TI Introduces new VoIP Gateway Solutions - TNETV2664, TNETV2666, TNETV2686 and TNETV2689

Texas Instruments introduced the newest members of its VoIP (Voice over IP) gateway
chips and software solutions. The new TI’s TNETV2664, TNETV2666,
TNETV2686 and TNETV2689 VoIP gateway chips are powered by
TMS320C64x+ DSP (digital signal processor) that increases performance for VoIP
and video encode, decode and transcode applications, enabling equipment
manufacturers to achieve higher channel densities with improved voice quality.

The TNETV2664, TNETV2666, TNETV2686 and TNETV2689 support an Ethernet interface and full IP encapsulation that allows the DSPs
to put voice media directly on the network. The new VoIP
gateway solutions include pin compatible options with different channel
densities, which gives equipment manufacturers the ability to design a common
hardware architecture that can scale across a range of product configurations
and applications.

Fred Zimmerman, director of CPE solutions for TI’s voice solutions business
unit, said:

The power and performance of TI’s C64x DSP enables our newest family of
enterprise gateway solutions to deliver improved voice transmission and high
quality video… We are listening to our enterprise and service provider
customers’ needs and equipping them with the most sophisticated voice gateway
solutions that will allow them to expand their application offerings and meet
the growing demands of service providers…

As the first of TI’s medium density gateway solutions to operate on the C64x+
DSP core, manufacturers will now be able to integrate video capabilities to
their products and still support voice and fax communications between TDM and
packet telephony networks.

The improved processing power enabled by the C64x+ architecture combined with
increased on-chip memory significantly improves voice gateway performance while
enabling higher channel densities.

The number of enterprise VoIP deployments continues to increase globally as
businesses increasingly invest in IP-based systems, demanding more
cost-effective telecommunications services that can transmit high-quality voice
and video data, as well as advanced voice applications. According to Infonetics
Research, the enterprise telephony market rose to $9.6 billion for 2007, up six
percent over 2006, with hybrid IP-PBX systems accounting for two thirds of all
lines shipped last year.

Matthias Machowinski,
Infonetics Research, directing analyst, Enterprise Voice & Data, said:

End users are clearly sold on the idea of VoIP, with sales of enterprise
VoIP systems far outpacing those of legacy systems… But to stay
ahead and meet the next wave of customer demand, manufacturers will need to
continue enhancing their products. TI’s latest gateway solution is a great
example of a system that has many of the features necessary to allow OEMs to
strengthen their offerings, such as echo cancellation, conference bridging, and
video transcoding, while at the same time keeping development costs in check…

With over 750 million VoIP ports shipped to date, TI supplies the industry’s
widest portfolio of voice silicon and software products deployed worldwide,
including solutions for IP phones, enterprise VoIP gateways and carrier class
equipment.

More info about VoIP (Voice over IP) gateway solution can be
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