Bangkok--May 24--PR@vantage
ECI Telecom and Cirpack Introduce a Joint Solution to Help European
Operators Migrate their PSTN to IMS/TISPAN Architectures
Leading MSAG and SoftSwitch vendors release joint solutions capable of
replacing the largest telephony infrastructures with next generation networks delivering both POTS and Voice over IP
VON Europe Conference & Expo, Stockholm, May 23, 2005 - ECI Telecom Ltd.
(NASDAQ: ECIL), a global provider of advanced telecommunications solutions, and CIRPACK, a Thomson subsidiary leading the market of next generation voice switches for operators' infrastructures, today announced the introduction of a joint solution to help telecom service providers in Europe migrate their legacy local loops to next generation access networks and global VoIP infrastructures according to the TISPAN architecture. This solution was also successfully demonstrated at European carrier labs.
The ECI/Cirpack solution is designed to enable incumbent operators to easily migrate their wireline voice infrastructures and quickly turn off their
legacy PSTN without disrupting existing services or changing the equipment used at the customer premises. Alternative operators and Internet Service Providers can also benefit from the ECI/Cirpack solution to offer analog and ISDN services using MSAG already deployed for delivering advanced broadband services. Leveraging local loop unbundling regulations with the ECI/Cirpack solution, alternative operators can now provide triple-play services, high-speed broadband Internet access, video and voice with the same user experience than services from incumbent operators.
The ECI/Cirpack solution is comprised of ECI's Hi-FOCuS(tm) and Cirpack's
MultiNode-B platforms. ECI's Hi-FOCuS is a Multi-Service Access Gateway delivering all flavors of DSL as well as legacy voice interfaces from a single shelf. It converts voice traffic to/from VoIP so users can keep their existing phone devices and operators can migrate their infrastructure to VoIP. Cirpack MultiNode-B is a highly modular Class-5 switch controlling the Hi-FOCuS voice interfaces using H.248/Megaco to deliver all the legacy phone services users are expecting and ensuring seamless communications with the PSTN. ECI's Hi-FOCuS and Cirpack's MultiNode-B were developed to handle the largest voice infrastructures, enabling massive migration of primary line services to VoIP.
"European operators will reap the benefits of a powerful platform offered by ECI and Cirpack to assist with migrating their infrastructure while
expanding their service offerings in the most cost-effective manner to ensure customer attraction," said Ofer Reviv, VP Marketing & Sales Support of the Broadband Access Division of ECI Telecom. "ECI and Cirpack are first to market with an end-to-end solution capable of maintaining existing POTS/ISDN voice services in an IMS/TISPAN architecture."
"Wireline operators cannot afford to maintain the access networks they have deployed in the late 70s for much longer. Business models and technologies
have changed. Multiservice Access Gateways together with SoftSwitches can handle voice, broadband and multimedia services using a single infrastructure," explains Jean-Pierre Dumolard, Cirpack's General Manager. "ECI's track record of deploying very large access infrastructure and Cirpack's know how in replacing PSTN switches with NGN platforms will allow incumbent as well as alternative operators to move quickly, generate major savings and take a leading edge."
About ECI Telecom
ECI provides advanced, telecommunications solutions to leading carriers and service providers, worldwide. By translating a deep understanding of its
customers' needs into innovative, technologically excellent solutions, ECI enables its customers to increase the value of their networks and reduce operating expenses. ECI's platforms enable carriers and service providers to easily introduce new revenue-generating services. ECI has pioneered key technologies including voice compression, SDH, DSL, and has enabled the establishment of global networks. ECI specializes in metro optical networks, broadband access, bandwidth management and carrier-class VoIP solutions. Certain statements contained in this release may contain forward-looking information with respect to plans, projections or future performance of the Company. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, product and market acceptance risks, the impact of competitive pricing, product development,
commercialization and technological difficulties and other risks detailed in
the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
About CIRPACK
CIRPACK, a Thomson subsidiary, develops next generation voice switching
platform that can be connected to TDM, ATM and IP networks to deliver advanced phone services to all types of subscribers simultaneously and provide seamless migration of wireline networks to IMS/TISPAN architecture. It provides carrier-grade reliability, scalability and regulatory features for massive deployments of broadband telephony and IP Centrex for instance as well as of legacy PSTN infrastructures delivering ISDN or POTS services. CIRPACK works with industry leaders such as IBM Global Services to provide global solutions. With over 2 million Class-5 licences deployed, and about 50 telco customers in 15 countries, CIRPACK is the largest softswitch vendor in Europe, third worldwide. For more information, please visit www.cirpack.com.
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