North American Tier 1 Carriers Choose Mitel Mobile Solutions to Enhance Customer Communications

• Delivers Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)-based Converged IP Messaging (CPM) solutions
• Empowers 2G, 3G and LTE operators to transform messaging core and deliver messaging over an IP network
• Builds upon Mitel’s previous success with a North American Rich Communications Services (RCS) deployment

DALLAS, Oct. 06, 2016 -- Mitel® (Nasdaq:MITL) (TSX:MNW), a global leader in real-time business, cloud and mobile communications, has confirmed that Tier 1 wireless operators in North America have selected Mitel Mobile to supply and deploy their NFV-based CPM solution.

Mobile operators deploying an all-IP services core have an opportunity to transform their messaging network by capping legacy investment and introducing intelligent delivery capability for messaging and multimedia while managing user-generated content across multiple access domains and devices.

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“Our mobile operator customers are transforming their networks to become more intelligent and efficient,” said BG Kumar, President of Mitel’s Mobile Division. “The selection of our NFV-based advanced messaging solutions by major carriers reflects our approach in developing and deploying virtualized IP networks that meet their customers’ needs.”

“Driven by VoLTE deployments, operators are transitioning to NFV for IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) networks. The ability to scale services up and down quickly is a key driver for operators migrating to NFV. IP messaging solutions, like Mitel’s CPM, offer operators a migration path for a core service area while allowing them to explore new capabilities to stay competitive,” said Senior Research Director, Diane Myers IHS Markit.

Important Facts

• Mitel has supported the introduction of mobile industry milestones including the:
  • first VoLTE deployment
  • first North American RCS deployment
  • first IMS VoWiFi deployment
  • first NFV-based IMS implementation
• Mitel has a fully virtualized end to end portfolio of voice/video, messaging and mobile core products that include IMS and Session Border Controller
• Mitel Mobile solutions are based on the award-winning mOne® software platform, leveraging NFV and software-defined networking technologies for deployments on cloud-based infrastructures

Related Materials

• Find out more about Mitel converged messaging solutions for:
  • Rich Communications Services (RCS, RCSe)
  • Converged IP Messaging (CPM)
  • Short Message Service/Multimedia Messaging Service (SMS/MMS)

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