WorldCALL Broadband Ltd., one of the largest cable operators in Pakistan, has deployed Nuera Communications’ ORCA RDT-8v VoIP access gateway and the Siemens SURPASS hiE 9200 Softswitch to offer telephone services. Nuera’s RDT-8v broadband access gateway enables WorldCALL to leverage the Class 5 circuit-switch capabilities of the SURPASS hiE 9200 to offer carrier-grade, highly reliable voice services over an IP network. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.nuera.com
Cable Operator in Pakistan Selects Nuera for VoIP
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You just read about Cable. Here is what it replaced:
Open-wire lines served 1880–1980. What ultimately replaced it?
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