Deutsche Telekom’s T-Systems is partnering with VocalTec Communications in a series of joint sales and marketing initiatives in Africa aimed at offering competitive carriers new service opportunities. T-Systems’ International Carrier Sales & Solutions (ICSS) division aims to secure new bilateral agreements with incumbent African carriers for connection to the Jules Platform, which is T-Systems’ wholesale VoIP network. The Jules Platform is based on VocalTec’s technology.
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- In March 2003, VocalTec Communications introduced its “Essentra�? SIP-based softswitch architecture for the international long distance (ILD) and national long distance (NLD) markets. VocalTec’s Essentra platform integrates high-density media gateways, delivers SIP-based services (such as IP Centrex), and supports legacy PSTN and H.323 networks. The architecture uses a unique SIP-based service integration layer that is transparent to the call control layer and is responsible for maintaining all service and routing logic. Essentra’s distributed architecture utilizes advanced fail-over and redundancy mechanisms and runs on Sun Netra servers with Solaris operating systems.
- In January 2003, VocalTec Communications announced a new $6.2 million deal to supply additional VoIP equipment and maintenance services to T-Systems International Carrier Sales and Services (ICSS), a unit of Deutsche Telekom AG. The contract represents the second major expansion of T-Systems ICSS’ Jules VoIP Platform and reflects an ongoing commitment to meet increasing market demand for wholesale international services.