Motorola and Nortel Networks Team to Deliver VoIP Solutions for Broadband-Cable Market
Goal to Simplify Deployment of VoIP Networks; Speed Delivery of New Voice and Data Service
HORSHAM, Pa., and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Feb. 4
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT - news) Broadband Communications
Sector and Nortel Networks (NYSE: NT; TSE:) have agreed to create and deliver
an integrated voice over IP (VoIP) solution for the broadband-cable market.
This non-exclusive agreement is intended to help simplify deployment of VoIP
equipment by broadband network operators worldwide and spread the delivery of
new services to their subscribers.
The agreement brings together Motorola's IP cable access network experience with Nortel Networks expertise in deployment of large, reliable networks for delivery of voice and data services. Together, the two companies intend to provide broadband network operators with a complete, integrated VoIP solution that is pre-tested and in compliance with key industry standards. The solution will also include coordinated sales and support, including network planning, design, and implementation.
``Given the early stage of deployment of VoIP equipment in the cable industry, there are substantial benefits to cable operators from agreements such as the one between Nortel Networks and Motorola'' said Tom Valovic, director, IP Telephony, with IDC. ``Integrated and interoperable solutions will help speed the deployment of new networks that can support the bundled delivery of voice, data and cable programming and thereby enable cable operators to compete head to head with traditional service providers.''
``Nortel Networks continues to focus on delivering VoIP solutions designed to reduce the operational and capital expenditures for its service provider customers,'' said Sue Spradley, president, Carrier VoIP, Nortel Networks. ``By teaming with Motorola, we believe it will ultimately be even simpler and more cost-effective for broadband-cable companies to deploy a VoIP infrastructure that can easily deliver all of today's high-quality telephone services to their subscribers, as well as a full suite of new IP-based services.''
``By providing an integrated solution from back office to switch to access network, Motorola and Nortel Networks will be the first to deliver a complete VoIP solution as a commercial product for broadband network operators,'' said Bruce Swail, vice president and general manager of Motorola Broadband's telephony business. ``As a result, operators will be able to provide end-to-end VoIP performance and reliability while minimizing deployment risks. At the same time, they will be poised to be among the first to take advantage of the opportunities surrounding emerging converged services.''
Nortel Networks and Motorola are already working together to build a VoIP network for ish, a Callahan Associates-owned company, offering voice and data services to its subscribers.
Nortel Networks VoIP portfolio includes a comprehensive suite of softswitches, gateways, and application servers that enable delivery of the complete set of today's Class 5 telephone services on a more cost-effective packet infrastructure. Nortel Networks Succession* Communication Server 2000 and Communication Server 2000-Compact will be key products for this market as they offer a rich variety of call processing features and network services that cable telephony operators need. As the products are highly scalable, cable operators can easily add new subscribers and/or new services as demand increases.
Motorola's VoIP offering includes its multimedia terminal adapter (MTA) customer premise equipment (CPE), which serves as a communications gateway to enable broadband network operators to offer bundled services to their customers. The Motorola MTA supports all standard voice service features that customers expect, such as Caller-ID, call waiting, and call forwarding, helping operators provide an easy transition from traditional telephone service. Motorola also will provide its BSR CMTS solutions, which includes carrier-class, content-aware CMTS/routers to enable the delivery of tiered data and voice services to subscribers and to support emerging converged services.
Motorola is a leading industry VoIP participant, providing broadband network operators with high-quality telephony solutions based on proven hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) access network solutions. Motorola has deployed more than 700,000 active circuit-switched lines over HFC to date.
About Nortel Networks
Nortel Networks is an industry leader and innovator focused on transforming how the world communicates and exchanges information. The company is supplying its service provider and enterprise customers with communications technology and infrastructure to enable value-added IP data, voice and multimedia services spanning Metro and Enterprise Networks, Wireless Networks and Optical Long Haul Networks. As a global company, Nortel Networks does business in more than 150 countries. More information about Nortel Networks can be found on the Web at www.nortelnetworks.com .
About Motorola, Inc.
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT - news) is a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 2001 were $29.5 billion.
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