MORRISVILLE, N.C. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2005--Tekelec (Company
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The combination of Convergin's core Wireless Convergence Server (WCS), Accolade, and Tekelec's market-leading family of carrier-grade switching products -- the Tekelec 9000 Distributed Switching Solution and the Tekelec 3000 Media Gateway Controller -- creates a powerful mobile switching solution with comprehensive capabilities in mobile and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) domains. In addition, Convergin is integrating Accolade with the Tekelec 6000Voice over IP (VoIP) Application Server to offer enhanced SIP-based services across fixed and mobile networks.
The integrated offering delivers a comprehensive solution portfolio spanning from network core to applications and maintaining seamless service and call continuity across domains. As a result, Tekelec customers can take advantage of an IMS distributed architecture to further accelerate convergence at the core of both mobile and SIP networks.
"We were looking for a market-ready complement to our Real Convergence IMS portfolio," said Tricia Hosek, president and general manager of the Tekelec Switching Solutions Group. "Convergin provides us with an extremely comprehensive solution whose robust core approach matches our strategy for network evolution."
Convergin CEO Dr. Ayal Itzkovitz added, "The migration path to IMS requires core convergence solutions. Tekelec is the dominant player in the next-generation network evolution, and we are proud to participate in the evolution with them."
About Tekelec
Tekelec is a leading developer of now and next-generation signaling and switching telecommunications solutions, business intelligence tools and value-added applications. Tekelec's innovative solutions are widely deployed in traditional and next-generation wireline and wireless networks and contact centers worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located in Morrisville, N.C., U.S.A., with research and development facilities and sales offices throughout the world. www.tekelec.com.
About Convergin
Convergin is a provider of Wireless Convergence Servers (WCS) that seamlessly unify mobile, legacy and next-gen core network elements. Its solutions enable service providers to accelerate core network evolution towards a comprehensive SIP Mobile Convergence. The Convergin Core WCS (Accolade) expands the reach of core switching and service platforms beyond their original domains toward IMS. www.convergin.com.
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