In the rapidly evolving telecommunications landscape, service providers face the continual challenge of delivering reliable and efficient voice connectivity solutions to their customers. A critical component of this infrastructure is the Session Border Controller (SBC). For over a decade, Netaxis has been at the forefront of implementing SBC solutions for service providers of many leading SBC vendors.
In recent years, with the increasing demand for simplified management of complex infrastructure, Netaxis introduced their innovative SBC as a Service (SBCaaS) offering. This service, developed in collaboration with Oracle, represents a significant advancement in voice connectivity solutions, providing not only standard functionalities but also unique features that address modern regulatory and operational needs.
The Session Border Controller (SBC): a key network element
A Session Border Controller (SBC) is a vital network element in both telecommunications networks and enterprise environments. In a network context, an SBC manages and secures IP communications sessions. It sits at the border of a network, controlling the signaling and media streams involved in setting up, conducting, and tearing down calls or other interactive media communications. The primary functions and drawback of an SBC include:
- Security: Protecting the network from DoS attacks, fraud, and other threats.
- Quality of Service (QoS): Ensuring that voice and video communications maintain high quality.
- Regulatory Compliance: Implementing features such as lawful intercept and emergency call handling.
- Interoperability: Bridging different protocols and codecs used by various network elements.
- The drawback : Managing SBC’s is a complex task that requires high level of expertise.
For enterprise customers, an SBC serves a similar role, ensuring secure and reliable VoIP communications within corporate networks and between corporate networks and external parties.
As cloud Unified Communications (UC) solutions become more complex, SBCs will play further an increasingly pivotal role. They act as key demarcation points, managing the interaction between various UC cloud services/applications and ensuring seamless, secure, and high-quality communication. This growing complexity necessitates more advanced SBC capabilities to handle diverse and dynamic network conditions, including advanced routing. SBCs will continue to be essential for modern UC environments.
Netaxis offering: a twofold approach
Implementation partner of leading SBC vendors
At Netaxis, we offer comprehensive services to implement and manage SBC solutions from leading vendors for service providers. With over a decade of experience working with technology from most major SBC vendors, we have developed deep expertise in deploying and optimizing SBC infrastructure. Our extensive knowledge and hands-on experience enable us to tailor solutions to meet the specific needs of our clients, ensuring robust, secure, and high-quality voice connectivity.
Unburdening with SBCaaS: Simplifying and scaling SBC management
In response to the growing need for simplified operations and management, Netaxis introduced SBC as a Service (SBCaaS). This innovative solution is designed to alleviate the operational burden on service providers, allowing them to focus on their core business activities. By leveraging our managed services, telecoms service providers benefit from the scalability and efficiency of our infrastructure, ensuring reliable and compliant voice connectivity without the complexities of traditional SBC management.
Key Features of Netaxis SBCaaS
- Integrated with Netaxis SRE: The SBCaaS solution is uniquely integrated with Netaxis’ Service Routing Engine (SRE), a leading service routing platform implemented by many prominent service providers. This integration enables complex routing scenarios that are not possible with standard SBC solutions, providing unmatched flexibility and control over call routing and handling.
- Enhanced Regulatory Compliance: Netaxis SBCaaS is compliant with the latest European Commission regulations, such as the CLI spoofing regulations (ECC20223/23). This ensures that service providers can meet current and future regulatory requirements seamlessly, avoiding potential legal and financial penalties.
- Advanced Security and Quality Control: By leveraging Oracle’s robust infrastructure, Netaxis SBCaaS offers enhanced security features to protect against cyber threats and fraud. Additionally, the service ensures high QoS, maintaining superior voice quality even under varying network conditions.
- Simplified Management and Scalability: One of the core advantages of SBCaaS is its ease of management. Service providers can offload the complexity of SBC evolutive maintenance and operation to Netaxis, allowing them to focus on their core business activities. The solution is also highly scalable, accommodating growth and changing business needs without requiring significant infrastructure investments.
Why Netaxis and Netaxis SBCaaS stand out
Netaxis SBCaaS differentiates itself from other solutions in the market through its comprehensive feature set and integration capabilities. The collaboration with Oracle ensures a reliable and secure infrastructure, while the integration with Netaxis SRE provides unparalleled routing flexibility. This combination allows service providers to implement sophisticated routing strategies and ensure compliance with the latest regulation recommendations effortlessly.
In conclusion, Netaxis and Netaxis’ SBCaaS represents a significant advancement in voice connectivity solutions, offering service providers a powerful, flexible partner, and compliant tool for managing their voice infrastructure. By leveraging Netaxis’ extensive experience and innovative technology, service providers can unburden themselves from the complexities of SBC management and focus on delivering high-quality services to their customers.
