Interoperability Between 3G Systems and Enterprise Networks

Dilithium Networks announced they had successfully demonstrated videotelephony calls between 3G-324M terminals and PC based H.323 videoconferencing terminals overcoming the problems traditionally associated with network translation and access through corporate firewalls. Using Dilithium Networks' DCT 2000 carrier-class multimedia gateway and the Ridgeway Systems' proven IPFreedom™ Boundary Traversal solution, the companies have demonstrated seamless connection of video calls from a 3G circuit network to corporate IP networks.

"Customers of 2.5G and 3G networks are demanding multimedia services and any to any connectivity across both wireless and fixed networks. As operators rush to offer 3G multimedia services, the ability to connect to the existing base of PC capable videotelephony systems and clients on corporate networks will be crucial to mass market success. We are pleased to be working with Ridgeway to solve issues associated with navigating corporate firewalls and network address translation (NAT) routers," said Lee Ellison, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Dilithium Networks. "This interconnectivity between a circuit-based wireless network and an IP based corporate network is an important milestone in the future of videotelephony services between 3G mobile users and corporate employees."

Dilithium Networks' DCT 2000 is a multimedia gateway that incorporates Dilithium's "Unicoding" (intelligent transcoding) technology resulting in up to 700% increase in channel density and thereby minimizing long term cost of ownership. Dilithium Networks' Unicoding solutions achieve this unparalleled efficiency in voice and video transcoding while maintaining the same level of quality as the traditional tandem transcoding based solutions.

IPFreedom enables end-to-end IP voice and video by securely traversing network firewalls and NATs. IPFreedom supports both SIP and H.323 protocols, and extends the reach of secure, real-time, end-to-end IP voice and video beyond the confines of the private IP network or backbone. Most notably, the Ridgeway solution enables seamless connectivity with no compromise to security or the overall integrity of the end-to end connection.

Tim Rubert, vice president of business development, Ridgeway Systems added, "For 3G service providers, videotelephony is a key differentiator from existing 2.5G services. Dilithium Networks clearly has the premier wireless multimedia gateway, which is a key enabler of this service. We are happy to be part of the solution to extend videoconferencing to corporate networks. Ridgeway has already achieved considerable success in helping customers solve the obstacles and challenges presented by firewalls and network address translation during multi-site IP videoconferencing rollouts."

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