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| NewSouth Communications Selects Transaction Network Services -TNS- as SS7 Hub Provider
NewSouth Communications Selects Transaction Network Services -TNS- as SS7 Hub Provider; TNS Chosen as Partner in NewSouth's Continued Network Expansion RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 15, 2003--Transaction Network Services (TNS), one of the world's leading providers of fast, cost-effective data communications services for transaction-oriented applications, today announced that NewSouth Communications, an Internet, local, and long distance provider, has signed an agreement with its Telecom Services Division for Signaling System 7 (SS7) network services. BizVantage – Beyond the news: indepth on business, investment and technology. Under the agreement, TNS will deliver SS7 signaling and intelligent network services and provide a single point of access to SS7 services across the TNS network. TNS will work closely with NewSouth to meet the signaling requirements to support their continued network growth. "To meet our SS7 requirements, we were looking for a company that would offer a collaborative, customer-focused approach as well as total management to support our continued network growth," said Amy Gardner, Senior Vice President of Network Planning & Provisioning, NewSouth Communications. "TNS was the logical choice. With proprietary hardware and software specifically designed for efficiently transporting and monitoring network activity, TNS delivers the innovative, cost-effective solutions that are necessary to maintain our competitive edge and grow our bottom line." TNS' SS7 network supports more than 100 carriers and provides the technology, diversity and capacity necessary to manage the traffic requirements of growing carriers. TNS manages and supports a full range of SS7 services for its carrier customers, providing nationwide LATA coverage and access to a wide array of Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) services such as wired and wireless Local Number Portability (LNP), Caller Name (CNAM), 800, and Custom Local Area Signaling Services (CLASS). "We are pleased to be serving as a partner to NewSouth as they continue to expand their network reach and deliver innovative services that highlight their focus on technology and their end-users," said Barry Toser, Senior Vice President and General Manager, TNS Telecom Services Division. "By leveraging TNS' innovative architecture, NewSouth is realizing the benefits of greater network control, total management, and reduced costs. Our partnership with NewSouth will allow us jointly to develop new ways to merge today's newest transmission protocols with longstanding SS7 switching technology." About NewSouth Communications NewSouth Communications serves business customers in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The company offers a comprehensive selection of data, Internet, voice, and other advanced communications solutions. For more information, visit www.newsouth.com. About Transaction Network Services, Inc. Since its inception in 1990, Transaction Network Services has designed and implemented one of the fastest, most reliable and lowest cost networks for the transport of transaction-oriented data. TNS' proprietary network technologies have been deployed in the United States and internationally, and TNS' network has become a preferred network servicing the trading community, wireless and wireline carriers, and the card processing and dial-up automated teller machine markets. TNS has been a major player in the telecommunication industry since 1995, and is a leading signaling network provider, offering a full range of SS7 services, including ISUP, TCAP, ANSI-41 and SMS transport via IP. TNS handled more than 15 billion calls on its network in 2002 and has been a pioneer in number portability since 1997. For further information about TNS' transaction solutions, please refer to www.tnsi.com.
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