News / Press Releases 2007

Press Releases 2007

  • 12/6/2007
    MetaSwitch Enhances Automated Call Distribution Application Capabilities as Part of Hosted VoIP Solution

    Alameda, CA, December 6, 2007. MetaSwitch, a leading vendor of softswitch and application solutions, has enhanced its Automated Call Distribution (ACD) features to help small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) handle inbound telephony traffic more productively. Part of the MetaSwitch Hosted VoIP Solution, ACD provides carriers with advanced "call center"-like features that their business customers can manage themselves over the Web via CommPortal, MetaSwitch's new web portal for self-service.

  • 11/30/2007
    Bruce Telephone Company Contracts with MetaSwitch

    Ruckersville, VA (PRWEB) November 30, 2007 . Connie Collins, CEO of Bruce Telephone Company, in Bruce, MS, has contracted with MetaSwitch for their Next Generation of switch services. MetaSwitch and First Point Inc., in a partnership effort, are working together to help Bruce Telephone Company cap their current EWSD legacy switch by December 2007.

    The new feature sets and services that MetaSwitch can offer, from an IP standpoint, will greatly enhance the services that Bruce Telephone will be able to offer their customer base.

  • 11/20/2007
    MetaSwitch Adds NOC Management to its Professional Services Tool Kit

    Alameda, CA, November 20, 2007. MetaSwitch, a leading industry vendor of softswitch and applications solutions, today announced it has partnered with Network Insight to provide an outsourced network operations center (NOC) management function for service providers seeking competitive advantage from streamlined operations and professional 24x7 customer support.

  • 11/5/2007
    Cable & Wireless International Deploys MetaSwitch for Next Generation Voice Services

    Alameda, CA, November 5, 2007 MetaSwitch, a leading industry vendor of softswitch and applications solutions, today announced that Cable & Wireless International (CWI) has completed its first deployment under a broad international agreement that covers migration of its legacy switching infrastructure in a number of CWI business units to an Internet Protocol (IP) based softswitch architecture using the MetaSwitch switching platform.

  • 10/30/2007
    MetaSwitch Announces Second Phase of Successful MarketVisions Program for Carriers Serving Residential and SMB Markets

    FALL VON 2007, Boston, CA: October 30, 2007. MetaSwitch today announced several enhancements to its popular MarketVisions program, an initiative to provide service providers with the tools required to successfully identify market opportunities, position their offerings and profitably target, sell and support their end-user customers. The program is ideal for service providers seeking to expand into new regions and new subscriber markets, as well as provide additional services to an existing customer base.

  • 10/24/2007
    MetaSwitch and Minerva Networks Team Up to Demonstrate Enhanced IPTV Applications at TelcoTV Conference

    Atlanta, GA: October 24, 2007. TelcoTV. MetaSwitch, a leading vendor of carrier-class softswitch and application solutions, and Minerva Networks, a leading provider of open-platform, carrier-class solutions for the delivery of television services over IP networks, will be demonstrating a joint application that will allow carriers to increase customer control of their digital telephony services through a television interface.

     

  • 10/18/2007
    Top 30 MSO NPG Cable Uses MetaSwitch Solution for Advanced Business Phone Services

    Alameda, CA: October 18, 2007. NPG Cable Inc., a triple-play communications provider serving 100,000 subscribers, has recently started an ambitious deployment of digital phone services for business customers based on technology from MetaSwitch, a leading vendor of carrier-class softswitch and applications solutions. The staged rollout will eventually cover three states and grow to include new features that leverage the power of MetaSphere, the MetaSwitch service delivery platform and applications suite.

  • 10/9/2007
    MetaSwitch Surpasses Century Mark With Fast-Growing CLEC Customer Base

    COMPTEL PLUS. Dallas, TX: October 9, 2007. More than 100 Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) are now among the customers of MetaSwitch, a leading vendor of carrier-class softswitch and applications solutions. CLECs have selected the company's softswitch architecture and associated products to deploy advanced services and maintain a competitive edge in the market.

  • 9/25/2007
    MetaSwitch Strengthens its Organizational Capacity to Meet the Demands of Carrier Customers

    Alameda, CA, September 25, 2007. MetaSwitch announced today that it has strengthened its ability to scale its business as service providers embrace its softswitch, service delivery platform and applications solutions. Following a merger with the previously separate Internet Applications Division (IAD) of parent company Data Connection, all the company's service provider products are now within a single business, under the MetaSwitch brand.

  • 9/21/2007
    MetaSwitch Participates in PacketCable 2.0 Interoperability Event

    Alameda, CA: September 21, 2007. MetaSwitch, a leading vendor of carrier-class softswitch and applications solutions, today announced that its advanced IMS core infrastructure and MetaSphere application server were part of the first in a series of PacketCableTM 2.0 interoperability events hosted by CableLabs.

  • 9/18/2007
    MetaSwitch Rewarded for Being Cooperative

    Alameda, CA: September 18, 2007. MetaSwitch, a leading industry vendor of softswitch and applications solutions, announced today that it has become the core switching solution of choice for the nation's leading telephone cooperatives, providing the combination of award-winning, innovative technology and superior professional services. This combination enables carriers of all sizes and shapes to successfully leverage innovative technology to deliver competitive, highly-valued next generation services.

