Project Clearwater provides a foundation for network operators and others building scalable voice and video applications to deliver critical call and session control functions, along with Telephony Application Server (TAS) capabilities, within any virtualized data center. Clearwater’s innovative design offers massive scale and "telco-grade" reliability in private or public cloud environments, together with exceptionally low running costs of around 2 cents per subscriber per year based on Amazon.com’s AWS pricing.

“Traditional paths to IMS have been expensive and exceedingly vendor-centric,” says Martin Taylor, CTO of Metaswitch Networks. “Our aim is to provide operators and developers with the keys to quickly move to highly-scaled VoIP and VoLTE networks and create tomorrow’s most advanced Web-scale communications applications.

“We think that by openly sharing our knowledge, experience and codebase, we can kick-start more industry innovation and accelerate the promise of the new software telco,” Taylor says.

Project Clearwater follows IMS architectural principles and supports all of the standardized interfaces generally expected of an IMS core network. But unlike traditional implementations of IMS, Clearwater was designed from the ground up for the cloud. Metaswitch Networks will continue to drive the evolution of this codebase in line with standard open-source procedures to meet the requirements of today’s most innovative service providers.

About Metaswitch Networks

Metaswitch is powering the transition of communication networks into a cloud-based, software-centric future. With a reputation earned by solving tough technical problems, Metaswitch develops openly programmable solutions that run on standard hardware or in virtualized environments and act as the key control points in elastic voice, video and data networks. Hundreds of network operators worldwide defend, extend and brand their business by building on Metaswitch to deliver a reliable, scalable, and immersive communications experience. For more information, please visit www.metaswitch.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

The companies are hosting a demonstration at this week's Open Networking Summit (ONS) in Santa Clara, California, showing OpenFlow for controling network gateways between an MPLS backbone network and two IP networks. Each gateway uses Netronome’s NFP silicon and flexible and scalable SDN OpenFlow forwarding architecture, controlled by Metaswitch's SDN control plane for MPLS-signaled networks.

“We are excited about the partnership with Netronome and opportunity to bring this carrier SDN solution to the Open Networking Summit,” said Andy Randall, senior vice president of networking technologies at Metaswitch Networks. “The NFP provides us with the programmable dataplane that unlocks many differentiating features of our control plane software, which is at the heart of devices deployed in every major global carrier network. Together, we are at the forefront of commercializing OpenFlow-based SDN solutions and look forward to building networks with our complementary technologies.”

Netronome’s NFP‐6xxx, which is powered by 96 packet processing cores and 120 multi‐threaded flow processing cores operating at up to 1.2 GHz, delivers 200 Gbps of packet processing with deep packet inspection, network and security processing, and I/O virtualization for millions of simultaneous flows. The NFP‐6xxx is the industry’s only processor specifically designed for tight coupling with x86 processors.

Reproduced from the original article available through Converge! Network Digest.

Opening this month, the new facility is located next door to the Computer Laboratory, an academic department within the university that not only includes Computer Science, but other aspects of Engineering, Technology and Mathematics. Given Metaswitch’s history of hiring top class graduates from diverse backgrounds, the location provides an ideal base for the company’s continued commitment to developing the industry’s best software engineers. Over three hundred companies and commercial laboratories specialising in computing and advanced technology are already concentrated in the area.

"We have a long-standing association with Cambridge, with many of our graduate intake coming from the University of Cambridge," says John Lazar, CEO of Metaswitch. "We are both centres of technology excellence and innovation, so Cambridge was a logical choice for our expanded product development team."

About Metaswitch Networks

Metaswitch is powering the transition of communication networks into a cloud-based, software-centric future. With a reputation earned by solving tough technical problems, Metaswitch develops openly programmable solutions that run on standard hardware or in virtualized environments and act as the key control points in elastic voice, video and data networks. Hundreds of network operators worldwide defend, extend and brand their business by building on Metaswitch to deliver a reliable, scalable, and immersive communications experience. For more information, please visit www.metaswitch.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Vocality is a global supplier of voice and data network routers into the satellite communications market, and this strategic implementation of Metaswitch software into its forthcoming release of Vocality Operating System underlines its commitment to the needs of the voice communications user, particularly when operating over fixed or mobile satellite communications networks.

