Lucent Technologies and Networks Telephony Corp. Enhance Carrier-Class VoIP Solution for Global Service Providers

Strategic Insights -

Lucent Technologies and Networks Telephony Corp. (NTC) have collaborated to expand the reach of NTC's Everyline VoIP carrier service, utilizing Lucent's MultiVoice solution for MAX 6000 gateways. This partnership aims to provide high-quality, international VoIP services for carriers, multinational corporations, and Internet service providers. The deal is worth approximately $1M (U.S.) and will enable NTC carrier customers to compete more aggressively in the global long-distance market.

Key Takeaways:

  • NTC has installed 20 Lucent MultiVoice for MAX 6000 gateways, with plans to deploy up to eight additional gateways a month across Europe and North America.
  • The MultiVoice VoIP solution meets NTC's need for standards-based H.323, carrier-class, reliable, and scalable VoIP gateways.
  • NTC's Everyline for Carriers is a global solution with more than 40 Points of Presence (POPs) worldwide and global termination to more than 220 countries.
  • The partnership aims to provide a competitive VoIP solution for telcos and carriers, enabling them to offer toll-grade quality voice calls without congestion or delay.
  • Lucent's MultiVoice VoIP solution features a network recovery and reroute technology that recovers and reroutes calls within a few hundred milliseconds in case of network failure.
  • Lucent is leading the market with its VoIP solutions, ranking number one in VoIP manufacturer sales and port shipments in the service provider market, according to Synergy Research Group and Cahners In-Stat Group.

Statistics:

  • The deal is worth approximately $1M (U.S.).
  • NTC has installed 20 Lucent MultiVoice for MAX 6000 gateways.
  • Lucent has a market share of more than 39% of VoIP manufacturer sales in the service provider market.
  • Lucent also has a market share of more than 41% of VoIP port shipments in the service provider market.

Sources:

  • Lucent Technologies press release, "Lucent and NTC Showcase Everyline VoIP Carrier Service at Telecom '99."
  • Networks Telephony Corp. press release, "NTC Expands Reach of Its Everyline VoIP Carrier Service."
  • Synergy Research Group press release, "Synergy Research Group Ranks Lucent Number One in VoIP Marketshare."
  • Cahners In-Stat Group press release, "Cahners In-Stat Group Ranks Lucent Number One in VoIP Port Shipments."