PRESS RELEASE
November 26, 2002
ONVOY Selects Tekno Telecom's SS7 Network Monitoring System
Naperville, IL - November 26, 2002 - Tekno Telecom, L.L.C. today announced that Onvoy, a regional telecommunications provider based in Plymouth, Minnesota, selected Tekno Telecom's LinkQuest SS7 Network Monitoring Solution for use in its switching network.
Founded in 1988, Onvoy is Minnesota's leading telecommunications provider and operator of the state's largest privately-owned data network. Onvoy is credited with introducing advanced telecommunications services to rural Minnesota, is recognized as the state's first Internet Service Provider, and is positioning the Upper Midwest on the forefront of technology once again through its latest service offering - Converged IP Services. Onvoy's Converged IP Services are delivered over an Internet Protocol network platform where all services - voice, video, data and Internet - are moved over a common backbone, creating the most efficient network for businesses.
Onvoy will use Tekno Telecom's system to provide network monitoring of its Signal Transfer Point's (STP) SS7 links and utilize Tekno Telecom's applications for Inter-Carrier Billing and Validation, Quality of Service, Network Troubleshooting, Surveillance, Traffic Engineering, Marketing Studies and Revenue Assurance.
"Onvoy is excited to begin utilizing the surveillance and trouble shooting capabilities of the LinkQuest system," said Mike Styba, Director of Operations at Onvoy. "The system will allow us to have precise SS7 signaling data, so that Onvoy can generate accurate internal and external reports, and provide value-added information to our customers."
"Onvoy's purchase of the NetQuest SS7 Network Monitoring system will provide accurate quantitative and definitive inter-carrier and inter-connect usage analysis. We are pleased to provide these advanced solutions to Onvoy," said Sam Galler, Vice President of Sales at Tekno Telecom. "Today's need for harvesting the information that is contained within the carriers' networks will significantly impact their bottom lines in a positive fashion. A secondary effect of moving forward with Tekno Telecom is the advanced knowledge Onvoy will gain for proactive Quality of Service and Troubleshooting. Onvoy will gain insightful information needed for continued success in this competitive telecom marketplace."
About Onvoy
Onvoy currently manages the state's largest privately-owned data network that boasts multiple, redundant OC-12, OC-3 and DS-3 connections to national Internet providers. Onvoy is recognized as Minnesota's first ISP, and the provider that enabled advanced telecom service delivery throughout the state. In September 2002, Onvoy deployed a next generation network to deliver statewide IP-based converged voice, video, private data and Internet services. For more information visit their web site. here.
About Tekno Telecom, LLC
Tekno started in 1968 in the telecom sector and has installed over 10,000 systems worldwide. Migrating from call accounting systems to traffic management solutions (which front-ended switches) to call completion systems, Tekno has been a pillar of telecom network management, maintenance, and revenue assurance solutions, focusing on high return on investment systems for wireline, wireless and next-generation carriers. Tekno has consistently brought to market products that were more advanced and accurate than its competitors. Its engineering team has generated numerous patents, which today allows offering supremely efficient and accurate systems necessary for today's carriers to confidently know what is occurring in their networks in order to solve problems and collect the revenues due to them. Tekno's focus has consistently relied on data/information collected, not from the switch, but directly from the network (MF, SS7, ATM, and IP, etc.). Network data is rich in information and Tekno's products use advanced techniques to extract and correlate tremendous volumes of data into useful information for the carriers. Most importantly, Tekno is on the leading edge of technology and is ready for today's newest networks while still supporting legacy telecom networks. For more information about Tekno Telecom visit www.teknotelecom.com or call (630) 579-9800.
