Diversified group of Southern New England Telephone selects Eagle STP; interoperability and acceptance testing complete.MORRISVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 1995--Tekelec (Nasdaq/NM: TKLC) announced today that the Diversified Group of Southern New England Telephone The Southern New England Telephone Company (commonly referred to as SNET by its customers) started operations on January 27, 1878 as the District Telephone Company of New Haven. It was the founder of the first telephone exchange, as well as the world's first telephone book. (SNET n. 1. The fat of a deer. v. t. 1. The clear of mucus; to blow. ), New Haven New Haven, city (1990 pop. 130,474), New Haven co., S Conn., a port of entry where the Quinnipiac and other small rivers enter Long Island Sound; inc. 1784. Firearms and ammunition, clocks and watches, tools, rubber and paper products, and textiles are among the many , CT, has selected Tekelec's EAGLE Signal Transfer Point (STP STP or standard temperature and pressure, standard conditions for measurement of the properties of matter. The standard temperature is the freezing point of pure water, 0°C; or 273.15°K;. ) as a critical component of its SS7-based Intelligent Network. In addition to Local Exchange Carrier services, SNET provides a variety of advanced SS7 Gateway services, including Message Signaling Service, LIBD LIBD Laser-Induced Breakdown Detection Gateway Service with optional X.25 protocol conversion and fraud detection. These, as well as billing services, are available to other carriers and network operators, nationwide. The EAGLE STP will provide SS7 connectivity to users of these services. The purchase order for the EAGLE STP was received from SNET by AT&T Network Systems, in the first quarter of 1995, under its Distribution Agreement with Tekelec. During the acceptance process, Southern New England Telephone generated over 1.75 million test queries against the EAGLE STP, validating STP-to-STP and STP-to-switch interoperability, Global Title Translation and basic system functionality and stability. Testing was concluded without exceptions. Allan Toomer, senior vice president and general manager of Tekelec's Network Switching Division said, "Southern New England Telephone has a long history of technical innovation and value-added service A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. marketing. SNET is an industry leader in SS7-based services and applications. By adding additional STP capacity, nationwide users of these services can access these applications more easily. We are excited to see the EAGLE deployed in this dynamic environment." Tekelec is a leading supplier of advanced diagnostic systems and innovative network switching solutions for the global communications marketplace. Tekelec's diagnostic systems are used by its customers to design, install and maintain their communications equipment and networks. Tekelec's EAGLE STP switching platform is designed to meet the complex requirements of SS7 networks and enable wireline and wireless network operators to deliver advanced intelligent network services. -0- NOTE: EAGLE STP is a registered trademark of Tekelec. CONTACT: Tracy Dupree - Tekelec Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most 818/880-7799 or Noreen Jurek - Tekelec Manager, Marketing Communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales Network Switching Division 919/460-2598 or Bill Seekamp - SNET Public Relations 203/771-2136 |
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