Taqua's OCX Selected by Eagle Telecommunications and Maw Communications to Expand Competitive Telephony Offerings.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 2003 Taqua, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation voice switching systems Switching systems (communications) The assemblies of switching and control devices provided so that any station in a communications system may be connected as desired with any other station. and technologies, today announced the addition of two competitive local exchange carriers utilizing Taqua's OCX (OLE Control EXtension) A component software technology from Microsoft that enables a Windows program to add functionality by calling ready-made components. Generally called "OLE controls" or "OLE custom controls," they appear to the end user as just another part of (R), a next-generation Class 5 switch, to extend their voice service offerings as facilities-based carriers. St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Eagle Telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , and Reading, Pa.-based MAW Communications are two of more than a dozen competitive service providers that have chosen the OCX during 2003 to handle their Class 5 switching needs. "Taqua's OCX is changing the economics of providing facilities-based voice services," explained Jody Bennett, Taqua's vice president of Marketing. "We see significantly increased interest across the country from UNE-P UNE-P Unbundled Network Element - Platform , ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. , and Cable companies looking to expand their service offerings. With its comprehensive Class 5 residential and business feature set, Taqua's OCX has proven to be a cost effective approach to providing voice services for a wide variety of service providers." Eagle Telecommunications is a 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) ) serving the Florida counties of Polk, Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee manatee: see sirenian. manatee Any of three species (family Trichechidae) of slow-moving, shallow-water herbivorous mammals. Manatees have a tapered body ending in a rounded flipper, no hind flippers, and foreflippers near the head. and Sarasota. Offering a wide-array of voice and data solutions for the residential and business market, Eagle Telecommunication is using Taqua's OCX to provide new bundled solutions with its first facilities-based voice offering. "We needed an advanced and reliable Class 5 switching platform to provide the unique bundle of services that we plan to offer," explained Mike Ray, president of Eagle Telecommunications. "We evaluated several other next-generation solutions and chose the OCX because of its extensive Class 5 feature set and proven reliability within a large installed base of competitive and incumbent voice service providers." MAW Communications is a facilities-based CLEC established in 1997 to creatively apply telecommunications systems engineering and services. MAW Communications is using Taqua's OCX in a number of configurations providing voice services for residential, corporate and municipal customers. "We thoroughly evaluated the next-generation Class 5 solutions available today and chose Taqua's OCX for of a number of reasons," explained Frank Wiczkowski, president of MAW Communications. "Taqua had the best combination of cost and scalability, as well as the richest Class 5 feature set. When you also take into consideration Taqua's in-service history and unmatched warranty, the OCX was an obvious choice for our company." Taqua's OCX has been embraced by the competitive carrier market for numerous reasons, including its compact footprint and conservative resource needs, making it a practical option for co-location spaces, multi-tenant units or any site with a controlled environment. By eliminating common equipment and providing all the functions of a Class 5 switch on each card, the OCX greatly improves service margins and gives carriers pinpoint control over network costs. A fully functional system can be deployed with a single card, with additional expansions added as market needs develop. The OCX provides an open platform for flexible programmability of new service introduction and its end office functionality eliminates dependence on the incumbent's network for the provisioning and switching of voice services. About Taqua, Inc. Founded in 1998, Taqua is a market leader in next-generation telephony systems and technologies. The Company focuses on improving local (ILEC (Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier) A traditional local telephone company such as one of the Regional Bell companies (RBOCs). Contrast with CLEC. See ELEC and TELRIC. ) and competitive (CLEC) exchange carrier deployment and operational costs, while delivering new and differentiated revenue generating services. Taqua offers a complete line of switching products and services, including a full-featured next-generation Class 5 switch, application servers, line and trunk testing system, and an element management system. In addition, the Company offers a full suite of professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. including network design and capacity planning Determining the required future configuration of hardware and software for a network, datacenter or Web site. There are numerous capacity planning tools on the market used to monitor and analyze the performance of the current hardware and software. , as well as installation and cutover (communications, networking) cutover - /cut-ov*/ Switching from an old (hardware and/or software) system to a replacement system, covering the overlap from when the new system is live until the old system has been shut down. services. Taqua and OCX are Trademarks of Taqua, Inc. |
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