8el employs two convergence technologies to commission solutions;

• Circuit Emulation Services ATM (CES)
  
  
• Voice Over IP (VoIP)

CES

In order to maximise the efficiency of data capacity and the provision of value added services, 8el has developed customer premises equipment platform (called freeport), that converges different traffic types into a common format. This proven process maintains quality levels and avoids the often challenging technicalities experienced with other approaches to convergence.

Typically, when converging traffic, 8el encapsulates it into a single ATM format for its transmission across network circuits. This not only enables bandwidth efficiencies but also protects the quality of telephony services - a key consideration for its corporate clients.

VoIP

8el also offer VoIP services between multiple sites where appropriate. Quality levels are maintained through the use of 8el's ATM backbone to ensure the timely and appropriate delivery of voice packets.

When building solutions that encompass all PSTN traffic, VoIP would not be deployed, due to 8el's forced reliance on 3rd party networks (where the latency and throughput cannot be guaranteed). As VoIP and Voice over MPLS standards evolve, 8el is ideally positioned to assess and deploy the most appropriate convergence technology on behalf of its customers.