Acme Packet new Net-Net product offering

Acme Packet announced today the release of the Net-Net 4500, an intermediate SBC offering that will sit between its existing Net-Net 4250 and 9000 products. In most configurations, the Net-Net 4500 has more than 100 percent more capacity for calls per second, media streaming and IPsec tunnel capacity than the 4000 series.

The improved performance ability of the Net-Net 4500 will benefit service providers facing ever-increasing demands on their networks as subscriber bases increase and the total number of data streams balloons.

In addition to cutting costs due to its increased performance ability and processing power, the Net-Net 4500 is more energy efficient as its redesigned power supply system uses far less energy than the 4000 series, according to Jonathan Zarkower, director of product marketing for Acme Packet.

"The Net-Net 4500 has undergone significant field testing, where it produced valid performance numbers, and we have completed its beta deployment," Zarkower said.

Zarkower said some of the Tier 1 customers Acme Packet already serves have seen increased performance and subscriber satisfaction after implementing the Net-Net 4500. He also mentioned the potential benefits of using the Net-Net 4500 to support public service security gateways and WiFi.

Acme Packet initially planned to include a prominent customer who beta tested the product in the Net-Net 4500's release materials, but decided to launch without. Zarkower declined to comment on the lead users of Net-Net 4500.

Given Acme Packet's present market share of over 50 percent of the SBC space and long list of customers, expect implementation of the Net-Net 4500 to be wide-spread as VoIP continues to replace TDM communications within enterprise space.

For more:
- see the Net-Net 4500 release here [1]