GENBAND GENiUS Platform Named 2010 Product of the Year by INTERNET TELEPHONY Magazine

FRISCO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GENBAND, a leading developer of IP infrastructure and application solutions, today announced that INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine has named the GENBAND GENiUS™ (GENBAND IP Unified Services) platform 2010 Product of the Year.

“These winners have exemplified excellence in IP communication technologies and I extend my congratulations to all.”

GENBAND GENiUS offers service providers a highly scalable platform that delivers unified all-IP switching and networking solutions capable of supporting mobile broadband, convergence and efficient network transformation. As the industry’s only unified IP Switching and Networking platform supporting multi-purpose IP solutions, GENBAND offers the majority of its product line on the GENiUS platform, encompassing the A-Series application servers, C-Series softswitches and call control, P-Series traffic and policy management, and S-Series security gateways and session border controllers.

“The editors of INTERNET TELEPHONY have verified that the selected products demonstrate quality and innovation plus provide real needs in the marketplace,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. “These winners have exemplified excellence in IP communication technologies and I extend my congratulations to all.”

“It is an honor to receive this prestigious product of the year award for our industry-leading innovation, GENBAND GENiUS,” said Mehmet Balos, Chief Marketing Officer, GENBAND. “Based on years of innovation, GENBAND GENiUS was designed to simplify and fuel the transformation and convergence of fixed and mobile networks, providing a common platform that offers uncommon performance.”

With different form factors supported, and its common GENView Management System, GENBAND GENiUS reduces cost and space by saving spares and elements across the network. The platform simplifies maintenance with easy access and no service interruption while presenting a greener profile through reduced power consumption. Most importantly, GENiUS enables GENBAND to accelerate new application launches and increase ROI and subscriber satisfaction for service providers.

From a single, common platform, GENBAND cost effectively delivers modular IP services that meet the latest requirements of service providers:

Cloud-based Applications
Session Border Control
Local Call Control
Interconnect Call Control
Traffic & Policy Management

"Judging hundreds of applications was difficult but I am certain this year’s winners are deserving of INTERNET TELEPHONY’s prestigious Product of the Year Award,” said Erik Linask, TMC (News - Alert) group editorial director. “These winners have been chosen based on the innovative solutions brought to market that have contributed to the growth of IP communications.”

A complete list of the 13th Annual Product of the Year Award winners will be published in the February 2011 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine.

About INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine

INTERNET TELEPHONY has been the IP Communications Authority since 1998™. Beginning with the first issue in February of 1998, INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine has been providing unbiased views of the complicated converged communications space. INTERNET TELEPHONY offers rich content from solutions-focused editorial content to reviews on products and services from TMC Labs. INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine reaches more than 225,000 readers, including pass-along readers. For more information, please visit www.itmag.com.

About TMC

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is a global, integrated media company helping clients build communities in print, in person, and online. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, NGN and InfoTECH Spotlight magazines. TMC is the producer of ITEXPO, the world's leading B2B communications event. TMCnet.com, which is read by two million unique visitors each month, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. In addition, TMC runs multiple industry events: 4GWE; Smart Grid Summit; M2M Evolution; Cloud Communications Summit; Social CRM Expo; SIP Tutorial; VIPeering; Business Video Expo; CVx; Digium/Asterisk World; StartupCamp; MSPAlliance MSPWorld and more! Visit TMC Events for a complete listing and further information. For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.

About GENBAND

GENBAND is a global leader of IP infrastructure and application solutions, enabling fixed, mobile and cable service providers around the world to evolve communications networks through IP innovation. The Company offers market-leading Switching, Applications, Networking and Service solutions, with products deployed in over 600 customer networks spanning more than 80 countries. GENBAND is headquartered in Frisco, Texas, and has operations in 50 countries. To learn more, visit us on the web at www.genband.com. GENBAND, the GENBAND logo and icon are trademarks of GENBAND.