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FiberNet Selects Lucent Technologies to Provide Next-Generation Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Solutions MURRAY HILL, N.J., May 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lucent Technologies today announced that FiberNet, a West-Virginia-based telecommunications company has selected Lucent's Accelerate(TM) Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) solution to provide VoIP solutions over Broadband connections to residential customers in West Virginia and to offer new services to its strong embedded base of business and state government customers."FiberNet is the first telecommunications company in West Virginia to be able to provide VoIP services to business and residential customers," said Virgil Parsons, president and chief operating officer. "Over the last several years, we've been the leader in introducing new technologies and competitive telecommunications services to West Virginia, and we're very proud to again demonstrate our commitment to innovation by enabling our customers to use existing Broadband connectivity for a wide range of telephony options." The VoIP services are available over cable modem, DSL, T1 and Ethernet connections. "Lucent's Accelerate(TM) solution leverages FiberNet's existing network equipment while enabling them to offer services only a next-generation network can provide," said Gerry Cafaro, Lucent Technologies vice president for sales. "This win is another example of Lucent's building presence in the VoIP space utilizing technology that bridges the gap between legacy voice equipment and the converged world that is emerging." Lucent Worldwide Services provided network integration services, as well as ongoing technical services support. Lucent's Accelerate VoIP Solutions FiberNet is installing Lucent's iMerge(R) Centrex Feature Gateway (CFG), which adds next-generation voice over IP (VoIP) functionality, also called IP Centrex, or hosted IP PBX service, to a central office switch. Lucent's Accelerate(TM) VoIP solutions help wireline and mobile service providers rapidly deliver profitable Internet Protocol-based solutions that support the convergence of traditional voice services with multimedia services, including Web-based features. As a result of combining Bell Labs technology and expertise and Lucent service offerings, Accelerate(TM) solutions will help enable more efficient, secure and reliable VoIP services than available to service providers previously. For more information about Accelerate(TM) solutions: http://www.lucent.com/accelerate FiberNet LLC FiberNet, L.L.C. was formed as a West Virginia corporation in 1997 and is affiliated with Fanch Communications, Inc., formerly the largest cable television system operator in the state. Since its inception, FiberNet has proven itself to be the statewide leader as a competitive telecommunications service provider. FiberNet provides telephone, high speed voice and data and networking services to businesses, educational institutions and state government agencies pairing world class technology with superior and personalized customer service. For further information about FiberNet LLC, visit our web site at http://www.wvfibernet.net/. About Lucent Technologies Lucent Technologies designs and delivers the systems, services and software that drive next-generation communications networks. Backed by Bell Labs research and development, Lucent uses its strengths in mobility, optical, software, data and voice networking technologies, as well as services, to create new revenue-generating opportunities for its customers, while enabling them to quickly deploy and better manage their networks. Lucent's customer base includes communications service providers, governments and enterprises worldwide. For more information on Lucent Technologies, which has headquarters in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, visit http://www.lucent.com/. Lucent Technologies CONTACT: Denise Panyik-Dale, +1-410-290-5572 (office), +1-410-215-4716(mobile), [email protected], or Mike Alva, +1-510-747-5148 (office),+1-510-449-1902 (mobile), [email protected] Web site: http://www.lucent.com/ |