Two of its all-IP enabled, integrated satellite-terrestrial smartphone reference designs were employed by TerreStar Networks to successfully complete an end-to-end voice over IP (VoIP) phone call over TerreStar-1, the world's largest, most advanced commercial communications satellite.
The company hailed the move as proof of its ability to design and develop sophisticated mobile device reference designs that work in real-world satellite-terrestrial environments.
'Similar in look-and-feel to today's smartphones -- including an internal antenna; unseen on any other satellite phone -- the satellite-terrestrial smartphone reference design represents the world's first quad-band GSM and tri-band WCDMA/HSPA device running the Microsoft(R) Windows(TM) Mobile 6.5 operating system, and offering integrated satellite-terrestrial voice and data capabilities,' claim the company.
EB's satellite-terrestrial reference design is the only fully IP-based satellite phone using high-speed packet data, the first satellite-terrestrial smartphone with a touch screen and a full QWERTY keyboard and is the first satellite-terrestrial smartphone based on Windows Mobile operating system, with services including: SMS, MMS, IM, Email, Push to Talk and Location Based Services (LBS).
"Meeting this objective validates EB's capabilities to turn mass market mobile technology into enriching devices and experiences for the Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) industry," said Jani Lyrintzis, vice president and general manager, Wireless Solutions, EB. "We congratulate TerreStar Networks on their successful first IP-based phone call over the satellite network, and are proud to be part of this momentous occasion."
Elektrobit is headquartered in Oulunsalo, just outside the city. It employs 1700 people in eight countries.
