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Frost & Sullivan Acknowledges
Redback Networks’ Product Differentiation in the Global Multiservice
Edge Router (MSER) Market
Other topics: Triple Play
Services, VoIP Service Offer
BUSINESS WIRE
August 13, 2007
Entire SmartEdge™ Family of Routers Recognized for Technology
Innovation and Product Differentiation
PALO ALTO, California - Frost & Sullivan today honored Redback
Networks, an Ericsson company that makes video-centric routers for a
majority of the world’s largest triple-play networks, with the 2007
Global Award for Product Differentiation Innovation in the
Multi-Service Edge Router (MSER) market. |
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In presenting this
Award, Frost & Sullivan recognizes the market leading features of
Redback Networks’ SmartEdge platform, which demonstrate the company’s
commitment to innovation and product differentiation and underscore
its technical expertise.
“The company has shown tremendous success with the SmartEdge product
that unifies three separate functions, namely edge routing, Ethernet
aggregation, and subscriber management into a single, multi-functional
platform,” noted Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Prayerna Raina.
“Redback has accomplished this without compromising on the
performance, availability, and security capabilities necessary in a
carrier grade platform.”
The four models in the product family consist of the flagship
SmartEdge 1200, SmartEdge 800/400, and SmartEdge100. Together, these
Multi-Service edge routers provide the foundation for any kind of
deployment, whether large of small.
The SmartEdge 1200 platform, introduced this spring, provides three
major innovations. It doubles carrier capacity for new video upgrades,
extends triple-play services to broadband mobile networks and
integrates up to six network applications into a single router. The
SmartEdge 1200 also introduces three new network applications,
including deep-packet inspection for peer-to-peer traffic management,
advanced session border control capabilities and network security for
carriers and their customers.
“With the addition of the SmartEdge 1200, Redback has raised the bar
for delivery of triple-play and business services. Further, by adding
support for mobile users as well by the inclusion of security and
session border controller functionality in SmartEdge 1200, Redback has
further differentiated itself from the competition,” said Raina.
The SmartEdge platform’s innovative packet mesh architecture and a
dedicated Packet Processor (PPAs) on every line card ensures that
there is no single point of failure. The PPAs are fully programmable
and new services can be introduced through the insertion of the right
software code. As a result, PPAs offer investment protection because
new functionalities can be added without requiring major hardware
change.
The Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Differentiation Innovation is
presented each year to the company that has best demonstrated the
ability to develop and/or advance products with more innovative
capabilities than competing vendors and products. This Award
recognizes the company’s successful adoption of new or existing
technology that has become a part of its well-designed product family.
Such innovation is expected to significantly contribute to the
industry in terms of product performance and degree/rate of technical
change.
Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a
variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding
achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership,
technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product
development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure
performance through in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive
secondary research in order to identify best practices in the
industry.
About Redback Networks
An Ericsson company since January 2007 (NASDAQ:ERIC), Redback Networks
helps manage triple-play services for 63 million subscribers and 15 of
the top 20 telephone carriers worldwide. Redback’s multi-service
routing platform delivers next generation broadband services such as
VoIP, IPTV, On-Demand Video, and on-line gaming. Redback Networks has
more than 500 carrier customers worldwide and is based in San Jose,
CA. For more information, visit www.redback.com.
About Ericsson
Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet
communications through its continuous technology leadership. Providing
innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping
to create the most powerful communication companies in the world.
Read more at http://www.ericsson.com.
Redback and SmartEdge are registered trademarks of Redback Networks
Inc.
About Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, has been
partnering with clients to support the development of innovative
strategies for more than 40 years. The company's industry expertise
integrates growth consulting, growth partnership services, and
corporate management training to identify and develop opportunities.
Frost & Sullivan serves an extensive clientele that includes Global
1000 companies, emerging companies, and the investment community by
providing comprehensive industry coverage that reflects a unique
global perspective and combines ongoing analysis of markets,
technologies, econometrics, and demographics. For more information,
visit www.awards.frost.com. |
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