Austin, Texas – General Bandwidth, a leading Voice over IP equipment manufacturer enabling rapid deployment and new service revenue generation over broadband networks, has been selected by SoVerNet, a facilities-based CLEC providing telephone and Internet services to Vermont residences and businesses, to deliver packet voice services over their Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) network.
 
SoVerNet’s growing customer base is currently comprised of small- to medium-sized businesses throughout the Vermont area.  The company’s mission is to deliver bundled next-generation IP-based communications services designed to help customers save money on telephone, long distance and Internet services.

Primary factors in SoVerNet’s decision to purchase and deploy the G6 platform include the product’s stability and performance at service providers throughout North America, compelling economics, and full-featured universal gateway capabilities including the seamless migration to softswitch or application server based call control.

 “SoVerNet has a long tradition of serving our customers with highly reliable telecommunications services by investing in innovative, high quality telecom equipment,” said Thomas Lyons, president of SoVerNet.   “After several months of testing various media gateways, General Bandwidth’s G6 platform has proven to be the clear winner as a very economical, carrier grade voice service platform that can support legacy as well as next generation voice services.”

 “There has never been a better time in the history of telecommunications for carriers to cost-effectively deliver a reliable, packet voice service offering,” said Charles Vogt, General Bandwidth’s president and chief executive officer.  “The CLEC industry has been growing stronger throughout the past year, and more and more of these companies are changing their business models to take advantage of the universal gateway capabilities of General Bandwidth’s G6 product to offer advanced voice services over their existing broadband infrastructure.”

The G6 VoIP Media Gateway is a true carrier class voice services platform with the capability to simultaneously support multiple voice service architectures from a single network element including legacy Class 5 switches, SIP-based feature servers, and next generation softswitches.  With the ability to support multiple voice and broadband architectures as well as its ability to scale from 240 to 16,128 simultaneous DS0s per chassis, the G6 platform has become the gateway of choice for leading CLECs seeking to provide a comprehensive portfolio of innovative packet voice solutions for commercial customers.

About SoVerNet
Founded in 1995, SoVerNet is Vermont's first and largest locally owned statewide competitive provider of residential and business telephone and Internet services.  The Company is headquartered in Bellows Falls, with facilities in Burlington and Winooski. SoVerNet is committed to bringing excellent service and services to its customers and to supporting local communities. It was the first Vermont carrier to offer residential customers a choice of Measured or Unlimited Local Telephone Service, and the first to allow customers to create their own phone/Internet bundle discounts. Visit http://www.sover.net, or contact SoVerNet by phone (877-877-2120) or email (sales@sover.net).

About General Bandwidth
General Bandwidth is a leading provider of Voice over IP (VoIP) infrastructure solutions spanning more than 40 service providers worldwide.  General Bandwidth delivers broadband solutions addressing a full range of applications, including residential and business access, trunking and enhanced VoIP solutions.   General Bandwidth’s flagship universal media gateway and network management system are OSMINE, RUS, PacketCable™, NEBS-3 and TL9000 certified and deployed in RBOCs, CLECs, RLECs and Cable service provider networks worldwide. General Bandwidth was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.   Additional information on General Bandwidth is available at http://www.generalbandwidth.com.

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

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