Home | Working with Us | Contacts | Search News Home In the News Case Studies White Papers Press Room 2006 2005 Cantata Partner Program Events Company Awards Choose . . . CSP 2090 IMG 1010 Microsoft Shared Fax MSP 1010 IP Media Server SR140 TR1000 TR1034 TruFax Home > Press Releases > 2004 Press Releases Excel Media Gateway Selected by NTT Communications Clearinghouse Network for New VoIP Long Distance Services - NTT Communications Enhances Its Ability to Rapidly Expand VoIP Termination Points with SS7 Support - Hyannis, Mass. – May 23, 2005 – Excel Switching Corp. (www.ExcelSwitching.com), a leading provider of carrier-class, open services platforms, media gateways, and media servers for communications networks, announced today that Tokyo-based NTT Communications, assisted by NEC systems integration professionals, has deployed the Excel CSP 2090 integrated media gateway for the NTT VoIP Clearinghouse service, adding SS7 support to its growing international VoIP wholesale service. SS7 is a key factor in expanding the NTT Communications Clearinghouse Network, and by choosing the Excel CSP 2090 platform, NTT can include SS7 signaling in this VoIP network based on H.323. The Excel CSP 2090, a single-box solution, provides NTT with flexibility for expanding capacity and services, while reducing capital and operational costs. The Excel solution also includes embedded advanced media processing capabilities including voice recording, file playback, and conferencing. NTT has engaged NEC’s system integration team to identify the best possible solutions for the Clearinghouse network. The NEC team specializes in the integration and design of tier-one telecommunications systems. Tasked with specifying, engineering, and supporting the VoIP gateway interface, the NEC team selected Excel and its application development partner, Emergent Network Solutions, to deliver the call management, routing, and configuration functions for the new VoIP gateway. NEC selected the award-winning Excel CSP 2090 due to its support of SIP and comprehensive media services in the same platform. This combination provides a future-proof gateway solution that also supports new high-margin services. The Excel CSP 2090 is an integrated programmable platform that enables providers to rapidly and cost-effectively deploy IP- and TDM-based service offerings across fixed and mobile networks. A member of Excel’s AnyGen product family, the Excel CSP 2090 offers native support for SIP and H.323 networks, plus simultaneous support for SS7, PRI, and CAS-based networks. The Excel CSP 2090, with its advanced media processing capabilities, along with exceptional scalability, reliability, and redundancy, provides carriers with greater flexibility and reduced time to market for new protocols and services, as well as an easy migration path to media server and SIP functionality without major “forklift” upgrades. The Emergent Network Telecommunications Infrastructure Control Environment (ENTICE) application server provides an open-solutions call control platform. ENTICE controls the Excel CSP 2090 gateway, enabling NTT Communications Clearinghouse to rapidly add new high margin services into the network, and to easily deploy new services in response to changing customer needs. “We are pleased that NTT Communications Clearinghouse has successfully implemented SS7 in its network via deployment of the Excel CSP 2090 integrated media gateway and Emergent’s ENTICE application server,” said Hironobu Sakata, chief manager, Broadband Solutions Business Unit/Carrier Solutions Operations Unit, NTT Communications Sales Division. “Teaming with Excel and Emergent has enabled us to quickly deliver a cost-effective solution that meets the needs of NTT Communications Clearinghouse.” According to JC Murphy, president of Excel Switching Corporation, integrated programmable gateways serve a critical need in the fast-growing VoIP telephony industry. “Companies looking to enter the VoIP provider market often have legacy systems and protocols mixed with newer technology. These companies need a versatile, cross-platform gateway, such as the CSP 2090, that offers service flexibility, one that can quickly find and sustain market acceptance,” said Murphy. About Excel Switching Corporation Founded in 1988, Excel Switching Corporation is a leading provider of carrier-class, open services platforms deployed as differentiated media gateways, media servers, signaling gateways and enhanced service platforms for original equipment manufacturers, value-added resellers, and self-developing service providers worldwide. As a profitable company with more than 125 application developers worldwide, Excel provides a family of flexible, open architecture platforms that address carriers' needs for profitable applications for both TDM and IP in fixed and mobile networks. By working closely with its application partners, Excel provides customers with highly reliable, localized solutions designed to meet their immediate and future needs. For more information, visit www.ExcelSwitching.com. About Emergent Network Solutions, Inc. Emergent Network Solutions (ENS) is a leading provider of advanced telecommunications software for the emerging communications networks. ENS offers a broad portfolio of solutions based on its cutting-edge ENTICE (Emergent Networks Telecommunication Infrastructure Control Environment) technology. The ENTICE portfolio also includes a softswitch, session controller, VoIP gateway, converged tandem/international gateway and various enhanced service solutions. All ENTICE solutions are open allowing deployment today with room for opportunistic innovation in the future. Emergent's products, services, and expertise allow carriers to adapt swiftly to changing industry conditions and maximize their current and future networks. The company is privately owned. For more information, visit www.emergent-netsolutions.com. About NEC Corporation NEC Corporation (NASDAQ: NIPNY) (FTSE: 6701q.l) is one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its diverse and global base of customers. Ranked as one of the world's top patent-producing companies, NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 140,000 people worldwide and had net sales of approximately $40 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2003. For additional information, please visit the NEC home page at: <http://www.nec.com>. About NTT Communications Clearinghouse NTT Communications Clearinghouse provides a single point of contact to carriers/ITSPs (Internet Telephony Service Providers) with global coverage, low cost and high quality VoIP service, lowering entrance barriers to the market. ITSPs will experience major benefits upon connecting to the network. For additional information, please visit the NTT Communications Clearinghouse website at http://clearinghouse.ntt.com. All trademarks mentioned in the above text are the property of their respective holder. ### Press Contact Geoff Spillane Marketing Manager Excel Switching Corp. 508-862-3091 gspillane@ExcelSwitching.com   Company | Applications | Products | Services | Support | Partners | News | Home | Working with Us | Contacts  Cantata Technology Inc., 15 Crawford Street, Needham, MA 02494, U.S.A. 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