Tekelec Enhances Test Suite for IP Telephony Networks

Business Wire, Oct 18, 2000

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

MORRISVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2000

velOSity Platform is a Leading Next-generation Diagnostics Solution

Tekelec (Nasdaq: TKLC) has enhanced its market-leading next-generation networks test solution, velOSity(TM) IP, to provide equipment manufacturers with support for the emerging media gateway control (Megaco) H.248 media gateway control protocol.

"Tekelec has added support for the Megaco H.248 protocol to its IP telephony testing portfolio, which includes TALI (transport adapter layer interface), SCTP (stream control transmission protocol) and SIP (session initiation protocol)," explains Michael Caputo, assistant vice president of marketing for the Tekelec Network Diagnostics Division. "Tekelec continues to add diagnostic support for new and evolving protocols and currently supports more than 150 protocols and 3,500 variants. We continue to enhance our position as the leading next-generation diagnostics solution provider."

David Hammond, director of product marketing in the Tekelec Network Diagnostics Division, adds, "velOSity IP combines sophisticated diagnostic capabilities for H.248 (Megaco) IP technology with a wide variety of other signaling technologies, including wireless and SS7, for which Tekelec provides market-leading solutions. The combined technologies provide equipment vendors with test case capabilities not previously available-or even considered. As IP telephony expands rapidly, it is increasingly important that vendors have the ability to test these combined technologies."

About velOSity

Tekelec's velOSity diagnostic product family includes a high-speed platform, the i3000(TM), and advanced operating system architecture for testing existing and emerging/converging technologies. Products are specifically designed to test and verify next-generation network technologies such as signaling system 7 (SS7), including SS7 over asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), general packet radio services (GPRS), universal mobile telecommunications systems (UMTS), and IP.

About Tekelec

Tekelec is a leading developer of telecommunications signaling infrastructure, diagnostic solutions, and service applications. The company's highly reliable solutions enable telecommunications carriers and equipment suppliers to achieve the benefits of the packet-telephony revolution, while keeping service quality and feature richness intact. Tekelec's innovative solutions are widely deployed in traditional and next-generation wireline, wireless, and IP voice, data communications networks, and contact centers. Corporate headquarters are located in Calabasas, Calif., with research and development facilities and sales offices worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.tekelec.com.

The Tekelec logo is a registered trademark of Tekelec, and i3000 and velOSity are trademarks of Tekelec. All other products are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.