Sipura Technology, Inc. was a voice-over-IP (VoIP) startup company based in San Jose, California founded in 2003 with its siblings
VideoCore and
Komodo Technology, Inc. Sipura made 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 its
Linksys division on April 26, 2005. Ever since, Sipura has been releasing its SPA series equipment under the Linksys brand.
Products
SPA2000: Basic
analog telephone adapter (ATA) that allows two
plain old telephone service (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.
SPA3102: Similar to the SPA3000, it includes a single
LAN output that can be connected to a computer. This is useful if the user has an
ISP modem but no router. The SPA3102 connects to the LAN socket on the ISP modem, and the computer directly to the LAN connection on the SPA3102. The SPA3102, effectively, is an
analog telephone adapter (ATA) and single output router in one box.
SPA9000: An IP
PBX system with auto-attendants, hunt groups, telephone extensions, and
POTS connectors. The SPA9000 also has basic router functionality including
port forwarding,
quality of service, and
DTMF configurability.
SPA921: A single-line
VoIP telephone with
LCD screen.
SPA922: A single-line
VoIP telephone with
LCD screen and built in
Ethernet switch.
SPA941: Flagship four-line
VoIP telephone with
LCD screen.
SPA942: A four-line
VoIP telephone, similar in appearance and functionality to the SPA941, with the additions of
power over Ethernet capability, backlit
LCD screen, and a single port built-in
Ethernet switch.
SPA962: A six-line
VoIP telephone, similar in appearance and functionality to the SPA941 and SPA942, with the addition of a six line, 2-inch color
LCD screen.