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BROADSOFT AND VOIP SOLUTIONS ENABLE DIGIWEB TO
BRING NEXT-GENERATION WIRELESS, MOBILE AND FIXED VOIP SERVICES TO
THE RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS MARKETS
Added VoIP capabilities give Irish ISP's customers
fully automated features, extend their personal communications online
BELFAST, NI, November 28, 2006 - BroadSoft, Inc., a leading
provider of VoIP application software, along with service provider
VoIP Solutions, today announced at the grand opening of the new
BroadSoft European Operations Centre in Belfast that Digiweb, one
of the largest ISPs in Ireland, is deploying next-generation VoIP
services based on the BroadWorks®
VoIP application platform. The service will allow Digiweb's
WiMAX and fixed broadband subscribers to take advantage of a new
generation of voice services that render traditional telephony obsolete.
The Digiweb announcement coincides with BroadSoft's grand opening
of its European Operations Centre in Belfast. The European
Operations Centre is located at the Northern Ireland Science
Park, and expands BroadSoft's capabilities to provide real-time
technical support, service and training to Digiweb and its other
European customers.
Digiweb VoIP customers will have access to multiple
features, such as simultaneous ring-where any call to the home
number can instantaneously ring numerous other numbers specified
by the user; video telephony and conferencing; click-to-dial services;
and advanced call control features that allow users to specify who
can call them at what times. This is in addition to voicemail, diverting,
call forwarding and call barring features. All service preferences
can be set up and altered through an easy-to-use web interface managed
by the end-user.
"Telephony has evolved to the stage where it will soon be
commonplace to have a video call with all your friends. Also, when
someone calls you, your mobile, your home phone and your office
phone will ring and a call alert will pop-up on your computer screen
simultaneously," said Colm Piercy, managing director at Digiweb.
"Today's telecommunications is about control, and our end-users
can now directly manage their communications options, allowing them
to choose who can call them and at what times with a few simple
clicks on a web site, ending the days of being a slave to the phone."
Service provider VoIP Solutions is deploying the BroadWorks platform
for Digiweb. The Digiweb deployment will initially focus on the
consumer market. However, Digiweb plans to offer hosted PBX services
to Irish enterprises, effectively replacing the need for traditional
PBX or overlaying advanced VoIP services on top. BroadWorks applications
function independent of the underlying IMS network, simplifying
operations and enabling third-party applications, such as presence,
to be more easily integrated.
"Much noise has been made about depleting voice revenues and
how VoIP will compound this trend. But drowned out by this uproar
is a simple fact that seems to escape most people - VoIP is bringing
with it a new range of applications that undeniably hold value,"
said Michael Tessler,
president and CEO for BroadSoft. "Now that IP can offer virtually
any voice service imaginable, we are beginning to see operators
like Digiweb capture the revenue that formerly went to PBX manufacturers.
This is a brand new revenue stream and will form a major part of
operator revenues in the future."
Digiweb plans to use the BroadWorks platform to extend VoIP capabilities
to mobile phones in the coming year.
"We are very excited about the new platform from BroadSoft
and VoIP Solutions and for what it will mean for our customers,"
said John Quinn, head of strategic development at Digiweb. "With
the buildout of our mobile network in 2007, offering true fixed/mobile
convergence will become a reality in Ireland."
About the BroadWorks Platform
BroadSoft's IMS-compliant BroadWorks®
platform provides a comprehensive range of VoIP applications, including
hosted PBX, IP Centrex, mobile PBX, business trunking and residential
broadband services fully integrated into a single VoIP application
platform. BroadWorks provides these applications with the reliability,
redundancy, scalability and regulatory capabilities required to
deliver carrier-class service.
About Digiweb
Digiweb Ltd (www.digiweb.ie) is one of Ireland's leading Internet
Service Providers and has expanded rapidly through delivery of innovative,
cost-effective solutions to business, educational, public sector
and community clients and partners, including: Broadband Access
Nationwide - Wireless, DSL, Satellite, Fibre; Web Hosting and Domain
Registration; Managed Server Solutions and Private Wide Area Networks.
About VoIP Solutions
VoIP Solutions is a VoIP Enabler working with ISPs and ITSPs to
address their Business and Residential market requirements in Ireland
and elsewhere in Europe. VoIP Solutions is a European system integrator
for Broadsoft and has an extensive range of distribution agreements
with VoIP hardware vendors to complement the Broadworks system.
VoIP Solutions can also provide an full incubation service for Broadsoft
customers from their data centers located in Dublin and Amsterdam.
About BroadSoft
BroadSoft's VoIP application software is revolutionizing the delivery
of hosted telephony and multimedia services. Its flagship BroadWorks®
technology empowers wireless, wireline and cable carriers to deliver
next-generation voice and multimedia applications and advanced features
that increase revenue, enhance competitive differentiation and elevate
customer satisfaction. BroadSoft's family of carrier-class software
products delivers the scale, open architecture and reliability that
the world's leading telecommunications companies demand to serve
mission-critical enterprise and residential broadband customers.
BroadSoft provides VoIP applications to 6 of the top 10 and 12 of
the top 25 largest carriers worldwide, including Korea
Telecom, Singtel, Sprint, Telefonica de Espana, Telstra, T-Systems,
and Verizon.
BroadSoft and BroadWorks are registered trademarks
of BroadSoft, Inc. All other names are trademarks of their respective
companies.
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