OneAccess Networks and BroadSoft Team Up to Deliver Carrier Class Converged Services Router with an Integrated PacketSmart Solution

BroadSoft Connections 2011, CLAMART, France and PHOENIX, October 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

OneAccess Networks, a global provider of Converged Services CPE solutions for small-medium businesses (SMB) and enterprises and BroadSoft, Inc., the leading global provider of software that enables mobile, fixed-line and cable service providers to deliver voice and multimedia services over their IP-based networks, have teamed up to deliver an end-to-end BroadCloud™ PacketSmart™ solution.  With PacketSmart's embedded intelligence in the OneAccess ONE1540, service providers can offer SMBs and enterprise customers managed hosted services that provide superior quality while reducing their capital and operational expenses, provisioning time and truck rolls.

With BroadCloud PacketSmart, service providers can assess the configuration and readiness of their enterprise customer networks, in great detail, to support VoIP and data communications solutions. Then once deployed, PacketSmart will continuously monitor every call and identify any traffic jams on the communications highway and provide detailed reports on Quality of Service.

The ONE1540 CPE is a multi-service router designed for the SMB and enterprise with industry-leading hardware scalability and software flexibility. With EFM g.shdsl, fiber Ethernet access technology options and a four port managed Gigabit Ethernet switch, the ONE1540 is optimized for hosted, converged services. The software-centric architecture enables service providers the ability to reduce the number of appliances required in the SMB LAN.  With greater than 600,000 units deployed in more than 130 service providers around the world, the OneAccess OneOS is a field-proven, highly reliable operating system with a number of management tools that reduce the operational cost and complexity of managed converged services.

"OneAccess Networks and BroadSoft® have a long-standing relationship and continue to seek ways to provide greater value to service provider customers," said Bertrand Meis, CEO, OneAccess Networks. "PacketSmart is another example of our collaborative efforts. We continue to add capabilities to our software-centric solutions that offer service providers the highest level of feature integration required to deliver a roadmap of hosted converged services to the small-medium business and enterprise."

Service providers can realize a number of benefits with PacketSmart that enhance the SMB's experience and establish a foundation for customer retention and future higher value services that drive ARPU.  The monitoring capabilities of PacketSmart enable service providers to proactively address problems, reduce Mean-Time-To-Resolution, and increase customer satisfaction while reducing operational costs.  

"With the rapid growth of media convergence, service providers are quickly recognizing they need to actively monitor and diagnose service quality issues and proactively troubleshoot network problems on the customer premises," said David Bukovsky, vice president products, BroadSoft. "We believe our customers will benefit from this end-to-end, 'carrier-grade' solution for converged media networks."

"Communication services are mission-critical to the success of any business, and reliability is the top criterion for selecting a service provider," said Matthias Machowinski, Directing Analyst, Enterprise Networks and Video, INFONETICS RESEARCH.  "The integration between BroadSoft's PacketSmart hosted solution and OneAccess CPE gives service providers a cost-effective mechanism to improve the quality of their converged voice and data services and address this customer requirement."

Critical to an SMB's operation is the availability of communications and business applications.  With PacketSmart's network monitoring and visibility features, service providers become a trusted partner of the SMB to ensure high availability of their critical business operations. The ONE1540 enabled with PacketSmart, provides a clear advantage over software and stand-alone appliance alternatives.  Those alternatives reduce performance while adding complexity and cost that strains the service provider's business model for SMB managed services. With the ONE1540 and PacketSmart, service providers can address a broader SMB market with their high quality managed cloud services. This product will be available in the first quarter of 2012.

"As OneAccess Networks enters the North American market, PacketSmart is a key component of our vision of complete convergence for the SMB and enterprise that is enabled by our ONE series of CPE solutions," said Dennis R. Gatens, vice president & general manager for OneAccess Networks, North America.

OneAccess Networks will demonstrate the ONE1540 with PacketSmart at BroadSoft Connections 2011: Crush It! at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix, Arizona, October 16-19. For more information about the event, visit: http://www.BroadSoftconnections.com.

About OneAccess

OneAccess Networks (http://www.oneaccess-net.com) is a global supplier of multi-service routers and carrier Ethernet access devices enabling service providers to deliver high performance, managed converged services to the small-medium business and enterprise. OneAccess Networks has over 110 service provider customers including four of Europe's top five service providers. OneAccess is the number 2 branch office router solution provider worldwide.

For further information about OneAccess Networks contact:
David Evans/Sarah Chidgey
Cohesive Communications
+44(0)1291-626200
[email protected]

For additional comment about OneAccess Networks contact:
Dennis R Gatens
OneAccess Networks
+1-256-783-2687
[email protected]

SOURCE OneAccess