P-Cube Wins Brazil Order

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- P-Cube, the first to provide programmable IP service control platforms for wireline and mobile network operators, has announced that Copel Telecommunications, a subsidiary of Companhia Paranaense de Energia, has selected P-Cube's Service Control Platform and Engage solution to provide application-level traffic optimisation and improve overall service to its subscribers via the delivery of new premium multimedia services. Copel Telecommunications supplies Copel's own telecommunications needs as well as carrier services to such operators as Embratel, Global Telecom GVT, Claro, VIVO, Timsul, Impsat Fiber Networks and Sercomtel. The contract with Copel Telecommunications has been delivered by P-Cube's strategic partner, Damovo of Brazil, a global service company providing channel distribution, integration and support services.

With the selection of P-Cube, Copel is responding to the Parana State government's digital inclusion initiative by preparing for advanced IP-based service offerings over its new MPLS/Gigabit Ethernet network. One of the largest electrical power companies in Brazil, Copel's telecommunications services will include voice-over-IP, Internet access, and other types of multimedia services that will be delivered to corporate clients, schools, colleges, and banks statewide.

"P-Cube's application-aware service control technology will provide us with a flexible and extensible solution that enables us to cost-effectively scale our network and provide the best user experience to our subscribers," said Carlos Renato de Oliveira Fontes, Copel Telecommunications' assistant to the chief executive officer. "Utilising P-Cube's stateful deep packet inspection capability ensures we can accurately classify network traffic and enable new billing models as we expand our IP offerings."

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