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I3 Networks Expands VoIP Services With NexTone's Session Management Technology

Posted on: Tuesday, 22 August 2006, 09:00 CDT

CORE NEWS FACTS

 --  i3 Networks, a wholesale network provider and aggregator, offers its     service provider customers all the benefits of having their own network     facilities without the complexity and cost of implementing multiple     solutions. i3 Networks currently provides a variety of solutions from     unbundled network elements such as origination, termination, and E911 to     complete solutions for VoIP or line-powered voice. i3's unique services     include UNE-3(R), Fractional Switch(TM) Programs, and VOICE3(TM). --  A growing customer base and multiple services created many challenges     for i3 to support a scalable and flexible network infrastructure for     different types of operators. The company has deployed NexTone's     Multiprotocol Session Exchange (MSX) to enable a single, unified solution,     which addresses all market segments that i3 Networks services. NexTone's     MSX provides session border control at i3's network edge and intelligent     session routing in the network core, giving i3 the service-specific     visibility to manage the technical complexity of VoIP and the quality of     calls across its entire network. --  The NexTone MSX has enabled i3 Networks to quickly deploy its VoIP     services to a large group of IOC, ISP, and RLEC customers and offer more     services at lower costs. The NexTone MSX has also enabled i3 Networks to     offer new services such as SBC partitioning to allow multiple operators to     carry services simultaneously, where each operates as a single switch     owner. This flexibility allows i3's customers to quickly leverage i3's VoIP     network of operators to build their business. --  The NexTone MSX also protects i3's network border against Internet     threats, such as Denial of Service (DOS). The NexTone MSX provides     Firewall/NAT, NAT Traversal, and Outbound Proxy capabilities, which are     essential for i3's diverse community of customers. --  Additionally, NexTone's MSX is enabling i3 to offer Level(3) services     to its customers through increased national and international reach using     Level(3)'s IP network. The NexTone MSX provides i3 with the session control     and intelligence required to handle both IP and PSTN originating and     terminating traffic. --  i3 Networks has also deployed NexTone's Real-time Session Manager     (RSM) to provide a centralized point for service policy provisioning, with     more detailed SLA reporting based on MOS and other captured SDR     information. The NexTone RSM allows i3 to customize service performance for     each subscriber.      

COMMENTARY

 --  Chris Reese, president, CEO, and founder, i3 Networks - "We chose     NexTone's MSX because of its carrier-class capabilities to support VoIP     services. NexTone gives i3 the flexibility we need to ensure service     connectivity, quality, and security for our community of service provider     customers. The MSX has also enabled us to add new services such as     partitioned SBC and Level(3) services, which gives our customers increased     time and cost savings because they only have to work with one vendor and     are not constrained by huge investments in network equipment." --  Dan Dearing, vice president of marketing, NexTone Communications - "i3     Networks supports an expansive network of service provider customers that     covers nearly 80% percent of the U.S.A. and these customers rely on i3 to     keep them connected and provide quality VoIP services. NexTone's MSX     enables i3's customers to take advantage of the new service and revenue     opportunities of VoIP by leveraging a larger group of operators, without     giving up control of their own networks."

MULTIMEDIA SUPPORT

 --  NexTone Joins the Level 3 Communications (3) VoIP Technology Alliance     http://www.nextone.com/go.php?page=press&pid=30 --  NexTone Multiprotocol Session Exchange (MSX)     http://www.nextone.com/go.php?id=59 --  NexTone Real-time Session Manager (RSM)     http://www.nextone.com/go.php?id=21      

TECHNORATI/del.ici.ous TAGS

VoIP, VoIP peering, SIP trunking, ENUM, SBC, session management, service provider, QoS

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About i3 Networks

i3 Voice & Data Inc., d/b/a/ i3 Networks, is a Houston-based voice and data telecommunications company that specializes in helping competitive voice providers succeed in their chosen markets with lower capital and operating costs through managed services. For more information visit www.i3net.us.

About NexTone's IntelliConnect System

NexTone's IntelliConnect System(TM) provides IP networks with a comprehensive facility to manage all aspects of network interconnects for VoIP and IMS services, including dynamic policy management, service connectivity, and traffic management. The IntelliConnect System includes a range of edge devices: the NexTone SBC, a standalone Session Border Controller for securing bilateral interconnects; the NexTone MSX, a Multiprotocol Session Exchange platform for interconnecting SIP and H.323 networks; and the NexTone IMX, an IP Multimedia Exchange platform for interconnecting IP and IMS networks. All NexTone edge devices are centrally controlled by the NexTone Real-time Session Manager (RSM) in the network core. NexTone's service provider customers that use the IntelliConnect System carry over 50 percent of the world's long distance VoIP traffic.

About NexTone Communications

NexTone Communications(R) provides an intelligent session management system that gives service providers and other network operators seamless, secure, and scalable session connectivity between diverse IP and IMS networks. NexTone's IntelliConnect(TM) system provides intelligent IP interconnects that enable a common way for operators to exchange, secure, monitor, control, and bill for voice and multimedia sessions flowing through IP networks for instant connectivity and quality compatibility to rapidly add new revenue-generating services, including real-time data, video and interactive gaming, and fixed-mobile convergence. More than 500 service providers and enterprises worldwide use NexTone's IntelliConnect system to accelerate revenue by continually managing technical complexities, optimizing business economics, and eliminating partnership hurdles. The company is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA, with domestic and international sales offices worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.nextone.com.

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