Across IP network borders, Acme Packet (
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According to Infonetics, Acme Packet captured 48 percent of the SBC market based on product revenues in Q4 2008. The company had 45 percent market share for the fiscal year 2008, which according to Infonetics, was more than three times that of any competitor. Infonetics states that Acme Packet’s “consistent technological innovation and customer traction” is the major reason behind this high rating.
“These market share numbers demonstrate that Acme Packet’s growth is based on the strong foundation of our technology and our broad-reaching base of over 635 customers across fixed and wireless service providers, enterprise and contact center market segments,” said Andy Ory, president, CEO and co-founder of Acme Packet. “Acme Packet’s Net-Net SBCs provide a real value to our customers and help them solve the critical security issues.”
Infonetics also quotes Synergy (
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introduced Net-Net 3800, a low-end session border controller for SMBs. The Net-Net 3800 provides interoperability with and between legacy IP-PBX (
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