First Carrier Ethernet exchange for voice services
04-03-2010
Intends to replace traditional long-distance tandem switches and TDM direct connections
Moving from all-data interfaces to full IP voice capability, Carrier Ethernet exchange provider CENX has launched the first fully neutral carrier Ethernet voice exchange service.
CENX is designed to solve the growing problem of carrier Ethernet interconnection. In late 2009 the company opened its first three carrier Ethernet exchanges, in Los Angeles, New York City and Chicago. "We were the first carrier Ethernet exchange to deliver data, and we're now becoming the first to deliver voice as well" co-founder Nan Chen said. "This is clearly a new paradigm from the voice perspective"
Previously, Chen explained, carriers have had to exchange Ethernet traffic either in one-off bilateral exchanges, which are cumbersome and difficult to scale, or in multi-operator "voice tandems", which typically charge on a per-minute basis.
The CENX exchange intends to replace traditional long-distance tandem switches and TDM direct connections with a flat-rate option that it says combines the best aspects of both.
With its new voice exchange, CENX will offer what Chen called "the best of both worlds" - operators who connect through the CENX exchange will enjoy the convenience of multi-carrier tandem systems, and also flat rates.
CENX uses carrier-neutral and co-location/data-center neutral exchanges to interconnect carrier Ethernet networks around the world. Infonetics Research reported last year that the ability for service providers to quickly and economically interconnect with their peers could add as much as $4.7 billion to the global Ethernet revenue forecast in 2013, reaching nearly $39 billion.
Moving from all-data interfaces to full IP voice capability, Carrier Ethernet exchange provider CENX has launched the first fully neutral carrier Ethernet voice exchange service.
CENX is designed to solve the growing problem of carrier Ethernet interconnection. In late 2009 the company opened its first three carrier Ethernet exchanges, in Los Angeles, New York City and Chicago. "We were the first carrier Ethernet exchange to deliver data, and we're now becoming the first to deliver voice as well" co-founder Nan Chen said. "This is clearly a new paradigm from the voice perspective"
Previously, Chen explained, carriers have had to exchange Ethernet traffic either in one-off bilateral exchanges, which are cumbersome and difficult to scale, or in multi-operator "voice tandems", which typically charge on a per-minute basis.
The CENX exchange intends to replace traditional long-distance tandem switches and TDM direct connections with a flat-rate option that it says combines the best aspects of both.
With its new voice exchange, CENX will offer what Chen called "the best of both worlds" - operators who connect through the CENX exchange will enjoy the convenience of multi-carrier tandem systems, and also flat rates.
CENX uses carrier-neutral and co-location/data-center neutral exchanges to interconnect carrier Ethernet networks around the world. Infonetics Research reported last year that the ability for service providers to quickly and economically interconnect with their peers could add as much as $4.7 billion to the global Ethernet revenue forecast in 2013, reaching nearly $39 billion.
