The SAFARI C³ Media Switching System is a carrier-class telephony and multimedia solution built on the same premise of a Class 5 switch, that network quality and reliability can never be sacrificed for any reason. It was designed with Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) in mind. SAFARI C³ enables telcos of any size to realize substantial comparative savings for initial equipment and integration costs, as well as the long-term benefits of impressive returns in ongoing operational cost savings.

SAFARI C³ is the only totally integrated, carrier-class VoIP switch that incorporates all of the components that make up the voice-switching infrastructure and provides SIP-based features today and a seamless evolution to IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) architectures. It provides superior performance and reliability, allowing telcos to significantly reduce capital expenditures, system integration and operations costs while increasing network integrity, security and privacy. Telcos can leverage their initial equipment investment in voice infrastructure as they introduce services such as video telephony, commercial services and fixed-mobile applications. Because of its scalable and flexible architecture, new applications can be integrated into SAFARI C³ or can be accessed via third-party application servers.

In a single system, SAFARI C³ combines key high-quality attributes of today's Class 5 voice switches with the functional components in distributed VoIP networks. The platform’s highly scalable architecture enables it to serve any number of subscribers—with a single platform supporting from 2,500 to 250,000 subscribers. Even when SAFARI C³ is supporting 100,000 VoIP subscribers, the system uses less than 10 percent of its switching fabric, leaving plenty of capacity for multimedia applications. SAFARI C³'s unique architecture enables it to handle packet-to-packet, packet-to-circuit, circuit-to-packet and circuit-to-circuit calls over the same packet-based switch fabric.

Network operators already supporting residential subscribers can augment existing network investments with SAFARI C³, which can be deployed in the same facility as a Class 5 switch without the need for equipment replacement or network redesign. SAFARI C³ connects to the PSTN, E-911 tandem, CALEA infrastructure and billing, voicemail and other operational support systems already in place. Telcos can cap investments in legacy switches, grow capacity to accommodate demand, and in time SAFARI C³ can completely replace the existing Class 5 circuit switch and fully transition wireline network operators to VoIP.

The newest addition to the Cedar Point lineup is the SafariFusion™ family of products.  This versatile, next-generation solution enables telcos to harness the flexibility of IP Multimedia Subsystem architecture for carrier-class residential and business communications services.

The solution, which leverages industry standard Web 2.0 tools and applications for rapid deployment of multimedia communications services includes the SafariFusion™ Application Platform and two initial applications: the SafariFusion™ Residential Communication Application for residential services and the SafariFusion™ Registration and Routing Application to simplify network registration, routing, and service roaming.

Visit our product section for more information on SAFARI C³, SafariFusion AP, SafariFusion RCA, SafariFusion RRA, and our SafariView Element Management System.  Go to our literature page and download datasheets, whitepapers and application sheets, discover a sampling of telcos that have selected SAFARI C³ by visiting our customers page and contact us to discuss how you can cost-effectively deliver voice and multimedia services to your subscribers by deploying the SAFARI C³ platform.