Complete Product Interoperability Allows Operators to Deliver Innovative Voice Services to Residential and Business Customers Using Carrier-Class SIP Platforms

FREMONT, Calif. and VON Europe, London UK — June 9, 2003 — BayPackets, Inc., a provider of enhanced voice and data solutions for wireless, wireline and cable operators and Cirpack, a leading vendor of next generation voice switches for telecom operators’ infrastructures, today announced an agreement to promote joint solutions enabling service providers to deploy enhanced voice services cost-effectively over any traditional or next generation network infrastructure. The solutions are made of Cirpack’s SoftSwitch and Media/Signaling Gateways and BayPackets’ RSI Network Services Platform. These field-proven products are connected using SIP technologies and have shown perfect interoperability.

“Carriers are increasingly seeking flexible SIP-based platforms that enable them to generate revenue by providing advanced voice and multimedia services to their customers,” said Jean-Pierre Dumolard, chief executive officer of Cirpack. “Our agreement with BayPackets expands the portfolio of applications we can provide to customers using SIP technologies, such as voice over VPN, messaging, advanced toll-free and single-number service. BayPackets’ service platform has proven its reliability in the field and will help operators’ migration to next generation networks.”

“As a leader in the international SoftSwitch and gateway market, Cirpack technology has consistently proven its value through deployments with leading carriers,” said Ken Epps, president and chief executive officer of BayPackets. “We are excited to work together with Cirpack to provide carrier-class solutions enabling operators to deliver advanced telephony services across all types of networks simultaneously: legacy TDM, ATM and IP. This partnership will allow both companies to build market share and help SIP become a standard.”

Under terms of the agreement, BayPackets and Cirpack will work together on sales and marketing initiatives, with both companies providing referrals through their existing partner and system integration networks. The companies’ verified interoperability enables them to offer service providers a complete, seamless solution that can be rapidly deployed in any network environment.

About BayPackets, Inc.
BayPackets’ software enables wireless, wireline and cable operators to rapidly bundle and deliver enhanced voice and data services tailored to the needs of their business and consumer customers. Local, long-distance and broadband service providers rely on BayPackets’ solutions to profitably expand their business by efficiently operating new and existing network infrastructure via a single point. Founded in February 2000, BayPackets is a privately held company that has received funding from industry-leading venture capital firms. The company is headquartered in Fremont, CA, with a development center in Noida UP, India. For more information, visit BayPackets at www.baypackets.com.

About Cirpack.
CIRPACK develops next generation telephony platforms for telecom operators infrastructures: Local Exchange and Transit switches with native support for TDM, ATM and IP networks and protocols simultaneously. CIRPACK’s carrier-class solutions can be used to build and/or extend TDM networks at a very low cost as well as to introduce a wide range of revenue generating applications: VoDSL, VoIP, VoWLL, VoCable, ISDN PRI/BRI, POTS, exchanging voice traffic, etc. CIRPACK’s highly scalable solutions meets the needs of small service providers as well as those of larger operators looking for multi-thousand E1 nodes. CIRPACK deployed the world's largest SoftSwitch-based TDM/Packet PSTN as early as 1998. CIRPACK partners with industry leaders such as IBM Global Services to provide global solutions. CIRPACK is a European company headquartered near Paris. For more information, please visit www.cirpack.com or contact info@cirpack.com.

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