IPTV: Iskratel Selects Octasic's Multi-Core DSP Platform

By Anuradha Shukla, TMCnet Contributor

Octasic’s Vocallo MGW multi-core DSP platform selected by Iskratel, a developer of adapted and highly-integrated solutions in the field of communications for fast-growing convergent networks.

Octasic's (News - Alert) solution has been integrated into the latest version of Iskratel’s field-proven signaling and media gateway, the SI3000 SMG.

Following this deal, Iskratel's new product version includes a peripheral blade equipped with Octasic's Vocallo MGW multi-core processor for voice and video over IP.

Operators can use Iskratel's SI3000 SMG to upgrade their infrastructure to a next-generation IP network, while still keeping their existing equipment in place. This alliance enables the operators to offer voice services with an optimal user experience.

"The deployment of softswitch-based architectures is a growing trend, but like most telecom operators, our customers have made substantial investments in their network infrastructure and aren't looking to rebuild from scratch to match this trend," said Matja� Jelen, product manager at Iskratel, in a statement. "Using our latest SI3000 SMG, our customers are now able to take full advantage of the new multi-core processing power for wideband codecs, audio transcoding and voice quality enhancement. With Octasic's Vocallo MGW multi-core processors, which bring high capacity, low latency audio transcoding, we can offer an all-in-one solution that delivers the ultimate in network deployment flexibility."

"We're very proud to have our Vocallo MGW selected by Iskratel, who is well known in the industry for delivering carrier-class communications products," said Fabio Gambacorta (News - Alert), vice president Sales at Octasic. "As more and more mobile networks transition to a fully IP-based architecture and the adoption of wideband audio increases, the need for high-capacity transcoding becomes even more critical. Operators will find that our combined solution meets all of their audio transcoding needs."

Read a related article at TMCnet “Octasic Partners with Continuous Computing to Build UMTS Femtocell / Picocell (News - Alert) Platform.”

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