Lucent Technologies introduced its "Accelerate VoIP Solutions," a re-working of its product portfolio to support the convergence of traditional voice services with multimedia services, including Web-based features. The Accelerate initiative is aimed at helping wireline and mobile operators gain the efficiencies and cost-savings of IP networks. It is also aimed at consumers and enterprises new voice and data applications such as unified communications, multimedia messaging, location-based services, IP Centrex, and voice and data VPNs.
Major elements of Lucent's Accelerate portfolio include:
- the Lucent Softswitch,
- the Lucent 5E-XC switch products and applications,
- the iGEN Compact Switch,
- a new Lucent intelligent media gateway,
- the EBS Multimedia Portal,
- the PacketIN portfolio of applications and services including MiLife solutions for mobile operators,
- the Flexent portfolio of mobile networking solutions,
- the AnyPath Messaging System and AnyMedia Access System,
- the iMerge Gateway, APX Universal Gateways, MAX TNT Universal Gateways, PacketStar (PSAX) Multiservice Media Gateways,
- the Lucent VPN Firewall and Access Point IP Services Routers,
- Navis iOperations software and Lucent services.
Lucent is grouping its Accelerate products into a number of vertical sets, including Enterprise Solutions, Mobility Solutions, Voice/Data/Video Over Broadband Solutions, Local Network Solutions, Service Provider Trunking Solutions, and Next Generation Applications Solutions.
Lucent also said the Accelerate solutions would built on industry standards and offer multi-vendor integration for interworking with third-party application servers and voice gateways.
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