ZURICH, Switzerland, November 27 /PRNewswire/ --
- This Innovative Concept Will Provide Mobile Services for the Extended Home, an Area That Will Include the Home and the Car
Starhome, the leading provider of roaming services and converged solutions, is part of a consortium that has completed integration of an extended home remote control platform.
As part of the Celtic EnComPAs2 (Enabling Community Communications - Platforms and Applications phase 2) project, Starhome is developing an innovative concept for mobile services for the extended home. This environment includes the home, the car and other remote sites acting as a virtual home environment, enabling remote access to home content such as videos, photos, music and other media.
Celtic is a European RD programme that initiates and runs privately and publicly funded Information and Communication Technology (ICT)/telecommunications RD projects. EnComPAs2 is being led by Telefonica I+D. Consortium members include Acciona Infraestructuras and Ikerlan from Spain, and TNO ICT from the Netherlands.
The Starhome concept links mobile networks and home networks for the first time, enabling mobile operators to provide value added services for the home. The implementation combines the Next Generation Network architecture, which consists of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), and a home residential gateway. Starhome is providing the IMS connectivity for the project, including mobile services such as smart call routing between GSM/UMTS and Wi-Fi, depending on the user location.
Shai Ophir, Starhome's Technology Specialist, believes that Starhome's concept has the potential to revolutionise the convergence market. Completing integration was an important step for Starhome and our consortium partners in the development of this cutting-edge technology. This project has the potential to significantly enhance the mobile landscape by both improving the home service environment and extending its reach.
One exciting prototype being developed by Starhome for this project will converge voice and messaging between car and mobile. The mobile network will capture an SMS being sent to a mobile subscriber who is driving, for example, and will convert the message into a voice call in order to increase driving safety, said Ophir.
About Starhome
Starhome(R) is the leading provider and recognised driving force for roaming services and converged solutions for mobile network operators. Our solutions focus on service mobility that enables users to go from one network to another seamlessly.
Media Contacts Lori Lichtblau Marcom and Public Relations Manager Email: Starhome@starhome.com Tel: +41-44-380-6777
Media Contacts: Lori Lichtblau, Marcom and Public Relations Manager, Email: Starhome@starhome.com, Tel: +41-44-380-6777
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