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Press Releases 2008

  • 11/24/2008
    Infonetics Confirms MetaSwitch Leadership in VoIP Infrastructure Solutions

    Alameda, Calif: November 24, 2008. MetaSwitch has become the number one provider of VoIP call control solutions in North America, according to Infonetics Research's latest quarterly report, Service Provider VoIP and IMS Equipment and Subscribers. The report, one of the industry's definitive snapshots of the VoIP Market, recognizes MetaSwitch's market leadership with a commanding 44% of total subscriber licenses shipped in the North American Class 5 softswitch category, as well as leading the overall North American softswitch market with a 33% share of licenses shipped.

  • 11/13/2008
    DakotaPro.biz Selects MetaSwitch for Major Step Into Voice Services

    San Jose, CA, ISPCON FALL 2008: November 13, 2008. DakotaPro.biz today announced it has been working with MetaSwitch, the leader in reliable, high-quality voice communications platforms and services, to offer voice services to business customers in Tucson and surrounding areas. DakotaPro.biz purchased the MetaSwitch softswitch platform to roll out a converged access bundle that will include the new voice offerings, as well as the company's current business-class Internet solutions.

  • 11/6/2008
    FierceVoIP Names MetaSwitch as one of the "Fierce 15" VoIP Companies of 2008

    Alameda, CA: November 6, 2008. MetaSwitch announced today that it has been named to the annual FierceVoIP "Fierce 15" list, designating it as one of the top IP communications companies of the year. FierceVoIP editors evaluated hundreds of organizations, and found MetaSwitch to be amongst the "fiercest," proven by its creativity and innovations in the marketplace.

  • 10/28/2008
    MetaSwitch and Data Connection Report Record Revenue and Profits for Fiscal Year 2008

    LONDON: October 29, 2008. Telecom solutions provider Data Connection Ltd (DCL) today announced record revenues of $118.1 million for the Fiscal Year ending August 31, 2008, an increase of 15.4% year-over-year. The company was also profitable for the 27th consecutive year.

  • 10/7/2008
    Carriers Leverage Competitive Edge with MetaSwitch

    Orlando, CompTel: October 7, 2008. More than 125 competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) are now among the customers of MetaSwitch, the leader in reliable, high-quality voice communications platforms and services. The four latest CLECs, NTS Communications, Dialogix Telecom, Nevada Comstock Communications and FastTrack Communications, have all selected the company's MetaSwitch softswitch and MetaSphere next-generation application suite to enable the deployment of advanced services to meet the rapidly increasing demands of their customer bases.

  • 9/30/2008
    Saddleback Communications Chooses MetaSwitch to Kick Up Advanced Services

    Ruidoso, New Mexico: ANMTA Fall Conference, September 30, 2008. MetaSwitch, the leader in reliable, high-quality voice communications platforms and services, announced today that Saddleback Communications has purchased and deployed the MetaSwitch softswitch and MetaSphere application suite to deliver next-generation telephony services and advanced features to residents and businesses located on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.

  • 8/20/2008
    EMBARQ® Taps MetaSwitch to Enable Smart IP EnterpriseSM Offering

    Alameda, CA: August 20, 2008. MetaSwitch, a leading solutions and application provider, today announced that EMBARQ® has selected the MetaSwitch softswitch, media gateway and MetaSphere application suite to form the core of its new EMBARQ Smart IP EnterpriseSM solution. The integrated business solution, hosted in EMBARQ's core network, delivers an advanced suite of communication services to business customers.

  • 7/15/2008
    Matanuska Telephone Association Selects MetaSwitch to Streamline Operations and Deliver Advanced Services

    Quebec City, OPASTCO Summer Convention: July 15, 2008. MetaSwitch, a leading solutions and application provider, today announced that the Matanuska Telephone Association (MTA), headquartered in Palmer, Alaska, has purchased the MetaSwitch softswitch and MetaSphere application suite to enable the delivery of traditional and next-generation telephony services. Later this year, MTA will begin offering the MetaSwitch-powered services to its 40,000 business and residential subscribers spread out over more than 10,000 square miles in South-Central Alaska.

  • 7/15/2008
    Satel Chooses MetaSwitch for New Telecommunications Network

    Alameda, Ca: July 15, 2008. MetaSwitch today announced that Satel, the new telecommunications division of the Telemicro Group, a leading television and radio broadcast conglomerate, has signed a multi-million dollar contract to deploy MetaSwitch softswitch solutions for its new network serving residential and business subscribers in the Dominican Republic.

  • 6/18/2008
    MetaSwitch and Texas Instruments collaborate on enhanced voice quality monitoring

    Las Vegas and Dallas: June 18, 2008. Addressing one of the key subscriber issues affecting VoIP adoption today, MetaSwitch has selected standards-based voice quality analysis technology from Texas Instruments [NYSE: TXN] (TI) for its media gateway products. This analysis technology will enhance the network monitoring capabilities of its MetaView network management system.

