Teltrend Inc. Announces Agreement with RBR Networks Ltd. for Voice and Data Convergence over Packet Networks

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Teltrend Inc. has announced an agreement with RBR Networks Ltd., Cisco Systems' largest UK distributor, to bring true voice and data convergence over packetized or IP networks to the UK market. The agreement is expected to generate £2 million in revenue for Teltrend in the first twelve months and provide Cisco's resellers with access to Teltrend's InterChange iQ 200 product, a Cisco-endorsed solution that enables legacy protocols such as DPNSS to run over next-generation networks.

Key Takeaways:

  • The agreement between Teltrend and RBR Networks Ltd. is expected to generate £2 million in revenue for Teltrend in the first twelve months.
  • The InterChange iQ 200 product, a Cisco-endorsed solution, allows legacy protocols such as DPNSS to run over next-generation networks.
  • Approximately 80% of UK private voice networks use DPNSS as a signalling protocol.
  • Teltrend Limited, a subsidiary of Teltrend Inc., has a leading position in the UK market for telecom solutions with expertise in telecom signalling interworking and access-network solutions.
  • The InterChange iQ 200 product provides seamless and effective interworking between PBXs and networks using different protocols.
  • The solution offers full support of DPNSS services via Q.Sig interfaces on Cisco's routers and performs protocol conversion between the PBX (DPNSS) and the multiservice access platform (Q.Sig).

Statistics:

  • £2 million: revenue expected to be generated by the agreement between Teltrend and RBR Networks Ltd. in the first twelve months.
  • 80%: percentage of UK private voice networks that use DPNSS as a signalling protocol.
  • 1,000%: growth rate of IP traffic per year mentioned by Tony Martin, Sales and Marketing Director at Teltrend Limited.

Sources:

  • "Teltrend Inc. Announces Agreement with RBR Networks Ltd. for Voice and Data Convergence over Packet Networks" (Business Wire, Nov. 1, 1999)
  • "Teltrend Limited Homepage" (www.teltrend.co.uk)
  • "Teltrend Inc. Homepage" (www.teltrend.com)