Swisscom Deploys SIP-based Consumer Triple-Play Services Using Siemens and Sylantro Platforms.ZURICH & CAMPBELL, Calif. -- Swisscom Fixnet Leverages Telco-Grade Solutions to Deliver Advanced SIP-Based Consumer Service Offering Sylantro Systems Corporation and Siemens Switzerland, Ltd. today announced that Switzerland's leading telecoms company, Swisscom, has selected and deployed the companies' respective platforms as the foundation of Swisscom's new Bluewin Phone consumer broadband offering for DSL-based voice over IP (VoIP) and video services. Utilizing Sylantro's Enterprise Java Beans See JavaBeans. (EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans) A software component in Sun's J2EE platform, which provides a pure Java environment for developing and running distributed applications. EJBs are written as software modules that contain the business logic of the application. ) interfaces, Swisscom has created a unique visual user interface for the Bluewin Phone service that delivers voice over IP, video and other SIP-based advanced consumer services over broadband connections. The new service will be available nationwide to all Bluewin ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line customers. Today Swisscom Fixnet has more than a million retail Internet subscribers nationwide, out of which more than 500,000 are broadband access customers. As an essential element for its new triple-play consumer offering, Swisscom has deployed the Siemens SURPASS hiE 9200 softswitch and the SURPASS hiG 1200 VoIP media gateway to provide network-facing trunking and interface to the 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. . The Sylantro applications feature server provides customer-facing features and applications such as click-to-call, find me/follow me Telephone services that provide advanced call forwarding. Initially developed for the circuit-switched Intelligent Network (IN), voice over IP (VoIP) also provides such services. "Find me" forwards calls either in sequence or at the same time to a list of numbers. , white list dialing, distinctive ringing, user control and management of features and options. The combined solution also utilizes Kagoor Networks' VoiceFlow 3000 session border controllers. The installed platform currently serves Swisscom's residential broadband customers. "This end-to-end solution was selected based on the platforms' advanced features, well-defined SIP interoperability, flexible development environments and applications interfaces," said Frank Dederichs, head of strategy and business development of Swisscom Fixnet Wholesale. "The solution offered by Siemens and Sylantro provides the telco-grade reliability and performance that we require, and the systems integration and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services offered by Siemens ensure a smooth deployment of the new Bluewin Phone offering." "We are extremely pleased that Swisscom has chosen the Siemens/Sylantro solution for their new service offering," said Pete Bonee, 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 Sylantro Systems. "Swisscom's entry into the triple-play consumer market, as one of the largest and most stable carriers in Europe, represents a breakthrough for the telecommunications industry and brings a new age in personal communications into the mainstream." "Our congratulations to Swisscom for pioneering this exciting new initiative to bring advanced hosted communications services to its customers. It is a key realization of our vision for next-generation networks," said Benno Nussberger, vice president for carrier networks of Siemens Switzerland Ltd. Sylantro Systems is the leading provider of hosted PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). and IP Centrex applications, voice VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. capabilities and consumer broadband applications via the company's carrier-grade feature server. Sylantro's products are successfully deployed around the globe with the widest market distribution in its product class. The Sylantro platform provides the telco-grade, reliability, operability Operability is the ability to keep a system in a functioning and operating condition. In a computing systems environment with multiple systems this includes the ability of products, systems and business processes to work together to accomplish a common task such as finding and and regulatory compliance required for carrier deployments. About Sylantro Systems Corp. Sylantro Systems provides the premier software platform for advanced IP Centrex and hosted communications services for business, residential, wireless and other applications. The company leads the market in deployments, with carriers such as SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. and Verizon, PTTs such as TeliaSonera, and next-generation service providers such as Level 3, STS (Synchronous Transport Signal) The electrical equivalent of the SONET optical signal. In SDH, the European counterpart of SONET, STS is known as STM (Synchronous Transport Module). Telecom, VoEx and Covad using the Sylantro platform. With a unique combination of advanced applications, a carrier-class platform, and proven go-to-market services, Sylantro allows service providers to rapidly deliver high-value, high-margin managed telephony services. These award-winning solutions offer business users sophisticated communications services without the cost and complexity of today's in-house PBX and key systems, and give consumers new flexibility in their communications services. Sylantro is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. backed by premier investors. On the Web: www.sylantro.com Siemens Communications is one of the largest players in the global telecommunications industry. Siemens is the only provider in the market that offers its customers a full-range portfolio, from devices for end users to complex network infrastructures for enterprises and carriers as well as related services. Siemens Communications is the world's innovation leader in convergent technologies, products and services for wireless, fixed and enterprise networks. It is the largest Group within Siemens and operates in more than 160 countries around the world. In fiscal 2004 (year-end September 30), its 60,000-strong workforce posted sales of approximately 18 billion euros. More about Siemens Communications at http://www.siemens.com/communications Sylantro is a registered trademark of Sylantro Systems Corporation, and SURPASS and hiE are trademarks of Siemens AG. All rights reserved. All other products and brands mentioned are trademarks and/or service marks of their respective owners. |
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