REDCOM Laboratories Inc., a company that designs and manufactures digital and IP-enabled telecommunications systems, reportedly has entered into an agreement with PacStar, a technology-based provider of communications solutions to the military and government, to integrate as well as resell REDCOM's (News - Alert) HDX•C and SLICE switching systems in order to better meet the needs of U.S. Department of Defense customers.

 

'Our DoD customers require JITC-certified solutions that enable seamless VoIP and TDM interoperability and provide advanced VoIP and TDM call management capabilities combined in a single platform,' said Charlie Kawasaki, chief technical officer, PacStar, in a statement.

 

Kawasaki said that integrated into the PacStar 6000-series, the REDCOM HDX•C and SLICE deliver truly interoperable TDM communications that don't hinder mission flexibility and enable U.S. and coalition military users to take advantage of DVX and SMEO capabilities.

 

'We are excited to have PacStar serve as an integrator and reseller of REDCOM's HDX•C and SLICE systems,' said Dinah Gueldenpfennig, vice president of planning and government program administration, REDCOM, in a statement.

 

Gueldenpfennig said that this agreement will greatly benefit military and government customers who are looking to converge their networks, as they migrate from TDM to IP, with fully integrated communications that offer complete VoIP-TDM interoperability in a single platform.

 

Recently REDCOM Laboratories had announced that Alaska’s United Utilities, Inc. has installed 23 REDCOM High Density Exchange softswitches to take advantage of a new high capacity digital microwave network serving western Alaska. The HDX softswitches replace existing REDCOM Modular Digital Exchange switching systems that have been in place for more than 15 years.

 

The HDX softswitches enable UUI’s network to offer its customers Next Generation Network services with the deployment of affordable, high-speed terrestrial 800 service backhaul.

 

The new HDX softswitches offer Equal Access and SS7 TCAP/ISUP signaling. In the future, thanks to the increased capacity of the terrestrial network, schools, clinics, libraries, colleges, and government agencies throughout western Alaska can enjoy the benefits of the same kind of Next Generation Network services offered to communities in the lower 48 states.