May 10, 2010

German Cable Provider Migrates to DIGITALK NGN SIP Application Server

By Divya Narain
TMCnet Contributor

Munich, Germany-based cable provider KMS (Kabel, Medien & Servicegesellschaft), has announced that it has transferred all Residential VoIP Telephony services to the DIGITALK (News - Alert) NGN SIP Application Server. DIGITALK has a proven track record in providing independent communications platforms and service-ready applications including Prepaid Calling Card, Broadband Telephony, IP Virtual Office, Service Numbers and Prepaid Mobile

Prior to the switch, KMS was operating a residential primary line replacement service using Open SER, an open source technology for its voice service as part of its cable TV, Internet and voice packages (operating under the cablesurf brand). The savings attained by using open source technology could not completely offset the limitations of features and operational expenses of integration, maintenance and management.

Using the DIGITALK SIP Application, KMS is in a position to offer a full class 5 feature set with DIGITALK's Broadband Telephony application and bundle up all management and maintenance onto a single platform footprint, including DIGITALK's integral Session Border Controller.

By migrating to the SIP Application Server, KMS is also in a position to expand their value-added service portfolio to serve SME Business Customers utilizing DIGITALK IP Virtual Office (IP Centrex solution) and Service Numbers for intelligent call routing and Number Translation Services.

"While there were no commercial offerings available for SIP-based telephony over DOCSIS-networks, we now see that our choice for SIP was the right one. We truly appreciate Digitalk´s fully integrated and supported solution. Going forward this will simplify and streamline our operations," commented Mathias Theisen, managing director of the KMS subsidiary Mediaport GmbH.

Since its inception in 1996, UK based DIGITALK has installed more than 1200 service platforms worldwide, and has over 400 customers, ranging in scale from smaller service providers to national incumbent operators.

Divya Narain is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Divya's articles, please visit her columnist page.

Edited by Erin Harrison