Charter --... This is the market Charter said in its conferences it wanted to 'run itself' (the Northeast) and where it had the ability to do that, and where it was definitely going to go with voIP. Cedar Point's switching system can switch back and forth between PacketCable voIP and switched circuit, platform in place calls. (Ntop also partners with Cedar Point; can use its tech.)
Charter Picks Cedar Point for VOIP
5/5/04
ST. LOUIS -- Charter Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHTR – message board) today announced the selection of Cedar Point Communications, Inc., SAFARI C3 Media Switching System for use in the strategic deployment of voice-over-IP (VoIP) in select markets.
Cedar Point's selection was the result of a formal Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by Charter, according to Mark Barber, Vice President of Telephony, who said the initial rollout will be in Charter's Northeast Operating Division.
The simplicity of Cedar Point's integrated solution and their having been qualified at CableLabs. to PacketCable specifications, were key factors in our selection of Cedar Point as a vendor, Mr. Barber said.
Voice deployments unquestionably have become one of the top priorities for cable system operators, said George Kassas, founder and executive vice president, business development for Cedar Point Communications. We believe that increased activity in the telephony space by Charter, an industry leader across the spectrum of broadband services, underlines the importance of this category to the industry in general. We look forward to working with them to bring cable voice to their strategic markets.
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[While Net2Phone continues to serve 100,000 VoIP users directly, it has moved out of the directto- consumer business and now is positioned to enable others to offer VoIP.
Sarah Hofstetter, senior vice president of corporate communications at Net2Phone, says Charter Communications will operate its own network for eight VoIP markets, but it plans to outsource 17 other markets to another VoIP provider such as Net2Phone. Adelphia is also considering outsourcing VoIP, she adds. ]
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Ntop responded to the RFP for Charter's other markets. |
