Iowa IOC Deploys MetaSwitch to Support Total Migration to Packet-based Switching; Butler-Bremer Communications Replaces Nortel DMS-10 TDM Switches to Improve Efficiency and Enable Enhanced Services.DES MOINES, Iowa “Des Moines” redirects here. For other uses, see Des Moines (disambiguation). Des Moines (pronounced /dɪˈmɔɪn/ in English, -- Butler-Bremer Communications, an independent telecommunications services In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings: 1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider. 2. provider serving customers throughout northeast Iowa, today announced at the Rural Iowa Independent Telephone Association annual conference that it is deploying four softswitches from MetaSwitch to replace its legacy Nortel DMS-10 TDM switches Refers to either a large-scale switching computer used in a circuit-switched telephone network or to an inhouse PBX that supports circuit-switched lines (the traditional PBX without IP capability). See telephone switch, PBX and TDM. and migrate its network to a pure IP packet-switched environment. "We've tracked the evolution of the market closely, and we are convinced that the migration to a pure packet environment is the direction of the world," said Rich McBurney, General Manager of Butler-Bremer. "After an in-depth evaluation, it was clear that MetaSwitch offered the only solution with both the Class 5 and VoIP functionality in place today to allow for a full migration to a packet-based environment. With MetaSwitch, we gain a much more efficient network and we anticipate that we'll be able to substantially reduce switching costs while introducing new services. Ultimately, MetaSwitch will enable us to thrive in the new telecom age that we see dawning." In operation for more than 100 years, Butler-Bremer Communications provides local telephone, cellular, voice mail, cable television, and Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the services to customers over 175 square miles A square mil is a unit of area, equal to the area of a square with sides of length one mil. A mil is one thousandth of an international inch. This unit of area is usually used in specifying the area of the cross section of a wire or cable. of northeast Iowa. The company decided to migrate its network to packet-based switching in order to reduce the cost of network operations, and provide a means to easily and quickly deploy new services for customers. Butler-Bremer is currently deploying the MetaSwitch switches and expects to complete its total network replacement by the end of Q2 2006. "MetaSwitch delivers reliable Class 5 capabilities, enhanced packet-based services, and an award-winning IMS-ready softswitch in a future-proof architecture that bridges the gap between legacy and next-generation voice," said Mike Ward, senior vice president of sales at MetaSwitch. "We are gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to be able to partner with Butler-Bremer and support their transition to an all-IP network that will enable the company to deliver enhanced VoIP services and fuel future growth." About Butler-Bremer Communications Butler-Bremer Communications provides local telephone, cellular, voice mail, cable television, and Internet services in Iowa. The company has been providing telephone and advanced business data services to customers over 175 square miles of Northeast Iowa for 100 years. A small, local company with lower overhead, Butler-Bremer can afford to offer its customers the lowest rates available, move faster to meet their needs, and provide more personal service than the large national telephone companies. About MetaSwitch MetaSwitch is an industry-leading vendor of IP Multimedia Subsystem An integrated network for telecommunications carriers that uses the IP protocol as its foundation for packetized voice, video and data. Supporting voice over IP (VoIP) in all its flavors (SIP, H.323, MGCP, etc. (IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. ) switching and applications solutions for both packet and circuit-switched networks. Its widely deployed call agent, media/signaling gateway and application server platform supports a full range of legacy Class 4/5 capabilities and hosted unified communications The real time redirection of a voice, text or e-mail message to the device closest to the intended recipient at any given time. For example, voice calls to desk phones could be routed to the user's cellphone when required. services, and scales from a few hundred to millions of subscribers in both integrated and distributed configurations. Customers include incumbent and competitive local exchange carriers, as well as operators of broadband wireless See wireless broadband. , cable and fiber networks. MetaSwitch is a division of established telecom technology provider Data Connection. The company is consistently profitable and privately held, with main US offices in California and Virginia, 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) 2006 Data Connection Limited |
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