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Cedar Point Unveils Next Generation Platform for Simpler, Cost-Effective PacketCable 2.0 & IMS Deployments
(Market Wire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) DERRY, NH -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 10/19/09 --
Cedar
Point Communications, a worldwide leader in integrated Voice over IP
(VoIP) switching technologies
for service providers, announced today the launch of a versatile,
next-generation solution that will enable cable system operators and
network service providers to harness the flexibility of PacketCable 2.0 & IP Multimedia Subsystem
architectures for carrier-class residential and business communications
services.
The solution, which leverages industry standard Web 2.0 tools and
applications for rapid deployment of multimedia communications services,
includes the new SafariFusion(TM)
Application Platform (AP) and two initial applications: the SafariFusion(TM) Residential
Communication Application (RCA) for residential services, and the SafariFusion(TM) Registration and
Routing Application (RRA) to simplify network registration, routing,
and service roaming. In addition, Cedar Point has announced new
functionality for the company's existing SAFARI C3 Multimedia Switching
System that enables seamless migration to PC 2.0/IMS architectures while
providing investment protection for existing NCS and SIP endpoints.
The Cedar Point approach allows service providers to significantly reduce
the number and complexity of network elements, providing simpler, more
cost-effective deployment of PC 2.0/IMS services. At the same time, Cedar
Point offers high degrees of flexibility, enabling SafariFusion to function
in a multi-vendor configuration, or as part of a total Cedar Point
solution.
Cedar Point Communications is demonstrating its PC 2.0/IMS and solutions at
SCTE Cable-Tec Expo (Booth 14081) October 28-30 in Denver.
"While operators are eager to provide the fused services that PacketCable
2.0 and IMS enables, the cost and complexity of creating the necessary
infrastructure are often daunting," said Mark Tubinis, CTO for Cedar Point
Communications. "Our goal has been to combine network elements, simplify
application development and leverage the capabilities of existing equipment
-- all in an effort to make it cost-efficient for operators to deploy
high-quality next-generation services. The end result is Cedar Point helps
deliver fused services which create an integrated digital lifestyle."
Architected to provide carrier-class services for millions of subscribers,
SafariFusion AP allows operators to provide a rich, dynamic user experience
that fuses voice, video and data services. Using SafariFusion AP,
operators can differentiate their service offerings by quickly bringing to
market applications that are developed internally, by Cedar Point, or by
third parties. Management of all network components and applications is
consolidated within the SafariView(TM) element manager.
The initial applications available for SafariFusion AP, the SafariFusion
Residential Communication Application (RCA) and the SafariFusion
Registration and Routing Application (RRA) have been designed to enable
rapid migration by service providers to critical PC 2.0/IMS functions. The
RCA supports the features within the PacketCable 2.0 Residential SIP
Telephony specification, including call forwarding, call waiting and
others. The RRA has been designed to combine the functionality of multiple
IMS elements, including the Interrogating Call Session Control Function
(I-CSCF); the Serving Call Session Control Function (S-CSCF); the Home
Subscriber Server (HSS); and the Breakout Gateway Control Function.
In addition to the SafariFusion lineup, the Cedar Point PC 2.0/IMS approach
also leverages core capabilities of the company's SAFARI C3 Multimedia
Switching System, to provide operators with the ability to simultaneously
support NCS, SIP and IMS endpoints and allow for use of PC 2.0/IMS
applications by legacy subscribers. The Media Gateway Control Function
(MGCF), Media Resource Function Controller (MRFC), and Access Gateway
Control Function (AGCF) allow operators to overlay PC 2.0/IMS networks on
top of existing SAFARI C3 deployments without disturbing the legacy
network-based call signaling (NCS) endpoints. The cable operators can
migrate NCS endpoints at their own pace and begin to deploy PC 2.0/IMS
services without adding additional network elements.
"The native capabilities that were engineered into SAFARI C3 from the
beginning have enabled our customers to keep ahead of new developments in
communications services," said Tubinis. "We believe the combination of our
suite of PacketCable 2.0 and IMS services and existing SAFARI C3
functionality will allow operators of all sizes to migrate quickly to the
next generation of fused communication services."
Cedar Point has shipped more than five million SAFARI C3 lines to customers
in the Americas, the Caribbean and Europe. SAFARI C3 supports up to 250,000
lines of capacity in less than a cubic meter of space, incorporating all of
the components that make up the voice switching infrastructure. It is being
deployed for residential and business services by a diverse customer base
that includes Cable System Operators, CLECs, Wireless Operators and
Universities.
About Cedar Point Communications
Cedar Point Communications' integrated switching platform enables the
scalable, simplified and cost-effective delivery of VoIP and multimedia
services for communication providers and network operators. Designed to
provide carrier-class performance and reliability, while increasing network
integrity, security and privacy, Cedar Point's products support a full
range of carrier-class telecommunications, including legacy circuit, NCS.
SIP-based and IMS voice services. The company is based in Derry, NH with
offices in Meersburg, Germany, and Sophia Antipolis, France. For more
information, please visit www.cedarpointcom.com.
CONTACT:
Paul Schneider
PSPR, Inc.
+1.215.702.9784 (Office)
+1.215.817.4384 (Mobile)
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