Press Releases 2011

  • San Francisco, CA, December 14, 2011 – EarthLink, Inc., a premier communications and IT services provider with more than1.6 million customers, has selected Metaswitch Networks to power the multimedia telephony features for their EarthLink Complete suite of business voice, data and Internet solutions.

  • San Francisco, CA, December 1, 2011 – Metaswitch Networks, a leading provider of the software and solutions that power a whole new generation of communications services, today announced the appointment of Ray Smets as senior vice president of field operations, reporting to CEO Kevin DeNuccio. 

  • San Francisco, CA, November 1, 2011 – Metaswitch Networks, a leading provider of carrier infrastructure and software solutions, today announced that it successfully participated in the MultiService Forum (MSF) Voice over LTE (VoLTE) Interoperability Test Event 2011 with the Perimeta™ Session Border Controller (SBC).

  • Metaswitch Forum 2011, Las Vegas, October 4, 2011 – Edgewater Networks today announced that the EdgeMarc Series of Enterprise Session Border Controllers has successfully demonstrated interoperability with Metaswitch to achieve Mosaic Partner Certification. The EdgeMarc Series of products will be featured at the Metaswitch Forum 2011, Oct. 3-6 at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in booth number 400.

  • Metaswitch Forum 2011, Las Vegas, NV, October 3, 2011 - Cordell teams up with Metaswitch Networks, a leading provider of carrier systems and software solutions, to offer enhancements to its NMS (C5), e Traffic software applications and to announce its new Centurion III RTU.

  • Metaswitch Forum 2011, Las Vegas, NV, October 3, 2011 - Cordell teams up with Metaswitch Networks, a leading provider of carrier systems and software solutions, to expand its suite of products for traffic studies and overall network management.

  • Metaswitch Forum 2011, Las Vegas, NV, October 3, 2011 - Carrier Management Systems, Inc., a leading developer of telecommunications network analysis management software (NAMS), today announced the release of their newest software product NAMS Firefly CS, a complete solution that provides combined AMA, EMI, SS7 and SIP network visibility at a price all companies can afford.  The new release will be showcased this week at the Metaswitch Forum 2011 Expo.

    NAMS (Network Analysis Management System) is an integrated hardware and software system that gives telephone companies

  • Metaswitch Forum 2011, Las Vegas, NV, October 3, 2011 - InnoMedia, a leading independent provider of VoIP technologies to multiple system operators (MSOs), today announced accelerated deployment by cable operators of its Enterprise SIP Gateways (ESG) along with full partner certification of its entire ESBC line of ESGs by Metaswitch, a leading provider of carrier systems and software solutions.

  • Metaswitch Forum 2011, Las Vegas, NV, October 3, 2011 - Panasonic System Networks Company of America, recognized as the number one choice for small business phone systems*, today announced certification for interoperability of the KX-UT series of SIP telephones with Metaswitch Networks’ platform, a  recognition that signals admission into Metaswitch Networks’ Mosaic Partner Program.

  • Metaswitch Forum 2011, Las Vegas, NV, October 3, 2011 - Enhanced Telecommunications, Inc. (dba ETI Software Solutions) today announced that it has achieved another development milestone, extending the functionality of its B/OSS platform TriadTM to integrate innovative on-screen telephony applications.

  • Metaswitch Forum 2011, Las Vegas, NV, October 3, 2011 - Saddleback Communications, an incumbent local carrier (ILEC) currently serving more than 2500 business and residential customers on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in Arizona, and Aastra, a leading global enterprise communications provider, announced that Salt River Fields at Talking Stick has implemented BusinessFlex Hosted iPBX with Aastra SIP phones to provide voice and data communications at the new facility.

  • Metaswitch Forum 2011, Las Vegas, NV, October 3, 2011 - Jenne Inc. (BOOTH 136) will be exhibiting at the Metaswitch Forum 2011, being held at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas between October 3 and October 6.  The Metaswitch Forum 2011, which was created by Metaswitch Networks in 2004, is an annual conference that features leading telecom companies and thought leaders from around the world. This year will be the first time the Forum will feature Jenne as an exhibitor.

  • Metaswitch Forum 2011, Las Vegas, NV, October 3, 2011 - ECG, a VoIP network design and integration consultancy, announces the success of FraudStopper, a new toll-fraud detection system optimized for VoIP providers. FraudStopper was deployed in June 2011 at a nationwide CLEC based in New York City. The system has successfully detected numerous incidents of attempted theft of service, saving the CLEC tens of thousands of dollars in losses for international termination.