About Metaswitch Networks

Metaswitch Networks is a leading provider of the software that powers a whole new generation of communications services, and the solutions that fuel the rapid migration to all-IP architectures. Hundreds of network operators worldwide defend, extend and brand their business by building on Metaswitch to deliver a reliable, scalable, and immersive communications experience. For more information, please visit www.metaswitch.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

"The Metaswitch brand is built on developing and supporting high quality solutions that meet the network challenges faced by communications service providers," said Lazar. "We have an envied reputation for engineering scalable solutions that allow our customers to deliver valuable and innovative communication services to their end users. As the competitive, technological and regulatory landscapes shift, Metaswitch is committed to providing products and services that meet the evolving business models and needs of these network operators. I'm here to focus on these key deliverables while Kevin's energy, vision and passion can now seek out complementary opportunities."

John Lazar's career spans roles in engineering, support, sales, marketing, and general management. He was a key member of the founding team that established the company's carrier division in North America in 2000. Prior to joining Metaswitch, he graduated from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar, with a Master's degree in computer science and a doctorate in history. John was previously CEO of Metaswitch through February 2010, and subsequently Chairman of the Metaswitch Board.

About Metaswitch Networks

Metaswitch Networks is a leading provider of the software that powers a whole new generation of communications services, and the solutions that fuel the rapid migration to all-IP architectures. Hundreds of network operators worldwide defend, extend and brand their business by building on Metaswitch to deliver a reliable, scalable, and immersive communications experience. For more information, please visit www.metaswitch.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Metaswitch’s DC-PCE, along with its GMPLS software previously licensed to Huawei, provides the key building blocks for Huawei’s Unified Control Plane, which powers the software for its SingleBackbone network architecture. Huawei’s SingleBackbone solution enables the convergence of IP and optical networks, which dramatically improves network efficiency and reliability while lowering operational costs and provisioning times.

PCE is an industry-standard solution that separates the critical software components of the IP/MPLS control plane from the data forwarding hardware in the network. This separation and virtualization of the control software from the forwarding hardware is a central feature of Software Defined Networking (SDN) architectures.

“The control plane plays an important role in our IP & OTN Synergy strategy,” said Daniel Xiong, vice president of research and development of Huawei’s Transmission Network Product Line. “Our relationship with Metaswitch provides us with access to the latest innovations in this space and we expect DC-PCE to be an important component of carrier networks as they move to SDN-based architectures.”

“Huawei has one of the largest research and development organizations in our industry,” said Clive Partridge, general manager of network technologies at Metaswitch. “We are very pleased to have Huawei’s continued endorsement of Metaswitch software.”

DC-PCE is part of Metaswitch’s control plane software solutions, which include MPLS and IP Routing software. Metaswitch’s fully portable software products are designed for system vendors of carrier equipment. This network technology is pre-integrated with all the leading operating systems and is portable to any hardware environment, enabling network OEMs to roll out control plane solutions in a quick and cost-effective manner.

Resource Links

Metaswitch whitepaper: PCE: an Evolutionary Approach to SDN.

Metaswitch GMPLS Control Plane solutions.

Case Study: Huawei - Path Computation Element (PCE) for e2e Multi-Domain Networking

Huawei webpage on IP & OTN Synergy and whitepaper for SingleBackbone architecture.

About Metaswitch Networks

Metaswitch Networks is a leading provider of the software that powers a whole new generation of communications services, and the solutions that fuel the rapid migration to all-IP architectures. Hundreds of network operators worldwide defend, extend and brand their business by building on Metaswitch to deliver a reliable, scalable, and immersive communications experience. For more information, please visit www.metaswitch.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

About Huawei

Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Through our dedication to customer-centric innovation and strong partnerships, we have established end-to-end advantages in telecom networks, devices and cloud computing. We are committed to creating maximum value for telecom operators, enterprises and consumers by providing competitive solutions and services. Our products and solutions have been deployed in over 140 countries, serving more than one third of the world’s population.

