HOT Telecom to use Nortel IMS-Ready Solution for Voice, Instant Messaging
Airport City, Israel (ots/PRNewswire)
- More HOT Subscribers to Benefit from New IP-Based Services
HOT Telecom, a consortium of cable service providers Golden Channels, Matav and Tevel, has selected a next-generation carrier solution from Nortel(x) (NYSE: NT , TSX: NT) for the next stage of its cable telephony network upgrade.
Nortel will be the lead systems integrator for this upgrade, which will position HOT Telecom to deliver new revenue-generating services like managed VoIP, instant messaging, and presence awareness to business and residential customers across Israel.
HOT Telecom plans to deploy a Nortel IMS-ready, carrier-grade IP-based solution using network engineering, integration, operation and maintenance services from Nortel's Global Services portfolio. The network upgrade is expected to be fully deployed by the end of 2006.
"HOT selected Nortel because its technology will enable us to respond to our significant growth in telephony subscribers and will let us introduce new services to enhance our customer services portfolio," said David Borochovsky, director of communications, Engineering Division, HOT Telecom. "We already use Nortel super-class carrier switches in our network . This latest project with Nortel is a major step in the massive upgrade of our network, which is needed because of our remarkable subscriber growth in telephony, Internet and video on-demand services."
"This is another milestone in our continuing relationship with HOT Telecom, which includes the recent deployment of HOT's enterprise network in Yakum, Israel," said Sorin Lupu, president, Eastern Region, EMEA, Nortel . "Our carrier-class VoIP solution and Global Services will help HOT expand its subscriber base, reduce operational costs and drive revenue growth through delivery of cutting-edge services to enhance the customer experience. Putting in place IMS-ready elements also makes HOT solutions secure and future-proof, able to cope efficiently with changing customer needs."
The HOT Telecom upgrade will include the Nortel Communication Server 2000-Compact, a carrier-grade softswitch that supports industry-standard VoIP protocols and enhances revenue opportunities by making it simpler for carriers to reach new regions. The upgrade will also include the Nortel Media Gateway 15000 Trunk Gateway, which provides a highly scalable and high voice quality solution to integrate traditional and next generation networks, and the Nortel Border Control Policy 7200, which provides an advanced media proxy designed to support VoIP services.
Nortel's Communication Server 2000-Compact softswitches have been deployed by more than 70 service providers worldwide including Verizon, BT, Telefonica and Cable & Wireless.
HOT Telecom also has an advanced converged IP telephony network at its Yakum Headquarters that uses Nortel softswitch technology. The network provides approximately 1,400 HOT Telecom employees with anywhere, anytime access to communication services such as voice, e-mail and multimedia collaboration regardless of device - telephone, computer or PDA.
Nortel's VoIP Infrastructure solutions, products and services deliver fully-featured, carrier-grade telephony, data, and multimedia services over multi-service packet networks.
Nortel's Global Services include a full range of integrated services for design, deployment, management and maintenance of end-to-end multi- vendor network solutions, including seamless migration to next generation technologies.
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