24/05-05   -   Pressemeddelelse

Equant to deploy Juniper Networks Session Border controllers for worldwide VoIP service

Leader in Communications Solutions for Multi-national Businesses to Add Security and VPN VoIP Features from Juniper Networks

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 24th , 2005 — Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR) today announced that Equant, a member of the France Telecom Group, is deploying its VF Series Session Border Control products to deliver VoIP services to business customers worldwide. Equant has the world´s largest data network in terms of geographic coverage, and unmatched local support with expanded services capabilities to provide global, integrated and customized communication services to enable its customers’ key business processes. Equant offers a broad range of voice solutions to multinationals in a variety of industries.
Equant selected the Juniper Networks VF-3000 Series to offer secure Session Border Control features across the Equant Global VoIP network providing inter-VPN NAT (Network Address Translation) service. This enables Equant to support multiple vendors’ IP PBXs for multi-national customers. In addition, multiple security features will be deployed providing the highest level of network protection for Equant and its business customers.

“Equant selected Juniper Networks because it can provide a carrier grade solution that supports multiple IP PBX vendors over a VoIP VPN with a full menu of security features," said Michael Burrell, Equant Voice & Video Solutions. “As our IP telephony services grow, we also know that the Juniper Networks Session Border Control solution can scale and grow with us."

Equant serves over 3,700 large business customers including: APL/APL Logistics, Behr GmbH & Co. KG, DuPont Brazil, European Space Agency, JT International, STMicroelectronics, ZDF and Zurich Financial Services. Equant has the industry’s most extensive portfolio of communications services and network solutions, including the market-leading IP VPN used by more than 1,300 multinationals today. Equant offers a variety of value-added voice services including Equant Voice for IP VPN and Equant LAN IP Telephony offering customers full interoperability for many leading vendors.

With over 100 worldwide customer deployments, the Juniper Networks award-winning VF Series is the most powerful and scalable family of carrier-grade session border controllers available. The VF Series is the leading solution for hosted NAT traversal, hosted VPN/VLAN, and network protection for hosted IP telephony services like IP Centrex and managed IP PBX.

“We are delighted that Equant, one of the world’s premium communications suppliers and Tier One carriers, selected Juniper Networks for its session border control," said Opher Kahane, vice president of Voice Technologies, Juniper Networks. “Our security and VPN functionality was a great match for what they needed to support their continued successful VoIP growth."

About Equant
Equant (NYSE: ENT) (Euronext Paris: EQU) is a recognized industry leader in global communications services for multinational businesses. Equant combines its network expertise with its expanded services capabilities to provide global, integrated and customized communication services to enable its customers´ key business processes. Equant serves thousands of the world´s top companies, with the industry´s most extensive portfolio of communications services and network solutions, including the market-leading IP VPN used by nearly 1,300 global businesses. Equant, a subsidiary of France Telecom, consistently leads industry surveys in corporate user satisfaction.

About Juniper Networks, Inc.
Juniper Networks is the leader in enabling secure and assured communications over a single IP network. The company’s purpose-built, high performance IP platforms enable customers to support many different services and applications at scale. Service providers, enterprises, governments and research and education institutions worldwide rely on Juniper Networks to deliver products for building networks that are tailored to the specific needs of their users, services and applications. Juniper Networks’ portfolio of proven networking and security solutions supports the complex scale, security and performance requirements of the world’s most demanding networks. Additional information can be found at www.juniper.net.