[December 6, 2002]

Net2Phone Announces Interoperability Support For ARRIS Cable Telephony Equipment And Solutions

Net2Phone announced full interoperable support of ARRIS' head end and residential cable equipment for its hosted VoIP solution for cable operators worldwide. By simultaneously supporting multiple companies' equipment, Net2Phone can support cable operators that currently use ARRIS' Cable Modem Terminating System (CMTS) and cable modem/eMTAs (Multimedia Terminal Adapters). Additionally, Net2Phone is demonstrating its ability to integrate and operate other key network elements including Net2Phone's value added network monitoring, billing and operations support systems.

"ARRIS is very pleased that our Cadant C4 CMTS and Touchstone Telephony Modems have been integrated into Net2Phone's unique offer to the cable industry," said Stan Brovont, VP Marketing ARRIS Broadband. "The integration achieved by ARRIS and Net2Phone engineers is a key milestone in demonstrating to the operators that PacketCable based VoIP is maturing rapidly and is ready to deploy now."

"By developing the technology to bridge two of the leading cable head-end equipment manufacturers on a single platform, Net2Phone is catalyzing the concept of a fully-interoperable IP telecommunications infrastructure," said Michael Pastor, Vice President of Net2Phone's Cable Technology Division. "Our partners in cable telephony are clearly headed in the right direction through continued support of standards-based telephony, enabling consumers and businesses around the world to communicate both on-net and off-net."

End-to-end network interoperability, demonstrated live at the Broadband Plus show in Anaheim, CA this week, facilitates universal Voice over IP calling. The solution provides any combination of on-net and off-net calling between multiple vendors' equipment. The booth has a fully functional, production-ready system that demonstrates Net2Phone's commitment to solving MSOs interoperability and network integration concerns. All calls are managed via Net2Phone's Cable Voice Platform and CVOSS (Cable Voice Operations Support System), Net2Phone's back-office monitoring and management system, providing a shared interface between the cable MSO's local access network and the public switched telephone network.

Net2Phone's Cable Technology Division provides cable operators worldwide with a fully integrated and hosted telecommunications solution utilizing DOCSISTM certified or qualified VoIP technologies. By leveraging a distributed architecture of software and equipment combined with a cost-effective service offering, Net2Phone enables cable operators to sell their own telephony solution to their customers utilizing their existing high-speed data network at low incremental costs.

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