Nortel Raises the Bar in Carrier VoIP Softswitch Market at Supercomm
2009
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Nortel CVAS Reduces Service Provider Cost of Ownership and IncreasesRevenue with New Hardware and Software Enhancements toIndustry-Leading CS 2000 Carrier IP SoftswitchCHICAGO, ILLINOIS--(Marketwire - October 17, 2009) - Solidifying itsmarket-leading position in the carrier VOIP and Softswitch market andcontinuing its drive to help service providers boost networkefficiencies, lower total cost of ownership and reduce subscriberchurn, Nortel(1) (OTCBB: NRTLQ) Carrier VoIP and ApplicationSolutions (CVAS) unveiled the latest enhancements of its state-of-theart Communication Server 2000 (CS 2000) carrier IP softswitch at theSupercomm 2009 tradeshow.Nortel CVAS has consistently ranked as the number one supplier in thecarrier VOIP and softswitch market since 2002. This success is theresult of proven and leading edge VOIP solutions: Business voice andmultimedia solution, Consumer voice and multimedia solution, Transitand Multimedia Interconnect solution, and the Class 5 solution. Thesesolutions have been successfully deployed across the globe to satisfythe needs of both the small and the large Service Providersdeployments. The solutions are media agnostic, are fully featuredwith full PSTN transparency, can be deployed in either fully SIP orhybrid environments, are bundled with key capabilities to meet allVOIP networking and management requirements, and are fully tested outto the end points.Nortel is introducing a new hardware platform, called the CS 2000a,which boosts service providers' capacity in a smaller footprint,provides up to a 70 percent reduction in footprint and a 50 percentpower savings compared to currently available platform options.Nortel's CS 2000a enables service providers to handle peak callperiods more efficiently because it supports call capacity in excessof 5 million Busy Hour Call Attempts (BHCA).CS 2000a leverages Nortel's widely deployed second generation carriergrade ATCA-based hardware platform coupled with its industry leadingmiddleware platform -the Versatile Service Engine (VSE). Nortel's VSEplatform is application agnostic and delivers a number ofdifferentiators over and above ATCA platforms, such as easy migrationof applications onto the platform while at the same time leveragingtight integration and coherent system management to deliver anindustry leading proven six 9's of reliability..Nortel is also introducing the next software release, (I)CVM 14 ofthe CS 2000, which will unleash a powerful suite of advanced SIPapplications that unify the communications experience forsubscribers. These new SIP applications increase the serviceprovider's competitive advantage by allowing subscribers tocommunicate and collaborate with greater ease, flexibility andefficiency."Service providers around the globe depend on Nortel'sindustry-leading CVAS solutions and these latest enhancements areproof of our continued investment to equip service providers with themeans to improve network efficiencies, revenue potential andsubscriber loyalty," said Samih Elhage, president CVAS, Nortel."Nortel CVAS has a commanding first place leadership in the globalcarrier VOIP and softswitch market and we are making a quantum leapwith the CS 2000 hardware and software enhancements introduced today.These enhancements mark our commitment to give service providers morenetwork capacity, scalability and the power to deliver advanced SIPapplications to subscribers."Highlights of the new CS 2000 hardware and software enhancementsinclude:CS 2000a, based on Nortel's carrier grade open-standardsAdvancedTCA(TM) technology, helps service providers deal with OPEXchallenges of today by providing call capacities in excess of 5million BHCA, up to a 70 percent reduction in floorspace, and reducedservices costs. Additional capacity can be added simply by enablingadditional software RTU's or through the addition of blade pairswithin the ATCA shelf which helps eliminate the need for costlycentral office infrastructure upgrades. CS 2000a also allows serviceproviders to perform integrated remote patching and upgrades acrossthe platform and it's applications reduce costly operationalexpenses. The greater degree of hardware integration reduces theamount of cabling and on-sight installation effort and cutsdeployment timelines up to six weeks.(I)CVM release 14 software features allowing service providers todeliver a wide variety of new SIP business applications including aHosted Call Center feature for SIP terminals/clients; SIP mobile UCclients for easier end-user migration to SIP; extension ofmultimedia, capabilities to subscribers behind SIP business trunks;support of DECT SIP terminals for residential services; remoteprovisioning of SIP terminals for faster deployments; and other OAMfeatures to help carriers reduce costs. Nortel's CS 2000 (I)CVMrelease 14 software will be available on Nortel's CS 2000a andpreviously deployed CS2000 hardware platforms.Nortel's latest CS 2000 hardware and software enhancements areexpected to be available in the second quarter of 2010. They will bedemonstrated at Nortel's Supercomm booth (#2120) in Chicago thisweek. For more information on Nortel at Supercomm, visitwww.nortel.com/events.Nortel has shipped more than 115 million Carrier VoIP and Multimediaports to more than 350 wireline and wireless carriers globally.Nortel CVAS has customer deployments in all continents with leadingcarriers and has been consistently ranked as the number one supplierin the carrier VoIP and softswitch market since 2002. In addition,Nortel provides VoIP solutions to two thirds of IDC's worldwidelisting of top 20 carriers (by revenue).About NortelNortel delivers communications capabilities that make the promise ofBusiness Made Simple a reality for our customers. Our next-generationtechnologies, for both service provider and enterprise networks,support multimedia and business-critical applications. Nortel'stechnologies are designed to help eliminate today's barriers toefficiency, speed and performance by simplifying networks andconnecting people to the information they need, when they need it.For more information, visit Nortel on the Web at www.nortel.com. Forthe latest Nortel news, visit www.nortel.com/news.Certain statements in this press release may contain words such as"could", "expects", "may", "anticipates", "believes", "intends","estimates", "targets", "envisions", "seeks" and other similarlanguage and are considered forward-looking statements or informationunder applicable securities legislation. These statements are basedon Nortel's current expectations, estimates, forecasts andprojections about the operating environment, economies and markets inwhich Nortel operates. These statements are subject to importantassumptions, risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predictand the actual outcome may be materially different from thosecontemplated in forward-looking statements. For additionalinformation with respect to certain of these and other factors, seeNortel's Annual Report on Form10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Qand other securities filings with the SEC. Unless otherwise requiredby applicable securities laws, Nortel disclaims any intention orobligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,whether as a result of new infThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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