BARCELONA, SPAIN — (Marketwire) — 02/24/13 — Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), Mozilla and AT&T
(NYSE: T) will
demonstrate a Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC) proof of concept at
Mobile
World Congress 2013. The joint demonstration builds on Ericsson-s Web
Communication Gateway, the Mozilla Social API and WebRTC support in
Firefox, and
the AT&T API Platform to enable the Mozilla Firefox browser to sync with a
user-s existing phone number and provide calling services without any
plugins to
download.
The technology builds on WebRTC, an open Web framework that is being
standardized by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), of which Ericsson,
Mozilla
and AT&T are all members among other leading technology companies.. This
demonstration shows how the Web browser can perform many functions usually
confined to a mobile device such as voice and video calls and SMS and MMS
texting.
Integrating communications services with Web browsers allows consumers to
easily
shift between devices and locations. Additionally, the proposition will
allow
fast innovation to new and different applications and services – whether on
a
mobile device or desktop computer, through the global network of developers
who
work on the open Firefox platform.
Building on operator-s APIs allows the demonstration, jointly developed at
the
AT&T Foundry as part of the company-s commitment to innovation, to
integrate
seamlessly with a user-s existing mobile number, which allows calls to
originate
from either the Firefox Web browser or the user-s chosen device. Further,
users
can access their mobile services on the Firefox browser, including their
personal address book.
Firefox is the Web browser of choice for hundreds of millions of people
around
the world. A global network of developers build on the open Firefox
platform,
and this demonstration enables those developers to create new WebRTC
applications and services for mobile devices and desktop computers.
Todd Simpson, Mozilla Chief of Innovation, says: “We are excited to enable
Web
to mobile voice calls, video calls and file sharing without the need for a
plugin. This gives developers and operators a lot of opportunity to offer
compelling services while maintaining direct customer relationships, so
users
can have an awesome, consistent communications experience.”
Carlton Hill, Vice President Developers Services, AT&T says: “AT&T opens
our
network to developers through our API platform, allowing them to create
applications with AT&T services like SMS, MMS and call management
seamlessly and
easily integrated. Together with Mozilla and Ericsson, we-ve developed a
concept
that illuminates for developers and consumers the technologies made
possible by
our APIs.”
Magnus Furustam, Vice President Product Area Core and IMS, Business Unit
Networks, Ericsson, said: “We believe there is value for operators
bundling
mobile and fixed broadband offerings with browsers, and Firefox will be the
first browser to give them this opportunity. The open source project with
Mozilla means operators can contribute resources to the project and in a
new
way, jointly collaborating with other innovators to shape the future of web
communications.”
Ericsson is also providing Consultancy and Systems Integration services to
operators to realize this solution. Ericsson and Mozilla will showcase the
solution at Mobile World Congress in Hall 2, location 2D140, from February
25
through 28 in Barcelona, Spain.
NOTES TO EDITORS
About Mozilla
Mozilla has been a pioneer and advocate for the Web for more than a decade.
We
create and promote open standards that enable innovation and advance the
Web as
a platform for all. Today, hundreds of millions of people worldwide use
Mozilla
Firefox to discover, experience and connect to the Web on computers,
tablets and
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Ericsson is the world-s leading provider of communications technology and
services. We are enabling the Networked Society with efficient real-time
solutions that allow us all to study, work and live our lives more freely,
in
sustainable societies around the world.
Our offering comprises services, software and infrastructure within
Information
and Communications Technology for telecom operators and other industries.
Today
more than 40 percent of the world-s mobile traffic goes through Ericsson
networks and we support customers- networks servicing more than 2.5 billion
subscribers.
We operate in 180 countries and employ more than 100,000 people. Founded in
1876, Ericsson is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2011 the company-s
net
sales were SEK 226.9 billion (USD 35.0 billion). Ericsson is listed on
NASDAQ
OMX, Stockholm and NASDAQ, New York stock exchanges.
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