For more information, visit Huawei online: www.huawei.com.

Follow Huawei on Twitter: www.twitter.com/huaweipress and YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/HuaweiPress.

The OIF testing allows leading service providers from all over the world to evaluate new technologies and determine how to incorporate them into their networks. The Metaswitch optical control plane technologies under evaluation include support for OIF Implementation Agreements E-NNI 2.0 and UNI 2.0 with extensions for both multi-layer calls and OTN. These technologies reside on network equipment platforms to enable dynamic establishment of end-to-end services over multiple vendor types, network layers, and network domains.

"Over the years, Metaswitch has been a key contributor in the advancement of OIF control plane technologies," said Lyndon Ong, Ciena representative into the OIF. "Their participation in this 2012 event is helping prove that dynamic Ethernet services can be delivered quickly and efficiently over optical networks in a fully multi-vendor interoperable fashion."

Metaswitch’s control plane software, including MPLS and IP Routing solutions, are fully portable software products designed for system vendors of carrier equipment. This network technology is pre-integrated with all the leading operating systems and is portable to any hardware environment, enabling network OEMs to roll out control plane solutions in a quick and cost-effective manner.

"We have been active participants in each and every OIF control plane-based interoperability event over the last decade, which helps assure our customers that our products are well proven and interoperable," said Clive Partridge, general manager of network technologies at Metaswitch. "There is no better stage to demonstrate our innovative solutions than alongside the industry’s largest network equipment vendors and operators."

Demonstrations of the interoperability tests will be on display at OFC/NFOEC, March 6-8 at the OIF booth #713.

Resource Links

Learn more about Metaswitch’s OTN control plane functionality - see Deploy OTN Today.

Metaswitch’s participation in the 2012 OIF Interoperability test is documented in the OIF whitepaper which may be found here.

About Metaswitch Networks

Metaswitch Networks is a leading provider of the software that powers a whole new generation of communications services, and the solutions that fuel the rapid migration to all-IP architectures. Hundreds of network operators worldwide defend, extend and brand their business by building on Metaswitch to deliver a reliable, scalable, and immersive communications experience. For more information, please visit www.metaswitch.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

OIF Interoperability 2012

Twelve carriers and vendors, including Metaswitch, will unite under the banner of the Optical Internetworking Forum to showcase multi-vendor participation in a multi-carrier environment at OIF Interoperability 2012 – Enabling High-Speed Dynamic Services. The OIF’s Networking interoperability test and demonstration will be conducted simultaneously in Europe, Asia and North America. The OIF will showcase multi-vendor data plane and control plane interworking of systems supporting Ethernet Services over OTN in a multi-carrier environment.

A public demonstration of the interoperability test will be on display March 6-8, 2012 at OFC/NFOEC in Los Angeles, CA, OIF Booth #713. Additional information can be found at http://www.oiforum.com/public/OIF_at_OFC2012.html.

"PCE provides network operators with an evolutionary path to Software Defined Networking (SDN). This is a preferred solution for carriers with massive installed base of equipment and legacy services as it provides a non-disruptive, gradual migration to SDN," said Clive Partridge, general manager of Metaswitch's Network Technologies. "We are showcasing a range of PCE functionality including interoperability with a leading routing vendor, which confirms that our PCE-based SDN solutions are ready for production-based carrier environments."

SDN provides operators with many advantages including increased flexibility and performance along with simplified operations. PCE achieves this by migrating path control to a centralized role while leaving the majority of field-hardened networking functions untouched. This approach significantly reduces costs and risk and is less disruptive than alternative SDN approaches.

Metaswitch's PCE solution, DC-PCE, is fully portable software designed for system vendors of carrier equipment and OSS systems. DC-PCE is pre-integrated and backwards compatible with Metaswitch’s widely deployed control plane software, enabling network OEMs to roll out SDN solutions in a quick and cost-effective manner.

Resource Links

Learn more about PCE in Metaswitch's whitepaper entitled: PCE - An Evolutionary Approach To SDN.

Metaswitch's PCE interoperability testing is documented in EANTC's whitepaper which may found here http://www.eantc.com/mplsewc2012.

