Press Release: Missouri Telecom Selects MetaSwitch VP3500 for Broadband Voice and IP Centrex Services
CLEC launches full-feature VoIP/VoATM service this week in Southwest Missouri
Alameda, CA: February 17, 2004. MetaSwitch today announced that Missouri Telecom has installed the MetaSwitch VP3500 Next Generation Class 5 Switch for this week's launch of its new residential and business services in Southwest Missouri. Missouri Telecom is offering a full range of residential and business voice services, including IP Centrex, to complement its highly successful broadband and dial-up Internet service offerings.
"Over the past few years we tested several next-generation switches but never found the right combination of technology and stability that we needed to launch our voice services," said Kevin Wormington, VP-Operations. "With MetaSwitch we found both. We are now delivering carrier-grade voice services over our packet based network using proven, reliable technology. And we know that MetaSwitch, a division of Data Connection, will be here for us in the long term."
"Missouri Telecom is now able to bring even greater value to their existing base of customers as well as go after new customers across the state," said Bob Harvey, MetaSwitch Regional Manager. "With their strong track record of providing both a reliable and high quality data service, Missouri Telecom will quickly be able to increase their current revenue stream with a voice service. At the same time, they will be attracting new customers with advanced service offerings including IP Centrex and web based self-provisioning."
The MetaSwitch VP3500 is the leading broadband-enabled Next Generation Class 5 Switch in North America, with over 40 deployments, and support for GR-303, VoATM and VoIP as well as advanced Web-based subscriber services. Service providers are able to simultaneously serve customers in multiple calling areas with over 100 Class 5 features and services. The MetaSwitch VP3500 is easy to deploy and scales from 400 to over 250,000 subscribers in a single rack.
About Missouri Telecom, Inc.
Missouri Telecom, Inc. is a regional CLEC providing local telephone service, long-distance, Internet and xDSL. Headquartered in Monett, MO, Missouri Telecom has been serving Southwest Missouri since 1999.
About MetaSwitch
MetaSwitch, a division of privately held Data Connection, is the result of 22 years of experience supplying leading-edge technology to the telecommunications industry. Data Connection’s track record of consistent profitability ensures long-term commitment to product development and customer support. The widely deployed MetaSwitch VP3500 Next Generation Class 5 Switch offers service providers an immediate solution for broadband (VoIP and/or VoATM) and POTS service and a future-proof "softswitch" architecture for enhanced applications.
MetaSwitch has offices in Alameda, CA, Dallas, TX and Reston, VA in the US and London, Chester and Edinburgh in the UK.
For more information, see www.metaswitch.com.
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