Maxis, a Malaysian telecom company, tapped Nortel to migrate to a VoIP next generation network for its fixed network operation.
The new network will help the telecom offer its enterprise customers advanced voice, data and SIP-based multimedia services such as video conferencing, multimedia collaboration and personalized call management. Maxis’ customers will also be able to benefit from the cost and productivity advantages of VoIP, hosted Centrex IP business voice services, and hosted SIP-based capabilities.
“Nortel is focused on harnessing technology to make business simple for our service provider customers as well as the enterprises they serve,” said Yuri Zaharin Wahab, managing director, Malaysia and Brunei, Nortel in a statement. “As one of Maxis’ key core switching suppliers, Nortel understands its business and network challenges and will use this knowledge to help Maxis evolve to a next generation, IP-centric infrastructure.”
Nortel will Maxis’ transition to VoIP, from planning and design to installation, integration and seamless customer migration from the existing circuit-switched network to the new packet-based network, as well as providing three years of system support and maintenance.
Nortel made news last week when it teamed up with AT&T Texas and Tandberg to help the team of ABC’s reality series “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” repair the hurricane-damaged fire station of the Texan community of Sabine Pass. The technology giants deployed a communications system for the rebuilt fire station.
As part of the project, Nortel donated a Business Communications Manager 50E platform including a voice mail system, a dozen phone sets and a 24-port data switch for the fire department’s LAN system.
AT&T Texas helped install phone equipment, the data network and video communications systems. It also participated in community support activities and coordinated installation activities with other suppliers that donated products and services for the project.
Maxis, a Malaysian telecom company, tapped Nortel to migrate to a VoIP next generation network for its fixed network operation.
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