Tekelec (NASDAQ:TKLC), a leader in core multimedia session management, will participate in the 10th annual Futurecom show, held Oct. 27-30 in São Paulo, Brazil, featuring Number Portability, ENUM, VoIP Peering and Performance Management solutions.
A leading provider of number portability solutions for the majority of Brazilian mobile subscribers, Tekelec will be speaking about evolving number portability and ENUM, as well as driving in network simplification and managing out costs. Tekelec will be located at exhibit space A44.
With the deployments in Brazil, Tekelec further positions itself as a leading vendor in the NP marketplace, said Ronald Gruia, Principal Telecom Analyst at Frost & Sullivan. Tekelec offers a wide array of number portability solutions (triggered and triggerless) to fixed and mobile (GSM, CDMA and TDMA) operators enabling them to provide a valuable service to their subscribers, namely the preservation of a telephone number when changing physical locations, service providers or types of service. The NP marketplace is expected to continue to provide opportunities as the availability of this service is mandated during 2009-2010 in countries such as Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, added Gruia.
The first phase of Brazil's number portability mandate went into effect on August 29, 2008. To date, it is the second-largest country-wide implementation of its kind in the world after the United States,and it can benefit more than 170 million Brazilian mobile and fixed-line subscribers.Tekelec's solutions work with the central Mobile Number Portability database that is accessed and maintained by all mobile and fixed-network operators in the country. Tekelec is a market leader in number portability and has number portability business with more than 72 communications operators in 25 countries.
Operators are attracted to Tekelec's solutions because we integrate number portability into the session management of voice calls as well as short message, multimedia message and prepaid services. Our solution simplifies number portability deployments and enhances an operator's capability to handle enhanced multimedia services, which are playing an increasing role in the consumer's decision to change operators, said Paulo Souza, Tekelec's vice president of sales in Brazil.
Speaking Session details:
Souza will discuss solutions with other telecom leaders on a technical panel entitled New Technologies Enabling More Efficiencies for Operators on Oct. 29, from 11:40 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.(Pavilion B)
Vince Lesch, Tekelec's product marketing vice president, will present at the following two morning sessions covering number portability and ENUM, as well as enhanced routing and flexible service delivery in next-generation networks.
Oct. 28, 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.: Enhanced Routing and Flexible Service Delivery in NGN Networks (Uruguay Room): Service providers face many challenges when managing the dramatic growth in broadband services and VoIP subscribers. This growth is accompanied by an increase in multimedia SIP endpoints and SIP capable mobile and desk handsets, software clients on the desktop and portable computers. This session will present how providers can simplify the network with a SIP Signaling Router (SSR:SSR). The SSR allows the provider to create a telecom-grade SIP session management architecture with an easy software upgrade to an all-IP/IMS environment.
Oct. 29, 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.: Advanced IP Routing - Evolving Number Portability & ENUM (Chile Room): Routing and terminating calls between the IP and circuit-switched domains is essential to seamless call delivery. ENUM, also known as E.164 number mapping, is a domain name system-based protocol. It enables service providers to deliver high-quality multimedia services (VoIP, SMS and MMS) to consumers at a lower cost. This session will provide an overview of the three types of ENUM and case studies of early ENUM systems. It will also address how ENUM can help providers simplify their network operation, lower costs, and enable end-to-end IP services, including VoIP, MMS and multimedia services.
About Futurecom
Futurecom is considered the premier telecom event in Latin America. It is a marketing, entrepreneurial and regulatory event, which will take place in the city of São Paulo, at the Transamerica Expo Center, from October 27-30, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.futurecom2008.com.br.
About Tekelec
Tekelec leverages its global leadership in core multimedia session control and network intelligence to ensure scalable, secure and highly available communications. The company's leading signaling solutions enable the interworking of different network applications, technologies and protocols, providing a smooth transition to next-generation networks. Corporate headquarters are located near Research Triangle Park in Morrisville, N.C., U.S.A., with research and development facilities and sales offices throughout the world. For more information, please visit www.tekelec.com.
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