Converged Services

Most incumbent and competitive carriers, ISPs and cable operators (MSOs) offer Internet access, managed voice (TDM and VoIP) services and managed IP VPN services over T1 (PDH) circuits. Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) services in addition to managed voice services are the leading choices for businesses requiring reliable broadband access to the Internet for their data and voice services over the copper PDH access network infrastructure. With the addition of managed IP VPNs, a service provider can offer the complete portfolio of converged voice and data services for multi-site enterprises of all sizes.

According to the Vertical Systems Group, fewer than sixteen percent of commercial buildings in the United States had access to fiber in 2007 and the percentage of fiber-connected buildings with twenty or more employees has increased by about five percent over the past four years. Therefore, these buildings will connect to the network via copper for business voice and data services, and the most commonly deployed network connection for these services is T1s or T3s for higher bandwidth applications.

Converged services are a source of continued growth for service providers but have become increasingly commoditized in certain markets. How can service providers increase their average revenue per user (ARPU) and maintain margins without significant increases in CapEx and OpEx spending?

Given the increasing competitive pressures to offer converged services at lower prices, service providers must find ways to reduce their CapEx and OpEx as well as grow their revenue by offering new services, such as IP VPNs, over the existing PDH network infrastructure.

How do service providers offer business voice (TDM and VoIP) and data services reliably and cost effectively over these copper PDH access network connections?

The Adit® 600 converged services access gateway is a fully modular platform that can provide a SIP or MGCP VoIP gateway, router, firewall and IP VPN client through add-in cards. Adit is ideal for use as customer located equipment (CLE) with IP managed services. With the Adit 600 deployed at the customer premises, service providers can deliver a wide variety of enterprise WAN voice and data services including Internet access, managed voice and managed site-to-site IP VPNs circuits from a single modular platform. The Adit 600 supports connectivity of analog (POTS), ISDN, and IP telephones, PBXs and enterprise LANs enabling service provider to support a broad range of enterprise equipment and services. Simple remote provisioning on the Adit 600 activates new services.