Us Navy Calls Ashore with VegaStream; VegaStream Announces First Ever VoIP Gateway with Support for North American ISDN BRI to Deliver VoIP Calls for US Navy.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BRACKNELL, England & BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2004 VegaStream, a leading supplier of dedicated business VoIP (Voice over IP) Gateways, today announced a contract from the US Navy to supply its Vega 50 BRI See ISDN. BRI - Basic Rate Interface VoIP Gateways to the Naval Air Warfare Center The Naval Air Warfare Center was a former U.S. Navy military installation located in Warminster, Pennsylvania and Ivyland, Pennsylvania. The U.S. Navy purchased the grounds to establish this facility from the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation following its bankruptcy in the Training Systems Division of US Naval Air Systems Command The Naval Air Systems Command, or NAVAIR, is the part of the United States Navy which provides materiel support for naval aircraft and airborne weapon systems, such as guided missiles. NAVAIR was established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy's Bureau of Naval Weapons (BuWeps). . 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 ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. 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 (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. , VegaStream. "There are businesses and organisations across North America which, like the NAVAIR NAVAIR Naval Air Systems Command 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 (European Telecommunications Standards Institute, Sophia Antipolis technical park, Nice, France, www.etsi.org) A non-profit membership organization founded in 1988, dedicated to standardizing information and communication technologies (ICT) throughout Europe. standards and already widely deployed in service provide and enterprise networks, will be in Q3 2004. About Naval Air Systems Command Within the Naval Air Systems Command, the NAVAIR Training Systems Division (TSD TSD Tay-Sachs disease. ) is the Navy's source for a full range of innovative products and services that provide complete training solutions. This includes requirements analysis, design, development and full life cycle support. Of significance is NAVAIR TSD's ability to provide continuous learning across a wide variety of applications (aviation, surface, undersea, etc.). NAVAIR TSD integrates the science of learning with performance-based training and measurement of training effectiveness focused on improving the performance of Sailors and Marines. NAVAIR TSD continually engages the warfighter to understand challenges, solve problems, create new capabilities and provide essential support. For more information visit: http://www.ntsc.navy.mil/ About VegaStream VegaStream is a leading supplier of dedicated business VoIP gateways. VegaStream's Voice over IP (VoIP) gateways enable service providers and business customers to rapidly deploy and profit from lower telephony costs and improved productivity across their organization's HQ and remote offices. The award winning Vega 50 and Vega 100 gateways are based on international communications standards - including both SIP and H.323 - to deliver an open and non-proprietary VoIP solution that can be seamlessly integrated alongside existing communications investments. Established in 1998, VegaStream has EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. headquarters in Bracknell UK, and North American headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida Boca Raton ("bōkə rə-tōn") is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida incorporated in May 1925. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. . VegaStream investors include MTI Partners and VegaStream management. Further information on VegaStream is available on www.vegastream.com |
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