Plano, TX, February 11, 2009 - GENBAND Inc., a market-leading developer of next-generation IP infrastructure solutions, today announced that WaveCrest Group Enterprises Limited, a global communications service provider of wholesale and retail telephony services, has transitioned the core of its network from TDM to IP with a network-wide deployment of GENBAND S3 Session Border Controllers (SBCs) with MSX™ (Multi-Protocol Session Exchange) intelligent routing features.

The end-to-end system is managed by GENBAND’s GenView™ RSM Element Management System, which integrates a web services API interface allowing WaveCrest to configure, update routes and provision from its existing back office systems. WaveCrest’s deployment of GENBAND’s VoIP solution has enabled the company to significantly reduce its operating expenses.

“GENBAND’s border control solution has helped us transition to a high performance, all-IP core, which not only greatly reduces WaveCrest’s CAPEX and OPEX for legacy TDM equipment, but also enables us to leverage new services and expand our interconnect base,” said Rhys Williams, Chief Technology Officer for WaveCrest. “Our new GENBAND platform will carry 300 million minutes per month, growing to 400 million by December. With a distributed core IP architecture, we have full resilience and flexibility to deploy geographically wherever it is needed.”

“We are pleased to expand on an already outstanding relationship with WaveCrest, which we initially gained from our NextPoint acquisition,” said Matt Giuliano, Executive Vice President of International Sales for GENBAND.  “Enabling a cost-effective migration of an entire TDM system to a VOIP platform within a large wholesale provider like WaveCrest demonstrates the scale and flexibility of our product portfolio. Our collaboration with WaveCrest is a fantastic opportunity for GENBAND as we grow in Europe, as well as a powerful example of the ongoing, concrete cost benefits of VOIP.”

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Session Routing for IP to IP Interconnects
As a pioneer in session border control, GENBAND provides market leading, high performance IP interconnect border control solutions that allow high-quality voice and multimedia sessions to flow efficiently, securely and reliably across network borders. With the MSX™ feature set, GENBAND's S-Series platforms – the S3 SBC and SBC for S2 and S9 Integrated Border Gateways – provide advanced intelligent routing, session management, and policy control to meet the expanding need for IP to IP interconnects. Mobile and fixed line network operators are rapidly implementing IP-based VoIP and multimedia services, creating a growing global demand for interconnection or peering of IP traffic at the borders of service provider networks.

VoIP Long Distance and Wholesale
Unlike established TDM networks, IP to IP interconnections involve many different interfaces, protocols, equipment types, and new options for call routing -- making policy enforcement, intelligent routing, and interworking necessary for a deployable carrier-grade service. VoIP long distance and wholesale service providers have quickly embraced IP to IP interconnection and peering for efficient handling of national and international long distance traffic. As these networks grow, the need for session routing performance, scalability, route availability, and network availability also increases. In addition, Quality of service (QoS) and service assurance across long international routes must be achieved dynamically by allowing calls to be re-routed to alternative routes based on QoS metrics and quality thresholds. 

GenView Element Management System
The GenView™ Element Management System (EMS) is the comprehensive element manager for GENBAND's G-Series and S-Series platforms, providing complete Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance and Security (FCAPS) functionality for network operators. GenView’s functionality is further extended with GenView-RSM for GENBAND's S-Series session border control products. GenView-RSM has additional tools to manage service level agreements (SLAs), collect QoS metrics and comprehensive session analytics, and enforce subscriber and network policies for consistent delivery of services.

About GENBAND
GENBAND is a global leader and innovator of next generation IP media, session border and fixed mobile convergence security solutions deployed in over half of the world’s 100 largest service providers. These high-performance gateway solutions are at the core of fixed and mobile networks around the world - evolving, securing and enhancing communications networks.  Headquartered in Plano, Texas, GENBAND has Centers of Excellence in Brazil, China, Maryland, Massachusetts and Texas, and serves customers and partners in more than 80 countries. Additional information is available at www.genband.com.

About WaveCrest
Founded in London in 2001, WaveCrest is a global service provider providing high quality, custom voice termination services and hosted application services to over 300 Tier 1 and Tier 2 operators.  Additional information is available at www.wavecrest.eu.

Contacts:

Kim Lee          
GENBAND Inc.  
+1.972.265.3766     
kim.lee@genband.com   

Frank Puglia
GENBAND Inc.
+1.972.265.3612
frank.puglia@genband.com