Munich, January 7, 2008
Siemens Home and Office Communication
Devices Leverages Gateway Middleware from Jungo
Joint press release from Jungo and Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices
Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices (SHC),
a leading manufacturer
of broadband routers as well as DECT and IP phones, and Jungo
Ltd., a leading
provider of broadband value-added service solutions are joining
forces to supply
network owners and internet service providers with next-generation
advanced service-gateways. Siemens’ advanced Gigaset Gateways
powered by Jungo's
OpenRG™ software platform will enable service providers
to offer their
customers new services and home entertainment applications, such
as internet
protocol television (IPTV) and video on demand (VOD).
The strategic cooperation between SHC and Jungo leverages the
strength of best-of-breed
software with a global manufacturer and brand, to open up the
opportunity for
service providers to offer new innovative services with substantially
lower operating
costs. The introduction of the advanced joint solution decreases
maintenance costs and
reduces the development time for new applications. This results
in a quicker and easier
roll-out of services such as IPTV and VOD.
Through the introduction of new services, providers can generate
revenues, enhance customer retention and differentiate from the
competition. End-users benefit as well
from new additional services tailored to their needs, additional
security features and a
very easy, self-activation process, using simple new Plug and
Play technology.
Jungo’s OpenRG software supports all common home and access
networks; enabling a
home network to include DSL and cable internet, advanced telephony,
fixed mobile
convergence (FMC) and home storage. Siemens Gateways based on
Jungo’s OpenRG
residential gateway software enable operators to supply additional
applications and
services such as high-quality Voice over IP, data security services,
video services and
remote management. All features and functions are available on
a single, open,
scalable and ready-to-use platform. The platform can be configured
and upgraded
remotely. It can also be easily adapted by the service provider
to suit the individual
needs of various customer groups.
“The need for bandwidth is constantly growing,” explained
Dr. Jochen Eickholt, CEO,
SHC. “The demand for moving pictures from the internet
is increasing – video portals
and services, online gaming and IPTV are all becoming more and
more popular and all
this can be available only by using state of the art software.
Thanks to our partnership
with Jungo, Siemens Gigaset now offers a sophisticated, cost-effective,
sustainable
solution, thereby allowing operators to react flexibly to the
growing expectations of their
customers.”
”Combining Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices’ global
brand,
manufacturing abilities, and product capabilities with Jungo’s
proven software products
results in market-leading residential gateways for broadband
operators", said Eran
Rom, CEO, Jungo. “SHC has many years of experience, first-class
hardware and
superior design at its disposal – the ideal basis for Jungo
to deliver our know-how and
innovative gateway software solutions.”
Siemens Gateways based on OpenRG will be available starting
Spring 2008.
About OpenRG™
Jungo's OpenRG™ software for residential gateways enables
delivery of innovative, usable and
manageable value-added services to the evolving digital home,
while minimizing the Operator's support
cost and VAS time-to-market. OpenRG supports all popular home
networks and access networks, and
includes high-performance feature-rich VAS enablers, such as
QoS, VoIP, Firewall and Remote
management, as well as a growing set of value-added services.
Millions of Jungo-based gateways are
deployed worldwide. Operators deploying Jungo-powered gateways
can rapidly and easily introduce new
value added services that drive revenues and increase ARPU.
About Jungo
Jungo Ltd., an NDS Group company, is a provider of broadband
home value-added service solutions.
Jungo's flagship products, OpenRG™ (residential gateway
software platform) and OpenSMB™ (small
and medium business gateway software platform) enable broadband
Operators to deliver managed
revenue-generating services to the digital home.
Jungo also offers extensive connectivity software solutions
for USB and PCI, including WinDriver™, a
driver development toolkit that enables developers to quickly
create custom device drivers that can run on
a multitude of operating systems without modification, and USBware™,
a complete, high-quality
embedded USB software protocol stack, allowing device manufacturers
to easily incorporate standard
USB OTG/Host/Device connectivity in their designs.
To find out more about Jungo Ltd. and our products, please visit
www.jungo.com
About NDS
NDS Group plc (NASDAQ: NNDS), a majority owned subsidiary of
News Corporation, supplies open end-to-end digital technology
and services to digital pay-television platform operators and
content providers.
See www.nds.com for
more information about NDS.
About Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices
Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices GmbH & Co
KG is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Siemens AG. The company, with its headquarters in Munich, focuses
on the design, development,
manufacturing and distribution of a range of high-quality products
under the brand Siemens Gigaset. This
includes classic cordless and fixed-network phones, Voice over
IP devices, routers, gateways and
software solutions. The portfolio also includes WIMAX devices
as well as home media products such as
set-top boxes. The company operates worldwide with its primary
production site in Bocholt, Germany,
where the Gigaset products are developed and manufactured under
the most stringent quality and
environmental standards.
More about Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices at
http://www.siemens.com/gigaset
Please find additional press releases, press photos, datasheets
and footage material for download at
www.siemens.com/gigaset/press
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