VocalTec Communications Ltd. (Nasdaq Capital Market: VOCL), a global provider of carrier-class multimedia and VOIP solutions for communication service providers, and RedLinX, a successful telecoms systems integrator in South Africa, announced their cooperation in providing complete VOIP solutions to the service provider market as well as the ones acting under the "Under-Serviced Area License", (USAL), amendment to the South African Telecommunications Act.
A USAL is a licensed service provider acting under the "Under-Serviced Area License" amendment to the South African Telecommunications Act; the goal of which is to spur the growth of telecommunications services in under-serviced areas. Under the scheme, certain small and medium-sized enterprises and broad-based empowerment representatives were allowed to apply for licences to provide telecommunications services in geographic areas with a very low tele-density. The USAL license allowed them to offer services such as data, VOIP, fixed mobile services and public pay telephones.
The joint affiliation of VocalTec and RedLinX has been selected by several telecom USAL operators, which have successfully deployed VocalTec's Essentra CX, Trunking solution, for delivering carrier-grade voice services across its licensed network, the Essentra(tm) EX, VOIP Peering Manager and the Essentra BAX, VOIP Class 5 Softswitch.
The Essentra CX, Trunking solution, enables to smoothly migrate to a VOIP Next Generation Network, while maintaining seamless connectivity to PSTN/SS7 services, reducing operating costs and enhancing service flexibility. The Essentra EX, VOIP Peering Manager, facilitates peering between SIP and/or H.323 networks by fully addressing requirements in the areas of protocol interworking, routing, accounting/billing and security. These deployments also include implementations of the Essentra BAX, Class 5 Application Server, which provides cost-effective residential and enterprise VOIP services.
"In our continued commitment to deliver high-end functionality and advanced solutions to our customers, we are pleased to partner with VocalTec and to provide its cost effective and reliable VOIP solutions to service providers and USALs across the country," said Sean van der Walt, managing director at RedLinX.
"We are delighted to be formalising the relationship with RedLinX," said Omri Harnam, Regional sales manager at VocalTec. "We believe that there are significant synergies between the two companies and that by working together we will be able to rapidly provide VOIP telephony services to ISPs, VANs, Telcos, Carriers and USALs. We look forward to working closely with RedLinX and together expand our business and market share in the region."
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