Vancouver,
Canada – June 15th, 2010 – CounterPath
Corporation (TSX-V: CCV; OTCBB: CPAH), an award-winning provider of
desktop and mobile VoIP software solutions, today announced the worldwide availability
of Bria iPhone Edition for Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Bria iPhone
Edition is a highly secure, standards-based VoIP softphone that works over both
3G and Wi-Fi networks.
Bria iPhone
Edition integrates seamlessly with other CounterPath desktop and convergence
solutions, as well as with enterprise and carrier infrastructure equipment from
major vendors such as Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, BroadSoft, Metaswitch, Avaya,
Cisco and NEC. Bria iPhone Edition also supports Asterisk-based telephony
systems.
Bria iPhone
Edition is the latest CounterPath solution for mobile platforms and its first
standalone mobile SIP application. Earlier this year, CounterPath launched Linux,
Mac and Windows versions of Bria, all of which received strong approval and
endorsement from Internet telephony service providers (ITSPs) and telecom
infrastructure vendors. In addition to the Bria-branded version, CounterPath
will also be developing customized white-label versions of Bria iPhone Edition
for carriers, OEMs and enterprise customers worldwide through its professional
services team.
One hundred
percent compatible with Apple’s iPhone 3.0 and new iOS (formerly iPhone 4.0),
the CounterPath softphone client takes advantage of the growing number of SMEs,
large enterprises and governments that are deploying iPhones, iPod Touches and
iPads for mobile workers, many of whom require full access to their
communications services while away from their desk or office. Bria iPhone
Edition leverages the iPhone’s native address book and its embedded Bluetooth
technology to provide a seamless calling experience while on the move.
Apple
currently ranks third in smartphone shipments, with 16 percent of all units in
the category in Q1 2010, according to several analyst firms. For all handset
types – smartphones and feature phones – Apple is No. 6, with more than 8.7
million shipped worldwide in Q1.
“When you
factor in the number of business professionals switching to the iPhone, and add
in the iPod Touch user base and the 2 million iPads sold in that device’s first
two months, this adds up to an enormous opportunity for widespread global
adoption of Bria iPhone Edition,” said Donovan Jones, CEO of CounterPath.
Bria iPhone
Edition’s key features include:
·
Full
SIP compliance, enabling use with any SIP-compliant server and hundreds of
ITSPs that currently offer CounterPath-based services.
o
Bria
iPhone Edition appears as another endpoint to service providers or PBX
equipment, enabling fast, cost-effective deployments.
·
Call
quality that’s superior to circuit-switched wireline and wireless voice, and
based on the G.711, G.729 and GSM codecs.
·
An
intuitive user interface that provides one-touch access to voicemail, call
history, speakerphone and other frequently used telephony features such as
4-digit dialing.
·
Support
for DTMF, which lets users enter numbers to access an auto attendant.
·
Bluetooth
support, enabling hands-free calling for convenience, as well as safety while
driving.
·
Multi-call
management options, including the ability to switch between, merge and split
calls, all in ways that are already familiar to iPhone users so they can start
using these features immediately.
·
Signaling
and call encryption via TLS and SRTP, enabling enterprise-class security.
·
Optional
customized branding available for enterprises and telephony providers.
"The
new Bria iPhone Edition is what a VoIP softphone should be for the Apple iOS
family of devices,” said Todd Carothers, Vice President of Product Management,
CounterPath. “Our customers have asked us to provide a high-quality solution
for the mobile device market, and Bria iPhone Edition meets that challenge. As
the leading SIP-based softphone for the desktop, we leveraged our experience to
release a product that has been built with both the consumer and enterprise
customer in mind.”
“There are
already more than 75 million iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad owners today who can
potentially use our Bria iOS softphone,” Carothers said. “This release is
another milestone in bringing the Bria experience to a wider range of mobile
devices. Within the next six months, we’ll add versions offering even more
features and support for additional mobile operating systems, further extending
Bria’s reach into the massively growing mobile market.”
Bria iPhone
Edition is sold exclusively through the following link on the iTunes
Store (http://itunes.apple.com/app/bria-iphone-edition/id373968636?mt=8) for an introductory price of $3.99. Customers have
the ability to upgrade the client to include G.729 support.
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About CounterPath
CounterPath
Corporation is an award-winning provider of innovative desktop and mobile VoIP
software products and solutions. The company’s product suite includes SIP-based
softphones, server applications and Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) solutions
that enable service providers, enterprises and Original Equipment Manufacturers
(OEM) to cost-effectively integrate voice, video, presence and Instant
Messaging (IM) applications into their VoIP offerings and extend functionality
across both fixed and mobile networks.
CounterPath’s
customers include some of the world's largest telecommunications service
providers and network equipment providers including AT&T, Verizon, BT
(British Telecommunications PLC), Deutsche Telekom, Cisco Systems, and Mitel.
Visit www.counterpath.com.
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