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MCI chooses Ericsson for Voice-over-IP
US-based communications company MCI has decided to migrate its international voice traffic from traditional circuit-switched technology to packet-switched Voice-over-IP.
September 28, 2004
"MCI has reached another milestone in our global convergence strategy," said Fred Briggs, president of MCI Operations and Technology. "Ericsson's Engine platform will enable MCI to flexibly and cost-effectively converge international voice services onto our IP backbone to optimize our network, increase efficiency and further realize operational savings while providing value to customers."
Under the multi-million dollar contract Ericsson will deliver its Engine Integral 3.1 solution, which includes telephony server and media gateway equipment, and an operation and support system. The agreement spans several years and deliveries have already started, with MCI's Engine platform expected to start carrying traffic in the first half of 2005.
Johan Westerberg, vice president national accounts at Ericsson US, is heading the account team responsible for MCI.
"One of the main benefits Engine brings to MCI is that it can combine circuit-switched and packet-switched technologies. It is definitely a breakthrough for Ericsson in the US, regarding both Engine and Voice-over-IP," Westerberg said.
Ericsson has a long relationship with MCI and knows what it takes to support carrier-class network traffic. According to MCI, the company chose Ericsson because it offered the best technical solution at a very competitive price.
MCI is the global number one in terms of international telephony traffic, and operates one of the largest IP data networks in the world. This leading status means that many big operators are looking closely at MCI's decisive step into Voice-over-IP.