Metaswitch and its DC-PCE solution will be at the MPLS & Ethernet World Congress 2012 in Paris from February 6 through February 10 at stand #201. To set up a meeting please contact us at DCPCE@metaswitch.com.

Metaswitch's Pat Moore will also be speaking at the event on February 8 in a session titled, "Path Computation Elements, OpenFlow and the Centralized Control Plane".

About Metaswitch Networks

Metaswitch Networks is a leading provider of the software that powers a whole new generation of communications services, and the solutions that fuel the rapid migration to all-IP architectures. Hundreds of network operators worldwide defend, extend and brand their business by building on Metaswitch to deliver a reliable, scalable, and immersive communications experience. For more information, please visit www.metaswitch.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

About EANTC

The European Advanced Networking Test Center (EANTC) offers vendor-neutral consultancy and testing services for network equipment manufacturers, service providers and enterprise customers. Primary business areas include interoperability, conformance, and performance testing for Carrier Ethernet, IP/MPLS, Triple Play and Mobile technologies and applications. For more information contact Carsten Rossenhoevel, Managing Director, at +49.30.3180595-0 or via e-mail at cross@eantc.de. http://www.eantc.com

"The decoupling of software from hardware is the fundamental building block of SDN," said Sterling Perrin, senior analyst with Heavy Reading. "We think that PCE will open the door to a much broader global adoption of GMPLS and the operational benefits that a standardized control plane provides."

Building on twenty plus years of software networking expertise, DC-PCE is a natural evolution of Metaswitch’s widely deployed integrated control plane software which is utilized by most of the top 50 OEMs in the world. DC-PCE is pre-integrated and backwards compatible with Metaswitch’s legacy control plane software enabling network OEMs to roll out SDN solutions in a quick and cost effective manner.

PCE and SDN solutions are highly sought after by network operators as they enable

• Seamless end-to-end inter-domain networking
• Simplified operations
• Flexible and customizable networking options
• Improved price/performance ratios.

"Metaswitch develops networking software which is easily portable to virtual networking environments," said Clive Partridge, general manager of Metaswitch’s Network Technologies Division. "The evolution of our control plane software to a highly virtualized PCE solution further empowers our customers to deliver SDN architectures to their customers."

Resource Link

Learn more about PCE.

About Metaswitch Networks

Metaswitch Networks is a leading provider of the software that powers a whole new generation of communications services, and the solutions that fuel the rapid migration to all-IP architectures. Hundreds of network operators worldwide defend, extend and brand their business by building on Metaswitch to deliver a reliable, scalable, and immersive communications experience. For more information, please visit www.metaswitch.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

"Our continued growth through international expansion, new market penetration and successful broadening of the Metaswitch product portfolio has set the stage for us to attract individuals like Ray," said Kevin DeNuccio, Metaswitch CEO. "Ray is a recognized industry leader with considerable experience in network transformation, security, and wireless communications. After many years in a broad range of senior roles at the largest equipment vendors and communications service providers, Ray brings the kind of track record that fits perfectly with our plans for the future."

Most recently with Cisco Systems, Ray held the position of vice president/general manager of the Wireless Networking Business Unit. Prior to Cisco, Ray served as vice president of sales and marketing at Packeteer, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Netopia, and president of Network General at McAfee Security, Inc. Additionally, Ray served as an officer of BellSouth Corporation in various positions including president of BellSouth Internet Services, Inc., president of Applied Technologies, Inc., and vice president of Network Transformation.

Metaswitch Networks

Metaswitch Networks is a leading provider of the software that powers a whole new generation of communications services, and the solutions that fuel the rapid migration to all-IP architectures. Hundreds of network operators worldwide defend, extend and brand their business by building on Metaswitch to deliver a reliable, scalable, and immersive communications experience. For more information, please visit www.metaswitch.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

The addition of a Singapore office complements existing operations in Australia, Guam and Hong Kong, along with partner activities in several other countries in the region. With customers in eight countries in the area, the new office will also serve as a training center for partners and customers.

