Operators Name Acme Packet Top SBC Vendor; SIP Trunking

"Although traditionally deployed in fixed-line networks for residential and business VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service access, the use of session border controllers for interconnection between service providers continues to expand as the world's voice networks increasingly go all-IP. Our latest survey confirms that two of the biggest growth areas for new SBC deployments over the then and there two years are fixed-mobile convergence and wireless access," notes Diane Myers, directing analyst for VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and IMS at Infonetics Technology.

For its SBC Deployment Strategies Survey, Infonetics interviewed SBC purchase decision makers at 27 incumbent carriers, competitive operators, mobile operators, cable operators from around the world in October 2011. Combined, the service provider respondents represet 22% of the world's public carrier revenue and 17% of the world's carrier capex. Service providers responded to a broad range of questions, from critical SBC features and top SBC applications, to security concerns, timelines, network location plans, and perceptions of SBC vendors.

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