Voice over IP (VoIP) Solutions: Small and Medium Sized Business Solutions

Designing VoIP Devices for the SMB Market Webcast – October 21, 2008

Hosted by EDN, TI’s Ravi Kodavarti addresses the unique challenges and solutions associated with designing products for the growing small-medium business (SMB) segment. Ravi examines the growing trend of how network equipment vendors are developing single-platform solutions to converge communications services for SMBs such as integrated network access switches and “office-in-a-box” devices.

Topics Discussed:

• SMB market trends
• Different types of SMB networks
• Endpoint features such as wideband technology and speech recognition
• The “office-in-a-box” concept How DSPs are driving SMB feature sets

View the webcast now on EDN: (registration required)

VoIP Gateway Solutions Product Bulletin
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11 Jun 2008 Download

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• A Vision for Voice
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TI’s IP Phone and Gateway solutions for small and medium sized businesses (SMB) feature the flexibility and scalability needed to meet the individualized requirements of each SMB. Because TI’s solutions are easy to use and program, they are particularly well suited to the resellers that serve the SMB marketplace and who add value by overlaying vertically-oriented applications to base equipment.

TI’s full range of VoIP solutions for SMB applications are cost effective and offer optimized solution density, and faster time to market for manufacturers. Evaluation Modules (EVM) are available for all solutions, allowing developers to begin prototyping and developing new products immediately, saving time and money.

With the largest installed base and field-hardened solutions, TI’s VoIP solutions reduce risk and offer a field-proven technology. TI’s SMB solutions leverage Telogy Software™ for VoIP, which provides manufacturers with the broadest range of VoIP features available for IP phones and gateways.

Video Processing

In addition to its vast experience with VoIP systems for SMBs, TI also has extensive expertise and a large installed base of IP video processing applications. Video is becoming increasingly important to SMBs and other businesses in applications such as security surveillance systems, video conferencing and others. TI has a number of customized solutions for various market segments which simplify development by providing access to software, tools, third-party solutions and local support. For more information on TI's market expertise and solutions for the entire video chain, click here.

Solutions for SMBs

TI's industry-leading VoIP solutions for SMBs include the following types of products:

IP Phone Solutions – TI’s end-point IP phone solutions offer a wide range of features and capabilities for deployment in enterprise, small and medium-sizes businesses (SMB) and residential applications.

• TNETV1050– A full-featured integrated IP phone platform with increased design flexibility and decreased time-to-market for IP phone manufacturers.
• TNETV1051– A feature-rich IP phone platform with Gigabit Ethernet, providing increased processing power for features such as enhanced voice quality and robust security.
• TNETV1052 - A lower cost option in the TNETV1051 family
• TNETV1053 – A lower cost option in the TNETV1051 family
• TNETV1055 – A lower cost option of the TNETV1050 family.
• TNETV2502 – A cost-effective solution for manufacturers targeting IP phones at the low-end enterprise, small and medium size businesses (SMB) or residential marketplace.

Gateway Solutions

• TNETV1061– A complete, cost-effective VoIP gateway solution for small business applications, this solution integrates a TMS320C55x™ DSP-based communications processor with Telogy Software products and a complete suite of voice and data features at the right price point for the small business market.
• TNETV1060 – Integrates Telogy VoIP software with the TMS320C55x DSP-based access communications processor to provide a cost-effective, highly integrated system-on-a-chip (SOC) for small businesses.
• TNETV2664 – Combining Telogy Software with the industry-leading TMS320C64x+™ core, the TNETV2664 provides a low-cost, scalable, voice-only solution that can provide from eight to 28 or more channels.

Unified Communications

TI’s market-leading technologies are paving the way for the concept of unified communications. Advancements in digital voice and video technologies are enabling the convergence and integration of all sorts of communication methods into one unified concept. In addition, TI’s underlying network-based technologies like PIQUA™ software are already ensuring the highest level of quality communication service, providing a user experience that is compelling and captivating.