  • 6/17/2008
    MetaSwitch Helps the New Frontier Go Greener

    Las Vegas, NXTcomm 2008: June 17, 2008. MetaSwitch today announced that Citizens Communications Company (NYSE:CZN), which provides services under the name Frontier Communications, is deploying MetaSwitch's unified messaging solution to deliver voicemail and fax services to business and residential subscribers. Following an initial roll out in select locations, Frontier plans to expand the service to more than 2 million subscribers in 24 states.

  • 6/17/2008
    MetaSwitch Advances Call Diagnostic Abilities for Carriers with MetaView Enhancements

    Las Vegas, NXTcomm 2008: June 17, 2008. MetaSwitch, a leading provider of switching and application solutions, today announced the MetaView Service Assurance Server (SAS), a new component of the MetaView Network Management System. The SAS is a tool that reflects MetaSwitch's strong commitment to helping customers solve end-to-end network issues thereby enhancing a carrier's overall solution. The initial release of SAS provides detailed call traces that allow technicians to diagnose many common configuration, network and interoperability problems affecting user service.

  • 6/17/2008
    Industry Momentum Grows Around Joint Acme Packet - MetaSwitch Solution for Carrier-Class Voice over IP

    Burlington, Ma, Alameda, Ca: June 17, 2008. Acme Packet® (NASDAQ: APKT), the leader in session border control solutions, and MetaSwitch, a leading vendor of next-generation carrier switching and application solutions, today announced that more than 35 service providers in North America, Europe and the Caribbean have deployed a joint solution from the companies to deliver advanced, trusted communications over carrier IP networks.

  • 6/17/2008
    MetaSwitch Delivers an Energy Boost to Legacy Networks

    Las Vegas, NXTcomm 2008: June 17, 2008. MetaSwitch today announced enhancements to its MetaSphere application suite that are set to accelerate the adoption of next-generation services, and bring an "energy boost" to legacy carrier networks. MetaSphere-based services can now be deployed to subscribers hosted on legacy end office switches, enabling carriers to deliver advanced, next-generation features to their entire subscriber base, without requiring a complete migration of the network to IP.

  • 4/24/2008
    MetaSwitch Forum Reports Record Attendance

    New Orleans, La., April 24, 2008. MetaSwitch today wrapped up its fifth annual customer event, the MetaSwitch Forum V, in the heart of New Orleans, La. This was the largest forum in MetaSwitch history, with well over 500 attendees, and the three-day event was filled with a wide variety of educational sessions, a lively partner expo and countless networking opportunities.

  • 4/22/2008
    MetaSwitch Supports Enhanced Web Communications Experience with Mashed-Up Voice 2.0 Services

    New Orleans, La., MetaSwitch Forum V: April 22, 2008. MetaSwitch today announced that it will be hosting demonstrations on the mash-up of its CommPortal subscriber interface with iGoogle and Salesforce.com, enabling click-to-dial experiences via both websites. The solutions will enable service providers to integrate MetaSwitch's CommPortal platform directly into both websites, allowing users to access click-to-dial, contact integration, visual voicemail and other advanced features.

  • 4/9/2008
    MetaSwitch Reaches 150th IOC Customer Milestone

    Chicago, IP Possibilities Conference and Expo: April 9, 2008. MetaSwitch today announced that with its deployment with Ontario & Trumansburg Telephone Companies (OTTC), it is now providing the core softswitch technology for 150 independent operating companies (IOCs) in North America. MetaSwitch's platforms enable IOCs to deliver traditional telephony services to business and residential subscribers, as well as provide the foundation for the advanced platform of IMS-enabled services as the carriers migrate toward next-generation architectures.

  • 4/2/2008
    Sovernet Communications Partners with MetaSwitch to Provide Enhanced Telecommunications Services

    Bellows Falls, VT: April 2, 2008. Sovernet Communications today announced it has selected MetaSwitch as its primary telephone switch vendor, furthering its commitment to offering advanced and reliable telephone service to the residents and businesses of Northern New England. Sovernet has deployed a MetaSwitch VP3510 integrated softswitch in its fully redundant Burlington, VT data center.

  • 3/26/2008
    Working with MetaSwitch, Municipalities Emerge as Innovative Service Providers

    Alameda, CA, March 26, 2008. Just as they once constructed their own infrastructures for electricity and water supply, many municipalities are taking their future into their own hands by building leading-edge telecommunications systems. From coast to coast, communities are realizing that their economic success depends on high-speed broadband networks coupled with the most advanced communications services - and they are increasingly turning to MetaSwitch to realize that vision.

