Sonus Networks to Present at Needham Growth Conference

WESTFORD, Mass. , January 6, 2012 – Sonus Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: SONS), a market leader in next-generation  IP-based network solutions, today announced that Moe Castonguay, senior vice president and chief financial officer, is scheduled to present at Needham & Company's Fourteenth Annual Growth Conference in New York on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 . The presentation will be webcast live beginning at approximately 11:20 a.m. EST. All interested parties can access the webcast live through the following link  http://wsw.com/webcast/needham49/sons/ . The webcast will be available for replay for 60 days.

About Sonus Networks

Sonus Networks, Inc. is a leader in IP networking with proven expertise in delivering secure, reliable and scalable next generation infrastructure and subscriber solutions. With customers in over 50 countries across the globe and over a decade of experience in transforming networks to IP, Sonus has enabled service providers and enterprises to capture and retain users and generate significant ROI. Sonus products include media and signaling gateways, policy & routing servers, session border controllers and subscriber feature servers. Sonus products are supported by a global services team with experience in design, deployment and maintenance of some of the world's largest and most complex IP networks. For more information, visit and the Sonus blog.

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