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Press ReleaseZhone Technologies MALC Smoothes Telecom Egypt Transition to VoIPProject delivers packet voice with extensive support for future access technologiesOakland, CA — June 13, 2006 —
Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZHNE), the first company dedicated to
building total-delivery solutions for voice, data, video and entertainment
services worldwide today announced a major project with Telecom Egypt, who
will deploy Zhone’s MALC Broadband Loop Carrier Technology to provide VoIP and
Data Services for various parts of their Network.
The project combines Zhone MALC with Nortel CS2K Softswitch and ATM network
technology allowing circuit switched voice to move onto the pure packet
network transparently to end users in terms of service availability, call
quality and billing. Zhone’s MALC also provides a proven roadmap for the
delivery of new voice, video and data services such as ADSL2+, VDSL2, PON,
Ethernet and IP Video.
Eng. Dawlat El Badawy, Vice Chairman for Project Planning, Telecom Egypt said:
"The Scope of this Project is to install a Nortel CS2K Softswitch along
with the Zhone MALC as access concentrators in the TE network. This will allow
TE to provide its customers with voice services including both POTS and VoIP
Services."
"The Introduction of the MALCs in our network will allow TE to support
its current voice services needs based on a next generation platform as well
as investigating future access services, delivery options and network
optimisations, which will result in more value added services to TE
customers" Eng. Badawy added.
Telecom Egypt has a fixed line customer base in excess of 10.6 million
subscribers, which makes it the largest fixed line provider in the Middle East
and Africa. The migration will initially only apply to voice services with
other services under future consideration.
The MALC BLC supports the full range of subscriber voice services including
POTS, Specials, T1/E1 and VoIP. TDM traffic can be converted to packet at the
MALC for transport across the IP network. Since the MALC supports both TDM and
packet voice, service providers can deploy today to serve existing services
and cut over to packet voice under software control, on a port-by-port basis.
Dual TDM and packet uplinks are also supported, providing similar flexibility
for the migration of trunking facilities.
At the central office a MALC configured with an integrated voice gateway may
be used to provide a GR-303 / V5.2 interface to existing local exchange
switches. Service providers can migrate traffic to IP transport networks while
continuing to leverage legacy switch facilities.
Mike Scheck, EVP Worldwide Sales for Zhone Technologies commented, "This
is a major win for us in the region and plays to the strengths of our MALC
product, which allows carriers to transition the network at a pace to suit
themselves."
"The ability to migrate without disruption while still leveraging
existing switching and exchange infrastructure is a major benefit to our
carrier customers and the modular nature of MALC allows the process to be
scaled without compromise." Scheck concludes. About Zhone Technologies
Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZHNE) is a global leader in all IP
multi-service access solutions, serving more than 750 of the world's
most innovative network operators.
The IP Zhone is the only solution that enables service providers to
build the network of the future…today, supporting end-to-end Voice,
Data, Entertainment Social Media, Business, Mobile Backhaul and Mobility
service.
Zhone is committed to building the fastest and highest quality All IP
Multi-Service solution for its customers.
Zhone is headquartered in California and its products are manufactured
in the USA in a facility that is emission, waste-water and CFC free.
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