  • Metaswitch Forum 2011, Las Vegas, NV, October 3, 2011 - Lyrix Inc., a leading provider of enterprise focused software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions to SMBs and Fortune 50 Companies worldwide introduces today Mobiso, a new Cloud Based Speech Assistant to Metaswitch Customers.

  • Metaswitch Forum 2011, Las Vegas, NV, October 3, 2011 - Line Systems (LSI), a leader in data and voice solutions and a Metaswitch customer, announced today a partnership with Telax Hosted Call Center, a leading contact center solution provider. The partnership will enable LSI to integrate Telax’s hosted contact center solution into their hosted PBX solution.

  • Metaswitch Forum 2011, Las Vegas, NV, October 3, 2011 - Telax, the leader in Hosted Contact Center Solutions, today announced several enhancements for Hosted services including:

  • Metaswitch Forum 2011, Las Vegas, NV, October 3, 2011 - ThinkTel Communications today announced Telax Hosted Call Center, a leader in contact center technology, will now be its official solution for businesses that require a contact center due to increasing customer calls or need to replace their current contact center. The combined solution of Telax Hosted Call Center and ThinkTel SIP Trunking allows companies to employ a call center at a much lower cost than legacy technologies would ever allow.

  • Metaswitch Forum 2011, Las Vegas, NV, October 3, 2011 - Citel Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce the recent signing of an Authorized Reseller Agreement with e-nteractiva of Lima, Peru for the sales and marketing of its VoIP migration device in South America. Citel has been selling in the South American market for a number of years, and sought a local partner to ensure both strong pre- and post-sales support for the Portico™ TVA™.

  • Metaswitch Forum 2011, Las Vegas, NV, October 3, 2011 - Metaswitch and NETXUSA today announced a partnership to simplify the go to market requirements of deploying hosted solutions in the SMB market for Metaswitch-powered service providers. By leveraging NETXUSA’s Channelware® system for pre-staging and Metaswitch CommPortal™ for ongoing end user changes, service providers will not only be able to deliver a fully automated pre-configured solution; but also, they will have the ability to easily manage ongoing customer requirements.

  • Metaswitch Forum 2011, Las Vegas, NV, October 3, 2011 - Blue Mountain Networks, a cloud telephony management software developer and solutions integrator for the hospitality industry, today launched their ground-breaking hospitality middleware, M-Suites.  In demand by major hospitality brands for the past several years, this product enables Metaswitch’s MetaSphere platform to bring carrier-grade VoIP services all the way to the hotel guestroom.

  • Metaswitch Forum 2011, Las Vegas, NV (October 3, 2011) - CloudTC, a software innovator in business applications and IP telephony, today announced that the CloudTC Glass 1000, the industry’s smartest IP phone, now includes a visual voicemail application that is fully compatible with the Metaswitch VoIP solution. The announcement was made at the Metaswitch Forum 2011, the annual gathering of the Metaswitch user community, taking place from October 3-6.

  • Metaswitch’s "meeting of the minds" is set to converge on Las Vegas October 3-6, with more than eight hundred representatives from service providers and equipment vendors exploring the "Power of M" at the Metaswitch Forum 2011.

  • Building on years of carrier infrastructure expertise and a unique understanding of next generation services, Metaswitch Networks introduced today a new class of session border controller. With the ability to independently scale signaling and media functions, Perimeta can support the explosive growth in SIP signaling traffic, brought on by services such as presence and IM, while dramatically reducing the cost associated with handling ever-increasing multimedia traffic loads.

  • Metaswitch Networks, a leading supplier of infrastructure and applications to communications service providers, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Thomas L. Cronan III as chief financial officer of the company. Stephen Halstead, currently in the role of chief financial officer, will report to Mr. Cronan.

  • San Francisco, July 26, 2011Metaswitch Networks, a leading provider of carrier systems and communications software solutions, today announced that it has opened a major new facility in San Francisco. From this site, now Metaswitch’s largest office building worldwide, CEO Kevin DeNuccio, along with senior executives in marketing, product management and corporate development, will drive key aspects of the company’s continued global expansion.

