Launch of the BS1100-VOICEHUB project

Specifications were ready. But seven months to shipment was just too short. So for the design, we placed maximum weight on the quality of voice and fax, and used modules with proven performance in other parts to keep the need of designing new parts to a minimum.

We diverted the LSI of a similar product, and combined the power supply unit and modules with good performance history to create a stable product as fast as possible . For example, we utilized a PBX line unit designed sometime ago for the power supply and used a custom LSI of an existing design. The design was far from exquisite. But getting the product ready and into the market for recognition was our top priority.

Indeed, there were challenges that had to be conquered before the product was completed.

First was the production design. Technical support had to be requested to the Takasaki Office through Department Manager Tezuka for the production design. The team at the Information Systems Department headed by Takasaki helped us greatly during this time as well. I still remember being startled by the mountain of references sent as a result of various consultations. For the development of this product, many departments including Takasaki lent us a helping hand. I express my gratitude as we would never have completed the product without their help.

There were also a number of challenges to overcome during development. When looking at the records of that time, there were many expressions that resembled sounds like "ribbid" or "brrr." We also had great difficulty maintaining specified wave patterns so that the LAN device would communicate properly. Despite the hardships, the main members of development miraculously continued to finish the product while maintaining the sense of urgency. Maybe it was the response we felt with the working device at Communication Tokyo that kept us going.

However, the biggest challenge had yet to come. We still had to convince the integrator.