“With its vibrant business-friendly environment and central location, Singapore was a logical choice when deciding where to locate our Southeastern Asia business office,” said Prem Viswanathan, regional director at Metaswitch. “We look forward to an expanded presence in the region and introducing more operators to our proven solutions for carrier-grade Voice over IP, hosted business services and mobile applications.”

Metaswitch will be participating at CommunicAsia2011 at the Marina Bay Sands from June 21st to the 24th. On Thursday June 23rd, Simon Dredge, director of technical marketing at Metaswitch, will present “A Tale of Two Cities,” a paper exploring options for mobile operators when competing against over-the-top applications.

Visit Booth #1D2-071 at CommunicAsia2011 to learn more about Metaswitch solutions or email us at contact@metaswitch.com.

About Metaswitch Networks

Metaswitch Networks is a leading provider of the technologies and solutions that are powering the migration of communications networks to open, next-generation architectures. Hundreds of network operators worldwide depend on its reliable, scalable carrier systems solutions, while its high performance, fault-tolerant software technologies are licensed by all the world's leading communications equipment manufacturers. For more information, please visit www.metaswitch.com. Follow us on Facebook.

The two companies developed and tested code to tie Metaswitch's control plane software, routing and signaling protocols together with Tail-f Systems’ management software. This combination gives developers a production-ready set of northbound interfaces including command line interface (CLI), web interface, SNMP and NETCONF to manage all aspects of the control plane.

“Depending on the application, management framework integration may require the lion’s share of portation work for protocol solutions,” said Clive Partridge, general manager of Metaswitch’s Network Technologies Division. "Our pre-integrated solution eliminates the heavy lifting.”

“With the rapid deployment of new network services and next-generation technologies, network equipment providers must reduce costs and time-to-market in order to stay competitive,” said Fredrik Lundberg, CEO, Tail-f Systems. “This pre-integrated solution from Tail-f and Metaswitch will go a long way to helping our customers achieve this goal.”

About Tail-f Systems

Tail-f Systems is the leading provider of configuration management software for networking equipment and network management systems. Six of the ten largest global networking equipment providers are Tail-f Systems’ customers. Users of Tail-f Systems’ technology radically reduce their time-to-market and benefit from carrier-grade implementations of NETCONF, CLI, Web, and SNMP interfaces. Tail-f is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. For more information, please visit www.tail-f.com.

About Metaswitch Networks

Metaswitch Networks is a leading provider of the technologies and solutions that are powering the migration of communications networks to open, next-generation architectures. Hundreds of network operators worldwide depend on its reliable, scalable carrier systems solutions, while its high performance, fault-tolerant software technologies are licensed by all the world's leading communications equipment manufacturers. For more information, please visit www.metaswitch.com.

"Operators around the world have quickly come to realize that it is time to turn up the heat on their over-the-top competitors," said Kevin DeNuccio, CEO at Metaswitch Networks. "The way people communicate is quickly evolving from just voice and text to a new, richer set of social interaction and contextual calling services. Metaswitch is in the middle of this transformation, helping service providers address these demands and putting their brand front and center in the new communications experience. Colibria technology will play a key role in making this happen."

The Colibria acquisition further complements Metaswitch’s recently launched Thrutu™ service, a unique in-call content sharing experience that enables mobile users to impulsively exchange information during a call. Available as a branded platform for global operators, Thrutu allows operators to introduce these innovative new services today. The addition of Colibria’s IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and Rich Communication Suite (RCS and RCS-e) compliant portfolio further broadens the range of options that Metaswitch can now present to operators looking for short, mid and long-term answers to the dual challenges of countering competitive threats and keeping the voice call relevant.

"We see RCS as a strategic move by service providers that resonates well with customers. A move that could attract nearly 44 million subscribers by 2015," said Diane Myers, directing analyst, VoIP & IMS for Infonetics Research. "We’ve tracked both Metaswitch and Colibria for a while and see the combination as a potent force in SIP-oriented converged applications for wireline and wireless operators."

