BEDFORD, MA--(Marketwire -05/29/12)- Acme Packet® (APKT), the leader in session delivery networks, today announced that China Telecom Corporation Limited, the largest fixed-line network provider in China with approximately 170 million fixed-line subscribers, has deployed Acme Packet's Net-Net Session Director session border controllers (SBCs) to help replace its legacy public switched telephone network (PSTN) infrastructure with the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) architecture, enabling next-generation voice, video, and data services for fixed-line subscribers.
News Highlights:
- China Telecom is deploying more than 130 Acme Packet SBCs and Net-Net Session-aware Load Balancers across dozens of cities as part of China's largest IMS deployment.
- The Acme Packet deployment is supporting both consumer voice over IP (VoIP) and hosted enterprise unified communications (UC) services offered by China Telecom. This deployment will also support future mobile services.
- The Acme Packet SBCs integrate and fulfill critical IMS functional elements including the Proxy Call Session Control Function (P-CSCF), which lowers the total cost of ownership for China Telecom's IMS network.
- Acme Packet accelerates China Telecom's time-to-market for its IMS services and lowers capital and operation costs by replacing legacy soft switches with the interoperable, flexible, and highly scalable Net-Net Session Director.
Customer Benefits:
- Cost savings via Acme Packet's scalable, interoperable solution
- Rapid time-to-market in deploying the new IMS infrastructure
- High availability and service quality
- Trusted, first-class VoIP through comprehensive security and service assurance
- Compliance with VoIP regulations
- Protection against malicious denial of service attacks and non-malicious overloads
"As China's largest communications service provider, China Telecom will serve as a leader in providing next-generation communications across the country through its IMS deployment," said Tim Ziemer, vice president of North America and Asia Pacific Japan sales, Acme Packet. "Our SBCs will securely streamline China Telecom's IMS initiatives to deliver next-generation voice, video, and UC services to subscribers, and also support mobile applications in the future."
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About China Telecom Corporation Limited
China Telecom Corporation Limited is the world's largest wireline telecommunications and broadband services provider and the world's largest CDMA mobile operator. Serving as a full services integrated information service operator, China Telecom provides basic telecommunications services, such as wireline telecommunications services and mobile telecommunications services, and value-added telecommunications services, such as Internet access services and information services in the PRC. As of the end of March 2011, the Company has wireline access lines in service of about 173 million, wireline broadband subscribers of over 66 million and mobile subscribers of more than 100 million. The Company's H shares and American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the New York Stock Exchange, respectively.
About Acme Packet
Acme Packet (APKT), the leader in session delivery network solutions, enables the trusted, first-class delivery of next-generation voice, data and unified communications services and applications across IP networks. Our Net-Net product family fulfills demanding security, service assurance and regulatory requirements in service provider, enterprise and contact center networks. Based in Bedford, Massachusetts, Acme Packet designs and manufactures its products in the USA, selling them through over 220 reseller partners worldwide. More than 1,600 customers in 107 countries have deployed over 16,000 Acme Packet systems, including 88 of the top 100 service providers and 41 of the Fortune 100. For more information visit www.acmepacket.com.
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Telecom Minister to continue to finalise new licence norms - Business Standard
The Telecom Minister will continue to be vested with powers to finalise guidelines for new telecom licenses despite the Planning Commission demanding that such authority be exercised only by the Cabinet or a ministerial panel.
"The guidelines for new licences will be finalised at Ministry level by the Telecom Minister after recommendations are made by the Telecom Commission," a senior government official told PTI here.
The Planning Commission is learnt to have objected to Telecom Minister being made the sole authority to finalise guidelines and demanded that the decision on licences be taken by the Cabinet.The Telecom Ministry is of the view that the condition for implementing and executing ULR remains same as it was approved by the Cabinet in 2003 which authorised DoT to finalise details for ULR implementation with its approval.
The Department of Telecom (DoT) has approached the Cabinet for clearing new licensing regime of Unified Licences as it involved discussion regarding 'Broadcasting Licences' - one of the licence types recommended by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India under Unified Licensing Regime (ULR).
At present, DoT has received final recommendation from TRAI which is to be discussed by inter-ministerial panel and the Telecom Commission.
"No date for Telecom Commission has been finalised yet," the official said.
Telecom Secretary R Chandrashekhar on Thursday had said that DoT will take two to three months period to work out details of Unified Licences.
New telecom companies looking to start business in India, specially the companies whose permits have been cancelled by Supreme Court, will have to take Unified Licences.
