Second Edition of Report Places Sonus as a "Leader" for Two
Consecutive Years
Key Takeaways:
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Sonus strengthens position as a market "Leader" in the 2013 Gartner
Magic Quadrant for Session Border Controllers
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Sonus is recognized by Gartner as a "Leader" for its completeness of
vision and ability to execute
WESTFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Sonus
Networks (Nasdaq: SONS), a global
leader in SIP communications, today announced that Gartner, Inc.,
the world's leading information technology and advisory company, has
positioned Sonus in the "Leaders" quadrant of the "Magic Quadrant for
Session Border Controllers," published on October 21, 2013. This is the
second such report published by Gartner and marks two consecutive years
Sonus has been positioned in the "Leaders" quadrant with an enhanced
position year over year.
Session Border Controllers (SBCs) enable communications service
providers and enterprises to take advantage of secure, Session
Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based communications, such as SIP trunking
services and Unified Communications (UC). The Sonus SBC portfolio is the
industry's broadest end-to-end Microsoft Lync qualified SBC solution,
delivering SIP-enabled applications from the enterprise headquarters to
the branch office.
Expanding its award winning SBC portfolio, Sonus recently introduced the
Sonus SBC SWe, the industry's first software-based SBC architected to
deliver unlimited scalability with the same advanced features and
functionality of the Sonus SBC 5000 Series on a virtualized platform.
Scalable from as few as 25 to an unlimited number of sessions, the
user-defined scope of the SBC SWe lets Sonus customers choose the
capacity and scale they need.
Sonus is the only vendor on the market with the same hardened code base
across its hardware and software SBC portfolio, giving customers
complete investment protection and peace of mind about the security of
their communications network. By leveraging the same codebase and
management interfaces, customers can seamlessly add the SBC SWe to
networks with existing Sonus hardware-based infrastructure. For
customers looking to leverage new and existing platforms to support
network functions virtualization (NFV) functionality, the SBC SWe will
allow customers to deploy a fully featured SBC co-resident with other
applications.
Quote:
"The Gartner Magic Quadrant serves as an important barometer when
companies evaluate technology investments and we are honored have been
named a ‘Leader' for Session Border Controllers once again," said Todd
A. Abbott, Sonus executive vice president, Strategy and Go-to-Market.
"SBCs serve a foundational role in both service provider and enterprise
networks to enable individuals to communicate across different media as
technologies intensify."
Other Facts:
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The Sonus SBC 1000 and Sonus SBC 2000 received Microsoft Lync 2013
qualification in several categories, including SBC, survivable branch
appliance (SBA), E-911 ELIN gateway and enhanced gateway
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The SBC 1000 and SBC 2000 received Microsoft Office 365 Exchange
Unified Messaging qualification
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Sonus is the fastest growing brand of SBCs (Source: Infonetics
Research, 2011 — 2012)
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Sonus has the broadest portfolio of Microsoft Lync qualified SBCs;
including the Sonus SBC 5200 for high-density environments and the
Sonus SBC 2000 and SBC 1000 for smaller deployments
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The Sonus SBC 5100 was named a 2012 Product of the Year by TMC and the
editors of Internet Telephony and Customer magazines
Additional Resources:
Tags/Keywords:
Sonus, SONS, Gartner, Magic Quadrant, session border controller, SBC,
leader, SBC 5100, SBC 5200, SBC 1000, SBC 2000, SBC SWe, communications
service provider, Unified Communications, UC, SIP trunking, Microsoft
Lync
About Sonus:
Sonus helps the world's leading communications service providers and
enterprises embrace the next generation of SIP-based solutions including
VoIP, video and Unified Communications through secure, reliable and
scalable IP networks. With customers around the globe and 15 years of
experience transforming networks to IP, Sonus has enabled service
providers and enterprises to capture and retain users and generate
significant ROI. Sonus products include session border controllers,
policy/routing servers, subscriber feature servers and media and
signaling gateways. Sonus products are supported by a global services
team with experience in design, deployment and maintenance of some of
the world's largest and most complex IP networks. For more information,
visit www.sonus.net
or call 1-855-GO-SONUS.
Disclaimers:
Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its
research publications, and does not advise technology users to select
only those vendors with the highest ratings. Gartner research
publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization
and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all
warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research,
including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular
purpose.
Important Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The statements contained in this release and statements that Sonus may
make orally in connection with this release that are not historical
facts, are forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ
materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and investors
are directed to the risks discussed in documents filed by Sonus with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Sonus Networks
Mark Gibson, +1-978-614-8111
Sonus Analyst
Relations
mgibson@sonusnet.com
or
Lois
Paul & Partners
Anastasia Efstratios, +1-617-986-5873
anastasia_efstratios@lpp.com
Source: Sonus Networks
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