"We are thrilled that Colibria has been acquired by Metaswitch," said Lars Myhrum, Colibria CEO. "The companies share a common culture of engineering excellence and customer-first thinking. Colibria has been in the forefront of messaging and rich communication services, exemplifying Norwegian companies’ ability to innovate and succeed alongside major international companies. Metaswitch will now allow us to write the next chapter in that story."

Metaswitch will continue to invest in and support Colibria’s brand, products and strategic industry partnerships. Myhrum will assume the General Manager role for Metaswitch’s presence in Norway, with responsibility for the ongoing development and evolution of the Colibria product line.

Carnegie ASA acted as financial advisors and Schjødt acted as legal advisors to Colibria. Metaswitch was advised by PwC and Wiersholm.

Metaswitch Networks

Metaswitch Networks is a leading provider of the technologies and solutions that are powering the migration of communications networks to open, next-generation architectures. Hundreds of network operators worldwide depend on its reliable, scalable carrier systems solutions, while its high performance, fault-tolerant software technologies are licensed by all the world's leading communications equipment manufacturers. For more information, please visit www.metaswitch.com.

Dr. Coughran, currently Senior Vice President of Engineering at Google Inc., brings more than 20 years' experience building highly scalable computer systems and cloud-based services, as a leading industry technologist, a researcher at various institutions including Stanford and Duke Universities and as the head of Bell Labs’ Computing Science Research Center. In addition, Dr. Coughran brings start-up CEO experience with Entrisphere (which he co-founded), and serves on the board of Clearwell Systems.

Mr. Allen, who will assume the role of Audit Committee Chair, most recently served as Executive Vice President of Business Operations for NetApp, Inc. and as Chief Financial Officer from 1996 to 2002. He brings extensive telecom and computing industry experience from Bay Networks, SynOptics and a 17-year career with Hewlett-Packard. He currently serves on several boards, including NetApp.

Commenting on the appointments, John Lazar, Chairman of the board, said: “It would be a significant step for Metaswitch to add either one of these leading industry figures to its board. Securing the benefit of both Bill’s technology insight and Jeff’s financial and strategic acumen will be a key advantage for Metaswitch as we strengthen our leadership position in the telecom industry.”

“Our industry is moving rapidly, and it is vital that we continue to innovate and accelerate our growth into new markets and new technologies,” added Kevin DeNuccio, Metaswitch CEO. “We are therefore thrilled that Bill and Jeff, who have navigated many such shifts in their highly successful careers, have agreed to join the board and share their experience, guidance and advice.”

About Metaswitch Networks

Metaswitch Networks is a leading provider of the technologies and solutions that are powering the migration of communications networks to open, next-generation architectures. Hundreds of network operators worldwide depend on its reliable, scalable carrier systems solutions, while its high performance, fault-tolerant software technologies are licensed by all the world's leading communications equipment manufacturers. For more information, visit www.metaswitch.com.

To be accepted within The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For, means meeting a very high standard of satisfaction among UK-based employees. This is independently assessed using workplace visits, surveys and a proven Workplace Insight methodology. The listing is commonly used as the basis for the most highly talented graduates, post-graduates and experienced professionals to determine their desired career choices.

“This is a great achievement and underlines our worldwide reputation for consistently developing the best talent in the most supportive and productive environment possible,” said Kevin DeNuccio, CEO of Metaswitch Networks. “Of course we are no strangers to this intensely competitive listing, having never dropped out of the top 15 places at any time in the last eight years. This shows, as we continue to grow in the UK and internationally, that we are working to preserve a culture of excellence.”

For information about career opportunities at Metaswitch, contact us at careers@metaswitch.com.

About Metaswitch Networks

Metaswitch Networks is a leading provider of the technologies and solutions that are powering the migration of communications networks to open, next-generation architectures. Hundreds of network operators worldwide depend on its reliable, scalable carrier systems solutions, while its high performance, fault-tolerant software technologies are licensed by all the world's leading communications equipment manufacturers. For more information, please visit www.metaswitch.com.

"With over 600 network operator customers worldwide and clear leadership in applications and IP networks, we intend to strengthen that market position and our revenue growth in EMEA," said Mike Ward, senior vice president of sales at Metaswitch Networks. "The burgeoning international development team, plus the addition of Richard Dorey, reinforces our intent to further our presence across the region."

