Cisco-Nokia mobile offering gaining momentum

Cisco and Nokia have revealed that their combined mobile unified communications solution is gaining much mileage among customers. The Mobile Business Solution from Cisco and Nokia extends the Cisco Unified Internet Protocol (IP) phone capabilities to Nokia Eseries smart phones over Cisco Unified Wireless Networks for seamless mobile use in enterprise environment and public cellular networks. The two companies also announced they are starting to deploy each other's mobile solutions. Cisco is beginning to deploy Nokia E series smart phones for its sales organization in the United States, Europe and Asia-Pacific theaters, while Nokia will begin with Cisco Unified Wireless Network in its offices, labs, and manufacturing sites.

The Mobile Business Solution from Cisco and Nokia is currently being commercially deployed with more than 100 customers, including the city of Biel, Switzerland; the city Maastrich, the Netherlands; Millipore, United States; Omicron, Austria; SESCAM, Spain; Tifco Hotels, Ireland; and University of Arizona, United States. Additionally the combined solution is in trials with more than 600 enterprise and small and medium-sized business customers.

The Mobile Business Solution from Cisco and Nokia is an IP-based Cisco Unified Communications solution, featuring Nokia's latest dual-mode business-optimized E series smart phones and Cisco Unified Wireless Network family of WLAN controllers and access points.