[February 16, 2005]

Elitel Selects Mediatrix to Deploy VoIP Services in Italy

BY JOHANNE TORRES

Mediatrix Telecom, Inc.—a VoIP access technology announced today that Elitel—one of Italy's CLEC, specialized in voice, Internet and data solutions, chose the company to help them expand Elitel Futura's broadband telephone service into the residential and SOHO markets and increase VoIP adoption by large businesses.

Elitel will be integrating Mediatrix’s VoIP Residential 2102 access device into its solutions allowing its residential subscribers to benefit from both broadband capabilities and VoIP technology while using their regular analog phones.

The Mediatrix gateways integrated into Elitel Futura Light residential package will allow users to place phone calls, send and receive faxes, and surf the Web simultaneously while using one single broadband connection.

"This strategic partnership with Elitel underlines our continuous commitment to further penetrating the European residential VoIP marketplace", said Stefano Genoni, VP, Business Development for Europe, Middle East and Africa, with Mediatrix. "By joining our forces with Elitel, a leading service provider in Italy, we continue to gain market momentum with our residential VoIP offering. Our plug & play residential solution is an ideal fit for Elitel's Futura residential service as it allows Elitel to offer its local end-users an attractive VoIP package."

Elitel will also be introducing in 2005 Mediatrix IDSN digital gateways for the enterprise market to connect traditional PBX to the IP network. This way, large companies will be able to experience a smooth migration path to IP without having to discard their existing equipment while achieving substantial savings. Elitel Futura's highly flexible solutions allow its multi-site enterprise customers to benefit from a modular approach to Internet telephony, and move to hybrid systems by progressively replacing their existing phone systems.

"Elitel has chosen Mediatrix for its proven capabilities in terms of technological reliability, as well as for its comprehensive product portfolio", said Claudio Adriani, director of operations with Elitel. "As an example, the Mediatrix 2102 can be used with almost any analog telephone, including wireless and fax, a versatility that differentiated Mediatrix from other competitors' products. In addition, with Mediatrix, Elitel can rely on devices that are easy to configure, not to mention Mediatrix excellent customer service and responsiveness in meeting Elitel's requirements" he added.

According to Mediatrix, its product line was designed with telecom equipment vendors in mind, which build VoIP network solutions as well as service providers (ILEC, CLEC, MSO, ASP, ISP) and enterprises which deploy VoIP solutions. The products are feature-rich with security and QoS capabilities and interoperate with H.323, SIP, MGCP and NCS protocols and also interface with proprietary features of its strategic partners' communication management systems including softswitches, gatekeepers, proxy servers and call agents.

Mediatrix Telecom, Inc.
www.mediatrix.com

Elitel
www.elitel.biz