Tekelec Ranked First in North America for Media Gateways by Infonetics.Ranked 2(nd) In Worldwide Media Gateway Port Shipments Through Q3 '06 MORRISVILLE, N.C. -- Tekelec (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 : TKLC), a leading developer of high-performance network applications for next-generation fixed, mobile and packet networks, today announced that Infonetics Research has recognized Tekelec as the North American market-share leader for media gateway port shipments for the first three quarters of 2006. Tekelec's 8000 Converged Multimedia Gateway also ranked second worldwide out of 14 companies evaluated in the report.* According to Infonetics, Tekelec shipped nearly five million media gateway switching ports worldwide and 3.4 million ports in North America during the period, outperforming nearly all of its competitors. "Tekelec showed a strong performance in the media gateway market during 2006 and is continuing to demonstrate growth with its 8000 Converged Multimedia Gateway in North America and across the globe through direct and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and sales channels," said Stephane Teral, principal analyst, Service Provider VoIP, IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. and FMC See fixed mobile convergence. , Infonetics. The Tekelec 8000 Converged Multimedia Gateway, one of the most widely deployed 3GPP Release 4/5/6 wireless media gateways in the global wireless carrier market, is used by many of the world's major carriers to help minimize capital and operational costs. It is a highly flexible, scaleable and reliable multi-fabric wireless media gateway, offering unlicensed mobile access (UMA), global system for mobile communications (communications) Global System for Mobile Communications - (GSM, originally "Groupe de travail Sp?ciale pour les services Mobiles") One of the major standards for digital cellular communications, in use in over 60 countries and serving over one billion subscribers. (GSM), code division multiple access (CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. ) and universal mobile telecommunications system Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is one of the third-generation (3G) cell phone technologies. Currently, the most common form uses W-CDMA as the underlying air interface, is standardized by the 3GPP, and is the European answer to the ITU (UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The GSM implementation of the 3G wireless phone system. Part of IMT-2000, UMTS provides service in the 2 GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features. ) features to handle both packet and circuit-switched voice traffic efficiently. Tekelec continues to emphasize open, multi-vendor product interoperability and Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) standards with its next-generation switching portfolio. The Tekelec 8000 Converged Multimedia Gateway was tested with a number of the world's leading telecom carriers and vendors in the Global MultiService Forum's Interoperability 2006 (GMI) trial in October 2006. Through its participation in the trial, Tekelec aimed to demonstrate that the telecom industry is ready to adopt a "plug-and-play" model for best-of-breed complex network elements, including media gateways. "Tekelec stands firm in our leadership and commitment to our customers and OEM partners, delivering next-generation switching solutions that support advanced new services, generate revenues and reduce operations costs," said Jay Whitehurst, president and general manager, Tekelec Switching Solutions Group. "Continued recognition by industry experts such as Infonetics demonstrates our market leadership and strong position to help operators transition to the IMS future." * Infonetics Research: "Service Provider VoIP & IMS Equipment & Subscribers: 3Q06 Market Share & Forecasts" About Tekelec Tekelec is a high-performance network applications company that is accelerating the transition to IP Multimedia Subsystem An integrated network for telecommunications carriers that uses the IP protocol as its foundation for packetized voice, video and data. Supporting voice over IP (VoIP) in all its flavors (SIP, H.323, MGCP, etc. (IMS) networks for service providers around the globe. With its experience at the intersection of network applications and session control, Tekelec creates highly efficient platforms for managing media and delivering network solutions. Corporate headquarters are located near Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. in Morrisville, N.C., U.S.A., with research and development facilities and sales offices throughout the world. For more information, please visit www.tekelec.com. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion