US Navy calls ashore with VegaStream.

VegaStream, a supplier of dedicated business VoIP (Voice over IP) Gateways, has announced a contract from the US Navy to supply its Vega 50 BRI VoIP Gateways to the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division of US Naval Air Systems Command.

In the absence of any existing VoIP gateways able to support the required North American ISDN BRI protocols, the US Navy selected VegaStream because of its ability to modify its existing ETSI-compliant Vega 50 BRI gateways that are already widely deployed in service provider and enterprise networks across Europe. With nearly 2 million ISDN BRI lines deployed in the US, the Vega 50 BRI will be the only VoIP Gateway on the market supporting both SIP and North American ISDN BRI standards.

"Legacy ISDN networks in the US have been neglected by vendors for too long and were in danger of being forced down an unnecessary 'end-of-life' path because of a lack of renewed innovation in the industry," said Tim Burne, CEO, VegaStream. "There are businesses and organisations across North America which, like the NAVAIR Training Systems Division, are looking to IP-based products to not only make their existing infrastructure work better, but also help improve the way they do their jobs. We're delighted to be working with the US Navy to develop what will be the world's first VoIP gateway to support both SIP and North American BRI standards. It's a testament to both our existing product portfolio and the responsiveness of VegaStream to innovate and develop products that address today's customer requirements."

The new Vega 50 BRI VoIP gateways will be delivered to the US Naval Air Systems Command in Q2 2004 and will support required North American ISDN standards. General commercial availability of the gateways for the North American market, which are an extension of VegaStream's established Vega 50 BRI gateways supporting the European ETSI standards and already widely deployed in service provide and enterprise networks, will be in Q3 2004.