BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 4, 2009-- Acme Packet® (NASDAQ:APKT), the leader in session border control solutions, today announced that Belgacom International Carrier Services SA/NV (Belgacom ICS), a wholesale VoIP service provider with offices in Brussels, Bern, Dubai, Singapore and New York, has deployed the Net-Net 4500 to supplement its existing network of Net-Net® 4250 session border controllers (SBCs). The addition of the Net-Net 4500 will provide Belgacom ICS with significant cost savings while doubling subscriber capacity at its SIP peering locations.

Belgacom ICS is one of the world’s largest wholesale voice, data and value-added service providers, with over 500 wireless and wireline service provider customers, and a network footprint that extends beyond Europe, to Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the U.S. Belgacom ICS is at the forefront of the international communications industry, in terms of both traffic and reach. The company enables global interworking across all networks, technologies and services. As a result of this approach and its joint venture with Swisscom ICS, Belgacom ICS is now one of the world’s largest wholesale voice carriers. In November 2008 Belgacom ICS was also awarded its 3rd “Best Wholesale Carrier” award at the World Communication Awards in London.

Belgacom ICS will significantly reduce capex on a per session basis by deploying the Net-Net 4500 because it delivers over twice the signaling performance and session capacity of the Net-Net 4250 at a price that is only slightly more. Belgacom ICS will also reduce deployment, maintenance and troubleshooting costs, and simplify the addition of new capabilities to their network since the Net-Net 4500 utilizes the same version of Net-Net OS as the Net-Net 4250 platforms already deployed.

“We carefully selected Acme Packet as our SBC vendor to support the ongoing growth and transformation of our network,” said Pierre-André Rulmont, Chief Technical Officer, Belgacom ICS. “Of the solutions we evaluated, the Net-Net 4500 was the most cost-effective, and Acme Packet’s proven ability to innovate according to our specific needs made it the clear choice.”

“Belgacom ICS’s role as a leading SIP interconnect service provider makes it a catalyst for the continued growth of VoIP services on a worldwide basis,” said Seamus Hourihan, vice president of marketing and product management for Acme Packet. “Their selection of the Net-Net 4500 will enable them to continue to grow and enhance their services, and maintain their reputation as one of the top wholesale providers in the world.”

About Acme Packet

Acme Packet, Inc. (NASDAQ: APKT), the leader in session border control solutions, enables the delivery of trusted, first-class interactive communications—voice, video and multimedia sessions—and data services across IP network borders. Our Net-Net family of session border controllers, multiservice security gateways and session routing proxies supports multiple applications in service provider, enterprise and contact center networks—from VoIP trunking to hosted enterprise and residential services to fixed-mobile convergence. They satisfy critical security, service assurance and regulatory requirements in wireline, cable and wireless networks; and support multiple protocols—SIP, H.323, MGCP/NCS, H.248 and RTSP—and multiple border points—service provider access and interconnect, and enterprise access and trunking. Our products have been selected by more than 675 customers in 95 countries. They include 29 of the top 30, and 89 of the top 100 service providers in the world; and 6 of the Fortune 25. For more information, contact us at +1 781.328.4400, or visit www.acmepacket.com.

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Source: Acme Packet

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