Tekelec 7000 Awarded 2006 Product of the Year

Internet Telephony Magazine has named Tekelec's 7000 Enhanced VoIP Solution as recipient of its 2006 Product of the Year Award.

The Tekelec 7000 EVS combines the Tekelec 7000 Integrated Switching Solution and the Tekelec 6000 VoIP Application Server, creating a system that carriers can deploy in single or distributed locations. The solution enables carriers to quickly roll out IP-enabled service offerings to residential and business customers, and it supports both time division multiplexing (TDM) and next-generation interfaces. These interfaces include IMS-Ready session initiation protocol (SIP), media gateway control protocol (MGCP) and Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP). Its flexibility allows carriers to extend investments in legacy networks as they migrate to a converged voice, broadband data, video and wireless network model.

The Tekelec 6000 VoIP Application Server was acquired and renamed when Tekelec acquired VocalData in 2004. The 6000 is a mature and richly featured product. As early as 2001, I've had several opportunities to perform vendor evaluations on behalf of my service provider clients and on every occasion the T6000 rates best-in-class in nearly every evaluated category.

Tekelec has done a great job of integrating the application server with the T7000 and as a result have earned the Internet Telephony Magazine award.

Rick McCharles
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