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HOT Telecom to Deploy AudioCodes Media Gateways for Cable Telephony VoIP Project

Posted on: Wednesday, 17 November 2004, 09:00 CST

LOD, Israel, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AudioCodes , a leading provider of Voice over Packet (VoP) technologies and Voice Network products today announced that its media gateways have been selected for deployment into a large-scale cable telephony VoIP project planned by HOT Telecom.

HOT Telecom is the super brand of three Israeli cable companies with approximately 1.3 million subscribers in the areas of multi-channel TV, Internet and data communication and transmission. AudioCodes has been selected as a provider of trunking and CPE (Customer Premise Equipment) media gateways for the implementation of VoIP in HOT's networks. Lucent Worldwide Services is providing network and security integration services for HOT Telecom.

"We chose AudioCodes after an extensive and successful evaluation process," cited David Borochowski, Director of Telecom Engineering at HOT. "We were impressed by the rich capabilities and scalability of AudioCodes gateways and the high level of responsiveness and support AudioCodes extended to us."

AudioCodes Mediant(TM) 2000 and Mediant(TM) 8000 media gateways, MediaPack(TM) Series Analog gateways and AudioCodes Element Management System will be deployed into the HOT VoIP backbone or function as access gateways to support the connection of enterprise customers to the HOT network.

"We have had successful experience supporting AudioCodes technology and products, and we expect a smooth migration," said Dave Dial, President, Lucent Cable Solutions. "Working with key technology providers such as AudioCodes enables us to offer HOT Telecom a competitive and advanced cable telephony solution that resulted in HOT Telecom choosing us as a prime integrator."

"AudioCodes continues to play an important part in the VoIP telecom revolution," said Yehuda Hershkovits, Vice President of Systems at AudioCodes. "We are confident that our feature-rich and field-proven products will enable HOT to provide their customers with advanced and enriched telephony services. Receiving PacketCable(TM) certification and being interoperable with many softswitch vendors have contributed to our added value as a major enabler of VoIP network solutions. Our partnership with Lucent Worldwide Services as a prime integrator has already generated new opportunities in various locations."

About AudioCodes Featured Products

AudioCodes Mediant(TM) VoIP Gateways for Wireline networks deliver the solutions carriers need with a comprehensive line of different-sized gateways. Small or medium-sized gateways enable cost-effective solutions for enterprise or small POPs as well as entry into fast growing new and emerging markets.

The Mediant(TM) 8000 VoIP Gateway is the large-scale member of the AudioCodes' family of market-ready, standards-compliant media gateway products designed for the carrier environment. Featuring high availability and a large choice of vocoders, the Mediant 8000 supports Megaco, MGCP and TGCP call control and is compatible with PacketCable 1.0 requirements.

The Mediant(TM) 2000 VoIP Gateway is the cost-effective, entry-level member in the AudioCodes family of market-ready, standards-compliant, media gateway voice products. Intelligently packaged in a stackable 1U chassis especially designed as CPE and for smaller locations in the carrier network market, the Mediant 2000 is the right-sized solution for small-scale (1 to 16 E1/T1s) needs.

The MediaPack(TM) Analog Media Gateway product family, ranging from 2 to 24 ports, connects analog telephone sets, fax machines, modem devices and PBXs to the IP network using FXO or FXS connectivity.

The AudioCodes Element Management System (EMS) is an advanced solution for standards-based management of VoP networks, covering all the areas vital to the efficient operation, administration, management, and provisioning (OAM&P) of the Mediant(TM), Stretto(TM), and MediaPack(TM) Series Analog VoIP Gateways.

About HOT

HOT is the super brand of the 3 Israeli cable companies (Golden Channels, MATAV and TEVEL), which were recently placed in an operational merger with the intention of merging their financial operations in the future. HOT serves some 1.3 million subscribers in the areas of multi-channel TV, internet and data communication and transmission.

About Lucent

Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, designs and delivers networks for the world's largest communications service providers. Backed by Bell Labs research and development, Lucent relies on its strengths in mobility, optical, data and voice networking technologies as well as software and services to develop next-generation networks. The company's systems, services and software are designed to help customers quickly deploy and better manage their networks and create new, revenue-generating services that help businesses and consumers. For more information on Lucent Technologies, visit its Web site at http://www.lucent.com/.

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 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' international headquarters and R&D facilities are located in Israel, with U.S. headquarters in San Jose, California. Additional offices are in Boston (MA), Chicago (IL), Research Triangle Park (NC), Somerset (NJ), Beijing, London, Paris and Tokyo. For more information on AudioCodes, visit http://www.audiocodes.com/ or call +1 (408) 577-0488.

Statements concerning AudioCodes' business outlook or future economic performance; product introductions and plans and objectives related thereto; and statements concerning assumptions made or expectations as to any future events, conditions, performance or other matters, are "forward-looking statements'' as that term is defined under U.S. Federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated in such statements. These risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to: the effect of global economic conditions in general and conditions in AudioCodes' industry and target markets in particular; shifts in supply and demand; market acceptance of new products and continuing products' demand; the impact of competitive products and pricing on AudioCodes' and its customers' products and markets; timely product and technology development/upgrades and the ability to manage changes in market conditions as needed; and other factors detailed in AudioCodes' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AudioCodes assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.

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.

AudioCodes

CONTACT: Shirley Nakar of AudioCodes, +972-3-976-4072,shirley.nakar@audiocodes.com; Kristy Needham of Alan Weinkrantz and Company,+1-210-861-9875, kristyn@weinkrantz.com, for AudioCodes

Web site: http://www.lucent.com/http://www.audiocodes.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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