Tekelec’s EAGLE Next-Gen Solutions Score 22 New Customers

BARCELONA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tekelec’s (NASDAQ: TKLC) EAGLE ®5 Integrated Signaling System (ISS), the industry’s global market share-leading signaling platform, expanded footprint in 2007 with the addition of 22 new customers in Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, and the Middle East. Tekelec now has EAGLE customers in 66 countries.

“Tekelec continues to see tremendous success with our EAGLE signaling solutions,” said Ron de Lange, executive vice president, Global Product Solutions. “There are multiple factors that play into this growth, but chief among them are Tekelec’s commitment to innovation, continued investment in EAGLE as a platform to support our customers’ migration to next-gen and IMS networks, and the trust that service providers have globally in us to deliver what they need today and tomorrow.”

Also driving the demand for EAGLE is continued strong growth in the number of global mobile subscribers in emerging markets, short message service (SMS) growth worldwide, government-mandated number portability, and more demand for routing flexibility. The EAGLE has been enhanced with new capabilities – increased signaling capacity, scalability and performance – designed to address these issues as well as the complexities of hybrid, next-gen and IMS networks.

EAGLE is the foundation for a practical migration to SIP-based networks. The EAGLE, in conjunction with Tekelec’s TekCore SIP session manager and Tekelec’s TekSCIM service mediation product, provides end-to-end signaling across hybrid and next-gen networks. And, by adding Tekelec’s performance management solution, service providers also can monitor network performance and service level agreements across multi-protocol, multi-technology networks.

The new capabilities also build on Tekelec’s number portability (NP) leadership. The company’s NP solutions enable service providers to meet number portability mandates around the globe. Tekelec in 2007 expanded its global NP footprint to 10 new countries, winning deals with 26 service providers globally, including Mexico and Brazil. Tekelec now has NP solutions or orders with more than 80 service providers in 27 countries.

Tekelec’s NP solution is integrated with the EAGLE and can be combined with advanced routing features. This “triggerless” NP solution enables service providers to lower costs without additional investment in intelligent switching upgrades. Also driving number portability orders is the replacement of older NP systems with a more efficient, scalable, and cost-effective NP system that supports all of the customers’ NP requirements – voice, SMS, multi-media message Service (MMS) and prepaid – on a single platform, rather than having a different solution for each.

Tekelec is highlighting EAGLE signaling solutions during Mobile World Congress, February 11-14, 2008, in Hall 1, Stand 1F44 at the Fira de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain.

About Tekelec EAGLE 5 Integrated Signaling System (ISS)

Tekelec’s EAGLE®5 Integrated Signaling System (ISS) delivers the performance levels to drive this network. From a single platform, the EAGLE 5 ISS performs key functions such as signal transfer, signaling gateway and number portability. Integrated applications provide the efficient delivery of a wide range of intelligent routing, revenue assurance and value-added services. Service providers can optimize the use of network resources, manage subscribers and migrate them to new technologies, control fraud and interoperate between networks with disparate technologies. Tekelec’s EAGLE 5 ISS delivers dramatic database size, signaling capacity and transaction speed. These advanced features are coupled with next-generation IP connectivity, providing the transition to the converged network model. Built on the industry-proven EAGLE platform, the EAGLE 5 ISS is a high-capacity, fault-tolerant packet switch, delivering reliable global signaling and real-time, transaction-based applications.

About Tekelec

Tekelec leverages its global leadership in core multimedia session control and network intelligence to ensure scalable, secure and highly available communications. The company’s leading signaling solutions enable the interworking of different network applications, technologies and protocols, providing a smooth transition to next-generation networks. Corporate headquarters are located near Research Triangle Park in Morrisville, N.C., U.S.A., with research and development facilities and sales offices throughout the world. For more information, please visit www.tekelec.com.