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COMPTEL PLUS Fall 2015 Business Expo
COMPTELPlus
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Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Beka Publishing,
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DAY 2
CSF Enhances 8MS
TeXT for “Texting on
Toll-Free Numbers”
S
onus Networks (Booth 709) has launched
VellOS Release 8.0, an update to Sonus’ virtu-
alized cloud exchange networking platform
that incorporates software-defined networking
(SDN) support.
With the update, Sonus offers a solution that
simplifies the complexity of migrating applica-
tions to the cloud. It includes an analytics tool to
give enterprises insight into network, computa-
tion and application interactions, and a customiz-
able, multitenanted, Web-based customer portal
that enables service providers to offer enterprise
customers self on-boarding, tiered-service selec-
tion and bandwidth on-demand.
VellOS integrates private, hybrid and public
clouds into one IT environment. Customers can
tailor cloud exchange networking services to
deliver NaaS, MPLS WAN replacement and cloud
interconnect to major public cloud providers.
VellOS was recently deployed by Internet Solu-
tions, a pan-African telecommunications service
provider in South Africa.
“Internet Solutions has a vision for a program-
mable network that allows us to create new services
for our clients quickly and efficiently,” said Greg
Montjoie, the executive in charge of the carrier
and connectivity division at Internet Solutions. “We
selected VellOS, Sonus’ cloud exchange networking
platform, to build these services. Our ability to
create new services leveraging our own applications
reinforces our ability to offer compelling services
and adjust to the requirements of our clients at our
pace and on our terms.”
SDN is one of the most transformative business
and technology trends the telecom industry has
seen in decades. “Faster time-to-market for new
services, faster provisioning, delivery and upgrade
times for existing services, and reduced human error
and lower operational costs from software auto-
mation are the primary reasons for adopting SDN,
according to Heavy Reading’s operator surveys,” said
Sterling Perrin, senior analyst at Heavy Reading.
Over time, market forces have led to the
compression of the ISO stack from seven layers to
effectively three: The application, orchestration
and control, and network layers, which together
make up the SDN environment today.
“Operators are moving SDN from the data center
to connecting data centers, PoPs, COs and business
offices,”said Michael Howard, senior research director
for carrier networks at IHS.“VellOS is designed to
compete in the growing cloud exchange network
where massive amounts of data traffic are switched
between the network nodes.”
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SF Corp. (Booth 502) has announced the
availability of 8MS Version 11.2, which
includes enhancements for the 8MS TeXT
“Texting on Toll-Free Number” offering.
8MS TeXT is CSF’s text-enabling solution for
toll-free numbers, and is part of the company’s
8MS toll-free provisioning and LCR software
suite, available via carriers, resellers and agents.
“CSF is excited to roll out 8MS Version 11.2
with enhancements for 8MS TeXT,” said Frank
Lauria, executive vice president at CSF. “This
is a great opportunity for carriers, resellers,
agents and RespOrgs to profit from the new
and exciting capability of texting on toll-free
numbers. With a whole new generation of
customers that prefer to interact via text, and
years of investment in branding of their toll-
free voice vanity numbers, this new capability
is not only logical but highly synergistic with
their existing toll-free voice services.”
The key features of 8MS TeXT include:
• Adding “text enablement” capability to the
8MS toll-free provisioning and least-cost
routing (LCR) solution;
• Carriers, resellers and agents can enable
texting and set their own pricing on any
end user toll-free number;
• An 8MS TeXT customer portal that can be
custom-branded, so that a carrier, reseller or
agent can let their end users manage their
own texts;
• Provisioning and text delivery APIs allow for
automation and customized user experiences;
• Text detail report portal can be used by carriers,
resellers or agents to view their customers’
usage, and bill by text if desired; and
• 8MS TeXT is a turn-key solution, with provi-
sioning, registry, text delivery, mediation
for usage, API access and multi-tiered,
custom-branded end user portal capabili-
ties included.
During COMPTEL PLUS, CSF is giving live
demonstrations of 8MS TeXT at its booth, along
with the rest of the 8MS toll-free provisioning
and LCR software suite. This flagship software
product makes more than 75 percent of all
changes to toll-free numbers in the industry.
To create market awareness for the service,
CSF has announced a promotion to waive all
monthly number and text charges for the month
of November. To participate, a carrier or RespOrg
should text their contact information and the
phrase “Enable Me Now” to 844-8MS-TeXT.
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Sonus Networks Updates VellOS
with SDN Capabilities
W
OW! Business will deploy performance
assurance solutions fromAccedian
Networks (Booth 210) to safeguard quality
of service (QoS) for its commercial connectivity services.
WOW! Business provides Carrier Ethernet and
IP business services, hybrid-cloud connectivity,
high-speed Internet, voice and video to businesses
across the Midwest and Southeast regions of the
U.S. It will use Accedian’s virtual customer premises
equipment (vCPE) solutions to assure end-to-end
performance and quality of experience (QoE) for its
enterprise customers.
The deal means that the comprehensive, SLA-
assured services thatWOW! Business offers to small
andmediumbusinesses (SMBs) and to large enter-
prises are delivered using a single, integratedmoni-
toring and performance reporting platform from
Accedian. Complementing and supplementing the
capabilities of cable modems, Accedian vCPE modules
will ensure carrier-grade, highly reliable Ethernet
connectivity for customers connected viaWOW! Busi-
ness’extensive hybrid-fiber-coax (HFC) plant.
“The choice of Accedian’s network performance
assurance solutions givesWOW! the granular visibility
and control to deliver differentiated services that
fit the individual business needs of each enterprise
customer,”said Keith Donahue, Accedian vice presi-
dent of product management and services.“The flex-
ibility and reliability provided by our solutions play
a crucial role in delivering the exceptional customer
experience and superior QoS thatWOW! Business
customers have come to know them for.”
Accedian’s solutions integrate and scale into
existing network operations, providingWOW! Busi-
ness with full lifecycle performance assurance to
ensure the highest possible reliability and perfor-
mance from the day-of-install onward, spanning the
smallest branch offices to fortune 500 offices.
“WOW! is committed to full transparency and
ensuring we deliver the highest quality of connec-
tivity to our business customers, according to their
specific requirements, circumstances, and budgets,”
said Eric Fligel, vice president of network engi-
neering at WOW! Business. He added, “Accedian’s
solutions speed up and simplify the processes by
which we can deploy services to our customers. They
also lower costs on installation, maintenance, trou-
bleshooting and service orchestration. With Acce-
dian continuously monitoring every aspect of the
performance of our network, our customers can rely
onWOW! Business to deliver a high-quality, guaran-
teed service that meets their connectivity needs.”
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Accedian Signs onWOW! Business