Blue Ridge Communications, which serves over 180,000 homes, selected Ceon’s Integration and Provisioning Suite after thoroughly evaluating the marketplace. IPS is a rapidly configurable and flexible software platform with advanced product management, order management and service activation capabilities for multi-service offerings such as VoIP, High Speed Data, IP-Centrex, Hosted PBX, Digital Video and IP-TV.

“We're committed to delivering a rich array of entertainment and communications services to our customers," says Mark Masenheimer, General Manager of Blue Ridge Communications. "As we expand the rollout of our broadband service and begin offering IP telephony service, we need an advanced solution to quickly and correctly handle customer orders. Ceon's provisioning software will help us scale new services efficiently and effectively.”

The Ceon IPS platform provides fully automated and flow through provisioning. The solution includes automated interfaces to network equipment such as Cisco's Broadband Access Center, Tekelec's T6000 and T7000, and General Bandwidth's G6 gateway. Ceon will also deliver automated interfaces to the Convergys ICOMS billing system, Sprint's e-bonding VoIP interface, and a third party verification partner. Ceon IPS will manage all provisioning processes and interactions with one consolidated platform.

“This contract reinforces the fact that Ceon is the platform of choice for dynamic and fast-moving operators for provisioning and order management of IP services,” said Peter Burke, CEO of Ceon. “Ceon has invested heavily in creating an open architecture and quickly deployable solution to handle the evolving needs of our telecom and cable customers. We look forward to supporting the operational needs of Blue Ridge Communications as it rolls out broadband and IP-based services to its subscriber base.