Cedar Point Communications Enters German Market; TKS Telepost Kabel-Service Deploys SAFARI in Ramstein


DERRY, N.H., Feb. 26 -- Cedar Point Communications, Inc., the leader in integrated Voice over IP (VoIP) switching technologies for service provider and enterprise telecommunications, announced today an expansion of its European footprint with an initial deployment in Germany with TKS Telepost Kabel-Service GmbH & Co, a subsidiary of Kabel Deutschland GmbH.

TKS Telepost Kabel-Service, a provider of English-language telecommunication services throughout Germany, has integrated Cedar Point's SAFARI C(Cubed) Multimedia Switching System at its cable headend at the U.S. Airbase in Ramstein, for the delivery of voice services to the United States Armed Forces in Ramstein and eleven other bases in Germany and Italy.

bridacom, a joint venture of Wilhelm Sihn Jr. GmbH & Co. KG (WISI) and IET.HOLDING GmBH (IET), entered into the sales agreement with TKS Telepost Kabel-Service as a value-added reseller for Cedar Point in Europe. In addition, bridacom provided planning, delivery, installation, integration, configuration and other technical services related to the deployment.

SAFARI C(Cubed) is an integrated voice switching platform that supports TDM, packet and SIP-based telephony services. SAFARI C(Cubed) simplifies the network by integrating elements of the VoIP switching architecture to cost- effectively provide carrier-class performance and reliability, while increasing network integrity, security and privacy.

"Our need for high levels of quality and security and reduced cost and complexity all were key considerations in our evaluation of voice switching options," said Ralf Fahrnholz, head of Communication Systems for TKS. "The simplicity of SAFARI C(Cubed)'s architecture, its successful introduction into the European market space, and its outstanding track record in deployments throughout Europe, the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean made it an ideal choice for our needs."

"As an innovative service provider in one of the most demanding telecommunications markets in Europe, TKS establishes high standards in its vendor selection process," said J.C. Murphy, executive vice president, worldwide sales for Cedar Point Communications. "We look forward to working with TKS to simply and cost-effectively bring high-quality, highly-reliable voice services to their customers, and to further demonstrate the capabilities of SAFARI C(Cubed) to service providers throughout Europe."

About Cedar Point Communications

Cedar Point Communications' integrated switching platforms enable the scalable, cost-effective, less complex delivery of VoIP and multimedia services for network operators. Designed to cost-effectively provide carrier- class performance and reliability, while increasing network integrity, security and privacy, Cedar Point's SAFARI C(Cubed) Multimedia Switching System supports legacy circuit, NCS and SIP-based voice services, as well as a migration path to IMS. The company is based in Derry, NH with an office in Meersburg, Germany. For more information, please visit http://www.cedarpointcom.com/.

Source: Cedar Point Communications, Inc.

CONTACT: Paul Schneider of PSPR, Inc., +1-215-702-9784, or
+1-215-817-4384 (Mobile), pspr@att.net, for Cedar Point Communications, Inc.

Web site: http://www.cedarpointcom.com/

All Topics