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Infocom Expands IP Services With NexTone IntelliConnect SystemHONG KONG --(Business Wire)-- NexTone(R), a leader in intelligent and scalable session management solutions for VoIP and IMS network interconnects, announced today that Infocom Technologies has deployed the NexTone IntelliConnect(TM) System to optimize the company's VoIP wholesale service and customer service outsourcing businesses. Infocom, part of the PLDT Group, provides market-segmented services through its different business units, including Internet access solutions, technology utility, and customer service outsourcing. Infocom is also a member of the NexTone Community, an extension of the NexTone User Forum. NexTone's IntelliConnect System has allowed Infocom, a relatively new player in the VoIP business, to quickly expand beyond its traditional Internet provisioning services. By using the NexTone Multiprotocol Session Exchange (MSX) and Real-time Session Manager (RSM), Infocom will be able to generate new revenues from different types of business models through its IP Exchange (IPX) offering. With its IPX offering, Infocom enables traditional telecom customers to offer IP services, and offers public switched telephone network (PSTN) interconnects -- based on traditional TDM technology -- to the new IP-only service providers. Infocom's IPX offering is used by PLDT and call centers to offer VoIP services. NexTone's session management technology helps Infocom use its facilities to terminate its outbound voice traffic to more than 250 destinations around the world with VoIP wholesalers and small- to medium-sized call centers. It also enables Infocom, via its IPX offering, to deliver other hosted VoIP services. Using the NexTone MSX, Infocom is able to provide secure, high-quality VoIP calls that interoperate with Infocom's other VoIP gear so it can accept calls from any IP-based equipment. The security capabilities of the NexTone MSX protect Infocom's VoIP networks from Internet threats such as Denial of Service (DOS) attacks, and provide access control and perform private-to-public IP network address translation (NAT) in real time. The NexTone RSM provides centralized QoS/SLA management and traffic engineering to Infocom's VoIP networks and gives excellent visibility into service and network quality. This allows Infocom to offer outsourced pre-paid, postpaid, and wholesale VoIP services. NexTone's equipment plays a critical role for Infocom in bridging its customers' networks to the provider's SIP-based prepaid platform. COMMENTARY Edgardo Bautista, president and CEO, Infocom Technologies -- "The Internet has made it clear that geographical boundaries are no longer limitations and therefore we look to partners like NexTone to help us expand our services globally. NexTone's referrals and endorsements to its VoIP carrier clients allowed us to quickly facilitate agreements and find the right partners in starting up our VoIP business. We also see NexTone's long-term benefit as allowing Infocom to evolve from its traditional existing services into a dynamic, IP-based company with a global reach." Raymond Bodemer, regional director of sales, Asia/Pacific, NexTone -- "Infocom made its mark long ago in the ISP business and continues to be a pioneer in the Philippine technology industry by leveraging IP to create new and different business models. NexTone's IntelliConnect System lets Infocom rapidly grow its customer base and revenues through offering multiple VoIP services. We look forward to supporting the company's future goal to become the major IP exchange for voice, data, and video services in the country." MULTIMEDIA SUPPORT -- Session Management and Intelligent Interconnects -- NexTone's IntelliConnect System -- VoIP Peering: Interconnect & Grow -- Industry Benchmarking -- Idea Connect - the NexTone Blog About Infocom Technologies History Infocom Technologies Incorporated is a pioneer in the Philippine ISP industry. For more than 10 years, it has made its mark as a leader in the industry through its expertise, network reliability, and its innovation. Through the years however, it has constantly pursued a desire to change itself to better serve its valued clients, and expand to new markets. It is this desire that has pushed Infocom to re-focus its business from the Internet to the value added and business process outsourcing services. For this reason, Infocom is now an associate member of the Group Speciale Mobile Association (GSMA), a global trade association representing more than 690 GSM mobile phone operators across 214 territories and countries, which ensures that mobile phones and wireless services work globally and are easily accessible, enhancing their value to individual customers and national economies, while creating new business opportunities for operators and their suppliers. Through this membership, Infocom is able to take part in GSMA's technical initiatives and is given the opportunity to work with GSM members globally. Technology New technologies, affiliations, and initiatives are paving the way for Infocom to enter into new markets, diversify its services, and refocus its efforts. With a renewed drive towards change and innovation, Infocom continues to strive for excellence in serving its new business. Infocom makes use of a state-of-the-art network that rides on extensive fiber-optic and digital microwave transmission network that ensures reliability, scalability, and availability of all its products and services to all its customers. Infocom's network infrastructure and facilities are hosted in ePLDT's Vitro, the Philippines only ISO-certified Internet Data Center. Infocom is also a founding member of the Philippine Internet Exchange (PhIX). This exchange enhances the efficient use of bandwidth by keeping local traffic on local routes. It is also a member of the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) and is peered with GRX (GPRS Roaming Exchange) providers that serve mobile operators around the world. For more information, visit: www.info.com.ph. About NexTone NexTone(R) develops intelligent session management and interconnect systems for service providers who want to rapidly expand their reach and accelerate VoIP and multimedia revenues. NexTone's IntelliConnect System provides service providers with visibility and intelligence to exchange, optimize, secure and bill for voice and multimedia sessions flowing across diverse IP and IMS network boundaries. More than 550 service providers and enterprises worldwide use NexTone's IntelliConnect System to manage technical complexities, optimize business economics, and remove partnership hurdles. NexTone is a recipient of the Maryland Technology Champions Awards for 2006. The company ranks number one in Deloitte's 2006 Technology Fast 50 Program for Maryland, and is one of the Top 50 companies for Deloitte's 2006 Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, and life sciences companies in North America. NexTone is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA, with domestic and international offices worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.nextone.com. |
