Recent Press Releases

Metaswitch Networks Announces Project Clearwater

Software innovator contributes cloud-based IMS core platform to an open source project intended to accelerate telco innovation

SAN FRANCISCO and Enfield, England, May 8, 2013 — Metaswitch Networks today is contributing the initial codebase for Project Clearwater, an open-source IMS core initiative designed for the cloud. The code is available to the worldwide community of industry software developers and systems integrators at http://www.projectclearwater.org.

Netronome and Metaswitch develop SDN OpenFlow gateways

Santa Clara, CA, April 15, 2013 — Netronome and Metaswitch disclosed the details of a unique architecture for OpenFlow gateways based on Netronome network flow processing technology and Metaswitch’s SDN-enabled control plane software.

Metaswitch Opens New UK Office in Cambridge

Product development team graduates to top academic location

London, UK, March 28, 2013 — Metaswitch Networks, the company that is powering communication networks into a software-centric future, today announced the opening of a new product development facility in Cambridge, UK. Located in the heart of the University of Cambridge, the new Metaswitch office will house current employees, new recruits and interns.

Vocality Implements Metaswitch for Next Generation VoIP

London, UK, March 7, 2013 — British network router manufacturer, Vocality, has confirmed that it has purchased and integrated the high performance DC-SIP software, the portable Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) stack, from London based Metaswitch Networks.

Metaswitch names Board Chairman, John Lazar, as CEO

Company builds on strengths of Lazar and DeNuccio to further business strategy

San Francisco, CA and London, UK, June 13, 2012 — Metaswitch Networks, a leading supplier of communications technologies to network service providers, today announced that John Lazar will return to his role as CEO. In parallel, outgoing CEO, Kevin DeNuccio, will continue to assess strategic initiatives that can complement Metaswitch's core business plan and product portfolio. Both executives will remain on the Board of Directors.

Huawei Selects Metaswitch for PCE and Unified Control Plane Software

Metaswitch provides key components of Huawei’s IP & OTN Synergy strategy

San Francisco, CA, May 17, 2012 — Metaswitch today announced an expansion of its ten-year technology relationship with Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, to include licensing of DC-PCE, Metaswitch’s Path Computation Element software.

Metaswitch Demonstrates Control Plane Interoperability of Ethernet over OTN and Multi-Domain Networking

Control Plane technologies enable flexible, reliable and rapid end-to-end service delivery in multi-layer, multi-domain networks

San Francisco, CA, March 5, 2012 — Metaswitch today announced it has successfully completed interoperability tests of its Integrated Control Plane solutions at the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) Interoperability 2012 event hosted by telecom operators Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom/Orange, KDDI, and Verizon.

Metaswitch Demonstrates PCE-Based Software Defined Networking Interoperability

PCE provides an evolutionary approach to SDN, increases flexibility, performance and simplifies operations

MPLS & Ethernet World Congress, Paris, February 7, 2012 — Metaswitch Network Technologies today announced it has successfully completed interoperability tests of its PCE solutions at the MPLS & Ethernet interoperability event at the MPLS & Ethernet World Congress, organized by EANTC (European Advanced Networking Test Center). Path Computation Element (PCE) is an architecture standardized by the IETF and enables the ability to migrate the path computation function from the network to the cloud, a standalone server or a network management system.

Metaswitch Delivers Software Defined Networking with DC-PCE

New portable Path Computation Element (PCE) software enables network equipment vendors to speed delivery of SDN solutions

MPLS & Ethernet World Congress, Paris, February 6, 2012 — Metaswitch Network Technologies today announced the immediate availability of its portable PCE software solution with DC-PCE. PCE is an industry standard solution which separates critical software components of the IP/MPLS control plane from the proprietary-based hardware platforms within the network.

Ray Smets Joins Metaswitch Executive Team

Former Cisco Executive, BellSouth Officer to lead Global Field Operations

San Francisco, CA, December 1, 2011 — Metaswitch Networks, a leading provider of the software and solutions that power a whole new generation of communications services, today announced the appointment of Ray Smets as senior vice president of field operations, reporting to CEO Kevin DeNuccio. Mr. Smets will be based in San Francisco with responsibility for the worldwide customer facing organization including direct and channel sales, customer support and international product development.

Metaswitch Opens Regional Headquarters in Singapore

Expansion helps meet continued demand for carrier solutions in Asia and the Pacific Islands

Singapore, June 7, 2011 — Metaswitch Networks, which has over 600 service provider customers around the globe, has today announced the opening of an office at the heart of one of the busiest trading hubs and largest financial centers in the world. Located on Fullerton Road in Singapore, the new regional headquarters will support a growing customer and employee base while helping drive new sales throughout the territory.

Metaswitch and Tail-f Systems Partner for Advanced Management for Network Protocols

Best-of-breed combination speeds product delivery and lowers risk for manufacturers

Alameda, Calif. and Stockholm, May 4, 2011 — Metaswitch Networks and Tail-f Systems today announced a strategic partnership integrating their best-of-breed product sets -- Metaswitch’s MPLS, GMPLS, MPLS-TP and IP Routing control plane software with ConfD, Tail-f Systems’ leading solution for building network management applications.

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