Verso and Saab Grintek Provide Telkom South Africa With VoIP Softswitch Solution; Clarent(R) Edge Access Softswitch Solution Provides Platform for VoIP Expansion in South Africa.ATLANTA -- Verso ver·so n. pl. ver·sos 1. A left-hand page of a book or the reverse side of a leaf, as opposed to the recto. 2. The back of a coin or medal. Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSO), a leading provider of packet-based solutions, and Saab Grintek, South Africa's leading information technology, telecommunications solutions and integration company, announced today that Telkom South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. (TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). ) has selected the companies to provide Verso's Clarent Edge Access softswitch solution as it expands its Voice over Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (VoIP) services and soft phone applications on the continent. Telkom South Africa has a longstanding relationship with Verso and Saab Grintek, and several years ago, implemented Verso's Class 4 solution including its BHG BHG Better Homes and Gardens (magazine) BHG Bloodhound Gang (band) BHG Big Huge Games BHG Bounty Hunter's Guild (web game) BHG Belgian Hand Group BHG Blown Head Gasket 2500 media gateway as its preferred solution for international wholesale traffic. The upgraded platform with the new Clarent Edge Access Class 5 softswitch solution will give Telkom South Africa the ability to offer end-users PC-to-PC calling capability, which will allow the company to leverage VoIP investments to create new revenue opportunities. The Clarent(R) Edge Softswitch provides the Class 5 carrier-grade control necessary to manage disparate H.323 wholesale networks and support Voice over Broadband (VoBB) deployments for enterprise managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality , wholesale, residential/SoHo applications, and other next-generation voice solutions. "Strong growth in several telecom sectors across Africa has created demand for VoIP networks as well as new opportunities for us," said Monty Bannerman, chief executive officer of Verso Technologies. "With an established presence in Africa, it is a natural progression that operators chose our solutions as they begin to offer more robust services to their clients." About Verso Technologies Verso is a global technology provider of Next Generation Network solutions offering a core-to-edge product portfolio primarily for telecommunications service providers A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. . Our products enable our customers to secure and optimize network bandwidth, generate additional revenue and reduce costs. Our applications and services are cost effective, deploy quickly and provide a superior return on investment. For more information, contact Verso at www.verso.com or call 678.589.3500. About Telkom SA
Telkom SA Ltd. (NYSE: TKG, JSE:J653) is a wireline and wireless telecommunications provider in South Africa. Telkom is a semi-privatised, 39% state-owned company. Limited Telkom SA Limited is one of the largest companies registered in the Republic of South Africa and is the largest telecommunications service provider on the African continent based on operating revenue operating revenue Revenue from any regular source. Revenue from sales is adjusted for discounts and returns when calculating operating revenue. Compare other revenue. and assets. Telkom offers fixed-line voice and data services, branded as Telkom, and mobile communications services through a 50% shareholding in the joint venture, Vodacom, a company incorporated in the republic of South Africa, Tanzania, Lesotho, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique. Telkom has approximately 4.8 million telephone access lines in service as of March 2005. Telkom is South Africa's incumbent operator. About Saab Grintek Grintek is a leading high-technology partnership between Kunene Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) Holdings (29.7%) and Saab AB (70.3%). The group specializes in three main market segments, namely telecommunications and selected niche opportunities within industrial and defence electronics. Grintek is a business unit of Saab. About Saab Saab is one of the world's leading high-technology companies, with its main operations focusing on defense, aviation and space. The Group covers a broad spectrum of competence and capability in systems integration. |
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