August 25, 2008

Telenet Selects Sonus for Enterprise Services

Sonus announced that Telenet, a leading provider of media and telecommunications services and the largest cable operator in Belgium, will use Sonus technology to offer businesses across the country secure and reliable access to next generation IP voice services. Telenet will extend the services of its broadband network to provide Belgian enterprises with a new and cost effective option to receive their office telephone services.

"Telenet has established one of the most recognized brands and delivered premier services to homes across Flanders and to businesses across the whole of Belgium for many years," commented Peter Michiels, SVP Networks and System Engineering at Telenet. "As we offer new services to our more demanding business customers, it is critical to our success to choose a solution that is scalable, reliable, manageable, secure and integrates into our existing infrastructure. The technology from Sonus was the only solution to satisfy our rigorous selection criteria across all measures."

The Sonus Network Border Switch (NBS) is a key component of Telenet's plans, assuring business customers the most secure communications. Sonus' NBS will enable Telenet to intelligently route voice calls and provide enhanced
transcoding services, ensuring interoperability. Telenet's business services offer will provide enterprises across Belgium a cost effective and secure alternative to legacy telephone services. The Sonus NBS will allow Telenet to expand its offer to include additional IP based business voice services and next generation application integration.

"Sonus will partner with Telenet in the delivery of new services as its network, which supports over 3.2 Million RGUs, expands to reach advanced business customers," said Tony Morrish, vice president, EMEA, at Sonus Networks. "Sonus is committed to building innovative solutions for the cable industry that are global in their interoperability. I believe this partnership is further evidence of the growth Sonus has experienced in Europe and our growing success in serving cable providers around the world."

The Sonus Network Border Switch's provides Telenet with an integrated approach to security, as well as a better way to manage and secure its network as it migrates telephony traffic from legacy TDM to voice over IP. Based on the market-leading Sonus GSX9000 platform, the Network Border Switch is a carrier-class solution that provides IP-to-IP border control and PSTN media gateway capabilities, integrating security, session and media control. These
are the capabilities that assure secure connections to businesses' PABX systems and make it more cost effective to provide a single connection for voice and data traffic. As Telenet scales its services to reach businesses, Sonus' NBS has a proven record of allowing carriers to grow quickly to meet demand and, more importantly, to offer additional new services.

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