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Implementing VoIP in a wireless world

Herman Abel

Product ManagerAculab (booth 402)

herman.abel@aculab.comPhone: +44 1908 273815

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September 10-12, 2007 • Los Angeles Convention Center • Los Angeles, California

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Agenda

• What is wireless VoIP?• Three key issues• Wireless VoIP makes money• Your opportunities with wireless VoIP• Summary

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No, it is not wireless VoIP!

Is this wireless VoIP?

• Used for voice communications between kids• Uses wireless, digital and packetised voice• Connected to Internet• Community of ‘live objects’ around the globe

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Defining the wireless VoIP

• A blend of basic ingredients is required:– Wireless LAN / WAN– IP framing on the user / edge device– Support of mobility / roaming– Multiple access points (cells / pico-cells / base stations)– Integration of voice and data applications (video is next)

Mobility is the key issue No.1! Infrastructure is the key issue No.2! Mobile Internet is the key issue No.3!

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• Two types of wireless VoIP– Enterprise wVoIP indoor via Wi-Fi– Public Internet wVoIP via Wi-Fi / WiMAX

• Dual mode access technologies / phones

Mobility – wireless VoIP gets you unplugged!

GSM / CDMAoutdoor

VoWiFiindoor

Public cellsoutdoor

Private pico-cellindoor

FMC UMAFixed / mobile convergence Unlicensed mobile access

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Infrastructure

• Simplicity– Wireless VoIP offers much simpler indoor infrastructure

• Cost– Cheaper to install and maintain

• Quality– Wireless should be on a par with wireline– Coverage, congestion, etc.

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Integration of voice with data applications

• It’s not that simple phone anymore…

• Voice is integrated with office tools– Mobile email access, organiser, etc.

• Unified messaging– Push-to-talk– Instant messaging

• Internet access– Browsing– Enterprise wVoIP + Internet VoIP ( )

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Technologies overview

• Wi-Fi– ‘Last foot’, enterprise level wLAN technology– Robust, deployed, proven, cheap and simple– Unlicensed– 150 feet indoors, 300 feet outdoors

• WiMAX– ‘Last mile’, cell-like technology– Promising, but yet to be proven– Licensed spectrum – costs £€$¥– 30 miles outdoors

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Technologies overview

WCDMA HSDPA HSUPA Super3G TD-CDMAFlash-OFDM

Wi-Fi WiMAX

Availability

VoIP capability

Maximum latency

Speed per user

2007 2010 2008

300ms

No No

200ms 100ms 25ms 100ms 50ms 200ms 100ms

200kbps 1Mbps 2Mbps <10Mbps 1Mbps 1.5Mbps >10Mbps <10Mbps

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Availability

Ser

vice

type

Wireless VoIP makes money

Local area wireless network

Private Public

DIY

Ma

na

ge

d

Wide area wireless network

Portable Mobile

In building

(DoCoMO, Passage)

In building + public areas

(BT Fusion)

VoWiMAX

(Korea telecom,Sprint)

In building fixed

(Skype/SiemensDECT)

Public areas

(Vonage/Boingo)

IMS-based services

(Super3G)

DIY cellular

(Skype on Motorola

phone)

(Source: Analysis)

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Your opportunities with wireless VoIP

• Wireless VoIP roaming– Fast call routing and seamless cell switching– Cell congestion management– Coverage improvements

• Integration of complete solutions– Integration with IP-PBX, gateways, media servers– Support for voicemail, call transfer, conferencing, email,

fax, video, etc.

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Your opportunities with wireless VoIP

• Scalability, availability, resilience– Growing an enterprise solution– Related to roaming

• Quality of service (QoS)– Audio quality affected by delay, jitter and packet loss– Codecs, PLC, bandwidth management

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Your opportunities with wireless VoIP

• Security– Wireless channel security– Wireline security (Secure RTP, TLS, SIPS, etc.)

• Dual mode end user devices or services– FMC or UMA– Feature rich, low cost or oriented to a particular market

segment

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Summary

• Three key issues of wireless VoIP:– Mobility– Simpler ‘last foot’ infrastructure– Benefits of integration of wireless voice with data

• Radio access technologies include Wi-Fi, WiMAX, HSDPA/HSUPA, TD-CDMA and Flash-OFDM

• Wireless VoIP can be managed, private, public, portable or truly mobile

• Business opportunities exist in roaming, security, scalability, QoS and dual mode operation

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September 10-12, 2007 • Los Angeles Convention Center • Los Angeles, California

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Thank you!Herman AbelProduct ManagerAculab (booth 402)

herman.abel@aculab.comPhone: +44 1908 273815