Richard Dorey joins Metaswitch with 20 years successful experience fulfilling senior sales roles within the global telecommunications industry. His most recent role was VP Sales for Western Europe at GENBAND.

Visit Metaswitch at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week on the MWC Avenue (Suites AV69 and AV100) to explore wireless carrier solutions.

About Metaswitch Networks

Metaswitch Networks is a leading provider of the technologies and solutions that are powering the migration of communications networks to open, next-generation architectures. Hundreds of network operators worldwide depend on its reliable, scalable carrier systems solutions, while its high performance, fault-tolerant software technologies are licensed by all the world's leading communications equipment manufacturers. For more information, please visit www.metaswitch.com.

The Metaswitch products are particularly well suited to support both transport technologies (SONET/SDH, Packet Optical, OTN, MPLS-TP) as well as services (IP, Carrier Ethernet, VPNs) as its control plane solutions are delivered via a common set of portable GMPLS, MPLS and IP routing products. Metaswitch builds upon its MPLS and GMPLS expertise by delivering OTN and MPLS-TP solutions which include migration paths towards future standards such as Evolutive OTN.

"Tejas has pioneered in providing innovative end-to-end optical transport solutions with a strong management plane. Now we are looking to further enhance our offerings with a strong control plane which minimizes our customers’ CAPEX and OPEX and Metaswitch certainly helps us in that goal," said Sarath Kumar, VP of Engineering at Tejas Networks. "With Metaswitch, we have a partner that provides a control plane for the latest technologies such as OTN and MPLS-TP but also a framework that reduces development cost and effort."

"Our relationship with Tejas is a perfect match as there are many similarities between the two companies in technology focus, innovation, and value propositions for the customer," said Clive Partridge, General Manager of Metaswitch's Network Technologies Division. "We look forward to continued success with our partnership."

About Tejas Networks

Tejas Networks is a leading provider of end-to-end optical transport products and solutions to telecom companies. Tejas customers include telecom carriers who provide voice as well as new-generation data services to end-users as well as enterprise customers. These carriers are spread across verticals like telecom, utilities, media as well as defense. Tejas helps customers get Future Ready. Today.™ by enabling a smooth migration from legacy TDM to new-age packet based transport with minimal Capex and Opex. Tejas is a market leader in the highly competitive Indian telecom market and is ranked amongst the top ten companies in the global Optical MSPP market. Tejas Networks has an installed base across 60 countries with over 500,000 MEF compliant Ethernet ports shipped.

About Metaswitch Networks

Metaswitch Networks is a leading provider of the technologies and solutions that are powering the migration of communications networks to open, next-generation architectures. Hundreds of network operators worldwide depend on its reliable, scalable carrier systems solutions, while its high performance, fault-tolerant software technologies are licensed by all the world's leading communications equipment manufacturers. For more information, please visit www.metaswitch.com.

One of the unique value propositions of the Orckit-Corrigent CM-4000 Packet Transport Network (PTN) portfolio is offering dual-stack support for IP/MPLS and MPLS-TP in the same network element. This enables allows service providers a controlled interworking between existing IP/MPLS deployments and emerging MPLS-TP deployments with flexibility to select IP/MPLS or MPLS-TP per LSP.

Metaswitch's MPLS-TP solution shares a common code base with the DC-MPLS software which has been deployed by hundreds of Metaswitch customers for over a decade. The use of a common code base not only reduces development resources, cost and risk, but also provides an ideal environment for dual-stack support and interoperability between the stacks.

"Our simultaneous support of IP/MPLS and MPLS-TP, and inherent interoperability between the two domains, offers telecommunication service providers many short- and long-term benefits. These benefits are clear in the flexibility our customers have to select IP/MPLS or MPLS-TP according to a specific application, region or even LSP," said Mr. Yossi Barsheshet, Vice President R&D at Orckit-Corrigent. "The flexible architecture of Metaswitch's IP/MPLS and MPLS-TP control plane solution gave us a competitive starting point in delivering these benefits to our customers."

