MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Contact Solutions, a provider of interactive voice response services on a wholesale basis, has purchased two switches from Tekelec.

The telecommunications gear manufacturer’s 7000 Class 5 Packet Switches will support various applications for Contact Solutions. The switches also work with voice over Internet Protocol technology.

“Tekelec enables us to flexibly expand our IVR services and applications with carrier-grade reliability and support future VoIP traffic while leveraging our existing network investments,” said Paul Logan, Contact Solutions’ chief executive officer. “The Tekelec 7000 offers the features we need to provide highly reliable, scalable and cost-effective automated service solutions to our customers.”

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