Bluesocket Acquires VoIP Leader Pingtel

Bluesocket (News - Alert) Inc., has acquired SIP-based enterprise communications solutions leader Pingtel Corp. The acquisition will help Bluesocket develop comprehensive enterprise mobility solutions that combine secure wireless LAN and Voice over IP (VoIP

) including unified communications server technology.

The acquisition will combine Bluesocket’s WLAN and security capabilities with Pingtel’s (News - Alert) leading SIP

PBX (News - Alert) technology. Thus, both the companies will be able to jointly develop software-based, OEM-ready solutions for larger ecosystem partners looking for faster approaches for delivering integrated wired, wireless and voice offerings. In addition, the collaboration will help Bluesocket pursue mid-sized and small enterprises interested in implementing a standards-based mobility solution.

“The opportunity lies in the fact that the wireless LAN

and unified communications markets are converging to create a $10 billion plus market for enterprise mobility solutions,” said Mads Lillelund (News - Alert), CEO at Bluesocket. “As a result of this acquisition, we are better positioned to deliver an integrated solution that meets the mobility needs of customers across a variety of industries. Bluesocket is redefining the meaning of enterprise mobility by seamlessly combining leading unified communications, mobility and security solutions, with significant improvements to the user experience and an overall lower cost of ownership.”

Bluesocket and Pingtel (News - Alert) will combine their product development efforts, channel partners and end-user base. Pingtel’s SIP-based, unified communications technology will constitute the basis of Bluesocket’s future FMC solution to manage call hand-off between cellular and enterprise Wi-Fi

networks.

Bluesocket will speed up Pingtel’s open source development championed, including full support for the sipXecs open source project and the SIPfoundry (News - Alert) open source community.

“During the past several years, Pingtel has transformed the way enterprises buy and deploy VoIP communications,” said William Rich, CEO at Pingtel. “As a result, the company has achieved strong industry momentum and built a solid base of flagship enterprise accounts and OEM customers. Together with Bluesocket we are stronger and better positioned to bring our unified communications and wireless products to market, leverage new channels, and accelerate growth worldwide.”

Niladri Sekhar Nath is a contributing writer for TMCnet covering telecommunications, service providers and networking. To see more of his articles, please visit his columnist page.

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