Telfort Signs Contract with Tekelec for STP and Number Portability.Business Editors/High Tech Writers CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2000 British Telecom The telephone and communications carrier that provides services in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It used to be a division of the British Post Office, but was privatized in 1984 under Margaret Thatcher's administration. Subsidiary orders Fixed and Mobile Solution Tekelec (Nasdaq: TKLC) today announced that it has signed a multimillion dollar contract with Telfort, the Dutch subsidiary of British Telecom. Tekelec will deliver a complete signalling solution to support number portability See NP. , improve network resource management, and create an IN (intelligent network)-ready infrastructure. The purchase includes Tekelec's EAGLE(R) STP STP or standard temperature and pressure, standard conditions for measurement of the properties of matter. The standard temperature is the freezing point of pure water, 0°C; or 273.15°K;. (signal transfer point), G-Port(TM) and INAP-based number portability solutions, and G-Flex(TM). The project includes management, integration, ongoing support, and training from Tekelec's European Support Center in the UK. As Telfort's GSM network continues to expand, they increasingly require better solutions for allocation of network resources to meet subscriber growth and service needs. Tekelec's solution enables Telfort to proactively address this expansion to ensure subscriber satisfaction, improve network management, and increase the types of value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. . "Telfort's confidence in Tekelec is demonstrated by its order of a complete, package solution for both its mobile and fixed networks," said David Colbeck, managing director for Europe and vice president, Tekelec, Limited. "Our experience in providing dynamic solutions that help GSM networks reach that next level of growth became a determining factor in Telfort's decision process. Our number portability and network resource management products give Telfort an extra competitive edge in this aggressive market." Tekelec is providing INAP-based number portability for Telfort's fixed network, similar to that already ordered by UNI2 in Spain. G-Port will supply number portability for Telfort's GSM network. The two number portability solutions will share a common database integrated into the EAGLE platform. G-Flex will facilitate the efficient management of number allocation in the provider's HLRs (home location registers). Tekelec's product will enable Telfort to dynamically rebalance its database loads to meet changing network needs and fully utilize the capacity of its HLRs. The EAGLE STP pair will be brought into service in the second quarter of 2000. The complete solution will be operational by the end of 2000. About Telfort Telfort is a telecom company 100% owned by British Telecom. The company is a provider of national and international telecommunication services for the business and consumer markets in the Netherlands. The 1700 Telfort employees provide the customers with the possibility of an almost unlimited exchange of speech and data in various manners. This exchange allows new transaction forms and results in a new e-economy, in which Telfort plays a prominent role. Its customers include multinationals such as Shell, Unilever, Akzo Nobel Akzo Nobel is a multinational company, active in the fields of healthcare products, coatings and chemicals. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the company has activities in more than 80 countries, and employs approximately 62,000 people. , KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen and BP. About Tekelec Tekelec, a leading supplier of signalling and control systems, develops innovative network switching and diagnostic solutions that enable the convergence of traditional and converged wireline, wireless, and IP voice and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. networks. The company also provides products and solutions for call centres and other telecommunications markets. Tekelec has its headquarters in Calabasas, California Calabasas is a city in Los Angeles County, California, in the western United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 23,123. The city was formally incorporated in 1991. , and divisions in Morrisville, North Carolina Morrisville is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. The population was 5,208 at the 2000 census. A Special Census was conducted by the United States Census Bureau in March 2004, when the population was enumerated at 11,915. , and Richardson, Texas Richardson is a suburb in Dallas County and Collin County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 91,803, while according to a 2006 estimate, the population had grown to 99,200. . For more information, please visit http://www.tekelec.com . The Tekelec logo and EAGLE are registered trademarks of Tekelec. G-Port and G-Flex are trademarks of Tekelec. |
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