San Jose, California, November 14, 2005
JDSU announced today that its Voice over Internet Protocol
(VoIP) test and performance management service assurance
solution, called NetComplete, was selected by Saskatchewan
Telecommunications (SaskTel) to help ensure reliability,
efficiency and quality of service (QoS) for SaskTel's
deployment of VoIP services. SaskTel is the leading
full-service communications company in Saskatchewan, Canada
offering complete wireline, wireless, internet and e-business
solutions via a digital network. NetComplete is a triple-play
service assurance solution that combines active testing and
passive monitoring of VoIP equipment.
Launching its own VoIP offering over the next several
months, SaskTel has chosen JDSU's NetComplete to improve
service quality management processes by enabling them to
obtain visibility of the end-customer voice experience
throughout the entire lifecycle of a call. SaskTel will also
be able to perform service-assurance functions, such as
service monitoring, rapid fault isolation, and tier-two
troubleshooting to effectively address the unique challenges
of delivering carrier grade VoIP. NetComplete will help
identify, isolate and overcome common QoS issues, such as poor
call quality, dropped calls and slow dial-tone
response.
"We are proud to support SaskTel's deployment of VoIP,"
said Roger Lingle, vice president of marketing for JDSU's
Service Assurance Solutions business unit. "JDSU is confident
that our NetComplete solution will significantly enhance
SaskTel's ability to deliver high-quality VoIP service to its
customers."
"We are excited to use JDSU's NetComplete service assurance
solution -- with our pending deployment of VoIP, NetComplete
will help ensure our network performs effectively without
compromising any quality in the voice communications our more
than 425,000 customers have grown to expect," said Robert
Watson, SaskTel president and CEO.
