Microsoft,
Nortel, LG Team Up to Market WinCE IP Phones
August
2006
SEOUL,
Korea – Microsoft and LG-Nortel, a joint venture of LG Electronics
and Nortel* [NYSE/TSX: NT], today announced the signing of a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) for broad range collaboration in Voice over
IP (VoIP), including WinCE-based IP terminals and the new WinCE
6 videophone. WinCE 6, code-named “Yamazaki”, is Microsoft’s
new integrated embedded development environment for the next generation
of smart devices.
Under
the terms of the MoU, the scope of the strategic alliance will include
joint R&D, cooperative marketing to customers and channels worldwide,
and a licensing agreement for WinCE 6. The MoU builds on the strength
of an existing relationship between the two companies, marked by
LG-Nortel’s successful development of a WinCE 5-based multimedia
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phone, the LIP-6824CD, and the
world’s first WinCE 6 videophone for global markets.
“This
strategic collaboration provides an excellent fit for our strategy
of developing innovative IP solutions for leading telcos looking
to expand into IP Centrex services and such multimedia services
as video calls, MMS/EMS and other value added services,” said
Jae Ryung Lee, CEO, LG-Nortel. “In the future, we plan to
make a wide range of WinCE-based products available to Microsoft
channel partners around the world.”
Terminals
based on Microsoft’s new WinCE 6 platform provide more powerful
multimedia processing and will serve as a platform for application-oriented
enterprise and residential solutions based on innovative embedded
devices. “Through this partnership, we anticipate substantial
sales of embedded solutions in the area of VoIP, as well as the
establishment of a leading position in the IP phone and IP videophone
market through WinCE 6,” said Lee.
Microsoft
and LG-Nortel expect to conclude a definitive agreement within the
next few months. At that time, new WinCE 6-based IP phone designs
and features will be announced.
About
Microsoft
Founded
in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader
in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses
realize their full potential.
About
LG-Nortel
LG-Nortel
is a joint venture between LG Electronics and Nortel, officially
launched in November 2005. LG-Nortel offers advanced telecommunications
and network solutions in wired and wireless telecommunications,
optical and enterprise areas for Korean and global customers. Its
main divisions are Carrier Networks and Enterprise Networks businesses.
Prior to the establishment of the joint venture, LG Electronics
and Nortel had a close collaboration and were selected as network
suppliers for KTF and SK Telecom’s HSDPA/WCDMA networks. The
company’s sales and marketing departments are in the company’s
GS Tower building in Kangnam-gu, Seoul and its R&D center in
Anyang, Geonggi province. The total number of employees for the
company is approximately 1,400. For more information on LG-Nortel,
visit www.LG-NORTEL.com**.
About
Nortel
Nortel
is a recognized leader in delivering communications capabilities
that enhance the human experience, ignite and power global commerce,
and secure and protect the world’s most critical information.
Our next-generation technologies, for both service providers and
enterprises, span access and core networks, support multimedia and
business-critical applications, and help eliminate today’s
barriers to efficiency, speed and performance by simplifying networks
and connecting people with information. Nortel does business in
more than 150 countries. For more information, visit Nortel on the
Web at www.nortel.com. For the latest Nortel news, visit www.nortel.com/news.
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