MetTel Selects GENBAND's G6® Universal Media Gateways for VoIP

Plano, TX – GENBAND Inc., a leading provider of telecommunications infrastructure products enabling converged services, announced today the selection of the G6 Universal Media Gateway by Metropolitan Telecommunications (MetTel), a nationwide integrated communications provider, for VoIP network growth amongst business-class customers.

The integration of GENBAND’s G6 gateway by MetTel considerably increases their T1 access ports in the network, at individual port prices well below those of other gateways currently in the marketplace. The G6 also provides the means for MetTel to segregate their internal business-class network to ensure enhanced quality services and quicker maintenance response times.

“We are excited to have a reliable and easily configurable gateway that can fulfill the TDM to VoIP interconnection needs of our network and our clients' phone systems”, said Edward Fox, Vice President of Network Services for MetTel. “GENBAND’s G6 Universal Media Gateway allows us to grow quickly and economically into the VoIP market without having to manage additional platforms.”

GENBAND’s award-winning G6 Universal Media Gateway is an open standards, circuit-to-packet platform that is deployed in a service provider’s switching office, head-end or Point of Presence. It enables voice communications between packet-based networks and circuit-based networks. Proven interoperable with and simultaneously supporting the leading Class 5 switches, softswitches, SIP application servers, digital loop carriers (DLCs), and customer premises equipment (CPE), the G6 platform uniquely enables service providers to accelerate VoIP services and network migration by leveraging their existing and next generation network assets. The G6 platform is a true carrier class solution that provides full redundancy and a fully integrated emergency stand-alone capability.

“The G6 platform in the MetTel network will help them expand their business service offerings and incrementally add VoIP customers nationwide,” said Charles Vogt, president and chief executive officer of GENBAND. “MetTel’s partnership with GENBAND further validates the unique ability of the G6 to economically support the migration to VoIP services. Our customers are focused on metrics such as ARPU, and the G6 gives them a platform to deliver rich features at low capital and operational cost points.”

About MetTel

Founded in 1996, MetTel (Metropolitan Telecommunications) is a privately held nationwide integrated communications provider serving customers from coast-to-coast. MetTel provides a comprehensive portfolio of local, long distance and advanced business and data services, including Internet Access and VoIP solutions to the business market, specializing in multi-state, multi-location enterprise customers. MetTel's innovative and proprietary operations support systems provide leading edge electronic bonding, provisioning, customer care, agent support and billing system capabilities, which have fueled its rapid expansion. Corporate headquarters is located in the heart of Manhattan's financial district at 44 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005. Web site: www.mettel.net

About GENBAND™
GENBAND is a leading provider of telecommunications infrastructure products enabling converged services for over 80 service providers worldwide. GENBAND’s portfolio of IMS-based products and solutions allows service providers to maximize the value of their legacy infrastructure while seamlessly migrating to next-generation, multimedia services that enable new, revenue-generating opportunities. GENBAND’s market-leading, carrier-class G6® Universal Media Gateway and network management system are RUS listed, OSMINE certified, PacketCable™ qualified, and NEBS-3 certified, produced in a TL 9000 registered quality management system, and deployed by ILECs, RLECs, CLECs, and cable-MSOs. GENBAND’s recently expanded product portfolio further helps service providers gain the benefits of distributed, best of breed networks with the addition of the C2 Signaling Controller that connects SIP networks to legacy SS7 networks and databases, and the S4 Applications Server that provides advanced Class 5 VoIP services to residential and small business customers. With thirteen patents issued and fifteen pending, GENBAND was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas with research and development locations in Austin, TX, Plano, TX and Brazil. Additional information is available at www.genband.com.

Contacts:
Noah Sessions
GENBAND Inc.
+1.972.265.3664 (office)
noah.sessions@genband.com