RCN has deployed General Bandwidth's G6 VoIP Media Gateway in support of its VoIP service in the Chicago market. RCN reports that customer response to its new VoIP service has been "terrific," with more than 1,000 customers to date and additions of more than 30 new customers per day. With the upgrade expected to be completed by the end of October, RCN's new VoIP service will be available to their entire Chicago footprint of approximately 300,000 homes which currently serves approximately 100,000 customers. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The G6 VoIP Media Gateway has been certified by CableLabs as a PacketCable qualified media gateway. http://www.genband.com
- In April 2004, General Bandwidth announced a US$15 million investment from Alcatel. The investment further strengthens the three-year OEM relationship between the two companies and allows for additional development enhancements to their joint FTTP and VoIP offerings.
