June might mean the start of summer, the beginning of the Olympics countdown and the commencement of all those wonderful guilty pleasure TV shows, but the month has also meant big things for IP infrastructure and application solutions provider GENBAND (News - Alert) as the company has dominated the news headlines as of late.

From unveiling its A2 Intelligent Messaging Manager (IMM), a unified messaging platform, to expanding and enhancing hardware options for its S3 Session Border Controller (SBC), GENBAND is certainly not exhibiting any signs of succumbing to the impending summer sluggishness.

Conversely, today the company saw its name in the spotlight once again as it announced that Global IP Tandem, a membership organization that provides a centralized switching solution for VoIP providers, has tapped GENBAND’s Interconnect Solution to allow for the seamless routing of VoIP originated traffic between Global IP Tandem’s member companies.

“The flexibility and scalability of the integrated interconnect solution made GENBAND the clear choice to support our revolutionary offering that switches VoIP originated calls between providers with no interconnection to the PSTN,” said Steve White, chief operating officer at Global IP Tandem. “This service is available to regulated and unregulated VoIP providers, Wholesalers, Cable Providers, ILECs, CLECs, and other ISP/ESP companies in the US and Canada. Our simple, straightforward solution easily interconnects service provider networks and delivers seamless routing that enables ‘flat rate’ functionality for providers that originate VoIP traffic.”

The Global IP Tandem network, which utilizes routing methods to route calls directly between service providers, bypasses the PSTN and enables the operator to offer a “flat rate” to member companies for calls placed anywhere in North America. 

GENBAND’s Interconnect Solution is largely enabled by G9 Converged Gateway and C3 (News - Alert) Gateway Controller to provide any-to-any switching and media processing support in all wireless and wireline, access and core, IP and TDM environments for enhanced flexibility and cost-effectiveness, officials said. The C3 Gateway (News - Alert) Controller, which operates with GENBAND’s G9, brings a highly scalable, multi-application IP session routing engine and media gateway control platform that provides protocol and signaling translation and control for seamless interconnectivity.

“GENBAND is very pleased to support Global IP Tandem in offering all VoIP providers in the U.S. and Canada an interconnect solution that operates independent of the PSTN, thereby eliminating the complicated structure of tariffs, specialized collocation and integration costs,” said Mark Pugerude (News - Alert), president, global sales and marketing at GENBAND. “Global IP Tandem’s powerful switching process utilizes advanced technology to deliver high quality, Point-to-Point connections, and we are thrilled to be a part of their efforts to level the playing field for service providers across North America.”