IP Communications News: U4EA Certified by Siemens Enterprise Communications for Use by Telefonica
U4EA’s Fusion 200 Multi-Service Business Gateway Certified for Interoperability With Siemens’ HiPath 8000 Real-time IP System
U4EA Technologies, a leading provider of integrated access technology for converged communications, today announced that its Fusion 200 has been certified by Siemens Enterprise Communications for interoperability with Siemens’ HiPath 8000 V3.1 IP-based SIP softswitch and subsequent use by Telefonica. U4EA’s Multi-Service Business Gateways (MSBGs) combine the functions of a SIP session controller, router, switch, firewall, IDS, VoIP gateway, QoS and OA&M into a single device for the delivery of converged VoIP, data, and video communications.
The HiPath 8000 V3.1 is a native SIP real-time IP system designed to provide enterprises with a robust service creation and delivery infrastructure. Scalable from just a few hundred to as many as 100,000 users per single system, and a virtually unlimited number of users in a large network, the HiPath 8000 V3.1 can be deployed and managed as a typical enterprise solution or as a hosted service managed by either the customer, a managed service provider (MSP), or by Siemens. Siemens has certified the Fusion 200 for use in Telefonica installations with the HiPath 8000.
“We are excited to be working with Siemens on behalf of Telefonica to achieve certification with the HiPath 8000,” said Ken Epps, CEO of U4EA. “Siemens is focused on delivering superior solutions for next generation networks and is committed to ensuring the HiPath 8000 works flawlessly with devices like our Fusion Series gateways to deliver SIP-based real-time services such as VoIP, video, multimedia and collaboration. This certification ensures Telefonica that the Fusion 200 and HiPath 8000 can deliver an optimized SIP-based solution.”
U4EA’s Fusion Series was developed specifically for SIP-based next generation networks carrying multiple types of real time applications co-existing with data and other streaming IP media. These total one box solutions deliver high-performance QoS, IP security (IPSec), and Firewall/Network Address Translation (FW/NAT) for secure, wire-speed performance and reliable multi-service support in today’s converged networks. The Fusion Series is supported by U4EA’s patented quality of service technology, GoS™ (Guarantee of Service), which guarantees service quality for applications of multiple media types – such as voice, data, video, and collaboration – all accessible through a single fixed or wireless access link or WAN pipe.
About U4EA Technologies
U4EA Technologies is a leading provider of multi-service business gateways that enable service providers to deploy highly integrated, robust, and easy-to-manage IP communications solutions to SMB and enterprise customers. U4EA’s all-in-one customer premises devices, supported by the company’s revolutionary QoS (GoS) mechanisms, ensure the secure, reliable and cost-effective delivery of converged VoIP, data and video services. The U4EA Fusion Series also includes next generation network signaling gateways, which enable carriers to interconnect legacy networks and equipment with next generation networks. U4EA Technologies is a privately held company that is headquartered in Fremont, California, and has development, sales and marketing operations in Bristol, England; Nice, France; and Cork, Ireland. For more information, visit U4EA at http://www.u4eatech.com.