Sonus Session Border Controllers Bring Japanese Carriers Together with Enhanced Network-to-Network Interface Capabilities

Sonus Session Border Controllers Bring
Japanese Carriers Together with Enhanced Network-to-Network Interface
Capabilities

Functionality Helps Fixed and Wireless Carriers Connect with
Proven Performance and Security at Scale

For Immediate Release:
April 27, 2017

Key Takeaways:

·         The latest Sonus SBC Core portfolio software release offers a
secure and scalable NNI solution that is verified to be compliant to TTC
interworking standards commonly used within Japan.

·         Sonus solutions provide complete network protection from theft
of service and other SIP-based attacks during interconnection.

·         The Sonus SBC Core portfolio is available in appliance or Cloud
native deployments, providing a seamless path from hardware to the Cloud.

APJ – Sonus
Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: SONS), a global leader in securing Cloud and
real-time communications, announced today the latest Sonus SBC Core portfolio
software release with support for IP interface for network-to-network
interconnection standards commonly used within Japan and the greater APAC
region. This functionality helps Japanese and other APAC carriers meet strict
Telecommunication Technology Committee (TTC) interconnection requirements at a
lower cost, while providing a high-quality and secure experience to
subscribers.

As service providers
migrate from legacy infrastructure to next-generation Session Initiation
Protocol (SIP)-based networks, the need to interconnect with partner networks
for coverage and cost reasons becomes increasingly important. However, carriers
must overcome unique performance, security and routing challenges when
connecting high volumes of traffic. Sonus has partnered closely with key
tier-1 customers to develop and verify that its solution is compliant with
Japanese Network-to-Network Interfaces (NNI) standards.

Performance at Scale

The Sonus SBC 7000 is
architected to scale up to 150,000 sessions in a single system with onboard
DSPs for transcoding. This scalability simplifies and consolidates the DNS and
IP peering configurations on NNI. Additionally, the Sonus SBC Core portfolio provides
built-in Least Cost Routing, Local Number Portability and multimedia routing to
simplify network management and reduce costs.

Robust Network
Security

With advanced
encryption and Denial of Service capabilities, the Sonus SBC Core portfolio
provides security that scales as interconnection points grow. This
functionality provides protection for the carriers’ core as well as partner
networks from attacks.

Seamless Path to
Virtualization

To future-proof
interconnection investments, the Sonus SBC Software Edition (SBC SWe) uses the
same management and software interface as the hardware-based Sonus SBC 5000
Series and Sonus SBC 7000. This provides carriers with the ability to choose
hardware for interconnection today and seamlessly migrate to virtualization and
the Cloud in the future without additional investments in training and
equipment.

Quotes:

“The Sonus SBC Core portfolio is
trusted to deliver high volumes of reliable and secure real-time communications
in some of the world’s most demanding networks today,” said Shambhu Rai,
Principal Product Manager, Sonus. “With the Japan specific NNI functionality,
Sonus shows its dedication to the Japan and APAC markets, enabling
standards-based secure and cost effective network-to-network interconnect among
operators. This will not only reduce the cost of interconnect, but also reduce
the time and effort spent by operators to setup interconnect services.”

Other Facts:

·         The Sonus SBC Core portfolio consists of the hardware-based SBC
5000 Series, the SBC 7000 and SBC SWe.

·         The full Sonus SBC portfolio was recognized as a winner of the
2016 Network Security Excellence Award presented by TMCnet.

Additional Resources:

·         Download
the joint white paper “Secure the Mobile Network” by Sonus and Palo Alto
Networks.

·         Learn more about the SBC
5000 Series, SBC
7000 and SBC
SWe.