One Voice Network Deploys MVTS Session Controller to provide enhanced voice services to the developing countries

September 9, 2004

MERA's Session Controller enables inexpensive voice communication for low-income consumers

Toronto, ON, Canada — September 9, 2004 — MERA Systems, Inc., a supplier of cost-effective solutions for VoIP carriers, today announced that One Voice Network has deployed MERA's MVTS Session Controller for delivery VoIP wholesale termination as well as innovative prepaid voicemail and value-added services to consumers in the developing world.

One Voice Network (OVN) is a USA-based company providing wholesale VoIP termination services and innovative telephony solutions to low-income consumers in developing countries throughout Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, and Africa. MERA's session controller enables OVN to enable two-way communication for those who cannot afford a fixed-line or cellular phone. OVN's solution provides users with their own unique telephone number and voicemail account allowing them to receive messages 24 hours a day. Subscribers also have the ability to make calls through the same account they use to get their voicemail. Besides, the MVTS allows OVN to deliver high quality wholesale termination services to Tier 1 carriers in the United States, Europe and Asia.

The MVTS Session Controller from MERA is the enabler of the full set of next-generation voice services offered by One Voice Network. MERA's MVTS ensures reliable, high quality and cost-effective management of OVN's VoIP network and delivers the following benefits:

Direct peering of OVN's VoIP network with partner carriers. MERA's Session Controller provides an up to 50% reduction of infrastructure costs due to elimination of the back-to-back gateway topology. Furthermore, through bypassing TDM connections, the MVTS enables One Voice Network to offer value-added telephony services such as call notifications, call forwarding, one-button call return, prepaid billing and many more, delivering the true value of IP communications to the underserved users.
PSTN-like quality of voice calls. By avoiding the unnecessary conversion of calls into TDM and back to IP, the MVTS session controller allows OVN to guarantee their users mission-critical voice quality. Equally important, the enhanced bandwidth management of the MERA session controller helps optimize bandwidth use and eliminate deterioration of quality caused by route congestion and delays.
Intelligent call routing. MERA's advanced routing tools enable OVN to dynamically manage their voice traffic and perform policy-based and least cost routing. This functionality allows OVN to offer the most affordable prices to their low-income customer base.
Enhanced reliability. To ensure always-on service availability to its clientele, OVN has deployed MERA's hot-swap redundancy module, which provides for a five-nines reliability of OVN's network. In the improbable event of the system malfunction, the failover server immediately takes over and protects the network against service interruption.

"It is an honor and a pleasure for MERA to act as the enabler of next generation services that One Voice Network offers its users in the developing world," says Natalya Korobkova, Marketing Director for MERA Systems. "With its cost-saving opportunities and rich functionality, the MVTS session controller is a powerful tool that helps OVN to deliver all the benefits of IP communications to those that need it the most."

"As a provider of value-added voice services, we have selected the MERA solution for its reliability combined with feature-rich functionality and high cost-effectiveness," says Jay Tindall, CEO for One Voice Network. "The intelligent routing and QoS assurance tools of the MVTS enable us to guarantee high voice quality while keeping prices at the low end. By delivering a full-set of next-generation services to developing world consumers, we satisfy their communication needs and improve their overall standard of living. We are pleased to work with MERA to fulfill this important social mission."

About MERA Systems, Inc.
MERA Systems, Inc. is the forefront supplier of VoIP technologies delivering the functionality and features needed for successful operation of service providers. The MERA solutions offer a powerful combination of efficiency, scalability and affordable price, bringing added value and revenue-generating opportunities to carriers globally.
MERA is a privately owned corporation with offices in Canada and Russia. It has 12 years of experience in international software development and employs over 500 qualified engineers. MERA pioneered the industry of session border controllers by launching a VoIP division in 2001. To date the company is a key provider of highly reliable and cost-effective SBC's, has over 250 customer deployments in 26 countries of the world, and controls 70% of the SBC market in EMEA countries. For more information, visit us at www.mera-systems.com.

About One Voice Network
Founded in December 2001, One Voice Network, LLC provides wholesale VoIP termination services to carriers in the United States, Europe, and Asia, and has developed a suite of value-added products targeted specifically for consumers in the developing world. These products include a virtual number card, that provides a phone number and voicemail account to people in the developing world who need access to telephone services but do not own a phone. Customers with a OneVoice prepaid calling card can take full advantage of the most important benefits of telephone ownership without the need to own a phone. For more information, please visit www.onevoicenet.net.

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