These new licences will be different from existing telecom licences for mobile telephony that were issued with bundled spectrum at Rs 1,658 crore for pan-India operations.
New companies may have to pay minimum of over Rs 18,000 crore for getting spectrum apart from licence fees which is yet to be finalised.
For Unified Licence framework, Trai had recommended that there shall be three levels, namely National level, Service area level and District level with one time non-refundable entry fee ranging between Rs 15 crore to Rs 10 lakh.
Samsung Galaxy S III unleashed in Saudi market - AME Info
This sleek and innovative smartphone has the enhanced intelligence to make everyday life easier. With Samsung Galaxy S III, content can be viewed like never before on the device's 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED display. An 8MP camera and a 1.9MP front camera offer users a variety of intelligent camera features and face recognition related options that ensure all moments are captured easily and instantly.
Samsung Galaxy S III is powered by Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, with greatly enhanced usability and practicality to make life easier. Packed with intuitive technology, the Galaxy S III delivers a uniquely personalized mobile experience that refuses to be compromised.
"We are extremely proud and honored to be launching this long awaited device in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," said JC Park, General Manager at Samsung Electronics in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
"Designed to be both effortlessly smart and intuitively simple, the Galaxy S III has been created with our human needs and capabilities in mind. We understand what our tech-savvy and customers desire and are providing them with a device that enables one of the most seamless, natural and human-centric mobile experiences, and opening up a new horizon that allows living an extraordinary life," he added.
The Galaxy S III will be available within the first week of June in the Kingdom's market as part of Samsung's constant efforts to fulfill its promises to the Saudi consumer by providing the most innovative and up-to-date technology. In line with the launch, there will be an in-mall event, whereby consumers will be given the exclusive opportunity to get a hands-on interaction and experience the device, witnessing the remarkable qualifications and superb technology that embeds Samsung's Galaxy S III.
Introducing Natural Interaction
The Galaxy S III enhances the interaction experience between the device and user. Smart enough to detect your face, voice and motions, the Galaxy S III adapts to the individual user to provide a more convenient and natural experience. With the innovative 'Smart stay' feature, the Galaxy S III recognizes how you are using your phone - reading an e-book or browsing the web for instance - by having the front camera identify your eyes; the phone maintains a bright display for continued viewing pleasure.
The Galaxy S III features 'S Voice,' the advanced natural language user interface, to listen and respond to your words. In addition to allowing information search and basic device-user communication, S Voice presents powerful functions in regards to device control and commands. When your phone alarm goes off but you need a little extra rest, just tell the Galaxy S III "snooze." You can also use S Voice to play your favorite songs, turn the volume up or down, send text messages and emails, organize your schedules, or automatically launch the camera and capture a photo.
In addition to recognizing your face and voice, the Galaxy S III understands your motions to offer maximized usability. If you are messaging someone but decide to call them instead, simply lift your phone to your ear and 'Direct call' will dial their number. With 'Smart alert,' the Galaxy S III will also save you from trouble by catching any missed messages or calls; your phone will vibrate to notify missed statuses when picked up after being idle.
Easy and Instant Sharing
The Samsung Galaxy S III is more than a personal device that can be enjoyed by one user - it wants you to share and experience smartphone benefits with family and friends, regardless of where you are. With the new 'S Beam,' the Galaxy S III expands upon Android Beam, allowing a 1GB movie file to be shared within three minutes and a 10MB music file within two seconds by simply touching another Galaxy S III phone, even without a Wi-Fi or cellular signal. The 'Buddy photo share' function also allows photos to be easily and simultaneously shared with all your friends pictured in an image directly from the camera or the photo gallery.
With 'AllShare Cast', users can wirelessly connect their Galaxy S III to their television to immediately transfer smartphone content onto a larger display. 'AllShare Play' can be also used to instantly share any forms of files between Galaxy S III and your tablet, PC, and televisions regardless of the distance between the devices. Under AllShare Play is also the 'Group Cast' feature that allows you to share your screen among multiple friends on the same Wi-Fi network; you can make comments and draw changes at the same time with your co-workers, witnessing real-time sharing on your individual device.
Human-centric Design with Uncompromised Performance
The Galaxy S III not only presents features with enhanced usability, but also provides an ergonomic and comfortable experience through its human-centric design. Its comfortable grip, gentle curves, and organic form deliver a rich human-centric feel and design. Inspired by nature, its design concept is the flow and movement of nature. The elements of wind, water and light are all evoked in the physical construct of the Galaxy S III. In its essence, the minimal organic design identity is reflected in the smooth and non-linear lines of the device. Available in Pebble Blue and Marble White at launch, Samsung will introduce a variety of additional color options.
