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Paris, France, 10 December, 2007 – Thomson’s (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TMS) Cirpack VoIP platform has been selected by Cablecom, a leading Mexican cable operator, to launch primary line telephony in December 2007 as part of its new triple play offer. Cablecom, who currently supply TV and Internet services to both residential and business markets have purchased Thomson’s full next-generation networks platforms including “IP Centrex” for business telephony services.

Cablecom is undergoing rapid expansion of its customer base and already has around 600,000 connected customers. Since the beginning of 2007, it has acquired more than 20 other cable operators to consolidate the Mexican market and build an alternative solution to traditional telephony offers. In this context, Cablecom needed a scaleable platform to optimise management of its multiple networks.

“We needed a solution to quickly launch primary line telephony to complete our triple play package” said Eduardo Rodriguez Torres, CTO of Cablecom Telephony. “We found that Thomson’s VoIP platform was the only one on the market capable of matching our expectations in terms of features, reliability and easy of deployment. We have acquired many other cable operator companies and scalability is a key requirement for us. With Thomson’s platform, increasing user capacity and adding new services can be done quickly and transparently, without disruption. Added to this, the Thomson VoIP platform is a field proven solution both in Latin America and with cable operators.”

“Triple-play is becoming a powerful consumer draw for cable operators around the world as they expand their offerings to include IP telephony and data” said Jacques Dunogue, Senior Executive Vice President in charge of the Systems Division for Thomson. “We are delighted to have been selected by Cablecom to deploy this service in Mexico.”

According to analysts IMS Research, there are currently over 104 million households in the Latin American region connected by cable and the growth of these connections migrating to digital cable is rapidly growing at an average of 25% a year. This opens the door for cable operators to offer a full range of triple play services including primary line telephony and video on demand.

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The Consumer Electronics Show 2007 proved big event of the week with great many products and technologies displayed by different companies. Taking opportunity of the occasion, Netgear and Thomson SA showcased their new VoIP phones that enable users to make and receive Skype calls as well as regular phone calls.

Netgear SPH200D: It is a dual-mode cordless phone communicates with a base station in the home. The base station uses DECT cordless phone standard to connect wirelessly to the phone. It supports up to four Netgear handsets.

With SPH200D, the customers can access their regular Skype contact list and their available status. They can select to make phone calls either via landline or using Skype. At the same time, they can also access to SkypOut service, which let them to make Skype calls to landline phones. The price of the phone is US$199.

Thomson GE-branded phone system: It is also based on DECT technology and allows users to make Skype as well as landline calls. They can also conduct conference calls with up to four VoIP users and conference both landline and VoIP callers. Thomson plans to release it in the spring.

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Who does not know of GE, everyone here in USA does as it is a household name. I also have seen many a GE stuff in other countries. So it is safer to say, GE is one of the well known global Brands.
So what happens when a company like GE makes and brands the VOIP phone for your VOIP IP Telephony company. My guess is that it will fly like a rocket, or take off like a rocket. I think that is what SunRocket is expecting when the made the announcement on last Friday.
I guess this is good news for SunROcket and for VOIP in General. More the people know about the product, more will be using it. GE is a brand name that even my grand father would recognize. GE has the clout to bring any household product to the forefronts of departmental stores.
This is what SunRocket pres release has to say;
"World’s largest manufacturer and distributor of phones combines with one of the fastest growing Internet phone service providers to explore promotional and product opportunities"
"SunRocket, one of the nation’s fastest-growing Internet phone service providers, today announced that Thomson, Inc., licensee of the GE brand for telephony products and the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of landline phones, will enter into an agreement to explore various promotional activities to expand the presence of SunRocket’s VoIP services."

Links;
SunRocket Press release

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Americas VoIP service provider SunRocket has reached an agreement with Thomson to expand its VoIP services. Under the deal, Thomson would manufacture GE (General Electric) branded phones to support SunRockets VoIP services.

With Thomson putting its resources for the development of VoIP-based products, it is clear that VoIP is entering the mainstream by enabling people to make cheap international calls.

Lisa Hook, CEO and President of SunRocket stated,

From the beginning, we have prided ourselves on delivering consumer-friendly Internet phone service at an unprecedented value, so our relationship with Thomson to market SunRockets service is a natural fit.

Indianapolis-based Thomson explained its collaboration with SunRocket would open up a world of new possibilities for consumers looking to get the most out of their home phone service.

The GE phone marker said,

This is the beginning of an exciting time in residential telephony where more features that improve consumers’ lives will be facilitated by the emergence of IP telephony.

SunRocket offers attractive services at $199 for a full-one year. Recently, the US-based VoIP service provider has renewed its contract with uReach, a leading provider of converged communication solutions for wireless, wire line and broadband carriers to provide VoIP messaging services.

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When three global giants team up for a common purpose, it makes something difference and promising. One such product designed by the three leading players, Thomson, GE and Skype is the GE28300EE2 VoIP phone.

Based on DECT 6.0 protocol (Digital Enhanced Cordless Technology), the GE Model supports regular PSTN calls as well VoIP and VoIM. It delivers high quality, interference-free signals, ensuring both landline and Skype calling as well as Internet and traditional line conferencing.

Features

1. LCD Screen

2.Address Book having 100-name capacity

3.PC compatibility

4.Call Waiting Facility

5.High Call Quality

6. Voice Encryption for security

7. Skype and landline conferencing

8. Provides Voice over Instant Messaging

9. Mute and Hold button

10. Skype Caller ID

Using DECT-enabled handset, consumers can seamlessly integrate Skype Internet calling convenience into their daily lifestyle, switching effortlessly between traditional landline and internet calls. It would be retailed at $149 this fall.

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