Cisco launches India's first wireless IP phone

Internet networking company Cisco Systems on Wednesday launched India's first wireless IP phone which enables users greater mobility and access in workplaces.

Cisco Systems is offering a new mobile telephone for use with its IP Communications systems and voice-over-IP technology, the company said Monday.

The Cisco Wireless IP Phone 7920 connects to an organisation's IP network through wireless access points using the common 802.11b wireless communications protocol, and is being marketed for organisations with mobile workforces such as hospitals, retailers, and universities, Cisco said.

With the announcement, Cisco threw its hat in with a handful of other companies that are pioneering the development of mobile phones that rely on wireless LANs rather than traditional cellular networks to communicate.

Cisco 7920 is aimed at providing reliable access to Cisco IP communication system anywhere in workplace at any point of time, a company release said.

It is also adaptable for all mobile professionals from managers on the move within an office environment to associates working in the warehouse, sales floor, call centres, it said, adding that nurses, doctors, teachers and IT professionals can also increase their reachability.

"Cisco extends the power of IP communications throughout the enterprise by delivering a converging wireless solution with same infrastructure," Ranajoy Punja, VP, marketing, Indian & SARRC, Cisco, said.