PrimaCom AG which claims to be one of Germany's largest cable network operators, has selected Tellabs' broadband access products and services. The venture will help PrimaCom become one of the first in Europe to offer Internet-based voice and data services, which use the European Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (EuroDOCSIS) 1.1 technology, integrated with cable TV service.

An official release informs that the project includes the purchase of the Tellabs 2410 cable voice modem. This is a standards-based device that takes voice and data traffic and transmits it using Internet Protocol (IP). Tellabs will also provide professional services that will deploy, integrate and rollout a complete Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network for PrimaCom.

The rollout of PrimaCom's new reliable high quality telephony and high-speed data services will start this year in the Netherlands and is planned to be continued through the next three years. PrimaCom plans to expand these integrated, voice and data services for their cable TV customers also in Germany in the near future the release states.

PrimaCom will be able to provide customers with integrated communications and entertainment services that help increase the company's average revenue per customer.

The complete VoIP solution that Tellabs will provide includes the Tellabs 2410 cable voice modem, a EuroDOCSIS 1.1-based device for integrating voice and data services over IP. In addition, Tellabs' systems integration services will manage the deployment and integration of other VoIP products -- a cable modem termination system and the TollBridge TB200 voice gateway -- into PrimaCom's network the release states.

These system integration services include product launch support, on-site training, program management, process development and deployment services.

Tellabs claims to have a presence in over 80 countries. It helps communications service providers build converged networks of voice, data and video.

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