SAN DIEGO -- Cox Communications, Inc. [NYSE:COX], one of the largest multiservice broadband communications companies in North America, has awarded a multiyear contract to Nuera Communications, Inc. to provide media gateways for Cox’s nationwide voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service deployments.

Broadband network operators such as cable multiple system operators (MSOs) are aggressively offering telephone services to stimulate growth, increase profits and reduce customer churn. VoIP is a key enabling technology in the PacketCablestandards, which allow cable operators to offer telephone services throughout their networks.

“The mulitvendor, distributed and security characteristics of the PacketCable architecture will enable us to easily deliver our Cox Digital Telephoneservice offering in our markets,” said Jay Rolls, Cox’s vice president of Telephone and Data Engineering. “However, we must also deliver the high quality and outstanding performance that the market has come to expect from Cox Digital Telephone. We chose Nuera because they offer media gateways with the scalability and reliability that enable us to meet and exceed our subscribers’ expectations. In addition, Nuera’s ability to work with the other vendors in our network gives us the confidence to aggressively execute our deployment plans.”

Nuera Communications Inc.

Cox Communications Inc.