Software delivers VoIP for residential broadband users.
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BroadWorks enables carriers to enter VoIP residential market by providing platform that meets regulatory requirements for primary line service, including E911, lawful intercept, equal access, operator services, and local number portability. It also offers voice messaging with web-based management, find me/follow me, visual voice-mail, and simultaneous ring. Carrier-class scalability supports millions of users for retail and wholesale deployments.
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Broadsoft Unveils Residential Broadband Application
BroadWorks Offers the Only Platform to Fulfill Carrier Requirements for Scale, Features, and Regulatory Support
Gaithersburg, MD, January 20, 2004 -- BroadSoft® Inc., the leading provider of hosted communications platforms, today announced a new feature package for the globally deployed BroadWorks® platform, to deliver a market-proven VoIP solution for residential and small-office-home-office (SOHO) broadband users. For the first time, BroadWorks enables carriers to quickly enter the VoIP residential market by providing a single platform solution that meets the scalability and full range of regulatory requirements necessary for primary line service.
With the largest market share in the hosted communications space, BroadWorks offers the following advantages to support residential VoIP services over broadband:
o The only platform on the market that meets all regulatory requirements for primary line service, including E911, lawful intercept (e.g., CALEA), equal access, operator services, and local number portability;
o All standard services plus voice messaging on one platform, with the most advanced feature set including web-based management, find me/follow me, visual voice-mail, and simultaneous ring;
o A turnkey, off-the-shelf application with significantly lower time to market intervals compared to toolkit solutions that require custom development;
o Carrier-class scalability to support millions of users for retail and wholesale deployments.
"BroadWorks lets us quickly deploy a broadband residential VoIP service that supports unlimited calling and enhanced services our customers can't get anywhere else," said David Epstein, president of BroadVoice, a broadband residential VoIP service provider which will launch its service in the first quarter of 2004.
"Right out of the box, BroadSoft seamlessly integrates with our operational systems and has all the features we need built in. Most importantly, I know our investment is protected with BroadWorks' full regulatory compliance and ongoing feature development. Based on my extensive experience working with the company, BroadSoft has the vision and products that make VoIP a compelling residential service," said Nathan Stratton, CTO of BroadVoice.
"We are excited about the BroadWorks application for residential broadband services," said Mike Tessler, president and CEO of BroadSoft. "Only BroadWorks lets carriers immediately enter the market with a fully regulatory-compliant primary line service that can compete more effectively both in terms of cost and features. We're proud to be working with innovative carriers like BroadVoice as they launch advanced VoIP services for consumers and businesses."
ABOUT BROADSOFT
BroadSoft is the leading provider of hosted communications platforms for enterprise and residential markets. With the largest market share in its space worldwide, the company's flagship product, BroadWorks, provides a comprehensive range of applications including Hosted PBX, IP Centrex and collaborative conferencing, fully integrated into a single platform. BroadSoft was recently named to Boardwatch's list of "The Top 10 Private Companies," and BroadWorks has been recognized as the "Product of the Year" by the leading telecommunications industry publications including Communications Solutions, Internet Telephony and Network Magazine. BroadSoft is located near Washington, DC, in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and maintains a research and development facility in Montreal, Canada. Additional information can be found at www.broadsoft.com.
BroadSoft and BroadWorks are registered trademarks of BroadSoft, Inc. All other names are trademarks of their respective companies.
