CounterPath Speaks to Key Markets in Asia with Latest iPhone Application
Bria iPhone Edition v1.2.8 is CounterPath’s latest software update for its iPhone market. While the latest release also features support for call recording (integrated with iTunes File Sharing), amongst other minor updates, the most significant addition to the client’s feature suite is support for localization. CounterPath’s product and engineering teams have made significant efforts to deliver localization earlier than anticipated to its Bria iPhone users due to market demand.
With over 870 million mobile subscribers in China and Japan, the market opportunity for CounterPath’s mobile VoIP softphone is enormous. China Mobile as an example, which owns almost 600 million of China’s 755 million and growing mobile subscribers, is about to launch a customized version of Apple’s iPhone, which will support China Mobile’s own version of LTE, known as TD-LTE. Having support for localization enables CounterPath to address the immediate demand for mobile softphones.
Further with the upcoming release of Bria iPhone Edition 2.0, which supports both video and mobile messaging, CounterPath will then be uniquely positioned to meet the growing demand for mobile video content and entertainment applications, which fall in line with mobile trends currently seen in the Asian markets.
“The opportunity in Asia, particularly in the Chinese market, is significant not only from a mobile growth perspective but with the world’s largest service operator poised to launch a customized version of Apple’s iPhone over their new LTE network, and puts CounterPath in a great position to provide an enterprise-grade VoIP client in the hands of Chinese users,” says Todd Carothers, Senior Vice President of Marketing, CounterPath. “We are currently working with tier one service providers, ITSPs and OEM partners that will be leveraging our localization support of Chinese and Japanese,” continued Carothers.
Current Bria iPhone Edition users will be automatically updated to Version 1.2.8 when the update is available. Bria iPhone Edition 1.2.8 is sold exclusively through the following link on the iTunes Store for $7.99. Customers have the ability to upgrade the client to include G.729 support. For more mobile or desktop softphone products and solutions visit the CounterPath store at mrkt-stg.counterpath.com/store.
About CounterPath
CounterPath Corporation is an award-winning provider of innovative desktop and mobile VoIP software products and solutions. CounterPath’s product suite includes SIP-based softphones, server applications and Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) solutions that enable service providers, enterprises and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) to cost-effectively integrate voice, video, presence and Instant Messaging (IM) applications into their VoIP offerings and extend functionality across both fixed and mobile networks.
CounterPath’s customers include some of the world’s largest telecommunications service providers and network equipment providers including AT&T, Verizon, BT (British Telecommunications PLC), mobilkom Austria, Avaya, Cisco Systems, Metaswitch Networks and Mitel.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains “forward-looking statements”. Statements in this news release which are not purely historical, are forward-looking statements and include any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future, such as the following: (1) this latest capability has CounterPath poised to address the burgeoning Mobile Market within Asia; and (2) further with the upcoming release of Bria iPhone Edition 2.0, which supports both video and mobile messaging, CounterPath will then be uniquely positioned to meet the growing demand for mobile video content and entertainment applications.
It is important to note that actual outcomes and the Company’s actual results could differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, among others: (1) the failure to develop new and innovative products using the Company’s technologies, (2) the Company’s ability to remain competitive as other parties develop and release competitive products, (3) the Company’s ability to retain the employees necessary to continue research and development of current and new products, (4) the success by the Company of the sales of its current and new products, (5) the impact of technology changes on the Company’s products and on the VoIP industry, (6) the compatibility of the Company’s products with new computer operating systems, (7) the rate of adoption by service providers and the general public of VoIP as a replacement for regular and cellular phone service, (8) general economic conditions as they affect CounterPath and its current and prospective customers, including a continued downturn in general economic conditions internationally, (9) the ability of the Company to control costs operating, general administrative and other expenses, and (10) insufficient investor interest in the Company’s securities which may impact on the Company’s ability to raise additional financing as required. Readers should also refer to the risk disclosures outlined in the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or Form 10-Q/A, or in the annual reports on Form 10-K or Form 10-K/A, and the Company’s other disclosure documents filed from time-to-time with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov and the Company’s interim and annual filings and other disclosure documents filed from time-to-time on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
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