* New CS 2000 features provide a 66% increase in core VoIP capacity and improve software upgrade times by 70% over prior releases
With the third set of announced product upgrade in as many weeks, Nortel disclosed product enhancements to its Communication Server 2000 softswitch and Adaptive Application Server Session Initiation Protocol software engine. These upgrades add to Nortel’s announcements of ICA upgrades with Microsoft and CS 1500 enhancements. The CS 2000 and SIP software engine are typically used by carriers seeking to support feature-rich VoIP services, multimedia services and 3GPP IMS-compliant mobility.
The new CS 2000 features provide a 66% increase in core VoIP capacity and improve software upgrade times by 70% over prior releases while the enhancements to Nortel’s Adaptive Application Engine SIP server offer a 280 % increase in SIP lines capacity.
More than 100 user features have been added, including:
* A personal agent Web-based portal so subscribers can view and access their call logs, address book and use click-to-call features from any Web browser
* An enhanced client with an intuitive user interface to supports federated instant messaging to Yahoo, AOL, MSN and Google and allows subscribers to manage multiple calls from a single window.
* Open programmability interfaces that allow subscribers to communication-enable Web applications.
* Enhanced SIP trunking and SIP line business features.
* New features for mobile extensions.
We’re pleased to see that Nortel is proceeding with product upgrades despite all the financial turmoil, and we believe the progress bodes well for customers who have invested in the Nortel portfolio.
In other recent news that caught our attention, we’ve been watching the spat develop between Google and Apple over Apple’s refusal to allow Google Voice on the iPhone. In the quick-moving story in which AT&T has denied any wrongdoing, the Google CEO has resigned from the Apple Board of Directors and the FCC has launched an investigation, we’re not sure if this is opening the lid on Pandora’s Box or “much ado about nothing.” But in either case, we’ll monitor the story closely.
