Avaya Unveils Voice-over-Wireless Gateway and APs

Avaya introduced a new set of converged mobility products for bridging Wi-Fi and cellular networks for enterprise users. The products form part of a converged mobility architecture that Avaya is developing with Motorola and Proxim. Avaya said its aim is to improve the delivery of IP applications and voice communications for a mobile workforce.



The new products -- the Avaya W310 WLAN Gateway and Avaya W110 WLAN Access Points -- incorporate co-developed technologies from Avaya and Proxim. The gateway and access points, along with Avaya's Communication Manager IP telephony software, deliver a voice over wireless LAN (VoWLAN) solution. The gateway and access points provide QoS based on Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WME) standards. They also provide support for the Motorola CN620, a new dual-network Mobile Office Device, capable of roaming between the WLAN and a public GSM network. In addition to VoWLAN and GSM, the Motorola CN620 delivers access to advanced IP capabilities, such as listening to e-mail, accessing corporate directories and overseeing multi-party teleconferences, as they move across a WLAN and onto public cellular networks.



The seamless mobility solution from Avaya, Motorola and Proxim is in the final stages of development and currently undergoing trials in several enterprises throughout North America. Commercial availability of the solution is expected later this year. http://www.avaya.com/