  • 3/18/2008
    MetaSwitch Enhances Scalability, Security and Supportability of Hosted PBX and Consumer VoIP Deployments

    Spring 2008 VON.x Conference and Expo, San Jose, CA: March 18, 2008. MetaSwitch today announced general availability of a major enhancement to its MetaView network management system and MetaSphere CommPortal web interface, designed to simplify carrier deployment of SIP devices.

  • 3/11/2008
    Seasoned Service Providers Learn New Tricks with MetaSwitch

    Alameda, CA: March 11, 2008. For established carriers, transforming existing networks can seem like a daunting task - financially, technically and operationally. Three seasoned service providers - Ritter Communications, Champaign Telephone Company and the Ontario & Trumansburg Telephone Companies - were all faced with this challenge. Each is a successful service provider, with a combined 310 years of providing telecommunications services to their subscribers. All three looked to MetaSwitch to help them build a foundation for the 21st Century.

  • 3/5/2008
    MetaSwitch is Recognized as Internet Communications Industry Leader

    Alameda, CA, & Norwood, MA: March 5, 2008. MetaSwitch today announced that its industry leading MetaSphere applications suite was recognized with a 2008 VON Innovator Award. The culmination of a three-month evaluation process, the inaugural VON Innovator Awards identify the most innovative organizations - from start-ups to publicly traded companies - that represent the future of the Internet communications industry.

  • 2/26/2008
    MetaSwitch and One Communications Pass Next-Gen Milestone

    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.

  • 2/20/2008
    MetaSwitch Receives 2007 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Strategy

    Alameda, CA: February 20, 2008. MetaSwitch announced today it has been chosen as the recipient of the Global Frost & Sullivan Softswitch Product Line Strategy Award for demonstrating the most insight into the needs and product demands of its customers. The company was specifically recognized for its outstanding product portfolio, including its MetaSwitch class 4/5 softswitch and MetaSphere service delivery platform (SDP) and application suite.

  • 2/4/2008
    Data Connection and MetaSwitch Profits Leap 54%

    London, UK: February 4, 2008. For Data Connection (DCL), 2007 marked several major milestones, including the completion of its 26th year in business, passing the $100 million revenue mark, and its greatest-ever increase in profits. Reporting final annual results for fiscal year 06/07, the company today announced revenue of $101.8 million, with net earnings of $21.1 million, a 54% increase on the previous year.

  • 1/15/2008
    MetaSwitch Expands Support Facilities for Asia Pacific Customers

    Honolulu, HI: January 15, 2008. MetaSwitch today announced at the Pacific Telecommunications Council, PTC '08, that it has opened new support facilities in Sydney, Australia, to better support the growing number of customers in the Asia-Pacific region. Initially staffed by experienced support personnel transferred from MetaSwitch's California office, the additional facilities form the basis of a long-term presence in the region.

  • 1/15/2008
    MetaSwitch Integrates Phone and PC Desktop with MetaSphere CommPortal Assistant

    Alameda, CA: January 15, 2008. MetaSwitch today announced that it has further expanded its growing suite of enhanced telephony services with an innovative desktop application, MetaSphere CommPortal Assistant™. Working in tandem with MetaSwitch's existing CommPortal application, and leveraging the MetaSphere Service Delivery Platform (SDP), CommPortal Assistant delivers a cohesive, easy-to-use desktop telephony experience.

  • 1/15/2008
    MetaSwitch Introduces MetaView Management System with Industry-First Network Diagnostic Capabilities

    Alameda, CA: January 15, 2008. MetaSwitch today unveiled the latest addition to its family of softswitch and applications solutions, the MetaView Network Management System. In combination with the MetaSwitch class 4/5 softswitch, and MetaSphere service delivery platform and application server, MetaView significantly enhances carriers' ability to reduce operational costs even as they introduce compelling new services into the network.

  • 1/14/2008
    Pacific Island Carrier Launches New Cable Voice Offering Powered by MetaSwitch

    Honolulu, HI: January 14, 2008. MetaSwitch today announced at the Pacific Telecommunications Council, PTC '08, that IT&E, a leading Pacific islands carrier, has leveraged MetaSwitch's core switching and applications solutions to offer competitive residential phone service sold through the island's cable operator, MCV Broadband. The white label solution was recently deployed after rigorous but rapid end-to-end testing, and currently counts more than 1,000 customers installed.

  • 1/14/2008
    Francisco Partners and Sequoia Capital make significant investment in Data Connection and MetaSwitch

    San Francisco, CA, and London, UK: January 14, 2008. Data Connection Limited (DCL) today announced that leading private equity firm Francisco Partners has led a significant investment round into the company, including its MetaSwitch division.