Cannes, France - February 20, 2001

Adax and HSS, two of the world's leading players in the telecoms infrastructure market, are partnering at the 3GSM Conference for the first time. The companies have developed a "one stop solution" to provide OEMs implementing Third Generation (3G) networks a single source for network infrastructure. The relationship will cut the time to market for Third Generation mobile data networks.

The combination of higher layer Mobile Data infrastructure software from HSS, the #1 communications software company in India, and protocol controller boards and software from Adax, a leading supplier of signalling controllers, offers OEMs complete solutions for rapid deployment of mobile data applications on traditional and new networks.

The HSS 3G Software frameworks such as the Core Network and Radio Network Controller transport signalling stacks drive the Adax ATM hardware. Similarly, HSS' Voice over Packet (VoP) Softswitch products, including its Media Gateway Controller, Gatekeeper and SIP Servers, utilise the Adax HDC and APC protocol controller boards. These off-the-shelf solutions reduces OEMs time to market and enables the rapid deployment of new services.

"This partnership provides a rounded 3G infrastructure solution for developers, which can crucially lower time to market for revenue-generating products," explained Robin Kent, Director of European operations at Adax. "It has come about as a result of an established business and technology relationship which is already providing a solid foundation for VoP and IN applications around the world."

"HSS finds in Adax a complementary partner that provides the protocol controllers and associated software to enable HSS to offer solutions for the emerging 3G market place. The partnership will enable new generation equipment vendors to reduce time to market through the HSS-ADAX combined offerings." said Manoranjan Mohapatra, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Hughes Software Systems. 

About Adax Europe Ltd.

For nearly 20 years Adax has been laying the foundations for wide area communications applications and services. The company provides signalling solutions for leading worldwide companies, including Lucent, Nortel, Ericsson, Vocalis, Hughes and Siemens. 

Adax has built a product set based on open systems standards, modular design and a common API. This combination has made Adax the industry leader in high performance wide area communications and signaling infrastructure to premier datacom and telecom companies. 

The Adax range of hardware and software tools for layers 1, 2 and 3 of the OSI model enable OEMs and Integrators to quickly and efficiently build communications solutions for the Wide Area. Typical application areas for Adax products include Signaling, VoIP, WAP and Media Gateways; GGSN and SGSN nodes for GPRS and 3G; Intelligent Networks; Base Station Control; and Billing Mediation.

Adax Europe: 

1, Southview Park, 

Caversham, Reading, 

Berks RG4 5AF.

United Kingdom.

Tel: + 44 (0) 118 948 4444.

Fax: +44 (0) 118 946 4922.

http://www.adax.com. 

Email: info@adax.co.uk

About Hughes Software Systems (HSS)

Hughes Software Systems Ltd., is the #1 communications software company in India. HSS offers a broad range of communications-related software services, products, and solutions to leading Communication OEMs and Service Providers around the world. 

The Mobile Data business is focussed on providing solutions to build High Speed Mobile Data capability in traditional networks. It includes stacks and Frameworks for the GPRS Nodes, the 3G Radio Network Controllers and 3G Core Network. The products conform to ETSI and 3GPP specifications.

HSS' focus is in the Convergence market. The Next Generation Networks business offers Voice over Packet solutions. It includes media gateway, media gateway controller and gatekeeper built around MGCP/MEGACO, SIGTRAN, SIP and H.323 standards.

HSS also has protocol stacks such as V5, GR 303, SS7 ATM etc and Intelligent Network (IN) products that include Intelligent Peripheral and Service Node .

Assessed at SEI-CMM Level 4 for all its development centres and all projects, HSS been an ISO 9001 company since 1996.

HSS Europe:

Saxon Street,

Linford Wood,

Milton Keynes,

MK 146LD,

United Kingdom.

Tel: +44 1908 326 272 

Fax : +441908 221127 

http://www.hssworld.com 

Email: hssinfo@flextronicssoftware.com

For more information about HSS contact:
Jay Vikram Bakshi 
Manager Corporate Communications 
Phone: +91-124-634 6666 Extn. 2865
Fax: + 91-124- 6347895
Email: prcontact@flextronicssoftware.com 

Last updated : August 5, 2006