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14th February 2005 - CIRPACK, a developer of next generation
voice switches for operators’ infrastructures,
today announced that OG Vodafone, the alternative fixed
& mobile operator in Iceland, upgraded its wireline
voice switching infrastructure with Cirpack MultiNode.
OG Vodafone can now provide legacy POTS & ISDN services
as well as voice over IP and IP Centrex services from
the same switching platform, further optimizing operations
and enhancing service packages.
With Cirpack MultiNode, OG Vodafone has the ability
to deploy multiservice access networks compliant with
the TISPAN architecture, an industry initiative targeting
seamless integration of legacy wireline phone services
with an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). Leveraging Cirpack’s
open architecture and compliance with IMS standards,
OG Vodafone can offer innovative voice over IP services
to residential and business customers and now has its
networks ready for delivering convergent services including
fixed and mobile networks.
“OG Vodafone has been using Cirpack voice switches
for several years and we have always been impressed
by the flexibility and the reliability of the platform.
It matches the Class-5 feature set of legacy systems
and scales very easily,” explains Örn Orrason,
VP Networks, OG Vodafone. “Upgrading our Cirpack
LEN switch to a Cirpack MultiNode allows OG Vodafone
to meet the increasing demand for our services and launch
innovative packages on a large scale such as voice over
IP over DSL and IP Centrex. With the Cirpack switch,
we can now think of merging our wireline and wireless
networks into an IMS delivering new value added and
converged services to all types of users: narrowband,
broadband and mobile.”
“Operators around the world are all looking at
offering new innovative voice over IP services to their
broadband customers. To ensure success of a massive
VoIP deployment, operators must deploy next generation
voice switching platforms that can really scale and
maintain legacy telephony services while share the existing
back office and information systems,” explain Jean-Pierre
Dumolard, Cirpack’s CEO. “OG Vodafone has
been delivering POTS and ISDN services with a Cirpack
switch for about 3 years. We are now upgrading the platform
for launching VoIP services. Tomorrow, Cirpack will
enable both these narrowband and broadband wireline
users to be seamlessly integrated into a converged fixed-mobile
IMS architecture.”
The Cirpack MultiNode is a carrier-grade telephony
platform designed to deliver a full set of voice services
to hundreds of thousands of subscribers simultaneously.
It is made of a Class-5 and Class-4 softswitch running
on IBM eServer and highly scalable media gateways connecting
IP, ATM and TDM networks together. Cirpack MultiNode
enables low cost deployments of toll-grade VoIP and
IP Centrex services on a very large scale while maintaining
existing POTS and ISDN services and connecting to the
PSTN using any flavors of SS7. Cirpack switches comply
with the TISPAN architecture for integrating wireline
voice services into a 3GPP’s IMS.
About OG Vodafone
Og Vodafone is the second largest telecom operator in
Iceland offering fixed and mobile services to almost
one-quarter of the market, ensuring secure communications
for tens of thousands of individuals, as well as many
of the country’s largest corporations. Og Vodafone
operates its own carrier-grade mobile and fixed line
telecommunications network with several secured international
connections to ensure maximum quality. Through the wide-reaching
co-operation agreement with Vodafone in marketing and
sales as well as service and technological matters,
Og Vodafone brings Icelanders world-class telecommunications
services. Og is listed on the Main List of the Icelandic
Stock Exchange, ICEX. For more information: www.ogvodafone.is
About CIRPACK
CIRPACK 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 switches have
successfully passed all certifications in a dozen countries.
CIRPACK works with industry leaders such as IBM Global
Services to provide global solutions. With over 2 million
Class-5 licences deployed, and over 40 telco customers
in 15 countries, CIRPACK is a leading player in the
softswitch market.
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