BroadSoft has entered into agreements with a consortium of customer premises equipment (CPE) and access equipment vendors to provide pre-integrated access solutions for hosted VoIP applications. BroadSoft has agreed to collaborate with Acme Packet, Cisco Systems Inc, Edgewater Networks, Linksys (a division of Cisco Systems), Polycom and Siemens Communications to build solutions that integrate equipment with hosted applications, to simplify and resolve the integration challenges service providers face when deploying new services. Premier Access Solutions pre-integrate validated equipment provided by the participating companies with the BroadWorks VoIP application platform, and creates solution test plans that validate integration. The solution includes a CPE kit that illustrates how to integrate each participating company's equipment with the corresponding BroadWorks solution. Integration guides simplify the deployment of integrated access solutions for common network architectures. As part of the program, BroadSoft and the participating companies will re-validate the solution each time one of the companies releases a new version of its product, affording service providers the advantage of transparent upgrades on future product releases. In addition, the participating companies will meet on a regular basis to coordinate product development and resolve potential integration issues.
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