Business Editors
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. & BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 2002
Eastcom Will Resell CommWorks' Industry Leading IP Telephony,
Softswitch and Wireless Products
CommWorks, a 3Com Company (NASDAQ: COMS), and Eastern Communications Co., Ltd. (Eastcom), one of the largest listed company in China's telecommunications industry, today announced they will collaborate on delivering advanced Internet Protocol (IP) based technologies to telecommunications service providers.
Eastcom, one of China's largest telecommunications equipment manufacturers, will act as a system integrator and reseller of CommWorks' industry leading IP telephony, softswitch and wireless data access products for the China market, under terms of the agreement.
"With the widespread deployment of CDMA wireless technologies and the rapid adoption of IP telephony, China and all of Asia continue to be high-growth markets for our product lines," said Irfan Ali, president, CommWorks. "Working with Eastcom enhances our ability to reach service provider customers with the technologies that allow them to offer their customers a new class of innovative communications services."
In their first joint initiative, the two companies have commenced interoperability testing of their products for high-speed CDMA2000 1XRTT wireless networks. Customer trials of the joint CommWorks/Eastcom solution are planned for the second quarter of 2002 with one or more wireless service providers in China.
"Eastcom is committed to delivering to the marketplace innovative, cost-effective technologies for high-speed wireless networks," said William Chow, president, Eastcom. "By working with CommWorks on an open, standards-based 3G network architecture, we are maximizing options for service providers to deploy these high-speed networks and deliver to their customers advanced services and features."
CommWorks' products involved in the interoperability testing include the Total Control(R) 1000 Packet Data Serving Node (PDSN), the point of entry into the wireless packet data network for mobile subscribers; and the Total Control 1000 Home Agent, which terminates Mobile IP tunnels and serves as the anchor point for Mobile IP subscribers. CommWorks provides the core data networking technology in major CDMA2000 1XRTT networks either deployed or in development in Asia and North America.
CommWorks is among the world's leading providers of carrier-class IP telephony equipment and is the softswitch market leader, according to Infonetics Research [Next-gen Voice Products Quarterly Worldwide Market Share and Forecasts, Feb. 19, 2002] and Synergy Research Group, Inc. [Worldwide Voice over IP (VoIP) Equipment Market Share Report, February 2002]. Comm Works(R) IP telephony equipment has carried more than 6.5 billion minutes of voice traffic for service providers around the world, and is now running at a rate of more than 550 million minutes per month.
About Eastcom
Eastcom is a leading company with over 12 years of experience in the development, production, sales and service of mobile communications system and terminal equipment in China. Eastcom is one of China's largest mobile communications equipment manufacturers, focusing on wireless products research and development, manufacturing, sales and technical support. With more than 3,000 employees, Eastcom is a listed company on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. For the first half of 2001, Eastcom has recorded revenue of US$ 522.5 million. Eastcom is a designated mobile system solution provider in the CDMA 2G and CDMA1x arena in China.
For further information, please visit www.eastcom.com.
About CommWorks
CommWorks, a 3Com Company, supplies network service providers around the world with access infrastructures and IP services platforms that open new business opportunities and help them establish unique positions in a competitive marketplace. With flexible multi-service hardware platforms and modular software components, the comprehensive CommWorks architecture makes it possible for service providers to integrate their existing infrastructures with innovative technologies to deliver an array of next-generation IP-based enhanced services to their customers. For further information, visit www.commworks.com About 3Com Corporation
3Com is a global leader in functionally-rich, easy-to-use networking products that connect businesses to their employees, customers and suppliers anytime, anywhere. 3Com is also a leader in Internet protocol (IP) service platforms and access infrastructure for the network service provider market. In 1979, the company was founded by one of the inventors of Ethernet technology on which virtually all local area networks are based. Since then, 3Com has sold more than 340,000,000 Ethernet connections. 3Com has headquarters in Santa Clara, California and offices around the world. For further information, please visit www.3com.com, or the press site www.3com.com/pressbox.
3Com, CommWorks and Total Control are registered trademarks and the CommWorks logo is a trademark of 3Com Corporation. Eastcom is the registered trademark of Eastern Communications Co., Ltd. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
No comments:
Post a Comment