Leading Managed Services Provider In The Middle East Chooses Sonus Networks For Providing Turnkey VoIP Interconnect And Subscriber Services
WESTFORD, Mass., May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonus Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: SONS) , providing network transformation through IP communications technology, today announced that Gateway Gulf, a leading provider of managed data network and internet exchange services in the Middle East, has chosen Sonus to deliver its core IP voice interconnectivity and CLASS 5 consumer and business VoIP services. This is the first major win for Sonus in the region. The Sonus solution will be deployed across the Middle East, starting with Bahrain.
"Gateway Gulf is a well recognized name in the region, and continues to grow and expand into new geographies in the emerging market," commented Mohammed Shanableh, vice president, worldwide sales for Sonus Networks. "We are extremely pleased that they have chosen Sonus for their complete VoIP service offering, as this represents a new geographical presence for Sonus."
Gateway Gulf is the leading provider of High Tier Data Centers, hosting Internet Exchanges, Teleport, Cloud Computing Platform and managed services in the Middle East with presence in multiple countries. By adopting a unique business model that focuses on carrier neutrality and integrating a core set of offerings in its mission critical facilities in the region, Gateway Gulf catalyzes businesses and economies in the developing world.
"Our aim is to bring the revolutionary benefits of connectivity enjoyed by the developed world to emerging markets and we emphasize open access and peering agreements for all customers. By adding the turn-key VoIP peering and access solutions from Sonus, we hope to add SIP Trunking, VoIP interconnect and subscriber feature services to our customers in the entire emerging market," commented Mr. Tariq Husain, Chairman of Gateway Gulf. "Scalability and manageability of the solution are key metrics for us when selecting a vendor, given the rapid growth enjoyed by the region and Sonus stood out as the one that could provide a complete, end to end offering while permitting ease of operations."
Gateway Gulf will deploy the Sonus GSX9000(TM) Media Gateway, the Sonus PSX(TM) Call Routing and Policy Server and the Sonus Network Border Switch (NBS9000) for SIP Trunking, advanced VoIP peering and transcoding capabilities. In addition, the Sonus ASX feature server will be deployed to offer hosted CLASS 5 consumer and business features, and the entire solution will be managed by the Sonus Insight(TM) Element Management System.
