China Unicom Deploys Acme Packet Session Border Controllers for NGN; Acme Packet and Alcatel Shanghai Bell enable tier one service provider to deploy secure, high-quality hosted IP services.BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Acme (company, jargon) ACME - /ak'mee/ 1. A Company that Makes Everything. The canonical imaginary business. Possibly also derived from the word "acme" meaning "highest point". 2. A program for MS-DOS. Packet(R) announced today that China Unicom China Unicom, full name China United Telecommunications Corporation, 中国联通, HKSE: 0762 NYSE: CHU, is a telecommunication operator in the People's Republic of China. 52. , one of the largest service providers in China, is deploying the Net-Net(R) session border controllers A Session Border Controller is a device used in some VoIP networks to exert control over the signaling and usually also the media streams involved in setting up, conducting, and tearing down calls. in its national, multiservice converged network The integration of the telephone system with IP-based data networks. See softswitch. (networking) converged network - A single network that can carry voice, video and data. that connects residential and business customers all over China. The Net-Net products are being integrated with China Unicom's existing IP network and the next generation softswitch platform from Alcatel Shanghai Bell to offer more enhanced services Enhanced service is service offered over commercial carrier transmission facilities used in interstate communications, that employs computer processing applications that act on the format, content, code, protocol, or similar aspects of the subscriber's transmitted information; . As China Unicom's main softswitch vendor and strategic partner of Acme Packet, Alcatel Shanghai Bell is a leading telecommunications infrastructure and solutions provider in Asia, claiming every service provider in China as its customer. China Unicom owns and operates the world's largest VoIP network and is the first to reach and connect residential and business customers in over 300 cities throughout China. Deployment of Acme Packet's session border controllers is underway, with a target of nearly 50 cities to be installed over the next couple of months. Upon completion of the deployment, China Unicom will be able to expand its current service offering of VoIP and high speed data with secure, high-quality video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. and other multimedia IP services, all over its existing backbone infrastructure. "Acme Packet's session border controllers interoperate seamlessly with our next generation softswitch platform to provide the ideal solution for China Unicom to enable new and more advanced IP services," commented Mr. Li Xiaoming, Director of China Unicom. "The company and product synergies between Acme Packet and Alcatel Shanghai Bell equal a winning combination for tier one service providers. The Net-Net products bring security and service assurance guarantees to our next generation softswitch platform, and both companies' strong focus on customer support and satisfaction ensure the success of providers such as China Unicom." The Acme Packet session border controllers were selected for this massive network project in part due to their carrier-class capabilities such as high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. , capacity, performance and scalability. Security features like access control and network topology See topology. hiding help protect China Unicom's own network from attack while ensuring the highest quality services to the end user. Hosted NAT traversal Passing through network address translation (NAT) to reach a user. NAT hides private IP addresses from the public Internet; however, voice over IP (VoIP) and videoconferencing calls that originate from outside the network must locate the user's IP address. See STUN, UPnP and NAT. and multiprotocol support with interworking (standard) interworking - Systems or components, possibly from different origins, working together to perform some task. Interworking depends crucially on standards to define the interfaces between the components. functionality will be key features in the second phase of the project. These features will allow China Unicom to maximize its service reach and deliver hosted IP services to both business and residential subscribers without the need for additional equipment on the customer premise. "Our selection by China Unicom as the supplier of session border controllers for this project reinforces our market leadership position and is a testament to our product capabilities, our global experience and our local expertise," stated Andy Ory, president and 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. , Acme Packet. "We have the utmost confidence in our ability to continue to work productively and effectively with Alcatel Shanghai Bell to enable China Unicom to develop and deliver profitable new services and successfully grow its business." About Acme Packet Acme Packet, the leader in session border control, enables service providers to deliver premium, interactive communications - voice, video and multimedia sessions - across IP network borders. Our Net-Net family has been selected by 9 of the top 10, and 16 of the top 25 service providers in the world to satisfy critical security, service assurance and law enforcement requirements in wireline, cable and wireless networks. These deployments support all applications - from trunking to hosted enterprise and residential services; all protocols - SIP, H.323, MGCP/NCS and H.248; and all border points - peering, access network and data center. For more information, contact us at +1 781.328.4400, or visit www.acmepacket.com |
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