TalkTalk’s innovative IP-ISDN30 service based on ADTRAN’s
market-leading IP Business Gateways recognised by industry professionals
at premier European telecoms awards event
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2014--
ADTRAN®, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN) today announced that its project with
TalkTalk Business, which utilised ADTRAN’s NetVanta 6310 IP Business
Gateways, was among the winners at the Global Telecoms Business
Innovation Awards. The two companies were awarded the Fixed Network
Infrastructure Innovation Award at the event held at the exclusive
Sheraton Park Lane Hotel in London on 14th May 2014.
A panel of industry judges from the highest levels of the telecoms
profession reviewed the entries submitted for this year’s awards. The
project was acknowledged for its ability to save customers an average of
50 percent compared to equivalent competitive ISDN30 services. This
ground-breaking achievement is a result of the NetVanta 6310 IP Business
Gateway being specifically designed to provide a seamless migration path
towards scalable IP communications. The solution combines robust routing
and gateway features together into one multifunction platform,
streamlining support for advanced data and voice services.
The investment in ADTRAN supports TalkTalk Business’ promise to
customers for minimal disruption during upgrades and for hybrid
flexibility in ISDN and SIP trunk interfaces. This commitment
complements the performance and built-in service continuity of TalkTalk
Business’ all-IP, next-generation network. Through its session border
controller feature, the NetVanta 6310 connects to a combination of IP
PBX and analogue faxes, telephones or modems. This ensures that
TalkTalk Business’ service is compatible with all leading brands of PBX
technology, allowing its customers to retain existing equipment.
“It’s an honour to be recognised by the Global Telecoms Business judges
for this innovative project,” said Chris Kendall, business development
director for ADTRAN. “The NetVanta 6310 IP Business Gateway is designed
to provide growing enterprises with robust and flexible communications,
enabling TalkTalk Business to strengthen its customer promise. With
services like IP-ISDN30, TalkTalk Business is well-positioned in the
telecoms market to target even bigger competitors that currently offer
far less flexibility for higher cost.”
“This is a fantastic result for TalkTalk Business, and yet another
indication of our determination to provide customers with great value
products and services,” says Jon Nowell, head of product management for
TalkTalk Business. “While more businesses make the switch from ISDN30 to
SIP trunking, many are still keen to retain their existing PBX
systems. Our network reach, continuous innovation and strong partnership
with ADTRAN makes this possible. This not only saves the customer money,
but better prepares them for the switch to a fully-fledged SIP phone
system and allows them to scale as—and when—their business requires.”
The Global Telecoms Business Innovation awards are widely recognised
across the industry and celebrate the work that vendors and operators do
to develop innovative projects that better serve the industry’s end
customers.
For further information on ADTRAN’s NetVanta IP Business Gateways,
please visit: http://www.adtran.com/web/url/ipbusinessgateways
About ADTRAN
ADTRAN, Inc. is a leading global provider of networking and
communications equipment. ADTRAN’s products enable voice, data, video
and Internet communications across a variety of network infrastructures.
ADTRAN solutions are currently in use by service providers, private
enterprises, government organizations, and millions of individual users
worldwide. For more information, please visit www.adtran.com.
About TalkTalk
Business
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TalkTalk Business provides communications solutions to UK
organisations, serving the needs of over 180,000 business and public
sector customers and working with over 350 wholesale partners
nationwide.
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TalkTalk Business uses the Group’s Next Generation Network to power
its business-grade SIP and next generation voice products at landmark
prices, reducing cost and management time for all businesses.
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TalkTalk Business offers customers a complete range of technologies to
suit every need and every level of investment covering IT
Networking and Security, Business Broadband and Internet
Connectivity, Hosted services, Telephone systems, Call plans and Phone
lines, Call Handling and Mobile.
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With the broadest network and largest portfolio of business- grade
products and services, TalkTalk Business helps British businesses take
advantage of unified communications solutions to gain competitive
advantage whatever their size and wherever they’re located.
Source: ADTRAN, Inc.
Cohesive Communications for ADTRAN
Andy Parker, + 44 1291 626200
andyp@cohesive.uk.com