By Deepika Mala, TMCnet Contributor
Acme Packet’s (News – Alert) Net-Net 4500 session border controller has been deployed by German telecommunications service provider QSC AG, for its IPfoniecentraflex IP Centrex service.
To reduce costs and expand service-level capabilities without requiring modifications to its core network, QSC, with the help of Net-Net SBC is growing its high-capacity, next-generation network, utilizing the broad feature set of Acme Packet’s Net-Net OS.
Businesses of all sizes a comprehensive portfolio of high-quality voice, data and managed services over broadband or leased line access to its high capacity Next Generation Network is offered by the Cologne-based QSC.
Approximately 700 people throughout Germany are employed by QSC. The company operates on a nationwide scale and connects over 200 German cities with populations of more than 40,000.
Acme Packet has been selected by QSC because of its industry-leading feature set, which provides QSC with the flexibility to address a growing number of service-level requirements.
The inbound calls that are “forked” to multiple destination endpoints, applying policies that allow QSC’s core switches to more gracefully manage each call leg without requiring expensive configuration changes to those switches or other core network elements is controlled by the Net-Net SBC.
By reducing the likelihood of service outages caused by equipment failures within QSC’s data centers, QSC with the help of Net-Net SBC for SIP session routing and load balancing, is able to meet its service availability goals.
“The flexibility and feature-richness of Acme Packet’s solution is helping us deliver the range of capabilities for our fast growing NGN,” Frank Thelen, CTO of QSC, said. “The Net-Net SBC helps us quickly address complex customer requirements in order to grow revenues and achieve greater customer loyalty.”
“We are proud that QSC, one of the leading NGN providers in Germany, chose the Net-Net 4500 to accommodate the growth made possible by their network expansion,” Seamus Hourihan (News – Alert), executive vice president of marketing and product management for Acme Packet, said. “The Net-Net SBC delivers the unique control functions and features that will allow QSC to further expand the breadth of their services going forward.”
In related news, to improve its wholesale VoIP service, Switzerland-based competitive operator Calltrade Carrier Services AG has deployed a Net-Net 4500 session border controller from Acme Packet.
Deepika Mala is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.
Edited by Alice Straight
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