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Net2Phone, Motorola and Cedar Point
Collaborate on Comprehensive Outsourced Voice-Over-IP Solution for the Cable
Industry
Liberty Cablevision is
the first customer to take advantage of the newly-formed telephony partnership,
providing VoIP services to subscribers in Puerto
Rico
BOSTON – 20 October 2004 –
After a successful cable telephony integration and deployment in Puerto Rico
with Liberty Cablevision, Cedar Point Communications, Inc., Motorola, Inc.
(NYSE: MOT) and Net2Phone (NASDAQ: NTOP) today announced an agreement that
will utilize the combined resources of the three companies to advance the
deployment of packet-based cable telephony services.
The announcement was made at the Fall VON Show
(18-21 October, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Ma.), where Motorola (Booth
#1336) and Net2Phone (Booth #105), are exhibiting.
With the agreement, the companies will jointly
market to cable operators a comprehensive voice-over-IP (VoIP) offering,
including a robust service assurance platform that provides operational
reliability through collaboration on software updates, interoperability testing
and continued ongoing support.
The solution
will leverage Net2Phone’s expertise as a leading hosted VoIP provider;
Cedar Point's SAFARI C³™ integrated switching system and SafariView
Element Management System; and the Motorola Broadband Services Router (BSR)
64000 CMTS/Router and SBV5120 telephony cable modems.
With this announcement, Net2Phone has
announced the selection of Cedar Point as a preferred partner for the delivery
of voice-over-IP telephony solutions to cable system
operators.
Cable operators can leverage the
solution to sell their own branded telephony service to their customers
utilizing their existing high-speed data network. Calls will be managed via
Net2Phone’s Cable Voice Platform and CVOSS (Cable Voice Operations Support
System), a back-office monitoring and management system that provides a shared
interface between the cable MSO’s local access network and the public
switched telephone network.
“As cable
operators worldwide have accelerated their telephony activity, they have
increasingly requested that we provide them with turnkey end-to-end
solutions,” said Charles
Dougherty, Motorola corporate vice president, and general
manager, IP Solutions. “The technical innovations and know-how that Cedar
Point and Net2Phone bring to this relationship will enable us to provide the
comprehensive platforms that best meet our customers’
needs.”
“Integrating all the pieces
to deliver a comprehensive managed phone service over a cable network is hard.
Through this triumvirate, we have demonstrated a clear solution for operators
looking to accelerate their telephony deployment by eliminating the stumbling
blocks of assembling it themselves,” said Michael Pastor, President of
Net2Phone Cable Telephony. “By acting as both a systems integrator and
service provider, Net2Phone is catalyzing the concept of a fully-interoperable
IP telecommunications
infrastructure.”
“Cable’s
ability to meet the expectations for voice services will depend in part on the
ability of the vendor community to deliver easily implemented solutions that
provide voice quality, reliability and features that equal or exceed those
offered by incumbent providers,” said Andy Paff, president and CEO of
Cedar Point Communications. “Throughout our discussions, it was clear
that all of our companies share Cedar Point’s goal of providing true
carrier-class services that will establish a leadership position for
cable.”
In a six-year agreement with
Net2Phone, Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico is leveraging the joint solution
to provide voice, video, and high-speed Internet access bundles to subscribers.
In less than five months since the launch of ”triple-play” services,
43% of telephony customers subscribe to the entire bundle and 52% subscribe to
telephony and video.
For Liberty Cablevision,
Net2Phone is supporting the back office platform, switching and transport,
ongoing operations and Tier II+ technical support to deliver a fully managed QoS
IP solution. Net2Phone tracks and monitors voice quality and network
performance metrics from start to finish and provides cable operators like
Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico with a full view into telephone calls routed
over its network. Net2Phone has deployed Cedar Point’s switching system
and performed interoperability with Motorola’s CMTS and MTA.
The Cedar Point SAFARI C³ combines all of
the elements of distributed softswitching architecture into a single
packet-based unit with the security, quality and reliability of Class 5 circuit
switches. The combination of SAFARI C³ with the
PacketCable™-qualified Motorola BSR 64000 enables cable operators to
create a telephony infrastructure using standards and carrier-grade platforms
with proven interoperability so they can provide the end-to-end quality of
service (QoS) control necessary to
prosper.
About Motorola Broadband
Communications Sector
The Motorola Broadband
Communications Sector provides a scalable, integrated end-to-end system for the
delivery of broadband services that keeps consumers informed, entertained and
connected. Its technology enables network operators and retailers to create and
execute on new business opportunities by providing innovative products and
services to the home. Customer-responsive design and manufacturing expertise
further contribute to the company's position as the world's leading supplier of
digital cable set-tops and cable modems. For more information about the Motorola
Broadband Communications Sector, visit www.motorola.com/broadband.
About
Motorola
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is a global
leader in wireless, broadband and automotive communications technologies that
help make life smarter, safer, simpler, synchronized and fun. Sales in
2003 were $27.1 billion. Motorola creates innovative technological solutions
that benefit people at home, at work and on the move. The company also is
a progressive corporate citizen dedicated to operating ethically, protecting the
environment and supporting the communities in which it does business. For
more information: www.motorola.com.
About
Net2Phone
Net2Phone provides VoIP PacketCable,
SIP and wireless solutions around the world. As leaders in enabling telecom
service providers and cable operators with turn-key hosted VoIP telephony
services, Net2Phone has routed billions of retail VoIP minutes globally,
servicing more than 100,000 users in the US as well as hundreds of thousands of
more overseas. Net2Phone's hosted SIP platform provides partners with
residential broadband telephony, calling cards, prefix dialing and enterprise
services in over 100 countries. Net2Phone's PacketCable platform provides cable
operators with the ability to deliver a primary line replacement service with
guaranteed QoS and features such as E911. Traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol
NTOP, Net2Phone's strategic partners and investors include Liberty Media
Corporation (NYSE: L; LMC.B) and IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT; IDT.C). For more
information about Net2Phone's products and services, please visit www.net2phone.com.
About Cedar Point
Communications
Cedar Point
Communications’ totally integrated voice and multimedia switches provide
cable system operators with cost-efficient, less complex voice-over-IP
alternatives to distributed soft-switching cable telephony options. Cedar
Point’s SAFARI C³ Media Switching System is a
PacketCable™-qualified, Carrier Class Cable (C³) solution that
supports legacy circuit and PacketCable™ voice services, as well as video
telephony and non-traditional SIP-based devices. The company is based in Derry,
NH. For more information, please visit www.cedarpointcom.com.
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Media
Contacts:
Motorola
Paul
Alfieri
+1-215-323-1804
paul.alfieri@motorola.com
Net2Phone
Sarah
Hofstetter
973-438-3838/
investor@net2phone.com
Cedar Point
Paul
Schneider
+1-215.702.9784
pspr@att.net
MOTOROLA
and the stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.
PacketCable, and CableLabs are trademarks of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners.
© Motorola, Inc. 2004.
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