Ziggo selects an IP-Powered Business solution from Nortel to help them launch advanced business voice services for small and medium businesses. Ziggo has enjoyed considerable success in the consumer telecommunications market in The Netherlands and now Nortel will assist them to expand into the SMB market with a pre-tested, end-to-end solution. The Nortel IP-Powered Business solution is specifically designed to help provide SMBs with all the standard telephony features that a business needs over a secure, reliable, and cost-effective IP-based system. IP-Powered Business can also be used to provide SMBs with advanced VoIP services such as 'click-to-call,' 'find me/follow me' capabilities and audio conferencing.

The Nortel solution for Ziggo makes use of the company's existing converged IP cable infrastructure.Using Nortel's Communication Server 2000 and SIP technology, Ziggo can deliver advanced IP Telephony to companies using PBX technology by offering a carrier-hosted solution, or to companies that do not use PBX through a business trunking solution. Integrated with Patton VoIP gateway, Nortel's solution allows companies to retain their TDM PBX and migrate to SIP PBX at their own pace. This simplicity and flexibility allows SMBs to preserve their current equipment investments and upgrade in the most cost-effective way possible.