MetaSwitch and Wave7 Optics Team to Provide Superior Voice over Packet Services in FTTP Deployments

By Metaswitch on Oct 20, 2003 8:00:00 AM

Service Providers Can Now Offer Subscribers Enhanced End-to-End Broadband Voice Services   


MetaSwitch, the leading provider of broadband Class 5 switching solutions, and Wave7 Optics, a leading developer of optical access equipment for the fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) residential and business markets, today announced a joint solution that will allow service providers to offer superior Class 5 end-to-end Voice over Packet services, either as part of a "triple play" (voice, video and data) solution or as a separate service. The two companies made the announcement at the 2003 Midwest Telecom Expo, the leading multi-state telecommunications exposition and conference sponsored by the Indiana, Michigan and Ohio Telephone Associations.   

After completing extensive interoperability testing between the MetaSwitch VP3500 and the Wave7 Optics Last Mile Link(R), the product combination is currently being evaluated by several network operators.   

"Service providers building fiber networks want to be able to fully exploit their infrastructure by deploying packet voice services," said John Lazar, MetaSwitch Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "The MetaSwitch VP3500's carrier-class voice capabilities and services are complemented superbly by Wave7 Optics' strong focus on efficient Layer 3 bandwidth management and QOS."   

"The Last Mile Link already features uncompressed (G.711) full 64 kbs voice over packet service at a 'lifeline' QoS level," said Emmanuel Vella, Wave7 Optics Chief Marketing Officer. "Adding the MetaSwitch VP3500 to the Last Mile Link or vice versa allows carriers to provide voice services with all of the intelligence associated with a traditional Class 5 switch, such as call forwarding and caller ID."   

Wave7 Optics pioneered the first intelligent PON (passive optical network) system, which is effectively a generation ahead of comparable PON technologies in both cost and capability. The IP- (Internet Protocol) and Ethernet-standards based Last Mile Link product suite provides triple play services at symmetrical speeds up to 500 Mbs to residential, business and multi-tenant or multi-dwelling building customers. The Last Mile Link is the only optical access system being shipped to customers today that truly provides IP video and interactive RF video, supporting both upstream and downstream signals through Wave7 Optics patent pending RF return technology.   

The MetaSwitch VP3500 is the leading broadband-enabled Next Generation Class 5 Switch with over 30 deployments, and support for VoIP, VoATM and GR-303 as well as advanced Web-based subscriber services. Service providers are able to simultaneously serve customers in multiple calling areas with over 95 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. Built-in CALEA support enables service providers to satisfy lawful intercept requirements.   

About Wave7 Optics   

Wave7 Optics, Inc. is a leading provider of optical broadband network equipment. The company's Last Mile Link(R) optical access system effectively overcomes the cost and implementation barriers that have to date stymied the deployment of FTTP systems. The company has been named a "Hot Start Up" company for 2003 by two of the world's leading trade journals -- America's Network and Telecommunications. Please visit   www.wave7optics.com for more information.   

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.\b metaswitch\b0 .com.   

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