14 DAY TRIAL // ZyXel Communications UK has announced the launch of the V660 smartphone, a converged WiFi/GPRS/GSM quad-band device with built-in VPN support. With the mobile phone, users will be able to make and receive calls through voice over wireless LAN (VoWLAN) as well as fixed and mobile networks by only using one device.
V660 also offers access to email, the mobile web and instant messaging. The Windows Mobile 5 powered handset also includes a 1.9 inch screen, 2 megapixel camera, media player with audio and video playback capabilities, 64MB internal memory and a MicroSD card slot for memory expansion. So aside from bringing VoWLAN capabilities it also provides what an average mobile phone would.
"The growing army of mobile workers is placing businesses under increasing pressure to provide a single device to replace the many that currently occupy our bags and pockets," said Rob Mackinnon, VoIP product manager ZyXEL. "Whilst most technical innovation creates as many problems as it solves, the V660 combines a myriad of devices and ensures that SMBs and consumers alike always have instant access to the world's sources of information and entertainment."
The V660 is an open platform system that can integrate freely with any IP telephony service and mobile provider and can be loaded with Windows Mobile compatible software. Optimizing cost and quality of service, the V660 will route calls based on network availability and automatically hunt for an open WiFi hotspot.
It includes standard encryption methods like WPA/WPA2/TLS and VPN support, ensuring secure VoWLAN calls and can be configured as required providing SMBs and consumers with a flexible approach to mobile communications. As with your average Windows Mobile powered device, the user will also be able to edit/view office documents with the dedicated Office Mobile applications.
Pocket MSN will provide users with easy access to the MSN services (Hotmail, Messenger and MSN Alerts) and employees will be able to communicate while out of the office and get real-time updates of MSN Hotmail messages. ZyXel is to announce the availability as well as price of the device in the latter half of 2007.