BROWSING: Sonus
Startup softswitch providers target second-tier players
As softswitch technology continues to upstage circuit-based standards, some new companies have launched forays into the space.They do not look forward to dueling the big players like Nortel Networks Ltd., Siemens AG, Alcatel Alsthom and Lucent Technologies Inc., but they want their place in...
Sonus, Motorola enter OEM agreement
CHELMSFORD, Mass.-Sonus Networks, which provides carrier packet voice infrastructure solutions, said it has established an original equipment manufacturer relationship with Motorola Inc., under which Motorola has integrated Sonus' GSX9000 media gateway with its SoftSwitch switching. "Working with Sonus further strengthens Motorola's wireless packet voice...
Sonus says switch bridges IP gaps
Industry has hailed the coming of packet technology, which has turned circuit networks into anachronisms. But the technology still has its challenges, one of which is "islands of IP." It means carriers with packet solutions do not easily connect to each other.Sonus Networks said...
Sonus extends architecture to wireless market
WESTFORD, Mass.-Sonus Networks, whose Open Services Architecture supports 4 billion minutes of wireline network user traffic monthly, has extended its offering to mobile operators with the introduction of its Smarrt Wireless switching system. Key components include the GSX9000 Open Services Switch, the Insignus Softswitch...
Venture capitalists dig in on telecom, technology
NEW YORK-Judging by their investments during the third quarter, venture capitalists can't seem to get enough of technology companies, including those involved in the wireless communications sector."Investments in sector for the first three quarters of 1999 approached the total amount invested in (it...