Atlas Telecom and BroadSoft VoIP Give Lamp Posts a Voice in Romania; First Telecoms Service to Combine Advanced VoIP Applications with Proven DECT Cordless Technology.STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- BroadSoft Inc, the leading provider of VoIP application software, today announced that it is working with Romania's Atlas Telecom Atlas Telecom is a worldwide communications company founded in France but currently based in Bermuda. It is a branch of Atlas Group. One of its largest divisions is Atlas Telecom Romania, which is a telephony provider and ISP in Romania. to deliver residential VoIP over a fixed-wireless telecoms network using DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) A cordless phone standard mostly used in Europe; however, DECT 6.0 is increasingly used worldwide. The first DECT standards were introduced by ETSI in 1992, and DECT phones have been used as cordless home phones as cordless technology. The innovative combination of DECT fixed-wireless infrastructure and the BroadWorks VoIP application platform will enable customers across the country to experience next generation call functionality using proven and affordable technology. Atlas Telecom is using the SIP-based BroadWorks VoIP application platform in tandem Adv. 1. in tandem - one behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem" tandem with Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (communications, standard) Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications - (DECT, formerly ".. European ..") A standard developed by the European Telecommunication Standard Institute from 1988, governing pan-European digital mobile telephony. (DECT) wireless nodes and cordless phones and 802.11 broadband technology broadband technology Telecommunications devices, lines, or technologies that allow communication over a wide band of frequencies, and especially over a range of frequencies divided into multiple independent channels for the simultaneous transmission of different signals. to deliver primary line services and premium telephony features to residential and business consumers. The DECT technology delivers the signal up to 200 meters from a base station, each of which is deployed on lamp posts (with approximately 4200 per city planned) to deliver VoIP services. The solution, combining proven technologies, is the first of its kind worldwide and leapfrogs existing infrastructure constraints to deliver the latest features throughout Romania. "We selected the BroadWorks residential VoIP application platform because it offers the greatest scalability so we can ultimately serve hundreds of thousands of users; it offers a full range of enhanced features that will meet the needs of our users; and it combines the DECT and SIP technologies intelligently to provide the only configuration of its kind in existence," said Pompiliu Tripa, President of Atlas Telecom Eastern Europe Eastern Europe The countries of eastern Europe, especially those that were allied with the USSR in the Warsaw Pact, which was established in 1955 and dissolved in 1991. . "In a unique marriage of proven technologies, we are able to both extend the useful life of and continue to extract value from the current infrastructure." "I am confident that Atlas Telecom's feature-rich offering will set a new communications benchmark for Romania and for the region," said Michael Tessler, President and Chief Executive Officer for BroadSoft. "Within this alternative telecommunications framework, BroadWorks has proven itself compatible with older technologies, an important consideration for regions with similar infrastructure considerations. More importantly though, this implementation demonstrates that VoIP functionality depends not on the latest network technology but on the intelligence in the data centre - this is clearly the driver for creating new value and extracting more out of any communications investment." From its position in the Atlas Telecom data centre, BroadWorks is able to provide advanced call features to terminals connected through the IP-based DECT wireless local loop network. The network, which will have the capacity to reach Romania's entire addressable Reachable. When something is addressable, it can be identified and manipulated independently of its surroundings. For example, screen pixels and RAM memory are addressable. Each of the screen's picture elements can be individually turned on and off, and each of the memory's bytes can be telecoms market, is currently undergoing trials and is expected to be in operation by the end of May this year. About Atlas Group The Atlas Group was laid in 1962, with the establishment of Shirazi Investments (Private) Limited. Atlas Group is a diversified dealing in engineering, financial services and trading. of Companies Atlas Group is a well established international company, with a diverse portfolio of services offered in over 70 countries. Atlas, through its 6 main divisions, provides a range of added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:
- Atlas Interactive: Global provider of innovative access and interactive content solutions to over 70 countries worldwide. - Atlas Telecom: Innovative provider of access networks in Eastern Europe, Middle East and North Africa. - Atlas Systems: Specialist provider of communications services to government, defense and security clients. - Atlas Sport & Games: Company set up to exploit the rapidly growing market for online gaming See gaming. with its exclusive product LiveBetting. - Mlive: Niche broadcast channel dedicated to Arabic, North African North Africa A region of northern Africa generally considered to include the modern-day countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. North African adj. & n. Adj. 1. and International Music, Fashion & Dance, catering to the Middle East, North Africa and the Arab communities abroad. The company was established in 1994, is privately owned, and has been profitable and cash generative for most of its existence. Atlas's strategy has been to exploit new and profitable market opportunities arising from market liberalisation n. 1. Same as liberalization. Noun 1. liberalisation - the act of making less strict liberalization, relaxation alleviation, easement, easing, relief - the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse and the innovative use of technology, such as DECT and WiFi. For more information: www.atlasgroup.bm. About BroadSoft BroadSoft's VoIP application software is revolutionizing the delivery of hosted telephony and multimedia services. Its flagship BroadWorks(R) technology empowers wireless and wireline carriers to deliver next-generation voice and multimedia applications and advanced features that increase revenue, enhance competitive differentiation and elevate customer satisfaction. BroadSoft's family of carrier-class software products delivers the scale, open architecture and reliability that the world's leading telecommunications companies demand to serve mission-critical enterprise and residential broadband customers. BroadSoft's leads the VoIP applications market with 6 of the top 10, and 11 of the top 25, largest carriers worldwide including BellSouth, Korea Telecom KT (formerly, Korea Telecom, Korean: 한국통신, NYSE: KT) is South Korea's top integrated wired/wireless telecommunication service provider. KT has been Korea's leader in the development of the information & communications business for the last 25 years , Singtel, Telefonica de Espana, Telstra, T-Systems, Verizon and XO Communications. Additional information is available at www.broadsoft.com. BroadSoft and BroadWorks are registered trademarks of BroadSoft, Inc. All other names are trademarks of their respective companies. |
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