What is a Next Generation Network (NGN)?
Next Generation Network (NGN) is a term used to describe some
major changes in the telecommunication core and access networks.
NGNs are built around the Internet Protocol and therefore the term
'all-IP' is also sometimes used to describe the transformation
towards NGN. NGNs open up a whole new world of services and
applications and present significant margin opportunities for
channel partners and much more integrated services for end
users.
Gamma's Next Generation Network
Gamma's NGN is one of the largest soft-switch deployment across
Europe, carrying around 13% of the UK's business voice traffic.
Over 350 million minutes a month of this traffic is pure IP
traffic, showing that there is a definite move from TDM to IP
network by end users.
In late 2005, Gamma started transferring its network from TDM
(Time-division Multiplexing) to IP (Internet Protocol) and since
2006 Gamma has been running its traffic over a pre-dominantly
soft-switch based network with its carrier class core switching
infrastructure located across 6 separate geographic locations in
the UK.
Gamma was the first to role out a NGN in the UK and has
also been ahead of the market in terms of finding and resolving
issues with IP Telephony. We have been moving IP telephony into a
new era by offering a service level on availability and call
quality to our channel partners - no other provider offers
this.
In 2009 we moved our NGN into its second stage with the roll out
of new soft-switch equipment, further increasing our
capacity and helping us deliver more innovative new services and
applications.
Our continued commitment and investment in supporting our
partners ensure that we remain the leader's in NGN services within
the UK.
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