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Frontier Communications and Lucent Technologies Partner to Develop IP Telephony Network

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Frontier Communications, a leading provider of integrated communications services, is teaming up with Lucent Technologies to design and build an IP telephony network. The new network will carry all of Frontier's voice traffic by 2002 and provide a software services creation platform for developing new products quickly and economically. Lucent will supply Frontier with trunking gateway technology from Sonus Networks, Inc. and softswitch technology that provides reliability and features of traditional phone switches at a fraction of the cost.

Key Takeaways:

  • Frontier Communications is partnering with Lucent Technologies to develop an IP telephony network that will carry all of its voice traffic by 2002.
  • The new network will provide a software services creation platform for developing new products quickly and economically.
  • Lucent will supply Frontier with trunking gateway technology from Sonus Networks, Inc. and softswitch technology that provides reliability and features of traditional phone switches at a fraction of the cost.
  • The combination of Lucent's softswitch and Sonus' GSX9000 will provide the scalability and performance required to make IP telephony a viable solution for large-scale network deployment.
  • Frontier will initially deploy IP telephony in three U.S. cities next month and plan to expand its network to include 15 to 20 cities nationwide by the first half of 2000.
  • The company expects to have 100% of its traffic traversing its IP network by the end of 2002.
  • Frontier's VoIP service architecture is easily extendable internationally, allowing the company to provide services to customers worldwide.
  • Lucent's softswitch technology was developed to meet the needs of customers like Frontier, providing a scalable and reliable solution for IP telephony.
  • The partnership between Frontier, Lucent, and Sonus will enable the development of new services and applications for integrated voice and data services.

Statistics:

  • Frontier expects to have 100% of its traffic traversing its IP network by the end of 2002.
  • The company will initially deploy IP telephony in three U.S. cities next month.
  • Frontier plans to expand its network to include 15 to 20 cities nationwide by the first half of 2000.
  • Lucent's softswitch technology will provide reliability and features of traditional phone switches at a fraction of the cost.
  • The Sonus GSX9000 Open Services Switch is the industry's only "any-to-any" voice-over-packet central office switch.

Sources:

  • Frontier Communications. (n.d.). Frontier Communications and Lucent Technologies Partner to Develop IP Telephony Network.
  • Lucent Technologies. (n.d.). Lucent and Frontier Develop IP Telephony Network.
  • Sonus Networks, Inc. (n.d.). Sonus and Frontier to Deliver Next-Generation Voice and Data Services.

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