REDCOM Exhibits NGN Carrier-Class Solutions at PTC

Victor, New York (January 18, 2010) — REDCOM Laboratories Inc., a company that designs and manufactures the world’s most reliable digital and IP-enabled telecommunications systems, announced today that it is bringing the next generation of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology to the Pacific Islands with a low-risk, flexible, and cost-effective way for telecom service providers to offer customers IP services. REDCOM is exhibiting its Next Generation Network Carrier-Class softswitch solutions at the 2010 Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) conference, January 17-20 in Booths #1 and #2 at the Hilton Village Beach Resort & Spa in Honolulu, Hawaii.

“Next Generation Networks with VoIP are a win-win technology for the Pacific Islands, providing service providers in the Pacific with a competitive advantage, higher revenues, and growth opportunities, while providing  consumers with lower-cost telecommunications and advanced services for the triple play of voice, data and video,” said Charles DeRoller, Director of International Sales and Marketing, REDCOM.

REDCOM’s HDX and SLICE® 2100™ next generation platforms are not only leap-forward technologies but are also cost-effective solutions that preserve all the functionality and investment in existing infrastructure. With a single HDX or SLICE® 2100 migration platform, Pacific Island service providers have the flexibility of migrating to IP when it makes sense, eliminating forklift replacements with a solution that works seamlessly with current infrastructure. HDX and SLICE 2100 are low cost entry-level solutions that enable service providers to start out slow with a phased approach, creating new service areas at their own pace. Based on global standards, these networks meet the Pacific Islands’ current and future technology needs for the 21st century.

Palau National Communications, the Republic of Palau’s national carrier for local and international telecommunications services, recently completed installation of a REDCOM HDX softswitch. Telecom Cook Islands (TCI) was the first South Pacific deployment of REDCOM’s HDX. The REDCOM HDX with TRANSip® technology suite provides Palau and TCI with a migration path to integrated legacy and IP services. With the HDX, both Palau and TCI adopted a realistic migration path in a single platform, allowing them to migrate to VoIP on an as-desired basis.

REDCOM’s HDX is a powerful softswitch and SIP call manager that retains complete Class 4/5 capabilities in a single platform solution. Operating as both a softswitch and a gateway, HDX delivers up to 1,000 IP subscribers per shelf. And, with HDX, customers can start with as few as 100 IP subscribers. HDX is an ideal “cap and grow” replacement that facilitates easy migration to VoIP at the most opportune time for customers, while having extensive capabilities that allow service providers to retain legacy equipment.

Tonga Communications Corporation (TCC) completed a major network overhaul by installing an NGN-ready REDCOM HDX softswitch in Vava’u, the main tourist area, and redeploying existing REDCOM systems to four separate service areas. The HDX now enables TCC to provide Next Generation Network services to the people of Tonga. HDX gives telecom service providers like TCC all the benefits of IP while preserving the functionality of their existing telecom infrastructure.

Stratos New Zealand Ltd. selected the SLICE®, REDCOM’s smallest, self-contained telephone system, to serve as the communications hub for the remote island of Pitcairn. SLICE is a completely integrated telephone switching system for Pitcairn, providing international gateway functions and enabling the island’s link to the outside world via phone, fax and satellite communications.

For more information about REDCOM’s Carrier-Class softswitch solutions or to schedule a meeting with REDCOM at PTC 2010, please email us at sales@redcom.com.

Partner with Pacific Islands

For more than a quarter of a century, REDCOM has worked with the island nations in the Pacific region helping them to meet their telecommunications requirements by developing state-of-the-art solutions that are scalable and adaptable to meet the growing needs of our customers in the Pacific. REDCOM delivered its first international public telephone system to American Samoa in 1983 and its first toll operator system to Palau in 1995.

Since then, the company has partnered with customers throughout the Pacific, including American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Palau, Pitcairn Island, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Tuvalu. REDCOM is proud to be a member of the Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association (PITA).

About REDCOM

For more than 30 years, REDCOM has specialized in the design and manufacture of innovative telecommunications products noted for their quality and reliability. REDCOM products provide customers with state-of-the-art public and private network systems, ISDN systems, integrated TDM and VoIP systems, transportable systems, programmable systems, and test equipment.
Located in Victor, New York, REDCOM markets to a global customer base including commercial telecom service providers, private networks, integrators, emergency responders, and government and defense agencies, customizing products to meet each market’s specific needs. All REDCOM products are proudly designed, manufactured and assembled in the United States.