HelloSoft Launches 3GPP Compliant FMC Client for the Nokia E-Series on the S60 Platform

SAN JOSE, CA--- HelloSoft, Inc., the world's leading provider of VoIP/IMS/VCC technologies for wireline and wireless devices, announced the launch of HelloMobileCommunicator-FMC™ for Nokia's E-Series devices. The S60 Platform (formerly Series 60 User Interface) is a software platform for mobile phones that uses Symbian OS. The S60 is currently amongst the leading smartphone platforms in the world. It is developed primarily by Nokia and licensed by them to other manufacturers.

With the S60 being the world's most popular software platform for smartphones, HelloSoft has been diligently working on the S60 platform to bring Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) to Next Generation Networks (NGN).

HelloMobileCommunicator-FMC is a standards-based complete solution enabling mass-market deployment of low-cost and power-efficient fully featured handsets. HelloSoft's award-winning and commercially deployed comprehensive SIP-based VoIP technology forms the core component of the product. This 3GPP compliant product leads the way for FMC deployments with its Voice Call Continuity (VCC) feature offering seamless handoff between any access networks (Wi-Fi, WiMAX, WCDMA, EVDO, HSDPA/HSUPA).

The product provides a unified GUI to support voice, chat, messaging, phone book, and contact applications. This further improves customer usability.

"We are excited to be able to provide our IMS/VCC technologies for Nokia E-Series devices and other popular S60 platform based mobile devices," said Ron Victor, Vice President and General Manager for Business Development and Marketing at HelloSoft. "Adding the Nokia S60 platform to our portfolio of supported platforms for FMC enables our service provider and enterprise customers to broaden the number of handset choices available for FMC applications."

HelloSoft has been conducting interoperability testing over the past year and continues to work with infrastructure partners to test any and all platforms with our IMS/VCC client. Announced partners include Accuris Networks Aricent, Azaire Networks, NewStep, Personeta, Sonus, Networks and Tango Networks.

HelloSoft's products can enable mobile device manufacturers to design and architect products that are power efficient and provide substantial cost benefits. HelloSoft has a range of VoIP and wireless products to meet the price and performance needs of multiple high-volume markets, including multi-mode devices which enable OEMs, ODMs and semiconductor manufacturers to deliver VoIP enabled products with a shorter time to market.

About HelloSoft

HelloSoft is the world's leading provider of VoIP Technologies for wireline and wireless devices. The company enables mass deployment of low-cost, power-efficient, fully featured multi-mode wireline and wireless devices by providing highly optimized RISC based VoIP software products with superior voice quality, QoS, and efficient call switching specifically designed for next-generation end-points. HelloSoft's VoIP stack enables seamless hand-over between cellular and Wi-Fi networks for multi-mode handsets. This comprehensive portfolio of award-winning VoIP products enables OEMs, ODMs and semiconductor manufacturers to deliver VoIP-enabled products with a short time-to-market schedule.


HelloSoft is headquartered in San Jose, California with an R&D facility in Hyderabad. HelloSoft's customers include leading technology firms such as Skype, HTC, BenQ, CEC, Thrane & Thrane, Toshiba, Panasonic, Accton, Wistron NeWeb, NeoMagic, a la Mobile and 5V Technologies along with top semiconductor manufacturers, Original Device Manufacturers (ODMs) and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) globally.

HelloSoft's partners include Texas Instruments, Intel, Arm, MIPS, Microsoft and Symbian. Please visit our website www.hellosoft.com for further information.