Kabel Deutschland Deployes Acme Packet’s Net-Net Session Border Controllers on Multiple Hardware Platforms
Kabel Deutschland Deploys Multiple Acme Packet Platforms for Voice over Cable Services
Acme Packet Net-Net 4500 and 9200 Session Border Controllers Support Germany’s Largest Triple Play Provider by Delivering a High Degree of Security, Service Reach Maximization and SLA Assurance
Acme Packet® (NASDAQ: APKT – News), the leader in session border control solutions, today announced that Kabel Deutschland GmbH (KDG), Germany’s largest triple play provider, has deployed Acme Packet’s Net-Net® session border controllers (SBCs) on multiple hardware platforms. The SBCs are used to deliver first-class IP interactive communications to KDG’s residential customers and secure IP interconnects to other service providers.
Acme Packet’s Net-Net SBCs are deployed to provide additional security, service reach maximization and SLA assurance for KDG’s recently implemented Kabel Phone service. For example, the Net-Net 9200 secures KDG’s interconnect borders and enables interoperability with other service provider networks to maximize its service reach.
“Acme Packet’s session border controllers and its support organization enabled us to go-to-market quickly with a compelling new voice product,” said Thorsten Waschkeit, Head of Voice Engineering from Kabel Deutschland. “The hardware flexibility of the Net-Net SBCs, along with an unmatched session border control feature set, enables KDG to support our goals to deliver high customer satisfaction and create a competitive edge.”
“Kabel Deutschland is delivering compelling and high-quality triple play services to its customers,” explained Seamus Hourihan, vice president of marketing and product management at Acme Packet. “Using multiple Acme Packet hardware platforms, our session border controllers help solve critical challenges that Kabel Deutschland faced in delivering seamless, high-quality interactive communication services over its next-generation networks.”
About Acme Packet
Acme Packet, Inc. (NASDAQ: APKT – News), the leader in session border control solutions, enables the delivery of trusted, first-class interactive communications—voice, video and multimedia sessions—and data services across IP network borders. Our Net-Net family of session border controllers, multiservice security gateways and session routing proxies supports multiple applications in service provider, large enterprise and contact center networks–from VoIP trunking to hosted enterprise and residential services to fixed-mobile convergence. They satisfy critical security, service assurance and regulatory requirements in wireline, cable and wireless networks and support multiple protocols—SIP, H.323, MGCP/NCS and H.248—and multiple border points—interconnect, access and data center. Our products have been selected by more than 635 customers in 92 countries, including 29 of the top 30, and 89 of the top 100 service providers in the world. For more information, contact us at +1 781.328.4400, or visit www.acmepacket.com.
About Kabel Deutschland
Kabel Deutschland (KDG) operates cable networks in 13 German states and supplies its services to approximately 9 million connected TV households in Germany. Being Germany’s largest cable network operator and biggest triple-play provider, Kabel Deutschland develops and markets new triple play offers for digital TV, broadband Internet and telephone connection via cable. KDG offers an open digital TV platform for all program providers. The company operates the networks, markets cable connections and provides comprehensive services for all matters of cable connectivity. In fiscal year 2007/2008 (12 months ended March 31, 2008), Kabel Deutschland reported total revenue of approximately EUR 1.2 billion, EBITDA amounted to EUR 457.8 million. The company has around 2,750 employees.