  • 8/30/2007
    MetaSwitch Record Growth Sets the Pace for the Rapidly Escalating Market for Next-Generation Carrier Networks

    Alameda, CA: August 30, 2007. MetaSwitch, a leading vendor in next-generation carrier switching and application solutions, today announced that it recently achieved several significant telecommunications marketplace milestones.

  • 8/2/2007
    Unisys Chosen by Sprint for Next-Generation Voice Messaging

    Blue Bell, PA: August 2, 2007. Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced that it has signed a five-year, multi-million dollar contract with Sprint to help the communications leader enhance its voicemail infrastructure. Unisys will develop a next-generation communications architecture that will allow Sprint the flexibility to more rapidly deploy new and innovative services for its customers.

  • 6/20/2007
    Nextera Communications Selects NexTone Session Border Controllers for its Next-Generation Network Architecture

    NXTcomm, Chicago, IL: June 20, 2007. NexTone®, a leader in session border controllers and scalable session management solutions for VoIP, multi-media, and IMS network interconnects, announced that Nextera Communications, a Minnesota-based next-generation service provider, has deployed the NexTone Session Border Controller (SBC) and NexTone Real-time Session Manager (RSM) in its network.

  • 6/20/2007
    MetaSwitch Expands Choice for Cable Operators Seeking Proven VoIP Solutions

    Orlando, FL, SCTE Cable-Tec Expo: June 20, 2007. MetaSwitch, a leading industry vendor of softswitch and applications solutions, today announced the completion of successful interoperability testing with broadband access equipment provider ARRIS (Nasdaq:ARRS), focused on the delivery of SIP-based business services and PacketCable 1.0 (NCS) signaling with dynamic quality of service (DQOS).

  • 6/19/2007
    MetaSwitch Launches MetaSphere Application Suite and Service Delivery Platform

    Chicago, IL: June 19, 2007 - NXTcomm. MetaSwitch, a leading vendor of carrier-class softswitch and applications solutions, today announced the introduction of a fundamentally new approach to service creation and application development. The MetaSphere service delivery platform (SDP) and suite of applications promises to step up the pace with which carriers can migrate toward next generation service-oriented networks, enabling streamlined service development, deployment and delivery across multiple media types and end user devices.

  • 6/19/2007
    MetaSwitch Expands Education Facilities to Four U.S. Sites

    Chicago, IL: June 19, 2007 - NXTcomm. MetaSwitch, a leading vendor of carrier-class softswitch and application solutions, announced today that, in response to demand from its rapidly growing customer base, it has opened three new North American customer education centers in addition to its existing facility in Alameda, Calif.

  • 5/8/2007
    MetaSwitch and Big River Telephone Enable Business-Class Outsourced VoIP Solution for Cable Operators

    Las Vegas, NV: May 8, 2007 - The CABLE Show '07. With Cable Voice over IP (VoIP) showing dramatic growth, especially in the lucrative business services market, MetaSwitch and Big River Telephone Company have joined to enable a significant source of new revenue for cable system operators.

  • 4/20/2007
    Fourth Annual MetaSwitch Forum Attracts Record Attendance

    Orlando, FL: April 20, 2007. MetaSwitch today wrapped up its fourth annual MetaSwitch Forum where a record number of attendees benefited from three days of informative conference sessions and a lively partner expo area. The event also included countless opportunities for networking with peers from companies that spread across three continents.

  • 4/17/2007
    MetaSwitch Launches MarketVisions Program to Support Customer Roll Outs of New Services

    Alameda, CA: April 17, 2007. MetaSwitch announced today a new market development, messaging and outreach program for innovative service providers and cable operators. MarketVisions is designed to provide MetaSwitch's 230+ customers with the tools required to successfully identify market opportunities, position their offerings, and profitably target customers.

  • 4/12/2007
    EATEL Selects MetaSwitch for Converged Voice and Data Services Architecture

    Alameda, CA: April 12, 2007. MetaSwitch announced today that EATEL has deployed its core switching solutions and innovative unified communications platforms to roll out a portfolio of advanced, converged services to business and residential customers. EATEL, one of the fastest-growing service providers in the Gulf South, is already bundling a digital suite of high-speed Internet access, high-definition television with TV On Demand, and phone services. EATEL is adding to this mix with a range of enhanced IP services, the first of which to have been launched is TV Caller ID.

  • 4/11/2007
    MetaSwitch and SOMA Networks Deliver Integrated Solution for VoIP over WiMAX

    Minneapolis, MN: April 11, 2007. MetaSwitch, a leading vendor of next-generation switching and application solutions, and SOMA Networks, Inc., a leading provider of Mobile WiMAX technology, announced today at the IP Possibilities Conference & Expo a partnership that provides a proven solution for carriers looking to deploy next generation applications over wireless broadband services.

  • 4/11/2007
    EMBARQ Launches Next Generation Value-Added Services with Unisys Communications Solution

    Blue Bell, PA: April 11, 2007. Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced that it has successfully implemented a next-generation, value-added messaging platform for EMBARQ, a leading provider of communications services to consumers in 18 states.

