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Telco Systems Joins Intel® Network Builders ProgramMANSFIELD, Mass. --(Business Wire)-- Telco Systems, a BATM company (LSE: BVC, TASE: BATM) and a leading provider of innovative SDN & NFV solutions as well as CE 2.0 multi-service Carrier Ethernet and MPLS edge access solutions for mobile backhaul, business Ethernet services and cloud networking, has announced that it has joined the Intel® Network Builders program. This news comes following Telco Systems' (News - Alert) announcement of a strategic transition of their portfolio towards SDN & NFV and introduction of its innovative Open Metro Edge (OME) solution. As part of the OME, Telco Systems introduced their new CloudMtro product line of demarcation and aggregation products that embed additional CPUs to host different Virtual Networking Functions (VNF) at the edge of the network. The CloudMetro product line uses Intel (News - Alert)® architecture which utilizes open hardware standards like AdvancedTCA and more to provide the processing resources. This architecture will help transform edge devices from single-purpose devices to multi-functional devices. Also utilizing Intel architecture, Telco Systems' newly announced TelcoApps - an assortment of innovative virtual networking applications - enables virtualized network functions to be hosted on not only Telco Systems' platforms, but also on any Intel processor anywhere in the network. The combination of the company's Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certified solutions, along with Intel processors will provide highly innovative and open network edge solutions. In addition, Telco Systems' support of NETCONF protocols and the company's roadmap towards OpenFlow creates an innovative and future-proof solution. "We are very excited to join the Intel® Network Builders program," commented Nir Halachmi, Director of Strategic Product Management and Innovation. "These ecosystems are essential to the service provider market to unlock the openness and innovation in their networks. It will surely help create joint solutions and cooperation between the members and the service providers." The Intel® Network Builders program's aim is to make it easier to build, enhance, and operate SDN/NFV-based infrastructures, while lowering capital and operating expenditures. "Embedding the Intel architecture at the edge of the network, with solutions like those from Telco Systems, is another step in accelerating the adoption of SDN and NFV concepts," said Renu Navale, Manager of the Intel Network Builders program. About Telco Systems Telco Systems provides an industry-leading portfolio of diverse Carrier Ethernet over Ethernet & MPLS-based demarcation, aggregation and edge of the core solutions, enabling service providers to create intelligent, end-to-end, service-assured, CE 2.0-compliant networks for mobile backhaul, business services and cloud networking. Among the first group of vendors to receive the Metro Ethernet Forum (News - Alert) Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification, Telco Systems meets this new-generation standard with their CE 2.0-compliant, end-to-end Ethernet, SDN and NFV product portfolio, promising a significant boost for large, medium and small service providers, as well as utilities and city carriers competing in a fast evolving telecommunications market. The company's solutions provide carriers with differentiated services, address new revenue-generating opportunities, and transform the user experience while lowering overall operating expenses. Telco Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of BATM Advanced Communications (News - Alert) (LSE: BVC, TASE: BATM). To learn more, visit Telco Systems at http://www.telco.com, or follow Telco Systems on Twitter and LinkedIn. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.
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