FastComm Communications and ECI Telecom-NGTS Announce Worldwide Sales Cooperation Agreement.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2001 Agreement Allows for the Inclusion of FastComm's Signaling Gateway Into ECI-NGTS's IP Telephony Solutions FastComm Communications (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :FSCX) today announced an agreement with ECI ECI Employment Cost Index ECI Election Commission(er) of India ECI Enterprise Content Integration ECI Early Childhood Intervention ECI Environmental Change Institute Telecom-NGTS Ltd. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ECIL ECIL Electronics Corporation of India Limited ) allowing ECI-NGTS to bundle FastComm's SignalPath(TM) Signaling Gateway into ECI-NGTS's integrated IP Telephony. The agreement will expand interoperability between ECI Telecom NGTS' VoIP MGW and a wide range of PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. networks and TDM switches. ECI Telecom-NGTS provides Best-of-Breed, Carrier-Class IP Telephony Media Gateways, and complete, vertically integrated, IP Telephony solutions, including service enabling platforms, gateways, gatekeepers and end-user applications. ECI-NGTS's Bandwidth Optimization product line serves all of the world's major carriers including AT&T, Bezeq, British Telecom, China MPT, Deutsche Telecom, Embratel, France Telecom, Hong Kong Telecom, Mercury, Telefonica and Worldcom among many others. One of the greatest obstacles for building out Voice over Packet (VoP) networks is signaling collisions and incompatibilities between VoIP networks and today's traditional telephone networks (PSTN). The problem is expected to worsen as many countries adopt their own signaling protocol variants. "FastComm's Signaling Gateway, with its rich inventory of protocols, will increasingly be called upon to be the glue that binds PSTN and VoIP networks" stated Dr. Tal Simchony, Chairman & 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. of ECI Telecom-NGTS. "All of our customers, including long distance carriers, international voice and data bypass service providers, ISPs, CLECs and voice over packet service providers, stand to benefit from immediate increased revenues." The SignalPath(TM) Signaling Gateway product line supports multi-national signaling protocols, including ANSI (American National Standards Institute, New York, www.ansi.org) A membership organization founded in 1918 that coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards in both the private and public sectors. It is the U.S. member body to ISO and IEC. SS7, ITU-T-C7, ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. (both Euro and U.S.), R1, R2, and DTMF (Dual-Tone MultiFrequency) The type of audio signals that are generated when you press the buttons on a touch-tone telephone. See also DMTF. DTMF - Dual Tone Multi Frequency , as well as custom variants for over 80 countries, and perform mu-Law to A-Law rate conversion. Designed for national, cross-border, international connections, typical applications include E911 connectivity for VoIP networks, long distance toll by-pass, and international connections. "It is very exciting to partner with a Company with the worldwide presence of ECI Telecom-NGTS" said Peter Madsen, President of FastComm Communications. "With over 28 facilities in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe/CIS countries and an international network of agents and distributors, ECI-NGTS ensures that all customers, in every corner of the globe, receive prompt and professional installation, service and support." About FastComm FastComm Communications www.fastcomm.com is a complete signaling, voice and data system solution provider, offering innovative signaling interoperability solutions that include support for SS7, C7, C5, R1, R2, and DTMF. FastComm also provides advanced IP and data solutions over Frame Relay such as voice/data Integrated Access Devices (IADs), and protocol converters specifically designed for Unisys environments. Forward looking with a corporate goal to provide customers with leading edge technology and cost-effective means of incorporating these technologies into existing or new networks, FastComm is positioning itself at the forefront of the evolving converged networks. About ECI Telecom Next Generation Telephony Solutions (NGTS NGTS Next Generation Threat System (aircrew training devices) NGTS New Generation Trading System (Shanghai Stock Exchange) NGTS Next Generation Test System (Hekimian) ), an ECI Telecom company, manufactures high quality, true carrier-class packet telephony solutions. ECI NGTS builds: carrier class New Voice Infrastructure Media Gateways based on H.323, MGCP See MGCP/MEGACO. MGCP - Media Gateway Control Protocol , H.248 and SIP; SIP-based IP telephony networking solutions; and business applications that bridge the IP and classic telephony domains. Forward-looking statements are made in this release pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Investors are cautioned that all forward looking statements are subject to risk and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the timing of new announcements or introductions by the company and its competitors, the hiring and retention of key employees, competitive pricing pressure, dependence on third parties for components and products, and general economic conditions in the United States and international markets, and the risk factors detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. To request a data sheet of any FastComm product, please contact the Company via phone (703) 318-7750; Fax (703) 787-4625; e-mail info@fastcomm.com; or visit FastComm on the world wide web at www.fastcomm.com. |
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