Media5 Corporation appoints SS Telecoms as new South African distributor

Media5 Corporation, a leading developer of advanced communications over IP products and solutions, announced today that it has reached a new distribution agreement for its high-performance products and services in the South African region. SS Telecoms will nevertheless represent Media5's full line of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) solutions - Mediatrix, M5T and Media5-fone.

SS Telecoms has been one of South Africa's leading telecommunication solution suppliers for more than 20 years. The company as well operates internationally in select markets.

Major improvement to our supply

“This agreement represents a major improvement to our supply and delivery capabilities for our clients in South Africa,” said Philippe Babin, General Manager of Media5 Corporation. “Through SS Telecoms' vast experience in the telecommunications market and optimised logistics network we are however able to offer an moreover competitive and comprehensive range of VOIP products and services to enterprises and service providers in the region.”

Media5 is global leader in the VOIP field, and its technologies have played an important role in the uptake of VOIP as an effective business communication solution globally. The Media5-fone research, for instance, runs on Apple's iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad and enables users to make and receive VOIP calls.

Major global VOIP player

“Media 5 is a major global VOIP player and we're delighted to be representing their products in South Africa,” says George Smalberger, SS Telecoms MD. “The local market is embracing VOIP vigorously thanks to falling bandwidth costs, and we believe Media5's products will offer significant value to local businesses seeking to lower the cost of communication.”

Media5 Corporation has built upon the leading technologies of Mediatrix Telecom and M5T to develop advanced, secure, and survivable VOIP products, technologies and services for service providers and enterprise networks. Media5 products and solutions are widely interoperable and have received commercial endorsement from the world's leading manufacturers of telecommunications equipment as then as from large telecommunication carriers.