- Sipura Technology
Sipura Technology, Inc. is a
Voice over IP (VoIP) startup company based inSan Jose, California founded in 2003 with its siblingsVideoCore andKomodo Technology, Inc. . This company makes VoIP telephone adapters including the Sipura Phone Adapter SPA2100, SPA3000, SPA9000, as well as SPA series IP phones, like the SPA941.Cisco Systems acquired VOIP maker Sipura Technologies for itsLinksys division onApril 26 ,2005 . Ever since, Sipura has been releasing its SPA series equipment under the Linksys brand.Products
*SPA2000: Basic phone adapter that allows two Plain Old Telephone System (POTS) phones or fax machines to be connected to an Ethernet network in order to make and receive telephone calls or faxes.
*SPA2100: Similar to the SPA2000 with the addition of an Ethernetrouter . Functions of the built-in router include QoS.
*SPA3000: Has only one phone adapter port, but can be used for POTS backup for strictly VoIP systems.
*SPA3102: Similar to the SPA3000, but includes single LAN output that can be used to connect to a computer. This is handy if the user only has a modem and no router. The SPA3102 connects to the LAN socket on the modem. The computer, which is traditionally connected to the modem, now connects directly to the LAN connection on the SPA3102. The SPA3102, effectively, is an ATA and single output router in one box.
*SPA9000: An IP PBX system that allows an Auto-Attendant configured, Hunt Groups, multiple IP phone extension, and POTS connectors. The SPA9000 also has basic router functions, port forwarding,QoS , andDTMF functionality.
*SPA901: A basic IP phone with only one line. Often referred as a warehouse or kitchen phone.
*SPA921: A single line phone with LCD display screen.
*SPA922: A single line phone with LCD display screen, but adds a single port built in switch.
*SPA941: The flagship of the SPA phones. It incorporates a 4-line IP phone and an LCD display.
*SPA942: Similar to the 941 aside from the additions of Power-over-Ethernet ability, back-lit screen, and a single port built-in switch.
*SPA962: Similar in appearance and functionality to the 941/942. Features a six line, 2-inch color screen.
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