Comtrend Debuts CT-814M 4-Port, Carrier-Grade VoIP Gateway for Small Business and Enterprise
On-Premises Device Supports Four Voice Ports, Four LAN Ethernet Connections;
SIP-Based Features, QoS, Robust Firewall to Ensure Business Class Services
Comtrend Corp., a leading supplier of broadband, VoIP and data networking equipment, today announced the immediate availability of its new CT-814M 4-Port VoIP Gateway for use in Small-to-Medium Business (SMB) and Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) applications. The on-premises device delivers professional-grade VoIP calls to and from up to four analog phone lines, and supports the full range of features for state-of-the-art calling quality.
“The CT-814M is an ideal solution for CLECs and ILECs who need a fully-featured, workhorse VoIP gateway for their smaller business customers,” said Andrew Morton, Comtrend’s General Manager. “Its interoperability with major softswitches and compliance with the latest standards ensures compatibility in general use, giving businesses an instant, highly economical solution for advanced voice and data services.”
In addition to its VoIP support, the CT-814M includes 1 10/100 Ethernet WAN port for connecting to broadband access device (DSL modem, T1 router, cable modem, etc) and 4 10/100 LAN ports. Remote firmware upgrades and remote administration technologies ensure effective deployments by telecommunication companies.
Comtrend’s CT-814M offers an unusually attractive feature set that ensures voice and data operation at modern business standards. High on its list of capabilities is a Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall that can be used to establish systemwide access policies. Its keyword/URL filtering capability also ensures business-class security and higher worker productivity. The CT-814M is ICSA certification level 4.0 Corporate, the highest level of firewall security rating available from ICSA.
To maintain call quality equal or superior to the PSTN, the CT-814M offers comprehensive SIP calling functions such as echo cancellation and digital gain control. The device delivers packet loss concealment for G.711 and G.726 along with a dynamic/adaptive jitter buffer algorithm, and includes an audio mixer for three-way calling. DiffServ Quality of Service (QoS) and traffic management is also included.
PBX services for the CT-814M run the full range of options, from call hold, call waiting, call forward and call transfer to selective inward call blocking, alarm/wakeup and click-to-dial. Other VoIP features include digit map configuration, caller ID/Calling Line Identification Presentation (CLIP) using FSK, call processing tone, and fax/high-speed modem pass-through and G.711 auto-negotiation.
Comtrend’s CT-814M is marketed through a worldwide network of sales offices and distributors. For more information about the Comtrend CT-814M 4-Port VoIP Gateway for SMB/SOHO use, visit the company’s Web site at http://www.comtrend.com.
About Comtrend Corp.:
With more than 7 million products installed, Comtrend is a leading global supplier of Broadband equipment. Comtrend offers a broad array of leading edge, high-quality Broadband products that embeds ADSL, ADSL2+, Bonded ADSL2+, VDSL2 and GPON technologies to support; triple-play voice, video and data applications including IP-Video, VoIP, WiFi and industry standard QoS with VLAN traffic assignment; IGMP snooping and IGMP proxy providing efficient traffic management and control in IP multicast applications. Comtrend is a global company with headquarters in Irvine, California, and offices in Madrid, Spain and Taipei, Taiwan. For more information, visit the Comtrend web site at: http://www.comtrend.com.