VocalTec Expands Class 5 Functionality with Addition of Megaco Line Side Signaling Protocol.HERZLIYA, Israel -- Further Broadens Carriers' Ability to Migrate Legacy to Next Generation Networks VocalTec Communications Ltd. (Nasdaq: VOCL VOCL Vault Online Career Library ) ("VocalTec"), a leading telecom equipment provider offering carrier class packet voice solutions, today announced the expansion of its Essentra BAX to a wide variety of access interfaces, required for Class 5 migration to Next Generation Network (NGN (Next Generation Networks) An umbrella term for mixed voice and data networks running over the IP protocol. See IP Multimedia Subsystem. ) solutions. By incorporating Megaco line side signaling functionality to its Essentra BAX Broadband VoIP Access Platform, VocalTec provides carriers with the ability to continue supporting legacy telephones and fixed wireless networks, while seamlessly migrating to Next Generation Networks (NGN). Next generation Class 5 softswitches are at the heart of the migration of circuit to packet technology, due to the new services they provide, and the reduced entry level costs. The addition of the Megaco line side protocol facilitates a rapid, painless migration, offering carriers the option to keep existing consumer telephone connections and Digital Loop Carriers In telephone communications, a technology that increases the number of channels in the local loop by converting analog signals to digital and multiplexing them back to the end office. (DLC's) which concentrate these connections, unchanged. The Megaco line side protocol is incorporated into VocalTec's Essentra BAX, and VocalTec's technological partners provide Megaco/GR303/V5.2 access gateways. Together this enables carriers who plan to migrate existing networks by adding softswitch capabilities at the core, to leverage their existing installed base of GR-303-based DLCs in the USA and V5.2-based DLCs in Europe, Africa and Asia. "The addition of the Megaco line side protocol to our access solution reaffirms VocalTec's technological leadership in the Class 5 NGN market," commented Moti Suess, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , VocalTec Communications Ltd. "This is further proof of our unwavering commitment to continue to provide the most complete and most scalable solutions in the market." The Essentra BAX, currently being trialed by over 10 carriers, is part of VocalTec's expanded Essentra Product Suite, a versatile set of open and highly focused VoIP products for next generation network (NGN) operators and service providers. Essentra BAX allows service providers to take advantage of the growing availability of broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. for business and residential customers in developed markets, such as North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and parts of Europe and Asia. At the same time, using Essentra BAX over a fixed wireless infrastructure represents a cost-effective access solution for low teledensity and rural areas in emerging markets. The carrier-grade and scalable Essentra BAX offers service providers a cost-effective entry into the world of broadband VoIP services. Featuring open interfaces, Essentra BAX can be easily and quickly implemented in the service provider's network facility. End users connect to the service through a SIP-based integrated Access Device An IAD is a customer premises device that provides access to wide area networks and the Internet. Specifically, it aggregates multiple channels of information including voice and data across a single shared access link to a carrier or service provider PoP (Point of Presence). (IAD (Integrated Access Device) A device that multiplexes a variety of communications technologies in the customer's premises onto a single telephone line for transmission to the carrier. It also demultiplexes the incoming streams into their respective channels. ), SIP Phones or soft phones. Essentra BAX supports traditional subscriber calling features, such as caller ID A telephone company service that sends the caller's telephone number between the first and second ring of the call. If the calling number is not blocked, the calling number is displayed on the handset or base station of the called party. , call waiting, call forward, call transfer, ad-hoc multiparty bridge conferencing, selective call acceptance, anonymous call reject and some 50 more features. For further product details, please visit VocalTec's website at www.vocaltec.com. About VocalTec VocalTec Communications Ltd. (VocalTec) is a leading telecom equipment provider offering next generation network (NGN) VoIP carrier class call control and hosted telephony platforms. Our customer base spans more than 100 countries and includes Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom AG (ISIN: DE0005557508, FWB: DTE, NYSE: DT, LSE: DEU, TYO: 9496 ) (abbreviated DTAG) is a telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It is the largest telecommunications company in Germany and in the EU. , Intelcom San Marino San Marino, city, United States San Marino (săn mərē`nō), residential city (1990 pop. 12,959), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1913. Of interest is the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. (subsidiary of Telecom Italia Telecom Italia is formerly a partially state-owned Italian telco. It was once known as SIP, and it has the largest user base in Italy. Telecom Italia also owns shares in Telecom Argentina and Telecom Personal, fixed and cellular networks in Argentina. Sparkle), RomTelecom and Hanoi Telecom. The company's flagship Essentra(R) Product offers carriers a rich set of residential and enterprise telephony services, supporting both legacy and advanced IP based multimedia devices. VocalTec's products provide carriers with call control, interface to legacy telephone systems as well as peering with other NGN. Being first to the VoIP market, VocalTec continues to offer most innovative and advanced telecommunication solutions for carriers and service providers who migrate from legacy TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. to NGN. Learn more about our products and solutions at www.vocaltec.com. NOTE: VocalTec and Essentra are registered trademarks of VocalTec Communications Ltd. Other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Certain statements contained in this release may contain "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These statements are based on the current expectations of VocalTec Communications' management and are naturally subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. The forward-looking statements contained herein include information with respect to plans, projections or the future performance of VocalTec Communications or any of its subsidiaries or businesses or any of its customers, the occurrence of which involves certain risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, product and market acceptance risks, the impact of competitive pricing, competitive products, implementation of cost reduction plans, fluctuations in market demand, product development, commercialization and technological difficulties, and other risks detailed in the Company's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. VocalTec Communications is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. |
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