China Telecom Selects Clarent for Major China-Wide IP Telephony Deployment.Business Editors BEIJING & REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2000 Cross-China Deployment Planned for June 2000 China Telecom, China's leading domestic and international telecommunications service provider A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. , and Clarent(tm) Corporation (Nasdaq:CLRN CLRN California Learning Resource Network CLRN Community Legal Resources Network CLRN Chemical Laboratory Response Network ), a worldwide leader in providing carrier-grade, phone-to-phone Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP) telephony solutions, announced today that China Telecom has elected to purchase Clarent products for a China-wide IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. domestic network. This planned domestic China network is in addition to the international Clarent-based IP telephony network that China Telecom announced with Clarent in October 1999. China Telecom's Existing and Planned Clarent-Based IP Telephony Services The service announced by China Telecom with Clarent in October 1999, called "YiTong" and implemented by China Telecom's International Direct Dial (IDD (1) (International Direct Dial) Long distance dialing between countries without operator intervention. Also known as international standard dialing (ISD). ) group, is an international-only service, based on prepaid calling cards. China Telecom's Data Communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. Bureau plans to offer two services for domestic IP telephony-based calling based on Clarent products. The first planned service is a prepaid service based on an abbreviated phone number prefix (17900) assigned by China Telecom. The second planned Clarent-based IP telephony service is a single-stage dialing service. All of China Telecom's existing 150 million domestic wireline phones are intended to be able to dial 17900 and the Clarent-based IP phone call will be billed to the caller's regular China Telecom phone bill. Both of the two services' calls are intended to be routed using Clarent-based IP telephony to their destinations -- either domestic or international. In anticipation of this planned IP telephony network deployment, China Telecom is designing a multi-level, domain-based accounting and settlement architecture. This architecture is intended to use a number of Clarent state-of-the-art products including the Clarent Command Center, Clarent Connect, Clarent clearinghouse products, Clarent roaming products, the Clarent Application Server and the Clarent Domain Controller. The network is initially being designed to be able to handle more than one hundred (100) million minutes of IP telephony phone traffic per month. Deployment Plans Initially, China Telecom plans to turn up the 16 largest cities in China China is a geographical area encompassing multiple territories, under two states. You may be looking for:
Company Executives Comment "Our selection of Clarent completes a significant milestone toward our planned deployment of a China-wide IP telephony network," commented the project team member of China Telecom, "Within 6 months, China Telecom hopes to have as many as 150 million users of IP telephony-based services. Clarent is a strategic supplier to China Telecom because of the competitive advantages of its technology; because of its planned product enhancements bringing IP telephony to the local access market; and because of the size and type of telco customers using Clarent products who can now be strategic minutes exchange partners with China Telecom." Jerry Chang, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president, Clarent Corporation, also commented: "China Telecom is one of Clarent's most important customers. China Telecom has a strategic vision for deploying next-generation, converged products as its communications infrastructure. Clarent looks forward to working closely with this significant telecommunications service provider as it builds this state-of-the-art network across China." China Telecom is one of five companies that have received licenses from the Chinese government Ever since Republic of China founded in January 1st, 1912, China has had several regional and national governments. List
Forward-Looking Statements This release may contain forward-looking statements regarding Clarent's products, business, customers or other factors that may affect future earnings or financial results. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to potential issues relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc interoperability, inability to introduce new products, ability to retain key customers, changes in market conditions, government regulations, the international communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. , technological changes and other factors, which could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in or indicated by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are described further in the risk factors discussed in Clarent's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. , filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2000. About Clarent Corporation Clarent Corporation is a premier provider of scalable, IP telephony products to carriers and Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. around the world. Clarent's intelligent architecture and the Clarent Command Center enable Clarent products to route, manage, inter-connect and terminate high volumes of calls for service provider customers including the world's largest long distance telecommunication companies. According to an iLocus report published in 1999, more minutes travel across Clarent-enabled networks worldwide than those of any other equipment supplier(a). See note (a) below. Founded in July 1996, Clarent is headquartered in Redwood City, California Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Redwood City is the county seat of San Mateo County. As of the 2005 census, the city had a total population of 76,000. and has offices in major cities in Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America. Additional information about Clarent is available at www.clarent.com. About China Telecom China Telecom -- Directorate General of Telecommunications, Post and Telephone, China -- is the major telecommunications service provider in China. The Data Communications Bureau (DCB DCB Dichlorobenzene DCB David Crowder Band DCB Dictionary of Canadian Biography DCB Device Control Block DCB Double Cantilever Beam DCB Disk Coprocessor Board DCB Dependent Care Benefits DCB Data Control Block DCB Direct Copper Bonding ) of China Telecom is the data communications department of China Telecom. DCB has established public data networks including: ChinaNet (163), ChinaInfo (169), ChinaPAC, ChinaDDN, ChinaFRN, ChinaMail, ChinaFax, ChinaEDI and Wireless Data. These networks cover more than 3000 cities across China, providing many types of data services to China Telecom's customers across the country. For global service providers who are interested in global IP telephony partnerships with China Telecom, please contact International Telecommunications Division of China Telecom, Fax: 86-10-6601-1250. Clarent is a registered trademark of Clarent Corporation in the United States and other jurisdictions. All other company or product names mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. Note: a) "IP Telephony Clearinghouses - A New Business Model." Published November 1999 by iLocus. iLocus, a division of Cape Saffron Ltd., is a UK-based research group focused on the IP telephony industry. http://www.ilocus.com |
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