking Group (ING). ING delivers smart access
technology to connect people and organizations in a world of converging
communications. ING provides a full complement of wireline and wireless access
solutions, including broadband, corporate networking, platform software and content
services. Motorola is one of the world's leading providers of wireless communications,
semiconductors, and advanced electronic systems, components, and services. Major
equipment businesses include cellular telephone, two-way radio, paging and data
communications, personal communications, automotive, defense and space electronics
and computers. Motorola semiconductors power communication devices, computers
and millions of other products. Motorola's 1997 sales were $29.8 billion. MND
information is available on the World Wide Web at www.motorola.com/networking.
Motorola is a trademark and Vanguard is a registered trademark of Motorola, Inc.
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