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Nashville, TN: February 26, 2008. MetaSwitch announced today at the CompTel Plus
show that its partnership with One Communications, a leading regional Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC),
has reached a major milestone by successfully transitioning several key markets from a legacy voice infrastructure
to MetaSwitch's next-generation voice service platforms. The migration has already enabled the carrier to realize
significant operational cost savings in terms of power consumption and other efficiencies and is expected to produce
a return on investment in less than 15 months.
"Our partnership with MetaSwitch was a key component in how quickly and smoothly this
transition has gone," said Russ Oliver, senior vice president of strategy for One Communications.
"The commitment of their entire organization, from the sales team to its highly skilled professional services
organization, has provided real value at every interaction."
MetaSwitch's softswitch platforms provide the fundamental core of One Communications new network
infrastructure, providing a flexible, IMS-enabled platform to support innovative voice services today as well as set
the stage for future communication service programs. The migration, which is happening in phases but will ultimately
expand to include the entire network, has been completed in Appleton, Green Bay and Madison, all in Wisconsin.
One Communications had already deployed MetaSwitch's softswitch platforms network wide and implemented
a "cap and grow" program for new lines of service. The decision to remove legacy Class 5 switches from service
was made when One Communications launched an aggressive service creation and roll out strategy that the legacy hardware
could not support.
"One Communications' successful network migration demonstrates the highest level of commitment
to its customers and is a clear indication of its intent to be at the forefront of service innovation," said Graeme
MacArthur, MetaSwitch's chief executive officer. "To support their strategy, our commitment to One Communications
was that we'd help them through each step in this migration, providing the vital support and services they required
to realize their operational, service and business objectives."
About MetaSwitch
MetaSwitch is an industry-leading vendor of switching and applications solutions for both packet and
circuit-switched networks. Its MetaSphere service delivery platform and applications suite enables a broad set of hosted
IP communications services, while its core session control and media/signaling gateway products support a full range of
Class 4/5 softswitch capabilities. Customers include many of the world's leading operators of wireline, wireless and cable
networks, with deployments that scale to millions of subscribers. For more information, please visit
www.metaswitch.com.
About One Communications
One Communications, with corporate offices in Rochester, NY and Waltham, MA, is the largest
privately-held competitive local exchange carrier in the U.S. and a powerful telecommunications resource for business.
Our customer-focused approach offers an attractive alternative to the big phone companies, with a superior level of
service, support and personal attention they just don't deliver. One Communications serves more than 160,000 businesses,
in 16 states throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Upper Midwest regions. With more than 2,200 employees and $800
million in annual revenue One Communications is uniquely positioned to handle all of your telecommunications needs.
Expect more from One.sm For more information about One Communications, visit
www.onecommunications.com.
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