SITEC to Distribute Patton’s Award-Winning SmartNode VoIP Solutions accros GCC & Wider Middle East

DUBAI, UAE - March 20, 2015 - PRLog -- DUBAI, UAE and GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND, USA: Patton—US-manufacturer of award-winning SmartNode™ VoIP solutions, CopperLink™ Ethernet Extenders, and BODI rS™ High Availability Fixed & Mobile Routers—has appointed SITEC as a regional distributor for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and wider Middle East, the two companies announced today.

Antoine Abi Antoun, MEA Director at Patton said:

“By appointing SITEC as our regional distributor, we are joining hands with a regional value-added distributor whose core focus is IP Telephony and Unified Communications.

"Now, with SITEC’s VoIP and UC expertise, our partners throughout the Middle East can benefit from the high quality and stability of SmartNode products in their networking services and solutions.”

Ghassan Shalabi, CEO at SITEC said:

“Patton’s SmartNode brand can only be described using superlatives. Numerous awards throughout the past decade point to the superior quality of SmartNode. Patton’s gold-standard free lifetime technical support is a testament to the reliability of all their US-manufactured products.

"Throughout the GCC and wider Middle East, the VoIP and UC markets are booming. End users in the region require solutions that are second to none in the global market. In such a quality-conscious market—we are delighted to offer Patton’s SmartNode VoIP solutions.”

In related news, this week at CeBIT, Patton unveiled its newest SmartNode VoIP product: the SmartNode 5530 Enterprise Session Border Router (ESBR) with two or four BRI ports.

Media Contact:
Glendon Flowers
Patton Electronics
+1 301 975 1000
press@patton.com

About SmartNode™ VoIP Solutions

Award-winning SmartNode™ equipment delivers state-of-the art VoIP technology that integrates seamlessly with existing analog POTS and digital ISDN infrastructures. Proven interoperability with all major brands of softswitches and iPBXs makes it easy for carriers and enterprises to deploy future-proof VoIP systems quickly and profitably today. Tens of thousands of SmartNode™ products are up and running in enterprise networks and carrier deployments worldwide, including one of Europe’s earliest first-line VoIP services.

The SmartNode™ Unified Communication Agent™ (UCA) provides any-to-any multi-path switching (simultaneous SIP, H.323, ISDN, and POTS calls with routing and conversion between TDM/PSTN and IP/Ethernet networks—plus T.38 and SuperG3 FAX) combined with dial-backup and IP-link redundancy for VoIP and data survivability. The UCA also provides VoIP-over-VPN security with encrypted voice via IPsec with AES/DES strong encryption and automated keying via Internet Key Exchange (IKE), plus SIP Registrar for presence/reach-ability.

SmartNode™ preserves all the ISDN telephony features that ISDN users depend on and network operators require (AOC, CLIP, CLIR, UD64, overlap dialing, and fax, as well as MSN and DID). Built on the industry’s most interoperable VoIP platform, the SmartNode™ S-DTA supports ISDN, SIP, H.323, and MGCP/IUA signaling. Patton’s SmartWare™ features touch-less auto-provisioning, high reliability, and proven interoperability with all the major-brand softswitches and IP-PBXs.

Scaling from 2 to 2048 voice calls, SmartNode™ VoIP gateways, routers, IADs, Session Border Controllers (SBCs) and SmartMedia TDM+VoIP gateways offer every industry-standard interface, including T1/E1, PRI/BRI STM-1/OC3, DS3, , FXS/FXO, V.35/X.21, Ethernet, G.SHDSL, ADSL2+, and more, while Patton’s advanced DownStreamQoS™ technology delivers clear, toll-quality voice on every call. For more information about SmartNode™ equipment, go to www.patton.com/voip.

About Patton

Patton is all about connections. It is our joy and mission to connect real-world customer challenges with high-quality, right-priced solutions—complemented by unrivaled customer service and technical support. Incorporated 1984, Patton has built everything from micro-sized widgets that connect "this-with-that," to carrier-grade Telecom gear that connects subscribers to service-providers. Patton's specialty is interconnecting legacy TDM and serial systems with new-generation IP-based voice, data, and multi-media technologies.

Headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD, USA, Patton equipment—including VoIP, Ethernet extension, and wireless router technologies—is up-and-running in carrier, enterprise and industrial networks worldwide. Patton works in connection with a growing network of technology, business, and sales-channel partners. To connect with local-market requirements, Patton operates training and support centers in Switzerland, Hungary, Lebanon, India and the USA.

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