Bria SoftPhone is the Technology Behind Norway's First Complete
Unified Communications Solution for SMBs and Enterprises
VANCOUVER,
Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -
CounterPath (NASDAQ: CPAH) (TSX: CCV), a leading and award-winning
developer of desktop, tablet and mobile VoIP software products and
solutions, today announced that its industry-leading Bria softphone
is powering Network Norway's all-new Mobil IP service. As part of
the Tele2 Group, Network Norway is an innovative service provider
focused on enabling leading edge business solutions such as their
new Mobil IP offering. Mobil IP is an SMB and enterprise focused
offering that extends a customer's mobile number to all devices
including iOS and Android smartphones, tablets, PCs and Macs.
Featuring Bria's carrier-grade interoperability, Mobil IP
enables CIOs and IT directors to manage costs and improve
efficiencies for remote or mobile workers. Mobile IP allows users
to make and receive calls using a range of devices without
incurring per minute roaming charges by routing calls through a
VoIP exchange.
"Customer service and innovative solutions are core to the
Network Norway experience and Mobil IP is geared to the diverse
needs of our business customers. Mobil IP will together with our
existing and award winning Small Cell deployments provide our
customers with excellent indoor mobile coverage and achieve good
quality of service. In addition, the significant reduction in
roaming costs while using Mobil IP is the key selling point" said
Lasse Ganbo, Head of Products and Services at Network Norway. "We
selected CounterPath because their Bria softphone is easily the
number one client in the marketplace. With unparalleled quality,
security, and interoperability, Bria will make Mobil IP the number
one VoIP solution in Norway."
CounterPath is a global leader in softphone technology with
millions of endpoints sold. With the largest list of
interoperability with IP PBX and softswitches, Bria is built toward
industry standards with proven multimedia technology that provides
a high-quality, unified communications experience and voice and
video calls over fixed, mobile and Wi-Fi broadband networks. Bria's
ability to switch seamlessly between mobile and Wi-Fi networks
gives businesses new options for "always on" connectivity while
realizing cost savings through free Wi-Fi networks.
"CounterPath is meeting the changing needs of today's workplace.
Whether it's a service provider like Network Norway or their
clients, our tools and technology are the industry standard for the
complete unified communications solution," said Todd Carothers, Executive Vice President of
Sales and Marketing at CounterPath. "Network Norway is the country's fastest growing mobile
operator and we are proud to provide the technology that will
support their Mobil IP service. Through our relationship with
Network Norway we are happy to be part of the Tele2 Group family
and look forward to our further expansion within other
territories."
About CounterPath
CounterPath's standards based VoIP softphones are changing the
face of telecommunications. The BYOD VoIP favorite, Bria softphone
for mobile devices and desktop, together with the company's
easy-to-use client management, provisioning and configuration
server enables enterprises, service providers, and OEMs around the
globe to offer a seamless and unified communications experience
across both fixed and mobile networks. Standards-based,
cost-effective and reliable, CounterPath's award-winning solutions
power voice, video, messaging, and presence that empower customers
such as Alcatel-Lucent, AT&T, Verizon, BT, Mobilkom Austria,
NTT, Rogers, Avaya, BroadSoft, Cisco Systems, GENBAND, Metaswitch
Networks, Mitel and NEC.
For more information about CounterPath's Bria softphone
applications and CCS solutions, visit:
www.counterpath.com/products.
About Network Norway
Network Norway is part of the
Tele2 Group and offers mobile services, content services and mobile
products in the Norwegian business market. The company is fully
owned by Tele2 AB, one of Europe's
leading telecom operators. Tele2 AB has 38 million customers in 11
countries, and offers mobile services, fixed broadband and
telephony, data network services, cable TV and content services.
Ever since Jan Stenbeck founded
Tele2 AB in 1993, it has been a tough challenger to the former
government monopolies and other established providers. Tele2 AB has
been listed on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm since 1996. In 2011, Tele2
AB reported net sales of SEK 41
billion and an operating profit (EBITDA) of SEK 11.2 billion.
SOURCE CounterPath Corporation