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APOL LAUNCHES IP TELEPHONY SERVICE IN TAIWAN WITH INNOMEDIA VOIP GATEWAY
iCall Service begins a New Era of Broadband Telephony Service
Milpitas, CA — August 10, 2004 — InnoMedia™,
Inc., today announced that APOL (Asia Pacific Online), a Chinese 3G and
Internet Service Provider, has chosen InnoMedia end-user devices for its
iCall broadband telephony service. iCall subscribers will enjoy high-quality
broadband voice service with InnoMedia's MTA3328R, a SOHO Router gateway
which serves both voice and NAT router functionality.
The model MTA3328R adopted by APOL for its iCall service fulfills both
small business and residential broadband IP telephony requirements. Connecting
to any standard analog telephone sets, the MTA3328R allows iCall subscribers
to enjoy all the benefits of broadband IP telephony. The InnoMedia MTA3328R,
utilizing advanced voice compression algorithms, lets subscribers conduct
3-way conference calls with crystal voice clarity, with no echo, no noise,
and no jitter.
In addition to unlimited on-net calls, iCall grants regular fixed-line
E.164 numbers to subscribers and therefore lets PSTN users make calls
to iCall subscribers, and vice versa, with economical connection fees.
iCall subscribers are able to save money on phone service without the
need to change dialing behaviors or give up the universal connectivity
they are accustomed to.
Most SME customers today subscribe to broadband Internet service with
a single IP address for budgetary purpose. MTA3328R supports NAT functionality
to have voice and data service running on a single IP connection line,
and allows simultaneous Internet access for up to 5 PCs. Its built-in
voice QoS function guarantees the bandwidth required for crystal clear
voice calls even while surfing the web or downloading files.
"To provide APOL iCall subscribers the best voice service, we tested
many CPE devices provided by tens of vendors. We choose InnoMedia as our
preferred partner, because we were convinced by InnoMedia's advanced technology
in IP telephony solutions, and their responsiveness and professionalism,"
said James Jang, President of APOL and EBT Telco Group. "We are pleased
to work with InnoMedia and hope to exploit the IP Telephony market with
quality products delivered quickly to our customers.
Nan-Sheng Lin, President of InnoMedia said, "We are pleased to be
partnering with APOL, the most recognized 3G and Internet broadband service
provider in the Asia Pacific Region. By employing MTA3328R, the SOHO Router
VoIP+NAT gateway, APOL may offer revolutionary end-to-end broadband voice
services to the public. We are so glad to participate in this superior
plan to launch a new era of broadband IP telephony service in the region."
About InnoMedia
Founded in 1995, InnoMedia, Inc. is a privately held multinational organization
with operations in the United States, Singapore, Taiwan and China. The
company delivers Internet and broadband access IP telephony solutions
to broadband service providers, as well as OEM and distribution partners.
InnoMedia has the most advanced, award winning portfolio of IP telephony
solutions available in the market today, delivering high-quality voice
and video over any IP network. For more information on InnoMedia, visit
the company's website at www.innomedia.com.
About APOL
APOL (Asia Pacific Online) is a wholly owned subsidiary of EBT (Eastern
Broadband Telecom), one of the four licensed fixed line type 1 telecommunications
service provider in Taiwan.
To lead Taiwan into the new broadband communication era, APOL has developed
integrated Internet access and data center services with advanced technologies
and high quality, combined with the prevailing resources from EBT, to
help businesses build a successful beginning in the new millennium. To
know more about iCall Service, please visit APOL iCall web site at http://dial.apol.com.tw/icall.
For more information on APOL, visit the company web site at www.apol.com.tw/english/index.html
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