Veraz Networks announced on Friday that it was tapped by Greek telecom carrier Cosmoline to expand its VoIP network with Veraz’s ControlSwitch softswitch. The move will enable Cosmoline to gradually replace eight of its legacy switches with a single Veraz ControlSwitch.

 

Veraz plans to initially deploy 20,000 VoIP ports and to expand Cosmoline's VoIP network which currently services over 50 million usage minutes monthly. Cosmoline’s network carries traffic between the major cities in Greece and also internationally. With Veraz’s centrally managed ControlSwitch in place, Cosmoline can integrate the ControlSwitch’s smaller footprint and centralized location to reduce operating costs.

 

Cosmoline had previously deployed the Veraz Long Distance Network Compression system using Veraz’s I-Gate 4000 media gateways, which can be used for both static VoIP trunking and switched VoIP services—enabling carriers to migrate their legacy trunking networks to IP concurrently with or independently from their switched network migration.

 

“Over the past year, we have had a very positive experience using the Veraz gateways in our network, and working with Veraz,” said Cosmoline’s technical director, Nikos Moutselos, in a statement. “We are now ready to deploy the softswitch to take our network to the next level. We will be able to offer more services, while cutting our operating costs and eliminating extra expenses associated with the operation of a traditional TDM network.”

 

Today’s news follows Veraz’s announcement about being tapped by Gateway Communications to deploy the Veraz's VoIP system to upgrade and expand its international long distance voice services network. The move allowed Gateway to replace its Nortel (News - Alert) TDM switch with the Veraz system.

 

With the new network in place, Gateway is now able to use VoIP to deliver new IP-based services over a converged IP network. The deployment enabled Gateway to also link its mobile networks across over 30 countries throughout Africa and also connect their European gateway network.

 

Gateway can now expand its global VoIP footprint in new markets by carrying traffic from mobile networks, locally converting it to VoIP, transmitting it over satellite between mobile networks and its Belgium gateway location for global connectivity.

 

Cosmoline S.A.

Veraz Networks, Inc.