Ericsson Telephony Softswitch Selected by TeliaSonera International Carrier23 June 2005
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERICY - News) and TeliaSonera International Carrier have signed a contract for the delivery of Ericsson's Telephony Softswitch, enabling TeliaSonera International Carrier to offer advanced voice, data, and multimedia services over an all-IP platform.
Under the agreement, Ericsson will upgrade TeliaSonera International Carrier's Voice network from circuit-switched technology to Ericsson's IP based Telephony Softswitch solution.
The contract covers international switch applications for Europe and the United States, enabling TeliaSonera International Carrier to offer its customers voice, data and multimedia services with the same functionality, security and quality as it does today, but with the added benefits of overall increased scalability and new product creation opportunities. One of the new product features to be made available via this upgrade is the introduction of VoIP services.
"We are already known as one of the main IP European Tier 1 carriers," says Anders Ericsson, Head of Product Management at TeliaSonera International Carrier. "The Telephony Softswitch solution from Ericsson will allow us to achieve true convergence of our Voice and IP networks whilst at the same time we can further improve our efficiency and support revenue generation."
Karl Thedeen, Vice President of Wireline at Ericsson, says: "We are pleased that our Telephony Softswitch solution has been selected by TeliaSonera International Carrier who is a front-runner in the global telecommunications industry."
"This contract confirms Ericsson's Telephony Softswitch as the most advanced solution in the market and our leading position as a long-term partner for the evolution towards all-IP networks," he added.
Ericsson has more than 30 Telephony Softswitch solution customers around the world. Industry leading operators have implemented or are on the way to implement layered architecture to meet the challenges of today at the same time as they have a clear roadmap to all IP.
Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet communications through its continuous technology leadership.
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About TeliaSonera International Carrier
TeliaSonera International Carrier provides wholesale international IP, Capacity and Voice services to selected high volume destinations in Europe and across the Atlantic. Services are based on TeliaSonera International Carrier's wholly owned European and trans-Atlantic networks. As well as owning one of the largest network footprints in Europe, TeliaSonera International Carrier also has peering points in the U.S. TeliaSonera International Carrier is the leading carrier of IP and Voice traffic in the Nordic and Baltic Sea regions, and has extensive reach into Eastern Europe. TeliaSonera International Carrier is a company fully owned by the TeliaSonera Group. For more information visit www.teliasoneraic.com
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