ADTRAN - ADTRAN Simplifies Remote Management of VoIP Networks with n-Command MSP

New Network Management Platform Offers Increased Efficiency and Lower Operational Costs for Managed Service Provider, Carrier and Enterprise Customers

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(December 15, 2008)--ADTRAN, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN), a arch supplier of articulation and abstracts networking solutions, today appear n-Command MSP, a powerful, easy-to-use arrangement administration belvedere for limited ecology and administration of ADTRAN NetVanta or Total Access converged networking solutions. This Web-based belvedere simplifies new accessory deployment and enables Managed Service Providers (MSPs), account providers and action IT organizations to bear on Service Level Agreements (SLAs), advance chump account acknowledgment times, abate arrangement downtimes and proactively adviser and address the achievement of VoIP networks, all while abbreviation operational costs.

The ADTRAN n-Command MSP belvedere allows arrangement managers to:
•view and address accepted and actual Voice over IP (VoIP) achievement statistics
•automate alone or network-wide firmware upgrades and agreement backups
•simplify accession and about-face up
•improve asset tracking and account administration
•monitor and address on the all-embracing bloom of the arrangement by area or customer

The ADTRAN n-command MSP belvedere offers an easy-to-use browser-based Graphical User Interface (GUI) and administration dashboard. These accoutrement acquiesce for point-and-click operations for ecology and administration of ADTRAN arrangement solutions.

“The n-Command MSP belvedere not alone offers a abundance of operational benefits, but aswell allows for the conception of new business opportunities for our Value Added Resellers (VARs),” said Tim Saunders, carnality president, artefact management, ADTRAN Enterprise Networks Division. “These ally can now advantage the broadly deployed abject of NetVanta and Total Access converged networking solutions, as a agency to action added services, and access alternating revenue, all after added headcount.”

Centralized accumulating and advertisement for Voice Quality Monitoring (VQM) is aswell provided through n-Command MSP. VQM provides articulation achievement metrics including Mean Opinion Score (MOS), jitter, adjournment and packet accident for anniversary articulation call. The n-Command MSP belvedere consolidates the VQM abstracts and provides accepted and actual VoIP achievement for anniversary accessory in the network.

In accession to a user affable GUI and beat VoIP administration capabilities, the n-Command MSP arrangement has been advised to be firewall friendly. ADTRAN’s “Auto Link” affection enables anniversary limited accessory to admit pre-scheduled advice aback to the n-Command MSP server. This facilitates advice above absolute firewalls and ensures networks abide secure.

The n-Command MSP arrangement is accordant with NetVanta Multiservice IP Routers, Power over Ethernet (PoE) and Gigabit Ethernet Switches and IP Telephony articles as able-bodied as the market-leading Total Access band of IP Business Gateways. No alien arrangement probes or agents are required.

The n-Command MSP arrangement includes an ADTRAN NetVanta Server 450.
Each of these compact, 1U, 19-inch rackmount servers can abutment up to 5,000 accidentally managed devices. The ADTRAN n-Command MSP system, including the NetVanta Server 450 and licensing and aliment for the aboriginal 12 months, has a account amount of $8,995 and is currently available.

About ADTRAN
ADTRAN, Inc. is a arch all-around provider of networking and communications equipment, with a portfolio of added than 1,700 solutions for use in the endure mile of today's telecommunications networks. Widely deployed by carriers and enterprises alike, ADTRAN solutions accredit voice, data, video, and Internet communications above copper, fiber, and wireless arrangement infrastructures. ADTRAN solutions are currently in use by every above U.S. account provider and abounding all-around ones, as able-bodied as by bags of public, clandestine and authoritative organizations worldwide.

For added information, acquaintance the aggregation at 800 9ADTRAN (800 923-8726) or via email at info@adtran.com. On the Web, appointment www.adtran.com.

Contact:
Tammie Dodson
ADTRAN, Inc.
256.963.6739
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