Sonus Networks announced that it is providing voice infrastructure solutions to the Technische Universitaet Berlin (TU Berlin) for deployment in the University's 'Beyond 3G' Testbed and Serviceware Framework. The project is sponsored by the German Federal Department for Education and Research (BMBF) and brings TU Berlin together with organizations including Deutsche Telekom AG, T-Mobile, T-Systems, Fraunhofer Institut FOKUS and the Technical University of Dresden to investigate the effective development, testing and deployment of mobile services.

The testbed will feature a variety of mobile infrastructure and services, with the goal of provisioning a heterogeneous 'Beyond-3G' network. Working with project partners including Sonus, TU Berlin will develop a mobile management infrastructure that will enable seamless connectivity across different access technologies and provider domains, and will support a variety of enhanced services. Sonus Networks is providing its SMARRT Wireless solution, including the GSX9000 Open Services Switch, the Insignus Softswitch and Sonus Insight Management System. Sonus' wireless solutions deliver the features and protocol support necessary for rapid deployment in all wireless network environments including GSM, CDMA, TDMA and 3G. Carriers can implement the packet-based SMARRT Wireless solution in the 2G and 2.5G networks in service today, while enabling a seamless migration to 3G networks in the future.