MetaSwitch VP2510 Receives RUS Listing, Enabling Rural Telcos to Stay Ahead of the Technology Curve; MetaSwitch's Latest Ultra-Compact Class 4/5 Softswitch Ideal for Rural, Cooperative and Small Service Providers.ALAMEDA, Calif. -- MetaSwitch, a leading vendor of next-generation carrier switching and application solutions, announced today that its VP2510 Class 4/5 softswitch has received technical acceptance from the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) division of the United States Department of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), n.pr established in 1862, USDA is responsible for the safety of meat, poultry, and egg products. It conducts ongoing research in areas from human nutrition to new crop technologies and also helps ensure open (USDA USDA, n.pr See United States Department of Agriculture. ). The MetaSwitch VP2510 joins its larger stable mate, the VP3510, on the RUS Technical Standards Committee "A" (Telecommunications) "List of Materials". The RUS provides technical guidance and financial assistance in the form of loans and grants to utilities seeking to deliver advanced technology to rural communities. As a result of the RUS technical acceptance, MetaSwitch's entire family of softswitches, scaling from the smallest end offices to large regional networks, is now authorized for use in the telecommunications systems of RUS borrowers. "With rural telephone companies looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to future-proof their networks and provide enhanced services at the same time, the cost-effective and scalable nature of a softswitch is an ideal choice," said Andrew Randall Andrew Randall (born 1974) is a British murderer. He murdered his seven-week-old daughter Jessica Randall on the morning of 21 November 2005. Randall, of Kettering, Northamptonshire, admitted murder at his trial on 15 November 2006 at Northampton Crown Court. , vice president of marketing for MetaSwitch. "MetaSwitch technology is equally well suited for the next generation networks of rural and cooperative service providers as it is for networks operated by major carriers worldwide." Focused on initiatives in rural communities throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , RUS provides financing for construction, procurement of equipment, and enhancements to the networks of primarily Independent Operating Companies (IOCs) and Rural Local Exchange Carriers (RLECs). With RUS acceptance, MetaSwitch's solutions can be the foundation for these IOCs to offer advanced broadband and telecommunications services to rural businesses and residences. ComSpanUSA is a facilities-based 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) headquartered in Roseburg, Oregon Roseburg is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon.GR6 It is the county seat of Douglas County. The population was 20,017 at the 2000 census. The 2006 estimate is 21,050 residents. whose mission is to bring state-of-the-art communications services to the local communities it serves. Beginning in 2002 with an initial copper-based deployment, powered by a Nortel DMS (1) (Document Management System) See document management. (2) (Defense Messaging System) An X.500-compliant messaging system developed by the U.S. Dept. of Defense. 500 and a local fiber ring, the company quickly established itself as a force in its market area. ComSpanUSA provides a complete range of telephony and ISP-related services. "We needed to make changes to support our growing and changing customer base, and with MetaSwitch field-proven technology, we upgraded our existing network to a platform that could carry us well into the future, as well as offer investment protection because of its use of open protocols and interfaces," said John Stadter, President, ComSpanUSA from ComSpan. "The MetaSwitch VP2510 delivers powerful native IP capabilities, and residential features and functionality. This enabled VoIP and Broadband services that not only put us ahead of the competition, but also helped us stay profitable." 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, 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. For more information: www.metaswitch.com. 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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