Santa Barbara Utilities Selects MetaSwitch for Greenfield Deployment in Curaçao

Exclusive resort community to deploy state of the art communications system

 

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CANTO 2009); July 13, 2009. MetaSwitch, the leader in reliable, high-quality carrier IP communications solutions, today announced that Santa Barbara Utilities has chosen MetaSwitch to provide state-of-the-art voice over IP services to the Santa Barbara Plantation Resort Community, one of the leading luxury hospitality projects in the Southern Caribbean.

Curaçao, with a population of approximately 150,000 and a land area of 171 square miles, is the largest and most populous island in the Netherlands Antilles. The Santa Barbara Plantation is a master planned mixed-use resort located on the southeastern side of Curaçao. A state-of-the-art telecommunications system is being developed for the ultimate convenience of hotel guests and resort residents. This advanced IP-based fiber to the home system (FTTH), will deliver a Triple Play of high-speed internet access and television along with residential and business telephony services from MetaSwitch, including voicemail and unified communications.

"We searched the market for the best system to provide the latest in service and convenience for hotel guests and residents at the Santa Barbara Plantation," said Bert Perez, Director, from Santa Barbara Utilities. "We chose MetaSwitch because they offer the most complete, advanced and reliable technology for our current needs and future plans."

"We are proud to play a key role in one of the most prestigious and futuristic projects in the entire region," said René Méndez, vice president of sales for the Caribbean and Latin America at MetaSwitch. "We are committed to ensuring that Santa Barbara is able to deliver carrier-class communications services that are essential for a project of this caliber."

About MetaSwitch

MetaSwitch is a leading provider of carrier systems and software solutions that are powering the migration of communications networks to open, packet-based architectures. Hundreds of network operators worldwide depend on its Carrier Systems Division for reliable, scalable session control, media gateway and application/feature server solutions to enable compelling revenue-generating services. Its Network Protocols Division, marketed under the Data Connection brand (www.dataconnection.com), develops high performance, portable software components that are integrated into the products of the world's leading communications equipment manufacturers. For more information, please visit www.metaswitch.com.