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Phone Systems and Network Taps Alcatel for VoIP
[May 12, 2006]

Phone Systems and Network Taps Alcatel for VoIP


TMCnet Contributing Editor
 
Phone Systems and Network, an alternative French operator, completed the transformation of its local and long distance network from TDM to VoIP-based on elements of Alcatel's IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) system.


 
With the all VoIP-based infrastructure in place, Phone Systems and Network can now deliver a set of enterprise and residential IP services including IP Centrex and local and long distance VoIP services.

 
"We chose Alcatel (News - Alert) as our partner for this project because of their global experience in completing some of the largest network transformation projects as well as their local support capabilities." stated Eric Saiz, managing director of Phone Systems and Network. "Using Alcatel's solution, we can now expand our services offering through a cost-optimized VoIP infrastructure."
 
The new system is comprised of the Alcatel 5020 Softswitch and the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateways, providing the link between voice and IP data; the Alcatel 8688 Media Resource Function (MRF), providing advanced audio interactions in IP networks; and the Alcatel 1515 Compact Cross Connect, bridging the traditional public telephone network with the IP-based next generation network.
 
"Phone Systems and Network represents a new generation of competitive operators turning to VoIP technology to reduce their cost of infrastructure and achieve integrated and converged services," said Monika Maurer, president of Alcatel's fixed solutions activities in a statement. "This contract represents a new reference in France for elements of our IMS solution, and reaffirms our leadership in handling complex end-to-end network transformation projects."
 
Alcatel also announced this week that it was selected by BT Group to provide a fixed-mobile managed communication system for its enterprise customers in the UK and Europe based on its IMS-compliant Corporate Mobility Manager. Named "Enterprise Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC)," BT's project is expected to be commercially deployed early next year.
 
The new contract calls for Alcatel to design, integrate and test the system. Alcatel will supply key platform elements from its Managed Communication Services (MCS) portfolio and will also ensure that the system integrates seamlessly into BT's enterprise customer sites.
 
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