The Apple iPhone (News - Alert) will soon get a new SIP client, or a Softphone, from Media5 Corporation, named the Media5-Fone. This was recently announced by Media5 Corporation (News - Alert) and its expected to be made available by the middle of 2009.

“We are committed to delivering telephony applications for visibility and control over how, when and where individuals and groups communicate,” said Samuel Guenette, general manager of M5T.

Media5 Corporation has converged the technologies of Mediatrix technologies and M5T to innovate state-of-the-art, safe and flexible MultiMedia over Internet Protocol (MMoIP) products, technology and services for service carriers and business networks. The commercial inter functionality of these products have also secured widespread acceptance from the telecom community. It offers several pioneering telecom solutions in including the Mediatrix VoIP access devices and gateways intended for the SOHO, corporate and service carrier sector, M5T hardware and safe software technologies targeted for chipset manufacturers, equipment vendors, and telecom carriers and the popular Media5 Boss suite of solutions specifically made for meeting communication needs of multi location branch offices, according to the company.

The Media5-Fone is a full-fledged SIP client and is based on the M5T SIP Client Mobility SDK. It has been devised keeping in mind the needs of present and future IP-based communications framework and systems and making it as dependable and scalable as possible to suit that need. It has been brought out after being subjected to a comprehensive testing process by making use of multiple IP telephony systems which have been developed specifically for the iPhone spectrum.

Contemporary corporate communications makes extensive use of technologies like the iPhone and the evolution of smartphones like the iPhone to operate efficiently on private IP-PBX (News - Alert) is a well founded step forward. This also signals a transition from IP-Phones to a more feasible and practical technology.

The Media5-Fone provides VoIP solutions over a standard Wi-Fi connection. It also comes with a voice mail integration feature and other standard features like loudspeaker, mute, hold, contacts list and call history. It is thus another vibrant part of the Media5Boss set of solutions for corporate communication and multi location users. The Media5-Fone is being promoted as an SIP softphone with best-in-class voice clarity helping users to communicate even when the operating network is in less than optimal condition.