TelcoBridges Inc. announced Monday at Internet Telephony Expo, the release of Tmedia TMG800, a media gateway that brings carrier-grade features to service providers with lower-density requirements, like supporting remote locations, or delivering hosted services.
The TMG800 provides capacity from one to eight T1/E1/J1 interfaces (up to 256 universal VoIP channels). As service uptake increases, the capabilities can be extended with expansion cards for VoIP and software license upgrades for each additional T1/E1/J1 port.
The Tmedia TMG800 routes and bridges PSTN and SIP-based calls, providing any-to-any switching.
Similar in design to TMG3200 Media Gateway, the lightweight TMG800 version is 1U high and features an on-board Linux CPU to run custom applications, eliminating the need for an additional external host or other devices. It comes with the Toolpack OAM web-based GUI for configurations.
“We’ve designed the TMG800 Media Gateway to bring carrier-grade quality to a price point associated with lower density products,” said Gaetan Campeau, president and CEO of TelcoBridges. “There is nothing else in the industry that can match the features, quality, flexibility and price point of the TMG800 in the lower density market.”
A spokesperson for the company declined to reveal the price for the gateway, but he said it’s competitive with the industry norm of about $2,000 per port. “It’s not about a dollar-for-dollar comparison,” he added, explaining it’s about comparing performance for the price. One of the benefits, he said, is that the TMG800 consumes one-third the power of competitive gateways, improving the total cost of ownership.
