Oslo, Norway, January 19, 2007 – Telefónica O2 and Paradial today announced their cooperation on next generation video services. By offering 3G video services that includes the Paradial RealTunnel Firewall/NAT, Telefónica O2 offers one of the most advanced desktop to 3G based solutions in the market.
Telefónica O2 launched O2 Web Video calling service to provide contract customers as well as customers of pre-paid services with the option to make video calls. Customers may do so even if they do not have a handset enabled for this service or reside in areas that are not currently covered by the UMTS network signal. O2 Web Video calling in the Czech Republic is built on Ericsson Video Web Phone, a web client that provides PC users connectivity with 3G callers.
“The RealTunnel™ Firewall/NAT & media tunnelling solution works perfectly with our network and the deployment was really easy”, said Jiří Pavel, Director of External Customers Services at Telefónica O2 Czech Republic. “By bundling RealTunnel™ with the web client, we provide our 3G callers end-to-end connectivity and call completion every time to the PC based clients, regardless of the state of the public Internet.”
"Telefónica O2 demonstrates the need for advanced FW/NAT solutions also in the network operator segment,” said Kevin Kliland, Product Director at Paradial. "This contract shows the demand for our innovative firewall/NAT technology as part of a total IP telephony offering, also in the Telco segment."
About RealTunnel
Paradial RealTunnel is probably the world's most comprehensive FW/NAT (Firewall / Network Address Translation) product and works with virtually any SIP clients and any FW/NAT device - including strict corporate firewalls - without requiring FW/NAT or network reconfiguration. RealTunnel consists of RealTunnel clients, RealTunnel Signalling Servers and RealTunnel Media Servers. Paradial also offers a RealSIP Conferencing Unit (MCU). RealTunnel supports most SIP clients and SIP servers. Integration points are proxy (SIP proxy for SIP) and SDK.
For PC users, the RealTunnel Client works as an ActiveX/DLL component for seamless integration with other IM clients, providing single install and single sign-on. Please go to www.paradial.com for more product information.
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About Telefónica O2 Czech Republic
Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, a.s., is the first integrated operator in the Czech Republic formed on 1 July 2006 by the merger of the leading fixed line operator, ČESKÝ TELECOM, a.s., and the strongest mobile operator, Eurotel Praha, spol. s r.o., into a single telecommunications organization. The organization is now operating nearly eight million lines, both fixed and mobile, making it one of the world’s leading providers of fully converged services.
Telefónica O2 Czech Republic offers the most comprehensive portfolio of voice and data services in this country. A special attention is paid to the exploitation of the growth potential, in particular the data and Internet business. Telefónica O2 Czech Republic operates the largest fixed and mobile network including a unique 3rd generation network, CDMA (for data) and UMTS, enabling the transport of voice, data and video. Furthermore, Telefónica O2 Czech Republic offers the largest network of WiFi hotspots in the country.
About Telefónica O2 Europe
Telefónica O2 Europe comprises mobile network operators in the UK and Ireland, along with integrated fixed/mobile businesses in Germany and the Czech Republic - all of which use ‘O2’ as their consumer brand. The company recently won a mobile licence in Slovakia, where it plans to launch service in 2007. Telefónica O2 Europe also owns 50% of the Tesco Mobile and Tchibo Mobilfunk joint venture businesses in the UK and Germany respectively as well as having 100% ownership of Be, a leading UK fixed broadband provider. In addition, the group includes the Isle of Man fixed/mobile operator, Manx Telecom, and O2 Airwave, which supplies secure digital communications to the emergency services and other public safety organisations.
Telefónica O2 Europe, part of the Telefónica group, is headquartered in Slough, UK, and has more than 37 million mobile and fixed customers.
About Telefónica
Telefónica is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world in terms of market capitalisation. Its activities are centred mainly on fixed and mobile telephony, with broadband as the key tool for the development of both.
The company has a significant presence in 23 countries and a customer base of 196 million worldwide.
Telefónica is a 100% listed company, with in excess of 1.5 million direct shareholders. Its share capital currently comprises 4,921,130,397 ordinary shares traded on the Spanish Stock Market (Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia) and on those in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Tokyo, New York, Lima, Buenos Aires and São Paulo.
About Paradial
Paradial is a software company that provides market leading connectivity solutions to IP telephony, Instant Messaging (IM), video conferencing vendors and service providers. Paradial's patented firewall/NAT traversal & media tunnelling technology, RealTunnel™, is probably the most comprehensive solution in the market. Paradial also provides software-based multi-party conferencing and click-to-call solutions.
About Ericsson
Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet communications through its continuous technology leadership. Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the world.
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19. January, 2007
Contact for further information:
MARTIN ŽABKA
Spokesperson, Telefónica O2 Czech Republic
tel: + 420 271 463 359
fax: + 420 271 469 896
e-mail: public.relations.cz@o2.com
http://www.cz.o2.com/
Contact Paradial:
Christian Testman
Chief Operating Officer
Tel: +47 22980055
Email: pr@paradial.com
http://www.paradial.com
