Sonus reports a 75% year-over-year increase from August 2005 to August 2006 in minutes carried over VoIP networks it has supplied. Plus, 37% of all traffic. Huge growth:
Sonus Networks Continues to Achieve New Traffic Milestones
Thursday September 28, 8:30 am ET
Market Research Firm Reports Sonus-based Networks Extends Lead with Most IP-Based Voice Traffic
CHELMSFORD, Mass., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonus Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: SONS - News), a leading supplier of service provider Voice over IP (VoIP) infrastructure solutions, announced today that according to a report entitled, "VoIP Minutes and Subscribers: 2Q06 Update," issued by iLocus, 37% of all long distance IP-based voice traffic is carried over Sonus Networks' IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)-ready networks. In August 2006, Sonus carried approximately 25 billion minutes of IP voice traffic, representing an approximately 75% increase compared to August 2005.
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"The voice market is entering an aggressive phase of migration to IP-based technologies, as evidenced by the tremendous growth in minutes that Sonus-based networks support," said Jahangir Raina, Director, iLocus. "The rate of acceleration is a testament to the fundamental strength of Sonus' IMS-ready technology, their ability to support large-scale migrations seamlessly, and the Company's continued success adding tier 1 carriers to their growing customer base."
Sonus' award winning IMS-ready architecture is relied upon by network operators globally, and today, Sonus solutions form the foundation of some of the largest and most sophisticated IP-based voice networks in the world. Recent announcements have included the addition of CarPhone Warehouse's Opal Telecom and Cable and Wireless International to Sonus' global customer base. These large-scale deployments by leading communications providers demonstrate the strength of Sonus' solutions for both core and local voice networks, and underscore the maturity of the IP-voice market and the beginning of a new phase in the industry's migration to all-IP networks.
Sonus' distributed architecture enables carriers to scale their infrastructure, penetrate new markets and expand their revenue opportunity by supporting the introduction of innovative new applications and services. The iLocus report recognized that Sonus leads both the national and international long distance market with 39% and 25% of voice traffic respectively. With more than a third of all IP-based voice traffic running on Sonus-based networks, Sonus carries approximately three times traffic more than any other vendor.
"Sonus is continuing to experience strong demand for its award-winning products and solutions," said Hassan Ahmed, chairman and CEO, Sonus Networks. "Our technologies have been proven in the some of the world's most demanding voice networks. As the network operators globally move to IP-voice, Sonus is proud to be the partner of choice for these operators. Our commitment to customer success and innovation is unprecedented, and we are continuing to develop technologies that will further our customers' success." |