  • Alameda, Calif, July 14, 2011 — Following the acquisition of Colibria in April of this year, Metaswitch Networks is demonstrating its continued commitment to investing and building its position in mobility with the release of an RCS-e 1.1 compliant Instant Messaging Server.

  • CommunicAsia2011, Singapore, June 22, 2011 — Metaswitch Networks, a global supplier of next generation telecom infrastructure and applications, today announced new customer wins in Australia and the Philippines, expanding its presence in the Asia Pacific region.

  • CommunicAsia2011, Singapore, June 21, 2011 — Metaswitch Networks, a leading provider of carrier systems and communications software solutions, today announced that Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s market leader in mobile, Internet and fixed line services, is deploying the Metaswitch Service Broker.

    With Metaswitch, Chunghwa will be able to use a single platform to deliver services across both its legacy and IMS networks. These services will be delivered to subscribers on any network at the same time, without compromising IMS capabilities.

  • Singapore, June 7, 2011 — Metaswitch Networks, which has over 600 service provider customers around the globe, has today announced the opening of an office at the heart of one of the busiest trading hubs and largest financial centers in the world. Located on Fullerton Road in Singapore, the new regional headquarters will support a growing customer and employee base while helping drive new sales throughout the territory.

  • TIA, Dallas, Texas, May 18, 2011Metaswitch Networks extends its award winning portfolio of carrier-hosted business services and applications with CommPortal Communicator, a customizable unified communications client for PCs, smartphones and tablet computers.

  • Alameda, CA, May 10, 2011Metaswitch Networks, a multi-award winning supplier of next generation infrastructure and applications to network operators, today announced that Alaska Communications has deployed MetaSphere unified messaging capabilities for the company’s wireless and wireline customers.

  • Alameda, Calif., May 4, 2010 — Metaswitch, a leading provider of carrier systems and communications software solutions, today announced significant enhancements to its industry defining Service Broker. The new features extend Metaswitch’s technology lead in application-to-network interworking, and are increasingly being demanded by wireline and wireless carriers as they introduce next-generation, interactive voice, video and messaging services based on 3G/4G and NGN/IMS architectures.

  • Alameda, CA and Oslo, Norway, April 6, 2011Metaswitch Networks, a multi-award winning supplier of next generation infrastructure and applications to network operators, today announced the acquisition of Colibria, the leading independent provider of enhanced instant messaging, presence and network address book solutions. Colibria’s all-IP, standards-based portfolio is being deployed by operators worldwide to deliver advanced messaging and content sharing capabilities.

  • Alameda, CA, April 5, 2011Metaswitch Networks, a leading provider of carrier systems and communications software solutions, today announced the appointment of Dr. William M. Coughran, Jr. and Jeffry R. Allen as independent members of its board of directors.

  • CTIA Wireless 2011, Orlando, FL, March 22, 2011Metaswitch Networks, a multi-award winning supplier of next generation infrastructure and applications to network operators, will use CTIA Wireless 2011 to showcase a complete suite of mobile applications that allow operators to strike back against the threat of Over The Top (OTT) competition.

  • London, UK, March 8, 2011 — Metaswitch Networks, a leading provider of carrier systems and communications software solutions, today announced it is ranked 10th overall in ‘The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For’ 2011. Within specific criteria for the listing, Metaswitch was also ranked 1st for having caring managers, 1st for having open and honest managers, and 3rd for most helpful colleagues.

  • Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, February 14, 2011 — Metaswitch Networks, a leading provider of carrier systems and communications software solutions, will dedicate its presence at Mobile World Congress to describing how mobile operators can overcome their two greatest challenges: decreasing the cost and complexity of accommodating billions of mobile devices on SIP-based LTE networks, and increasing mobile ARPU in the face of the escalating challenge from OTT operators.

  • Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, February 14, 2011 — Metaswitch Networks, a leading provider of carrier systems and communications software solutions, today announced the introduction of the Metaswitch SIP Session Router (SSR), a platform that will meet the needs of operators faced with the rapid growth in LTE devices, SIP-based IM and presence applications, and mobile SIP-trunking services.

  • LONDON, UK, February 10, 2011 — Metaswitch Networks, a leading provider of carrier systems and communications software solutions, today announced a considerable scaling up of its global sales and support. Responding to local operator demand and market opportunities, Metaswitch is rapidly growing its EMEA sales and international development teams. Seasoned telecom professional Richard Dorey has been appointed as the company’s new vice president of sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).