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Tekelec Delivers Enhancements for IP Signaling, Reducing Operator Costs and Improving Flexibility
ORLANDO, Fla. & MORRISVILLE, N.C. --(Business Wire)-- Tekelec (NASDAQ: TKLC), a leading developer of high-performance network applications for next-generation fixed, mobile and packet networks, today announced upgrades for the EAGLE(R) 5 Integrated Signaling System (ISS), the industry's global market share-leading signaling platform.
The new enhancements deliver greater flexibility for operators as they transition to next-generation networks (NGNs) and the IP multimedia subsystem (IMS), expand Tekelec's number portability solution enabling operators to meet regulatory deadlines around the globe, and provide increased signaling capacity, scalability and performance helping operators to address growth in signaling traffic.
"We continue to see high demand for our number portability solutions from operators around the world to meet regulatory needs, as well as for integrated functions like global title translation load sharing and NGN signaling support, which increases efficiency and reduces cost," said Ronald de Lange, president and general manager, Tekelec Network Signaling Group. "Tekelec is committed to continually enhancing our industry-leading EAGLE signaling platform in functionality, performance, scalability and security to support worldwide operators today and throughout their transition to the IMS future."
The EAGLE 5 ISS enhancements include support for bearer independent call control (BICC) over Sigtran, new number portability variations and greater global title translation (GTT) functionality. Tekelec will unveil further upgrades, including voicemail route optimization, later in 2007.
Support for Large Signaling Messages Simplifies VoIP Architecture, Reduces Costs
Bearer independent call control (BICC) is one of the protocols being used in next-generation networks to set up calls between nodes. The BICC protocol generally is carried by Sigtran, and the messages can be very long - often requiring operators to establish additional infrastructure to handle the messages.
The EAGLE 5 ISS enhancements allow operators to carry their large BICC messages through the EAGLE, eliminating the need for direct links between BICC nodes. The enhancement saves the operator from incurring the cost of setting up and maintaining additional infrastructure for handling large BICC messages.
Increased Number Portability Variations Eases Country-Specific Implementation
Government regulatory agencies around the globe continue to mandate number portability, requiring carriers to purchase and deploy solutions to meet this mandate. The most recent EAGLE 5 ISS enhancements offer three new number portability variations (A-port mobile number portability; INAP support of NPREQ query; and media transfer protocol (MTP) routed G-Port and IS41-GSM, migration), providing operators with several possible solutions to meet country-specific needs.
Additionally, Tekelec plans to support 384 million data records in its North America local number portability database by 2008.
Tekelec has been an established leader in number portability innovation since it deployed the first integrated solution in 1997. The company has deployed solutions with more than 50 operators, most recently with Pelephone, an Israeli 3G wireless operator, as well as Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation Limited (PCTL).
Tekelec has a broad portfolio of number portability solutions covering GSM, CDMA and fixed networks, as well as intra-carrier number retention. As more countries mandate number portability, operators can leverage new or existing EAGLE deployments for integrated number portability solutions, as well as other core network applications.
Enhanced GTT Load Sharing Functionality Optimizes Network Utilization, Reduces Costs
To address the continued growth of services such as wireless prepaid, the EAGLE 5 ISS upgrades also support three additional GTT load-sharing features, which improve network resource utilization - thus lowering operation costs.
Transaction-based GTT load sharing allows centralized load-sharing of wireless prepaid Class 1 traffic on the EAGLE, offloading the mobile switching center (MSC). As a result, operators can better utilize the capacity of both MSC and service control point (SCP) nodes, realizing lower overall network costs.
Weighted GTT load sharing allows operators to conduct GTT load-sharing to destinations based on weighted percentages. This allows operators to balance traffic between lower performing legacy endpoints and newer high performing endpoints resulting in better utilization of network resources and capacity at a lower overall network cost.
Operators also face the problem of handling increased signaling traffic generated from wireless applications. To help address this growth, Tekelec has quadrupled support of GTT server destinations to provide additional capacity--allowing operators to deploy more nodes to which traffic can be distributed, based on single GTT.
Optimized Routing to Voicemail Servers Available Later in 2007
In addition to the current enhancements, Tekelec will introduce features to optimize the routing of calls to voicemail servers later this year.
Current voicemail routing schemes typically use a range-based mechanism whereby voicemail calls are simply routed to voicemail server center (VMSC) platforms in an equal load-sharing scheme. With the introduction of advanced and premium video and multimedia voicemail services, operators have a need to deploy advanced voicemail platforms to handle these enhanced services.
The voicemail routing solution will allow subscriber-specific flexible routing to VSMCs, enabling operators to route calls to specific voicemail platforms on a per-subscriber basis. This feature allows operators to flexibly assign individual subscribers to specific voicemail platforms to maximize network efficiency and to offer premium services, which may be used only by a minority of subscribers --enabling advance capabilities without having to upgrade or replace VSMCs. It also eliminates the need to reconfigure the subscriber's phone with a new voicemail phone number.
Tekelec is highlighting the EAGLE 5 Integrated Signaling System during CTIA Wireless 2007, March 27-29, 2007, in its booth #2189-Hall A4 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
High-resolution product photos are available for media upon request.
About Tekelec EAGLE 5 Integrated Signaling System (ISS)
Tekelec's EAGLE(R)5 Integrated Signaling System (ISS) delivers the performance levels to drive this network. From a single platform, the EAGLE 5 ISS performs key functions such as signal transfer, signaling gateway and number portability. Integrated applications provide the efficient delivery of a wide range of intelligent routing, revenue assurance and value-added services. Operators are able to optimize the use of network resources, manage subscribers and migrate them to new technologies, control fraud and interoperate between networks with disparate technologies. Tekelec's EAGLE 5 ISS delivers dramatic database size, signaling capacity and transaction speed. These advanced features are coupled with next-generation IP connectivity, providing the transition to the converged network model. Built on the industry-proven EAGLE platform, the EAGLE 5 ISS is a high-capacity, fault-tolerant packet switch, delivering reliable global signaling and real-time, transaction-based applications.
About Tekelec
Tekelec is a high-performance network applications company that is accelerating the transition to IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) networks for service providers around the globe. With its experience at the intersection of network applications and session control, Tekelec creates highly efficient platforms for managing media and delivering network solutions. Corporate headquarters are located near Research Triangle Park in Morrisville, N.C., U.S.A., with research and development facilities and sales offices throughout the world. For more information, please visit www.tekelec.com.
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