Press Releases
2006
FIBERNET DELIVERS FLEXIBLE VOIP PEERING SERVICE WITH FORCE10 TERASCALE E-SERIES
MILPITAS, Calif., January 17, 2006 — Force10 Networks today announced that FiberNet Telecom Group (NASDAQ: FTGX) has deployed the TeraScale E-Series in its metro Ethernet backbone to power its new Phonomenum™ voice over IP (VoIP) peering service. The Force10 TeraScale E-Series family of switch/routers provides the real-time transport of voice and video traffic, enabling FiberNet to deliver reliable voice peering services to the hundreds of service providers that interconnect at the 60 Hudson St. Meet-Me-Room, the premier interconnection site in the U.S. for global telecommunications providers.
“The rapid growth of VoIP services has led FiberNet to build a state-of-the-art peering infrastructure that provides carrier-class reliability and scalability beyond today’s standards,” said Ernie Hoffmann, vice president of engineering at FiberNet Telecom Group. “With the Force10 E-Series as the lynchpin of our new Phonomenum service, we are providing a platform that enables carriers, cable operators and service providers to establish reliable and resilient direct peering connections for VoIP traffic today and into the next decade.”
FiberNet is leveraging the high Gigabit Ethernet density of the Force10 TeraScale E-Series by deploying a combination of copper and fiber Gigabit Ethernet ports to provide its customers with greater interconnection flexibility. Additionally, the high scalability of the TeraScale E-Series enables FiberNet to seamlessly and cost effectively expand its network as customer demand for direct peering between multiple VoIP service providers continues to increase.
FiberNet’s Phonomenum technology platform supports all major VoIP gateways and protocols by utilizing a carrier-grade, electronic mapping number (ENUM) registry, which uses the domain name system to map telephone numbers to web addresses or uniform resource identifiers (URIs). The ENUM standard is designed to provide a single number in place of the multiple numbers and addresses for a customer’s home phone, business phone, fax, cell phone, email or other communications device. The Phonomenum ENUM database centers on providing enhanced reliability, security and control of service provider records while supporting all worldwide standards.
“The Force10 TeraScale E-Series provides the right combination of density and resiliency that allows service providers like FiberNet to build reliable, high performance networks,” said Mark Cooper, senior vice president of worldwide sales at Force10 Networks. “By simplifying the network architecture and reducing the total cost of ownership, the TeraScale E-Series enables service providers to more efficiently and cost effectively deliver the services their customers demand.”
Service providers around the world are leveraging the Force10 TeraScale E-Series to bring the increased capacity and resiliency to their networks that enables the delivery of predictable services. Among these service providers are Equinix, Hanaro Telecom, NTT-ME, Japan Cablenet and BIGLOBE.
About FiberNet Telecom Group
FiberNet Telecom Group, Inc. owns and operates integrated interconnection facilities and diverse transport routes in the two gateway markets of New York/New Jersey and Los Angeles, designed to provide comprehensive broadband interconnectivity enabling the exchange of traffic over multiple networks. FiberNet’s customized connectivity infrastructure provides an advanced, high bandwidth, fiber-optic solution to support the demand for network capacity and to facilitate the interconnection of multiple carriers’ and customers’ networks. For additional information about FiberNet, visit the company’s website at www.ftgx.com.
About Force10 Networks
Force10 Networks develops high-performance data center solutions powered by the industry’s most innovative line of open, standards-based, networking hardware and software. The company’s Open Cloud Networking framework grants Web 2.0/portal operators, cloud and hosting providers, enterprise and special-purpose data center customers new levels of flexibility, performance, scale and automation—fundamentally changing the economics of data center networking. Force10 Networks operates globally, providing 24x7 service and support to its customer base in more than 60 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.force10networks.com.
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