As well as confirming yesterday its acquistion fo Zynetix, Sonus has announced today a strategic partnership with Networks, a provider of IP-based picocell and femtocell base stations.
The two companies say they are working together to enable broadband-cellular converged solutions to deliver voice services and multimedia applications to mobile handsets by leveraging customer-premise GSM access technologies, such as picocells and femtocells. Which is similar to the reason given for the acquisition of softswitch vendor Zynetix.
“Sonus has been actively engaged in building an ecosystem of world-class vendors that are pioneering the new market for broadband-cellular converged solutions through GSM access technologies,” said Vikram Saksena, chief technology officer, Sonus Networks. “Sonus’ IMS-ready network infrastructure coupled with solutions from companies like RadioFrame Networks opens up a new set of opportunities for wireless network operators that are committed to improving service to their customers while reaping significant operational benefits.”