With a 4.8" HD Super AMOLED display, the Galaxy S III offers a large and vivid viewing experience. Samsung Mobile's heritage Super AMOLED display even enhances to HD and 16:9 wider viewing angles. To ensure faster content sharing and connectivity, the Galaxy S III offers Wi-Fi Channel Bonding which doubles the Wi-Fi bandwidth.
The Galaxy S III also sports a range of additional features that boost performance and the overall user experience in entirely new ways. It introduces 'Pop up play,' a feature that allows you to play a video anywhere on your screen while simultaneously running other tasks, eliminating the need to close and restart videos when checking new emails or surfing the Web. Its 8MP camera features a zero-lag shutter speed that lets you capture moving objects easily without delay - the image you see is the picture you take. With the 'Burst shot' function that instantly captures twenty continuous shots, and the 'Best photo' feature that selects the best of eight photographs for you, the Galaxy S III ensures users a more enhanced and memorable camera experience. HD video can be recorded even with the 1.9MP front-facing camera, which you can use to capture a video of yourself. Improved backside illumination further helps to eliminate blur in photos that result from shaking, even under low lights.
The gaming experience is enhanced through 'Game Hub,' providing access to numerous social games, while Video Hub brings users high quality TV and movies. Furthermore, Samsung Music Hub will offer a personal music streaming service. Game Hub, Video Hub and Music Hub will be introduced in select countries initially and soon rolled out to global markets.
Bouygues Telecom Selects Acme Packet for IMS Network - Yahoo Finance
BEDFORD, MA--(Marketwire -05/23/12)- Acme Packet® (APKT), the leader in session delivery networks, today announced that Bouygues Telecom, a leading fixed and mobile service provider in France, is deploying Acme Packet Net-Net® Session Director session border controllers (SBCs) in its IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network, supplied and integrated by Alcatel-Lucent. Acme Packet's SBCs fulfill numerous IMS functions at both the access and interconnect borders, ensuring security, interoperability, and quality in the network.
Bouygues Telecom is deploying IMS to support multiple services, including migration of existing residential voice to voice over IP (VoIP), interconnecting with other service providers and launching new services, such as visual voice mail.
The Net-Net Session Director fulfills critical IMS functional requirements at the access and interconnect borders of Bouygues Telecom's network. In the access network, SBCs provide the critical Proxy-Call Session Control Function (P-CSCF) and IMS-Access Gateway Function (AGW) for securing, interoperating, and controlling all SIP-based services to subscribers. The Net-Net Session Director provides Interconnect Border Control Function (I-BCF) and the Transition Gateway (TrGW) for controlling fixed and mobile SIP traffic at interconnect borders, encompassing both internal interconnection between Bouygues' fixed and mobile networks as well as between the IMS network and other service providers.
Bouygues Telecom is using Acme Packet's interoperability feature set that includes SIP normalization and SIP to SIP-I interworking that helps accelerate time-to-market and reduce operational costs as the network expands. Net-SAFE®, Acme Packet's security framework, provides denial of service (DoS) attack prevention, topology hiding, and access control to protect Bouygues Telecom's IMS network and ensure service availability. Other key features include accounting for billing and traffic planning, as well as admission control, routing, and quality of service marking for service level agreement assurance.
"Acme Packet's SBC is a key part of our IMS network, built to enable innovative services and deliver enhanced customer experience to our fixed and mobile customers," commented Jean-Paul Arzel, Bouygues Telecom networks director. "We chose the Acme Packet solution due to their culture of innovation, the rich functionality and scalability of its session border controllers, and the company's impressive track record in enabling trusted, high-quality VoIP, and IP interactive communication services."
"Acme Packet brings extensive experience in helping our customers build next generation communications networks," commented Mario Oliveira, Acme Packet's vice president of Europe, Middle East, and Africa, and Caribbean and Latin America sales. "Our IMS solution portfolio delivers the security, interoperability, and quality functionalities that Bouygues Telecom and leading service providers demand to be successful in their migration to end-to-end IP communications."
