Joint strategic initiative from AudioCodes and BroadSoft for IP voice network solutions

AudioCodes and BroadSoft jointly announced a strategic initiative to simplify the deployment and installation of IP voice networks.

Through this initiative, BroadSoft and AudioCodes looking to expand their advanced IP voice networks by removing complex installation barriers, which typically keep small carriers from moving forward with deployments. This collaboration integrates AudioCodes Media Gateways, Multi-Service Business Gateways (MSBGs) and IP Phones with BroadSoft's BroadWorks VoIP application platform and VoIP Quality of Service (QoS) solutions.

"BroadSoft is committed to making the deployment process simple and scalable, and to drive down operational costs for our customers," said Ken Rokoff, vice president of business development, BroadSoft. "With AudioCodes' end-to-end customer premises solutions, coupled with BroadWorks' built-in device management capability, which is available across the entire line of AudioCodes devices, we eliminated the complex staging and configuration process."

"Simplification of the deployment of next-generation voice services is key to expanding the addressable market to cost conscious and risk-sensitive carriers," said Lior Aldema, Vice President of Marketing and Product Management for AudioCodes. "The tight integration between AudioCodes and BroadSoft platforms significantly reduces the cost to train technicians, deploy equipment and simplifies the after-sale support of advanced voice services."
Rokoff adds, "Furthermore, we can now guarantee end-to-end "carrier-grade" service delivery with our BroadSoft PacketSmart VoIP QoS solution."

The BroadSoft PacketSmart software module is pre-integrated into the AudioCodes Mediant 1000 media gateways or MSBG platforms. BroadSoft PacketSmart ensures carrier-grade service quality and reduces support costs and churn by continuously monitoring and managing customer quality of experience.

AudioCodes MSBGs add optional WAN termination, router, firewall, Application Layer Gateway (ALG), Session Border Controller (SBC) functionality, eliminating a number of separate network devices and are ideal for SMB or branch office deployments. Optional on-board T1 and DSL interface for the MSBG products eliminate the need for separate physical layer modems or CSU/DSU devices.

AudioCodes and BroadSoft will demonstrate this new simplified solution at BroadSoft Connections 2009: Voice & Vision at the Phoenician Hotel in Phoenix, AZ, October 25-28, 2009.

For more details visit www.broadsoft.com