China: Beijing Telecom and Siemens

The major Chinese operator Beijing Telecom has commissioned Siemens Communications to install and deliver its Next Generation Networks solution Surpass (July 2005)

The solution will provide Beijing Telecom, which is a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) in Beijing, with versatile access methods, such as Ethernet, DSL and WLAN. Beijing Telecom can now offer its customers a number of value-added services such as voice/data convergence and multimedia applications.

The networking equipment from Siemens allows Beijing Telecom to offer differentiated value-added services – e.g. IP cafe, video, freephone and prepaid services – to gain more momentum in the highly contested Chinese telecommunications market. Due to the carrier-grade stability and powerful processing capability of the Surpass NGN solution, Beijing Telecom can now fully address data and service stream pass-through (session border control) between public/private networks and enterprise intranets of its key customer, the China education network (CERNET).

The contract involves the Surpass hiE 9200 core softswitch as a media gateway controller, the Surpass hiG media gateways and terminals. “At Siemens, we are committed to contributing to the success of our customers – and that of their customers – by offering best-in breed solutions tailored to their specific needs. That is the central factor that differentiates us from the competition,� said Christian Unterberger, President of Fixed Networks at Siemens Communications.

Siemens has been working with Beijing Telecom in the NGN arena for almost three years. On the strength of continuous marketing activities, including the trial projects in Chongqiang and Hangzhou, the Siemens Surpass NGN solution is now widely recognized and has been adopted by more and more carriers in the Chinese telecommunications market.

The contract is a milestone for Siemens Surpass in the Chinese NGN market. Beijing, as the capital of China and the nation’s most important telecommunications market, will play a leading role in the deployment of NGN across this huge country.

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