MOSCOW--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2006--SPIRIT DSP (www.spiritdsp.com/voip), a global leading provider
of award-winning embedded voice and communication software products,
and VMTS (http://www.vmts.com/), provider of market-proven
2G/3G wireless solutions for mobile handset manufacturers, today
announced that VMTS has integrated SPIRIT's embedded voice products
into its baseband processors to enhance next-generation mobile
handsets with superior voice quality. The mass production of VMTS's
new E-Vision solution with SPIRIT's high quality embedded voice for
the wireless market will begin in March 2006.
Now SPIRIT's voice and communication software products ensure the
voice quality in a variety of applications ranging from smartphones
and PDAs to high-end handsets and 3G wireless phones. Thanks to ten
years of experience in embedded VoIP development and 200 successful
deployments, SPIRIT is strongly positioned as the leading embedded
voice engine provider for any platform: -DN, mobile devices or SoC.
VMTS enables manufacturers to produce advanced dual-mode
(GSM/GPRS/EDGE & WCDMA) wireless handsets for all major markets:
Europe, Asia Pacific and US. VMTS wireless solutions provide
integrated and adaptive technology for a wide range of mobile phones
from mid-range to advanced high-end models. VMTS will integrate
SPIRIT's embedded voice products in its V2751 baseband for E-Vision
GSM/GPRS/EDGE and U-Vision UTMS solutions. SPIRIT's software
embedded into new VMTS chips will boost the quality of 3G wireless
voice communications. The key feature, based on SPIRIT's
industry-leading echo and noise cancellation solutions, is the true
full-duplex voice conferencing with the best possible voice quality.
"We chose SPIRIT for the completeness and the performance of
their solution which brings a high voice quality and reliability to
our customers," said Simon Tchedikian, Head of Program and Business
Development at VMTS. "By exceeding actual industry standards of
performance and cost efficiency, SPIRIT and VMTS contribute to
leading-edge architecture of baseband-chip solution."
"Through SPIRIT and VMTS co-operation, today ODMs using VMTS
chips can be sure of the voice quality in terminal devices: it is
now at the highest level," says Slava Borilin, SPIRIT's VoIP Product
Director. "Embedded into VMTS' Baseband silicon platform, SPIRIT's
technologies provide leadership in the new generation mobile
equipment."
SPIRIT Speech Enhancement technology, including Acoustic Echo
Canceller, Noise Suppressor, several specialized Automatic Gain
Controls and other voice-enhancing features, has been optimized
specifically for VMTS's SoC and DSP core requirements. It has been
adopted for different acoustic hardware. Both handset and car kit
applications are guaranteed to have with high voice quality and
full-duplex echo cancellation wherever this SoC is deployed. SPIRIT
Speech Enhancement technology is available off-the-shelf for most
popular DSP and RISC platforms.
The VMTS E-Vision GSM/GPRS/EDGE platform provides a powerful,
flexible and highly integrated 2.75G solution with industry-leading
power consumption to handset manufacturers. E-Vision comes fully
validated and certified, and uses the latest VMTS V2751 EDGE enabled
base-band chip. The low-power V2751 chip brings reliable modem
technology with high-performance multimedia features in one single
chip. Its state-of-the-art, mature and field-proven protocol stack
supports quad-band (850/900/1800/1900) operation for GSM/GPRS/EDGE
and is dual-mode upgradeable with VMTS V3000 W-CDMA coprocessor.
VMTS new E-Vision solution that has integrated SPIRIT's embedded
voice products will be available on the market for mass production
in March 2006.
An advanced technical and time-proven practical experience which
SPIRIT gained in collaborating with leading chip vendors - Agere,
National Semiconductor, Philips Semiconductor, Siemens, Panasonic,
Texas Instruments and Toshiba - is now implemented for VMTS baseband
chips bringing a new generation of mobile phones to emerging
markets. Since 2004, the world's mobile handset market is driven by
the transition from 2,5G mobiles toward 3G-enabled devices which are
expected to reach 40% of 855 million units in 2008, according to
Byan, Garner & Co. In-Stat reported manufacturers will produce
nearly 720 million Next-Generation Mobile Phones and 3G wireless
handsets in 2005 with sales generating nearly $112B in revenue.
About SPIRIT
SPIRIT DSP (www.spiritDSP.com/voip) employs 120 professionals,
has been in international software licensing business since 1992.
SPIRIT is a bootstrap company and has been profitable for 14 years.
SPIRIT focus is communication, speech and VoIP software products
.Today SPIRIT counts among its clients: Adobe, Agere, Atmel,
Flextronics, Ericsson, HTC, HP, Hyundai, Kyocera, LG, Macromedia,
Marconi, NEC, Nortel Networks, Oracle, Paltalk, Panasonic, Philips,
Polycom, Samsung, Siemens, Texas Instruments and Toshiba, among 200+
other communication OEMs and software vendors. Under the brands of
our customers SPIRIT communication software is used in over 70
countries and powers 80 million voice channels. SeeStorm is SPIRIT
subsidiary for synthetic video conferencing. In 2005, SPIRIT DSP has
been honored as one of the 'Fierce 15' top VoIP companies, and one
of the 'Pulver 100' growth companies that represent the future of IP
communications.
About VMTS
VMTS specializes in the development of GSM/GPRS, EDGE and WCDMA
platforms and enables manufacturers to rapidly develop and produce
leading mobile handsets. VMTS was founded in 2005 and is
headquartered in Paris, France. VMTS has world leading expertise in
semiconductor design, wireless protocol, wireless algorithm
development and system integration. VMTS provides integrated,
validated and pre-certified reference designs, together with
protocol and device software. Through seamless integration in
wireless end-products, VMTS technology addresses its customers key
requirements, which are product differentiation and improved
time-to-market. More information on VMTS is available at http://www.vmts.com/.
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