Nuera Communications Enters Asian Telecommunications Market With Comprehensive Voice-Over-IP Solutions.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2000 Nuera Communications, Inc., a top-rated Internet voice infrastructure provider, turns the spotlight on its Asian operations as the company introduces its newest carrier-class voice-over-IP (VoIP) solutions to the Asian/Pacific telecommunications market. Many industry experts believe that Asia/Pacific is a high-growth VoIP market. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent study by GartnerGroup, total revenue from VoIP networks in Asia/Pacific is expected to reach $18 billion by 2004 (Source: Dataquest, December 1999 estimates). Worldwide the VoIP market is expected to grow to $87 billion in the same timeframe (Source: Dataquest, December 1999 estimates). Nuera has responded to the worldwide carrier demand for high-quality, voice-over-IP infrastructure solutions with the introduction of its Open, Reliable Communications Architecture (ORCA Orca - Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 1986. Similar to Modula-2, but with support for distributed programming using shared data objects, like Linda. A 'graph' data type removes the need for pointers. Version for the Amoeba OS, comes with Amoeba. (R)) product family. This carrier-class product family includes the ORCA: -- GX-21 -- high-volume 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. gateway -- GX-8 -- medium-volume IP telephony gateway -- RDT-21 -- cable telephony gateway -- SSC SSC Secondary School Certificate SSC Standard Systems Center (USAF) SSC State Services Commission (New Zealand) SSC Swedish Space Corporation SSC Salem State College (Massachusetts) -- Class 4 softswitch -- NSG NSG Naturschutzgebiet (German: Nature Reserve) NSG Nuclear Suppliers Group NSG National System for Geospatial-Intelligence NSG Naval Security Group NSG National Security Guards (India) -- signaling gateway All ORCA products are designed to support open protocols, including Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP See MGCP/MEGACO. MGCP - Media Gateway Control Protocol ) and Session Initiation Protocol (protocol) Session Initiation Protocol - (SIP) A very simple text-based application-layer control protocol. It creates, modifies, and terminates sessions with one or more participants. Such sessions include Internet telephony and multimedia conferences. It is described in RFC 2543. (SIP). MGCP and SIP have been cited as the most promising interoperability protocols within the voice-over-IP industry. "As the telecommunications industry worldwide looks for cost-effective ways to offer high-quality voice and enhanced services, it is turning to voice over IP," said Bill Ingram, 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. of Nuera. "Nuera develops the voice solutions carriers need to bridge legacy networks to the new broadband Internet networks of today and tomorrow. We are poised to help carriers in the Asian/Pacific region effectively utilize voice-over-IP solutions to reduce capital costs while increasing revenue." Established in 1997 in San Diego, Nuera has been conducting operations in Asia for the past 12 months. The company also has won more awards for high-performance VoIP products than any other vendor. About Nuera Nuera Communications, Inc., a top-rated voice-over-Internet-Protocol infrastructure provider, develops packet-voice telephony solutions for carriers worldwide. The company's Open, Reliable Communications Architecture (ORCA(R)) enables seamless voice traffic transport between the Public Switched Telephone Network (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. ) and IP-based packet networks. Nuera's SSC Softswitch, a software-based packet voice switch, allows companies to migrate from traditional switching into a broadband environment. Nuera is driving the adoption of interoperability standards such as MGCP and SIP and is a founding member of the International Softswitch Consortium. Nuera is a privately held, venture-funded company headquartered in San Diego, with sales and development operations in Asia, the Americas and Europe. |
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