Media Gateways feature integrated SIP functionality.
Press Release Summary:
Suited for wireline, cable, and wireless environments, Mediant(TM) 8000 and 5000 enable VoIP access from multiple access networks to variety of SIP applications and services when used in SIP IMS network architecture. They can also be deployed as trunking gateways for residential and business VoIP services in Cable and Broadband networks, connectivity gateways mediating between networks in fixed-mobile convergence applications, and UMTS R4/R5 compliant gateways.
Original Press Release:
AudioCodes Announces SIP Functionality for Mediant(TM) 8000 and 5000 Media Gateways
Added SIP capability will allow a scalable and cost effective IMS-based solution
BOSTON, Fall VON 2005 Conference & Expo, and LOD, Israel, Sept. 19
/ -- AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC), a leading provider of Voice over Packet (VoP) technologies and Voice Network products today announced the addition of SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) control signaling to its globally deployed, carrier grade Mediant 8000 and Mediant 5000 media gateways. SIP is a control protocol used in VoIP telephony applications such as consumer VoIP, IPcentrex, Messaging and conferencing as well as for fixed mobile convergence and applications for the IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) architecture. The Mediant(TM) Media Gateways enable access to VoIP services from both wireline and wireless mobile networks. An integrated SIP solution provides Network Equipment Providers and Systems Integrators a high degree of flexibility and simplification in building solutions targeted at next generation, converged VoIP networks.
The Mediant(TM) 8000 and 5000 Media Gateways address the High and Medium density trunking gateway markets, which are estimated to grow from $473M to $2.9B and from $177M to $637.8M by 2009, respectively, according to the Synergy Research Group.
"We have seen a successful adoption of the products in their first market entry year with more then 10 carriers deploying successfully, world-wide, since the first of the year. We are expecting an accelerated growth rate in 2006-2007 driven primarily by consumer and business services in cable, fixed-mobile convergence and broadband networks" said Lior Weiss, Vice President, Marketing, Media Gateway Business Line at AudioCodes. "This latest addition to our Media Gateways will allow carriers to rapidly deploy, ever-changing SIP services and applications in a simple flexible architecture".
"Our research underlines that SIP is the leading signaling protocol for carrier VoIP networks and increasingly so," said Kevin Mitchell, Principal Analyst with Infonetics Research. "In our July study, 77% of respondents will use SIP between their Softswitches and media gateways in 2006. As the top driver for deployment is new services, SIP plays a key role in bringing that objective to the market. The addition of SIP to the Mediant family of media gateways provides valuable utility to AudioCodes' customer base to develop and deploy SIP-based solutions."
The Mediant(TM) 8000 and Mediant(TM) 5000 Media Gateways are the large- & medium-sized members of the AudioCodes' family of market-ready, standards-compliant converged media gateway products designed for the wireline, cable and wireless carrier environments. The Mediant(TM) Media Gateways are deployed as trunking gateways for residential and business VoIP services in Cable and Broadband networks, connectivity gateways mediating between networks in various fixed-mobile convergence applications, UMTS R4/R5 compliant gateways and as Media Gateways in a SIP IMS network architecture enabling VoIP access from multiple access networks to a variety of SIP Applications and Services -- all on the same common hardware and software. The Mediant family of media gateway is able to scale up, as well as scale down, providing our customers a common solution to cost-effectively address the varying requirements of network deployments. Additional information is available at http://www.audiocodes.com/.
AudioCodes is exhibiting at Fall VON 2005 Conference & Expo, at the Boston Convention Center, September 19-22 in booth #515
About AudioCodes
AudioCodes Ltd. enables the new voice infrastructure by providing innovative, reliable and cost-effective Voice over Packet technology and Voice Network products to OEMs, network equipment providers and system integrators. AudioCodes provides its customers and partners with a diverse range of flexible, comprehensive media gateway and media processing technologies, based on VoIPerfect(TM) -- AudioCodes' underlying, best-of-breed, core media gateway architecture. The company is a market leader in voice compression technology and is a key originator of the ITU G.723.1 standard for the emerging Voice over IP market. AudioCodes voice network products feature media gateway and media server platforms for packet-based applications in the converged, wireline, wireless, broadband access, and enhanced voice services markets. AudioCodes enabling technology products include VoIP and CTI communication boards, VoIP media gateway processors and modules, and CPE devices. Its customers include the leading telecom and data network equipment providers globally. AudioCodes' headquarters and R&D facilities are located in Israel with an R&D extension in the U.S. Other AudioCodes' offices are located in Europe, the Far East, and Latin America. For more information on AudioCodes, visit http://www.audiocodes.com/.
AudioCodes, AC, Ardito, AudioCoded, NetCoder, TrunkPack, VoicePacketizer, MediaPack, Stretto, Mediant, VoIPerfect and IPmedia are trademarks or registered trademarks of AudioCodes Limited. All other products or trademarks are property of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Shirley Nakar of AudioCodes, +972-3-976-4072, shirley.nakar@audiocodes.com
Web site: http://www.audiocodes.com/
