Infonetics Research Affirms Sonus Networks as Packet Voice Leader for Third Quarter.Business Editors WESTFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 25, 2003 Infonetics Report Shows Sonus Holds More Than Half of Convergence Switch Market Share Sonus Networks (Nasdaq: SONS) today announced that Infonetics Research has named Sonus the leading provider of carrier packet voice switches. Last week, Infonetics issued its Next Gen Voice Products Worldwide Market Share and Forecast for 3Q03, which examines the markets for a variety of carrier voice equipment including media gateways, softswitches, 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. , media servers and voice application servers. In the latest Infonetics report, Sonus was ranked: -- #1 in Convergence Switch revenues, worldwide -- #1 in Convergence Switch revenues, North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. -- #1 in Convergence Switch port shipments, North America -- #1 in Convergence Switch revenues, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. -- #1 in Convergence Switch port shipments, EMEA "Sonus turned in an extremely strong performance for the third quarter, garnering more than half of the revenues in the global Convergence Switch category, and Sonus' leadership is particularly pronounced in North America, where it holds more than 90% market share," commented Kevin Mitchell Kevin Mitchell can refer to:
"The findings by Infonetics reflect the addition of several new customers over the past quarter and the expansion of our existing customers' networks, which now carry nearly 6 billion minutes of traffic per month, " said Michael O'Hara, vice president, marketing, Sonus Networks. "Moreover, we continue to see a shift in our customer base as incumbent service providers select Sonus' industry-leading solutions as the foundation for their next-generation packet voice networks." In addition to the report published by Infonetics, Sonus has also been recognized by Synergy Research Group and In-Stat/MDR as the leader in several key segments of the carrier-class packet voice equipment market for the third quarter. About Sonus Networks Sonus Networks, Inc., is a leading provider of packet voice infrastructure solutions for wireline and wireless service providers. With its Open Services Architecture The Open Service Access or OSA is part of the 3rd generation mobile telecommunications network or UMTS. OSA describes how services are architected in an UMTS network. The standards for OSA are being developed as part of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). (TM) (OSA 1. OSA - Open Scripting Architecture. 2. OSA - Open System Architecture. ), Sonus delivers end-to-end solutions (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. addressing a full range of carrier applications, including trunking, residential access and Centrex, tandem switching A telephone central office switch that links telco end offices together and does not connect to the customer directly. Also called a "Class 4 switch" or "TDM switch," a tandem switch is a computer that is specialized for TDM-based, circuit-switched telephone calls. , and IP voice termination, as well as 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; . Sonus' award-winning voice infrastructure solutions, including media gateways, softswitches and network management systems, are deployed in service provider networks worldwide. Sonus, founded in 1997, is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts Westford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 20,754 at the 2000 census. History Westford was first settled in 1635. Originally a part of neighboring Chelmsford, West Chelmsford soon grew large enough to sustain its own . Additional information on Sonus is available at http://www.sonusnet.com. This release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. regarding future events or the future financial performance of Sonus that involve risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results. Readers are referred to the "Cautionary Statements" section of Sonus' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. , dated November 10, 2003 and filed with the SEC, which identifies important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These risk factors include, among others, the adverse effect of recent developments in the telecommunications industry, the weakened financial position of many service providers, Sonus' ability to grow its customer base, dependence on new product offerings, market acceptance of its products, rapid technological and market change and manufacturing and sourcing risks. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent Sonus' views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing Sonus' views as of any subsequent date. While Sonus may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point, Sonus specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. Sonus is a registered trademark of Sonus Networks. Open Services Architecture is a trademark of Sonus Networks. All other trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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