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Mebius Telecom LLC, based in Moscow, Russia, has deployed TelcoBridges' (News - Alert) Tmedia VOIP gateways to provide connectivity and transcoding capabilities for its Comtube-hosted, IP telephony services offering.

Launched in 2008, Comtube provides telecommunication services - such as audio conferencing, IP telephony, voice mail, Fax over IP, group broadcasts, phone/fax/SMS, and calendaring - in a secure, hosted environment.

Comtube services are available in Russia, as well as other nations in the Commonwealth of Independent States, and Israel - with new locations coming online soon, the company says.

'The concept behind the Comtube project came about following our work with Russian and Israeli companies that wanted to reduce their telecom costs and complexity while maintaining the flexibility of multiple channels, like wireline and mobile,' said Mikhail Redin, CEO of Mebius Telecom LLC. 'Tmedia VOIP gateways were a key enabler in bringing the Comtube project to market, offering the most signaling and transcoding support and network capacity in a single 2U device, and enabling us to deliver on our customer and pricing commitments.'

'TelcoBridges' family of media gateways support the drive by service providers to deploy new value-added services such as Logic Line while capping or reducing their costs,' said Daniel Paradis, director, Global Sales at TelcoBridges Inc. 'With their high density and support for multiple concurrent signaling protocols in the same device, along with a choice of STM-1or E1 connectivity, Tmedia VOIP gateways enable Mebius Telecom to optimize revenue-generating system capacity as their business grows, while minimizing the operating and capital costs typically associated with it.'

Recognized for their high density and energy efficiency, Tmedia gateways provide support for SS7, ISDN, SIGTRAN, SIP, H.323 and H.248 in a single device, enabling them to perform the work of multiple devices while using the power, cooling and rack space of just one. This results in energy savings of up to two-thirds when compared to competing products.

Founded in 1999, Mebius Telecom LLC offers integrated package of communications services and Internet access to clients in tourism, construction, manufacturing, government agencies and other organizations in Russia and Israel. Since its inception the company has worked closely with telecom operators, including Comstar United Telesystems, one of the largest commercial IP telephony operators in Moscow, to offer various intelligent network services. These include Logic Line Office, a multi-channel virtual phone number service.

In a related matter, TelcoBridges' channel partners, including value-added resellers, system integrators and solution developers, have delivered and deployed carrier-grade solutions in over 50 countries around the world.