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ConsultationAs a Gold Communications Partner,works with Microsoft to deliver multiple solutions to enable Microsoft Operator Connect and Microsoft Direct Routing. This includes portfolio of core and edge Session Border Controllers (SBCs) as well its innovative turn-key services portfolio,Connect. SBCs are deployed in Microsoft’s research and development environment assuring that enhancements to Microsoft Phone System are tested with solutions, even before they’re generally available.
Core SBCs offer the multi-tenancy, scalability, and high availability required to provide cost-effective centralized SIP trunking solutions to Microsoft Teams customers, including the cloud-to-cloud connections and scalable encryption required for Operator Connect. Given 's track record of providing scalable security solutions, it's no surprise that many of the globe's largest service providers already rely on SBCs to secure their Microsoft traffic. Providers can choose any combination of cloud-native, virtualized, or hardware-based deployment models, depending on their deployment environment or strategic goals.
Hardware appliances Virtualized software (premises or cloud) Cloud-native software (Docker/Kubernetes for public cloud)
road portfolio makes it easy for service providers to define the most efficient architecture to deliver market-leading Operator Connect or Direct Routing services to new and existing business customers.
Core SBCs, including the Software Edition (SBC SWe), SBC 5400 and SBC 7000, are designed for the heart of service provider networks. They are architected for high availability, scalability, and are seamlessly integrated with centralized routing and policy engine, PSX, to streamline network-wide routing and session management. core SBCs are also integrated with Analytics and Identity Assurance solutions so service providers can proactively manage the security and integrity of their overall network and individual calls.
SBC SWe, SBC 5400 and SBC 7000 are all Microsoft certified for both Operator Connect and Direct Routing. They're able to support tens of thousands of concurrent sessions per instance, making them an extremely cost-effective way to deliver SIP trunks to Microsoft Teams deployments.
Many Teams customers are embracing Operator Connect, foregoing traditional SIP trunking deployment models that delivered SIP trunks to a premises. Instead, they are opting for the cloud-to-cloud connectivity that's enabled by Operator Connect, eliminating any reliability issues tied to the last mile. In time, service providers will deploy hundreds of thousands of sessions between their own networks and Azure. That will make the resiliency and scale of Operator Connect connections critical. The carrier scale, multi-tenant capabilities, and configuration flexibility of SBCs make them the ideal choice for this high-volume deployment model.
SBC Software Edition (SWe) uses identical software to the award-winning SBC 5000 series and SBC 7000, minus the hardware. SBC SWe delivers the same carrier-class redundancy to ensure service continuity; is deployable on multiple cloud environments and provides industry-leading media transcoding using GPUs to scale for high-density transcoding, including Microsoft’s SILK codec.
Consolidated multiservice platform provides the network simplification required to streamline operations, reduce cost, accelerate service velocity, and improve network and service performance. With multiservice being the DNA IP portfolio, we have proven credentials for supporting current, legacy, and new services across both IP and seamlessly integrated IP Optical networks.
In particular, Apollo features a 1RU Access OTN Switch aimed at streamlined delivery of L1 business services to Enterprises, and a Metro OTN Switch with a unique design that adds capacity in a pay as you grow fashion.
Microsoft Operator Connect is a next-generation cloud-to-cloud interconnect solution. Service Providers can combine their SIP Trunking services with Microsoft 365 workflow APIs to make it easy for enterprises to acquire and deploy PSTN calling services for Teams. Enterprises can configure users for Teams calling and at the same time acquire and assign DIDs/DDIs from their preferred Service Provider. SBCs are fully compatible with Operator Connect; is working with Microsoft and many of the Service Providers rolling out Operator Connect Services.
Service Providers connect to the Microsoft 365 cloud using their peering SBCs
Operator Connect provides integration tools (APIs) so carriers can leverage the Microsoft 365 portal to engage with new customers and deploy SIP trunks (DIDs/DDIs)
Intelligent Edge™ hardware offers an intelligent demarcation point on the customer premises along with best-in-class eSBC services and multiple options for FXO and FXS (analog and digital) connectivity to simplify migrations to Teams.
Even with the very best core network, there are still advantages to an intelligent device deployed at the edge of the enterprise network. Service providers can leverage the Application Management Platform (RAMP) to manage thousands of appliances deployed at the enterprise edge. eSBCs cost-effectively manage the last mile, reduce tech dispatches and shorten CSR troubleshooting time. Providers can further accelerate EdgeMarc appliance deployments using Zero Touch Provisioning.
SBC SWE Edge, SBC 1000, and SBC 2000 give service providers a compelling resiliency offer by supporting Microsoft’s Survivable Branch Appliance (SBA). The SBA capability gives users a backup plan for outbound calling if the Azure Cloud becomes unreachable. The EdgeMarc 6000 includes LTE back-up in case of a wired WAN failure.