1stel Moves Forward with MetaSwitch; Texas CLEC Adopts True Class 5 Softswitch Architecture.ALAMEDA, Calif. & CLEBURNE, Texas Cleburne is a city in Johnson County, Texas, United States. The population was 29,050, as of the 2007 census. It is the county seat of Johnson CountyGR6. Cleburne is named for a Confederate General, Patrick Cleburne. -- MetaSwitch, the leading vendor of Class 5 VoIP solutions, today announced that Texas-based Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) ) 1stel has adopted the MetaSwitch distributed network architecture for carrier-class voice over IP (VoIP). Following the deployment of an initial system in February of last year, 1stel now has three MetaSwitches serving subscribers across the state. 1stel selected MetaSwitch for its track record leading the industry with enhanced softswitch capabilities, including support for both VoIP and IP Centrex A telephone service in which an IP-based PBX is located in the telephone company's facilities. It connects to the customer via the LAN rather than by telephone wires. IP CENTREX offers voice over IP and other IP-based services as well as connectivity to the regular telephone system (PSTN). , features that have been field-hardened for more than two years. Particularly important to 1stel's network expansion plans was the ability to deliver all the major next generation protocols (SIP, H.248 and MGCP See MGCP/MEGACO. MGCP - Media Gateway Control Protocol ) in a distributed configuration, with highly scalable, collocatable media and signaling gateways controlled by a central call agent. "With twelve months' experience working with MetaSwitch, and many more years with other next generation Class 5 switch vendors, we can speak not only to the product's performance but also the company's exemplary track record of meeting its key roadmap commitments," said Doug Bowyer bow·yer n. 1. One who makes or sells bows for archery. 2. Archaic An archer. , 1stel President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "At last, we have found a vendor we can trust to deliver what we need, when they promise - and back it up with some of the most talented support engineers in the industry." "1stel represents the leading edge of a wave that is sweeping the industry," said Bob Harvey, Regional Director at MetaSwitch. "Service providers of all types and sizes are realizing that softswitch is the way forward, and legacy TDM switches just don't deliver the revenue-generating capabilities and significant cost-savings that are possible with a true next generation platform like MetaSwitch." About 1stel 1stel is the leader in providing high value low cost next generation voice and data services in rural cities of Texas. Marketing exclusively to small and medium businesses, 1stel offers big city services with friendly local town support. Additional information about 1stel can be found on its corporate website, at http://www.1stel.com. About MetaSwitch MetaSwitch is the industry's leading vendor of Class 5 VoIP solutions. Its widely deployed softswitch supports over 100 Class 5 and Class 4 features including CLASS services, IP Centrex, E911, LNP (Local Number Portability) The capability of keeping the same local telephone number when switching carriers. See NP and WLNP. , 1-800 and CALEA CALEA Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (Fairfax, Virginia) CALEA Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 CALEA Communication Assistance to Low Enforcement Act , and scales from a few hundred to half a million subscribers. Customers include incumbent and competitive local exchange carriers, as well as operators of broadband wireless, cable and fiber networks. MetaSwitch is a division of established telecom technology provider Data Connection (DCL (1) (Digital Command Language) Digital's standard command language for the VMS operating system on its VAX series. (2) (Data Compression L ). The company is consistently profitable and privately held, with US locations in California, Virginia, Texas and Florida, and European headquarters in London, UK. Data Connection and MetaSwitch are trademarks of Data Connection Limited and Data Connection Corporation. Brands and products referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Copyright (C) 2005 Data Connection Limited |
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