Dacom, a leading Korean service provider, will base its next generation voice network on Nortel Networks Succession Communication Server (CS) 2000-Compact superclass softswitch and Multimedia Communication Server (MCS) 5200. The Dacom contract was awarded to Nortel Networks through its Korea channel distributor, ITIAN Corporation. Financial terms were not disclosed. Nortel Networks has previously supplied Dacom with an advanced ring-topology optical fiber SONET backbone as well as a DWDM optical metro network.
The Succession CS 2000 is a superclass softswitch that provides circuit-to-packet migration, including local, tandem and long distance capability. It provides business and residential telephony service sets, and supports regulatory features such as lawful intercept and number portability. Nortel Networks MCS 5200 is a carrier-grade, SIP-based media and applications server.
