Acme Packet Supports CALEA

WASHINGTON -- Acme Packet(R) today at ISS World announced broad support in its Net-Net session border controller (SBC) for global lawful intercept (LI) capabilities that enable service providers to comply with complex, evolving regulations worldwide such as the US Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). Service providers delivering real-time, interactive IP communications such as voice, video and multimedia face significant challenges in building cost effective, scalable, LI-compliant solutions. Acme Packet is working with leading product vendors and trusted third-party service providers - NeuStar, SS8 Networks, Verint and VeriSign - to provide a complete solution for LI. In addition, for MSO cable networks, Acme Packet supports the dynamic provisioning of the targeted subscribers by the Call Management Server (CMS).

In the solutions announced today, Acme Packet's Net-Net SBC is the intercept access point in an IP network. Provisioning of the target subscriber in the SBC is performed by SS8 Networks' lawful intercept platform Xcipio(TM) or Verint STAR-GATE products or within SIP signaling messages sent to the SBC by the CMS in a MSO cable network. The Acme Packet SBC forwards intercepted call data and content to the SS8 Networks or Verint delivery functions which in turn provide trusted, secure interfaces to law enforcement agencies.

Acme Packet and its product partners SS8 Networks and Verint support managed services from NeuStar and VeriSign. Service providers use those third-party managed services of Neustar and VeriSign to meet their law enforcement compliance needs while remaining able to keep their focus on delivering innovative, high-quality subscriber services.

"With these lawful intercept solutions, service providers can deploy VoIP and other real-time interactive IP communications with confidence that they are compliant with CALEA and similar government regulations worldwide for assisting law enforcement in conducting authorized electronic surveillance," commented Seamus Hourihan, Vice President Marketing and Product Management at Acme Packet. "As the standards evolve, meeting these requirements and attaining Safe Harbor will require new capabilities. Acme Packet and our partners will continue to support the changing requirements in a timely fashion."

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