Maxis contracts Nortel for NGN migration

Malaysian telco Maxis Communications has contracted Nortel Networks to deploy its Communication Server (CS) 2000 and Centrex IP solution as part of its migration to a next generation network. Nortel CS 2000 is a carrier-grade VoIP softswitch that enables delivery of voice and data services over the same communication lines, whilst the Centrex IP solution offers more than 200 hosted business voice services from a single multimedia platform. The network will help Maxis to reduce operating costs and create new sources of revenue by providing its enterprise customers with advanced voice, data and SIP-based multimedia services, including video conferencing, multimedia collaboration and personalised call management. The value of the deal was not disclosed.