Metaswitch continues to build upon its MPLS expertise by delivering a fully-portable MPLS-TP solution for equipment manufacturers. The IP/MPLS and MPLS-TP solutions are pre-integrated with DC-IP routing products, which further reduce software development cost and time to market.

"Orckit-Corrigent has always been a leader in the industry for delivering innovative products and solutions," said Clive Partridge, General Manager of Metaswitch's Network Technologies Division. "The expansion of our relationship highlights the fact that we are delivering the latest technology to our customers that is in demand today."

About Orckit Communications Ltd.

Orckit facilitates telecommunication providers' delivery of high capacity broadband residential, business and mobile services over wireline or wireless networks with its Orckit-Corrigent family of products. With 20 years of field experience with Tier-1 customers located around the world and sound leadership, Orckit has a firm foothold in the ever-developing world of telecommunication.

Orckit-Corrigent's product portfolio includes Packet Transport Network (PTN) switches - an MPLS and MPLS-TP dual stack based portfolio enabling advanced packet as well as legacy services over packet networks with a wide set of transport features.

Orckit-Corrigent markets its products directly and indirectly through strategic alliances, as well as distribution and reseller partners worldwide.

Orckit was founded in 1990 and went public in 1996. Orckit is dually listed on NasdaqGM (ORCT) and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and is headquartered in Tel-Aviv, Israel. For more information, please visit http://www.orckit.com.

About Metaswitch Networks

Metaswitch Networks is a leading provider of the technologies and solutions that are powering the migration of communications networks to open, next-generation architectures. Hundreds of network operators worldwide depend on its reliable, scalable carrier systems solutions, while its high performance, fault-tolerant software technologies are licensed by all the world's leading communications equipment manufacturers. For more information, visit www.metaswitch.com.

• MPLS-TP signaling
• IP/MPLS – MPLS-TP interworking
• MPLS-TP OAM
• MPLS-TP 1:1 path protection

All of the features showcased by Metaswitch are essential for delivering on the promise of MPLS-TP, which is to make MPLS a more reliable transport mechanism. MPLS-Transport Profile (TP), which is in the process of standardization, is an extension of the hugely popular MPLS technology, and delivers a client-independent, carrier-grade packet transport plane with all the features that carriers find essential in their existing transport networks, such as sub-50ms recovery and extensive Operations, Administration and Maintenance (OAM).

Metaswitch enables rapid integration of MPLS-TP support through standards-based extensions to its mature and widely-deployed GMPLS control plane software, including pre-integrated OAM support, High Availability Framework, manual and automated provisioning and sophisticated protection and restoration.

"For over 25 years, we've helped communication equipment manufacturers quickly and cost effectively deploy standards-based control plane technologies," said Clive Partridge, General Manager of Metaswitch's Network Technologies Division. "Industry-wide interoperability is a crucial step in that process, so the successful testing we completed at the EANTC event is a great proof point for the continued deployment of our MPLS-TP solution."

Metaswitch Networks' MPLS-TP solution is being showcased at the MPLS & Ethernet World Congress 2011 in Paris from February 8 through February 11. To learn more about the event and Metaswitch's MPLS-TP solution, stop by the Metaswitch booth (#205) or visit Deploy MPLS-TP Today.

About EANTC

The European Advanced Networking Test Center (EANTC) offers vendor-neutral consultancy and testing services for network equipment manufacturers, service providers and enterprise customers. Primary business areas include interoperability, conformance, and performance testing for Carrier Ethernet, IP/MPLS, Triple Play and Mobile technologies and applications. For more information contact Carsten Rossenhoevel, Managing Director, at +49.30.3180595-0 or via e-mail at cross@eantc.de.
http://www.eantc.com

About Metaswitch Networks

Metaswitch Networks is a leading provider of the technologies and solutions that are powering the migration of communications networks to open, next-generation architectures. Hundreds of network operators worldwide depend on its reliable, scalable carrier systems solutions, while its high performance, fault-tolerant software technologies are licensed by all the world's leading communications equipment manufacturers. For more information, visit www.metaswitch.com.