SANTA CLARA, CA - 8x8 Inc., provider of Packet8 broadband Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), videophone and mobile VoIP communication services, announced in a press release that it has been granted US Patent No. 7,394,803 entitled Distributed Local Telephony Gateway.
The patent issued from the US Patent and Trademark Office on July 1, 2008.
The patent relates to Internet Protocol (IP) communication systems and, more particularly, to broadband telephony services having distributed local gateways.
Since its establishment in 1987, 8x8 has been awarded seventy-three (73) United States patents covering a variety of voice and video communications, processing and storage technologies.
8x8 Inc. offers voice and video Internet-based telephony services for business and residential customers. Marketed under the Packet8 brand name, these hosted communications solutions enhance the value and functionality of existing broadband Internet connections by delivering advanced features and digital quality phone service at a fraction of the cost of legacy, copper wire alternatives.
