Broadband World Forum Europe 2007: Exhibitor Info: Critical Links

Stand # 105

Critical Links is an international networking software company and provider of edgeBOX, a converged multi-function device or business gateway targeted at SMEs and Enterprise Branch Offices. edgeBOX is available in a wide range of scalable hardware platforms, including standard servers, and has the best feature to price ratio in the market, making it the ideal choice for cost savvy SMEs. edgeBOX typically replaces 4-7 single-function devices required to deliver an equivalent set of services, fully remotely managed, with significantly lower TCO. Telecom Service Providers and Managed Services Providers offer edgeBOX as a service to their SME customers.

Critical Links is a wholly owned subsidiary of Critical Software SA, established in 1998, with over 200 employees and a presence in the UK, USA, and Portugal. The company is CMMI Level 3 compliant and has a reputation for producing mission and business critical networking and telecoms solutions for the telecoms, public sector, industry, aerospace, and defense markets, with customers such as Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, Infineon Technologies, NASA, EADS, and ESA.

Technologies on Display

Edgebox

edgeBOX is a unique multi-function network device that combines a range of best-of-breed technologies to deliver an all-in-one voice and data networking solution for SMEs and enterprise branch offices. edgeBOX addresses a growing market opportunity for Telcos and ISPs to deliver value-added managed services to their business broadband customers, increasing per subscriber revenues and providing contract lock-in. The product is currently commercialised in the UK, Brazil, China, Chile, Germany, Spain, South Africa and Portugal. edgeBOX has won multiple awards including in 2007 The Techworld Convergence Product of the Year award, TMC Communications Solutions Product of the Year and the TMC Labs Innovation award. In 2006 edgeBOX won Internet Telephony Product of the year and in 2005 the Infovision Best Broadband Appliance award presented by the IEC.
Product features include a fully featured IP-PBX, VoIP gateway, security services, QoS, internet gateway, email server, web and intranet server, user authentication, authorisation and accounting, storage, WiFi, VPNs and backup, all remotely managed through a single, easy to use, web interface.
A separate application, called iTEMS, is available for large scale edgeBOX CPE deployment. Installed at the service provider's Network Operations Centre, iTEMS provides a way to provision, update, manage, monitor and track multiple edgeBOX units. The combination of edgeBOX and iTEMS provides a complete, end-to-end framework for delivery and management of value added services to business broadband customers.
To learn more, visit www.edgebox.net.