OzEmail, Bay Networks in Telephony Pact
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[May 28, 1998] Australia-based Internet services provider OzEmail
Ltd. said today it signed an agreement with Bay Networks Inc. to
integrate and promote the companies' respective Internet telephony
technologies.
Terms of the alliance call for OzEmail's Net telephony business,
Interline, to provide call routing, termination, and authentication services
to support Bay Networks customers looking to deploy Voice-over-IP
(VoIP) solutions.
"Together we intend to provide Bay Networks' customers around the
globe with the option of carrying voice calls using Internet technology,"
said OzEmail Chief Executive Officer Sean Howard, in a statement.
OzEmail said this latest co-venture is part of its strategy to pursue
partnerships with a number of international hardware suppliers, ISPs,
and telco providers in an effort to grow its VoIP network.
According to the company, the contribution of Santa Clara, CA-based
Bay Networks' voice-enabled equipment will aid in creating a
backbone for transmitting Interline's telephony traffic.
"Based on this agreement, Bay Networks and OzEmail Interline will be
able to draw on each other's resources and expertise to develop
voice-over-IP solutions which will provide the greatest possible
coverage of IP-based telephony services to subscribers," said Paul
Finke, Vice President and General Manager, IP Services, Bay
Networks Inc. "By expanding the coverage for voice-over-IP we can
increase the economy of scale, resulting in an even more cost-effective
service to subscribers."
Last modified: Thursday, 28-May-1998 12:05:22 EDT
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