WVT Communications / USA Datanet Uses Sonus to Upgrade Offerings with Class 5 Services


Upgrade Makes Company More Competitive by Adding Products and Services to Their Portfolio

WESTFORD, Mass. - Sonus Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: SONS), a market leader in next-generation IP-based network solutions, today announced that WVT Communications and its business division, USA Datanet, have enhanced their services and added Class 5 services by upgrading their network with Sonus equipment. The new deployment includes a GSX9000 High-Density Media Gateway, additional ASX Telephony Application Servers, and a redundant Insight Customer Portal.

WVT Communications is a full-services telecommunications company that serves New York State and northern New Jersey with business-class, hosted IP Voice and data services. The company was founded in 1902.

"We will be able to move up to Class 5 and enhance our current services by upgrading our Sonus GSX/NBS and PSX products," said Jay Mercer, SVP, Network Operations, WVT Communications. "But the impact doesn't stop there. We can broaden our residential, wholesale and business offerings as well as replace our end-of-life Pactolus platform. These benefits will make WVT stronger in a highly competitive market."

The GSX9000 gateway features a scalable blade-server architecture that allows customers to add more TDM or IP processing capacity to the chassis as their networks grow and evolve. This functionality makes the GSX9000/NBS Session Border Controller ideal for network peering, international gateways and Class 4 switch replacements. The ASX Server includes a suite of residential and business features that can be delivered to both IP and non-IP endpoints for a consistent user experience among the widest number of subscribers. For more information on the GSX9000, go to http://www.sonusnetworks.com/products/media-and-signaling-gateway/gsx9000-highdensity-media-gateway.aspx.

"This upgrade demonstrates that long-term Sonus customers like WVT Communications are confident in turning to us when the time comes to grow their business," said David Tipping, vice president of marketing and product management, Sonus Networks. "Our integrated product line can meet their needs and help them be more competitive."

About WVT Communications

WVT Communications and its business division, USA Datanet, is a full-service telecommunications company primarily serving New York State with offices located in Warwick, Orange County and Syracuse, NY. The company offers business-class hosted IP voice and data services as well as internet and traditional local and long-distance services.

About Sonus Networks

Sonus Networks, Inc. is a leader in IP networking with proven expertise in delivering secure, reliable and scalable next-generation infrastructure and subscriber solutions. With customers in over 50 countries across the globe and over a decade of experience in transforming networks to IP, Sonus has enabled service providers and enterprises to capture and retain users and generate significant ROI. Sonus products include media and signaling gateways, policy/routing servers, session border controllers and subscriber feature servers. Sonus products are supported by a global services team with experience in design, deployment and maintenance of some of the world's largest and most complex IP networks. For more information, visit www.sonusnet.com.

For more information, please contact:

Sonus Networks:

Aline Kaplan

alkaplan@sonusnet.com

+1 978-614-8167

Paul Roberts

sonus@daviesmurphy.com

+1 781-418-2418

WVT Communications:

Elizabeth Backus

+ 315-579-7112

e.backus@usadatanet.com

SOURCE Sonus Networks, Inc.

Web Site: www.sonusnet.com

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