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CableMatrix and VCom Showcase First QoS Enhanced Video Conferencing over WiMAX Solution
CableMatrix and VCom Showcase First QoS Enhanced Video Conferencing over WiMAX Solution.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nPolicy Management Key to High-Quality Video Conferencing over Wireless\n\nDES PLAINES, IL and VICTORIA, BC, Oct. 10 /CNW/ - CableMatrix\nTechnologies, a leading provider of Quality of Service (QoS) policy management\nsolutions, and VCom Inc. (TSX: VCM) (soon to be Vecima Networks), a leading\ndesigner and manufacturer of WiMAX base stations and associated transmission\ngear, will demonstrate the markets first Video Conferencing over WiMAX\nsolution employing enhanced QoS and policy management control for end-to-end\nservice quality. Targeting broadband service providers, Video Conferencing\nover WiMAX offers a viable path for penetrating low density subscriber areas\nand the commercial services market with high-quality voice and video\nofferings. The demonstration will take place at WiMAX World USA Conference &\nExposition 2006 booth 109.\nPowering the Video Conferencing over WiMAX demonstration are the\nCableMatrix On-Demand Service Platform (ODSP(TM)) integrated with the VCom\nVistaMAX 802.16-2004 based transmission gear. ODSP is an advanced,\nstandards-based policy management platform for seamlessly delivering\nnext-generation IP-based services such as SIP voice, streaming video,\nmulti-player online gaming and video conferencing with dynamic QoS, on a\nper-session basis. The combined elements enable QoS-enhanced audio and video\nsessions over the standards-based WiMAX air interface.\n\"Video conferencing has become a favorite application among consumers and\ncommercial enterprises; however, poor quality especially over wireless access\nhas plagued the user experience,\" said Jay Malin, vice president of business\ndevelopment for CableMatrix. \"By coupling our QoS and policy management\nplatform with VCom's WiMAX gear, providers can differentiate offerings by\nguaranteeing a consistent level of service while providing a cost effective\npath for reaching new subscribers through wireless broadband.\"\nYourLink Inc., a Canadian based broadband service provider and a\nsubsidiary of VCom, is planning to incorporate QoS enhanced video conferencing\ninto its current WiMAX service repertoire.\n\"WiMAX allows us to offer high-speed broadband to both traditional and\nuntapped rural markets without having to deploy any terrestrial lines, a\ntremendous cost savings advantage,\" stated Robert Forget, director of wireless\nsa...