  • 3/27/2007
    MetaSwitch Extends Its Success to the CALA Region

    Alameda, Calif., March 27, 2007. MetaSwitch, a leading vendor of next-generation carrier switching and application solutions, today announced product initiatives that further demonstrate its commitment to the Caribbean and the Latin American telecommunications market. To extend MetaSwitch's success in North America into additional markets, MetaSwitch has adapted its widely deployed VoIP technology to the ETSI standards used by service providers in the CALA region.

  • 3/23/2007
    Fujitsu and MetaSwitch Announce Demonstration of Centrex-Featured VoIP Services at VoIP for Business 2007

    Birmingham, UK and London, UK, March 23, 2007. Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Ltd, the leading supplier of high performance telecommunications solutions, and MetaSwitch announced the demonstration earlier this week by BT of hosted business VoIP services from the platform supplied by Fujitsu and MetaSwitch. The demonstration took place at VoIP for Business 2007, Olympia, in London (March 21-22, 2007).

  • 3/22/2007
    Tricom Selects MetaSwitch for Advanced Technology

    Alameda, CA: March 22, 2007. MetaSwitch announced today that Tricom has selected MetaSwitch's distributed softswitch solution - including the CA9020 call agent, UC9000 application server, and several MG3510 media gateways - to update its infrastructure across the Caribbean and the United States. MetaSwitch, a leading vendor of next-generation carrier switching and application solutions, will provide services for Tricom's triple-play offer - telephony, broadband and television.

  • 3/19/2007
    MetaSwitch Introduces Self-Service CommPortal for Configuration of Communication Services

    San Jose, CA (Spring VON 2007): March 19, 2007. MetaSwitch announced today general availability of a new communications Web portal that enables service providers to deliver a streamlined, dynamic Web experience that offers outstanding usability for subscribers to purchase and use next generation voice communications services.

  • 3/15/2007
    MetaSwitch Named to the 2007 "Pulver 100"

    Beverly, Massachusetts - March 15, 2007. MetaSwitch today announced that it has been named to the 2007 "Pulver 100," the IP Communications industry's premier listing of privately-held growth companies that represent the future of the IP-voice and video communications ecosystem. MetaSwitch was named to the list because its scalable and distributed softswitch solution has seen tremendous success in a highly competitive market.

    MetaSwitch, winner of numerous other industry awards, has been named to the Pulver 100 list every year since its inception in 2002.

  • 2/27/2007
    Calix and MetaSwitch Roll Out Any Network/Any Infrastructure Service Delivery Capabilities

    COMPTEL SPRING 2007, Las Vegas, NV: February 27, 2007. MetaSwitch and Calix announced today the successful completion of joint H.248 interoperability testing, providing carriers a compelling combined solution for advanced IP-based services on copper and fiber networks, and a smooth and cost effective migration to converged packet-based access networks based on IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) standards. The integrated solution has been welcomed by joint Calix and MetaSwitch customers such as innovative service providers PCS1 and MNSi.

  • 2/27/2007
    MetaSwitch Unveils UC9000 Conference Server to Streamline Conference Call Set Up, Management and Control

    COMPTEL SPRING 2007, Las Vegas, NV: February 27, 2007. MetaSwitch, a leading vendor of next-generation carrier switching and application solutions, announced today the availability of a new component in its industry-leading UC9000 Unified Communications application suite. The UC9000 Conference Server combines standards-based SIP conferencing control with a reservation-less "meet-me" conference application and an easy-to-use web-based management interface.

  • 2/21/2007
    MetaSwitch is on Georgia's Mind

    Alameda, CA: February 21, 2007. MetaSwitch announced today that eight Georgia-based Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) and Independent Operating Companies (IOCs) are using the MetaSwitch VP3510 Integrated Softswitch to migrate their customers off existing Class 5 switches, and offer a range of voice services, including traditional Time Division Multiplexed (TDM) telephony and Voice over IP (VoIP), throughout Georgia and in Tennessee.

  • 2/12/2007
    Télébec Benefits from MetaSwitch's Expertise to Offer Digital Telephony

    Bécancour, Québec: February 12, 2007. Télébec, Québec's leading regional telecommunications company, and MetaSwitch, a leading vendor of next generation switching and applications solutions, today announced the initiation of a joint project to bring digital telephony (also known as "digital voice", "voice over IP" or "IP telephony"), to Télébec's customers. This strategic multi-year partnership centers around infrastructure deployment enabling the launch of new services based on Télébec's IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) architecture.

  • 1/15/2007
    Pacific Island Carrier Leverages MetaSwitch's Switching and Applications Solutions to Support IP Service Rollout

    Honolulu, HI: January 15, 2007. MetaSwitch announced today at the Pacific Telecommunications Council conference, PTC '07, that a leading Pacific islands carrier has deployed its leading next-generation switching and application solutions to achieve a powerful competitive advantage in its market.

    IT&E, an innovative wireless and internet service provider serving Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific, is deploying advanced hosted PBX services to grow and sustain its customer base which includes serving a vibrant tourist industry.