About Acme Packet
Acme Packet (APKT), the leader in session delivery network solutions, enables the trusted, first-class delivery of next-generation voice, data and unified communications services and applications across IP networks. Our Net-Net product family fulfills demanding security, service assurance and regulatory requirements in service provider, enterprise and contact center networks. Based in Bedford, Massachusetts, Acme Packet designs and manufactures its products in the USA, selling them through over 220 reseller partners worldwide. More than 1,600 customers in 107 countries have deployed over 16,000 Acme Packet systems, including 88 of the top 100 service providers and 41 of the Fortune 100. For more information visit www.acmepacket.com.
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About Bouygues Telecom
Created in 1994, Bouygues Telecom has 11,304,000 mobile customers and 1,241,000 fixed broadband customers, and over 1,500,000 client companies. Bouygues Telecom is committed to continually enhancing the customer experience for its mobile and fixed telephone, TV and Internet services. Each day, the company's 9,800 employees develop solutions aligned with changing customer needs and deliver efficient support.
After pioneering the mobile talk-plan concept in France in 1996, Bouygues Telecom introduced groundbreaking unlimited call plans: Millennium (1999) and neo (2006).
In 2007, Bouygues Telecom introduced the first fixed-mobile solutions aimed at professionals.
Bouygues Telecom acquired its own fixed network in 2008 and became an Internet Service Provider (ISP), launching the Bbox broadband router.
In 2009, Bouygues Telecom invented the "all-in-one" solution with ideo the first quadruple play offer in the market.
In 2010, Bouygues Telecom launched Bbox fibre, its very-high-speed offer, and began investing in fibre-to-the-home in high-density areas.
In July 2011, Bouygues Telecom introduced mobile telephony "2.0" with B&YOU, the first web-based, SIM-only call plan.
Bouygues Telecom's mobile network covers 99% of the population. Its 3G+ network provides mobile Internet access for 94% of the population.
Bouygues Telecom is the only operator to be awarded "NF Service Centre de Relation Client" certification from French standards agency AFNOR Certification for all its consumer activities (mobile and fixed). Customer relations centres, a distribution network of 630 Bouygues Telecom Club stores, and a website available 24/7 combine to ensure optimum customer service.
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New analysis shows telecom tariff to rise at least by 26 paise - Economic Times
"TRAI's assessment does not include the cost of license extension in addition to the cost of spectrum to be auctioned. Taking into account these two factors only, EY-COAI estimates that the impact on cost per minute will be more than six times the 4.4 paisa ( for FY'13)," Partner in member firm of EY Prashant Singhal said in its analysis of spectrum base price recommended by telecom regulator TRAI.
The analysis comes in back drop of steep spectrum base price of Rs 3,622 per unit of airwaves to be auctioned recommended by TRAI. This price has earned sharp criticism from industry.
Inter-ministerial panel at Department of Telecom, the Telecom Commission in its recommendation to EGoM has said that balance needs to be struck between spectrum price and three other critical factors -- revenue to government, tariff to consumer and viability of investment and continued attractiveness of the sector while taking decision.
The Commission asked TRAI to come up with analysis on impact of spectrum price recommended by it in each of 22 telecom service area and re-look at the points made by industry.
The report jointly prepared by telecom industry body COAI and EY has claimed that TRAI has made false assumption while calculating impact of spectrum price on telecom tariffs.
"Trai has done simple calculation to arrive at cost impact. It has divided the amount of spectrum to be auctioned and divided it by total number of minutes being used by all telecom subscribers which is incorrect," Partner for Advisory service at E&Y Bharat Bhargava said.
He added that Trai missed to consider spectrum quantity that is being used to support 332 minutes of telecom network used by a subscriber in a month where the revenue comes from only outgoing minutes.
"So one factor of TRAI getting low number is due to less spectrum being put in numerator," Bhargava said.
The analysis said that TRAI has assumed that minutes of usage for telecom services by subscribers will grow around 160 per cent over a period of 20 years (2012-2032) which is contrary to historical trends, which indicate that MOU per subscriber have been falling over the last few years.
"Industry reports indicate that an average tariff increase of around 20 per cent by leading Indian operators in second quarter of 2011 resulted in a sharp decline in MOU in the range of 2.6 to 6.9 per cent," the report said.
The report further said that TRAI assumption of MOU per subscriber will grow 84 per cent during the 20 year period, is in contrast to the declining trend seen over the last 3-4 years.
Singhal said that there will be also significant impact on operator costs and consumer tariffs.
"The substantial payout for spectrum may compel the operators to raise further debt and strain their already leveraged balance sheets," he said.
TRAI is expected to discuss its analysis with Department of Telecom on Monday before submission to EGoM.
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