Blending VoIP and 3G – 7/24/2006 6:37:00 AM – Broa…

Blending VoIP and 3G – 7/24/2006 6:37:00 AM – Broadband-Today – CA6355589: “Manx Telecom, a subsidiary of O2, and Lucent Technologies, have inked a comprehensive agreement that continues the evolution of Manx Telecom’s network to support a wide array of ‘blended’ Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), data and video services over a converged network that combines third-generation (3G) wireless technology and the latest wireline broadband access capabilities. Under the agreement Lucent will supply Manx Telecom with additional elements of its IMS solution to support advanced multimedia services. Lucent also will increase the capacity of Manx Telecom’s wireless network and upgrade the carrier’s broadband wireline network with the Lucent Multimedia Access Platform (MMAP), an all-IP solution that enables service providers to profitably deliver high-bandwidth video/IPTV, VoIP and multimedia services to the mass market.”