Tekelec said this week it is upgrading the signaling network of T-Mobile Germany.
The upgrade is using the Sigtran IP-based SS7, which will allow T-Mobile to make a transition to IP-based platforms and services, Tekelec said. The deployment, which began in October, will be completed by mid-2007.
Sigtran is a stepping stone for migrating to SIP signaling in an IMS architecture, Tekelec said. Sigtran is compatible with the existing SS7 signaling network, and the underlying IP infrastructure can be leveraged for the parallel evolution from SS7 to SIP.
Tekelec’s EAGLE 5 ISS also supports a variety of applications in addition to SS7 signaling, including gateway functionality, number portability and integrated data acquisition.
T-Mobile Germany http://www.t-mobile.net/CDA/germany,7,0,,en.html
Tekelec www.tekelec.com
