Technology giant Microsoft said today that it plans to acquire communications software company Metaswitch. Microsoft sees opportunity for its Azure cloud platform in the communications service provider market, as a company executive explains in a blog post. “The convergence of…
Converged carriers that have mobile and fixed networks must do a balancing act when it comes to network investment. With the advent of 5G, the mobile market has been ultra-competitive, driving strong investment on that side — and that, in…
A cloud-native approach will be critical to 5G infrastructure, explained Micaela Giuhat, vice president of market strategy for telecom software platform provider Metaswitch, in an interview with Telecompetitor. And with major wireless providers beginning limited 5G deployments, even some smaller,…
LOS ALTOS, Calif. and ROOSEVELT, Utah, APRIL 3, 2019 – RINA Wireless (RINA), a cooperative, peer-to-peer association of independent Communication Service Providers (CSPs) and cloud native pioneer Metaswitch announced today that they have teamed up to jointly provide an IMS Core…
Workers who have ever had an office phone system with unified communications technology may appreciate capabilities such as conferencing, call recording, integration with customer relationship management (CRM) systems and the like. But workers appreciate mobility, too, and increasingly are using…
Mobile operators will be the sales channel for Metaswitch MaX, a software-based product suite launched this week that brings business phone features to mobile phones. End users for the offering will include smaller businesses, along with “gigabit economy” workers, entrepreneurs…
LOS ALTOS, Calif. – December 1, 2016 – Cloud-native communications software leader Metaswitch today announced that Citizens Fiber of Pennsylvania has selected a full suite of advanced software switches and applications as the basis for its network transformation to an…
Telco network transformation is a popular topic in today’s industry circles. Conventional wisdom says all telcos are in some form of transformation mode, moving from a hardware-based TDM legacy to a software-based IP future. But there’s a lot to think…
One vendor that seems to be making considerable progress in transitioning to network functions virtualization (NFV) is Metaswitch, which today announced that Puerto Rican network operator Optivon has deployed Metaswitch’s virtualized Business Communications solutions. Capabilities that Optivon will be able…
2014 was a pivotal year for the cloud. For the first time ever, more work was processed in the cloud than in traditional IT storage spaces. This shift in technology usage represents not only a growing interest and comfort level…
We’re all familiar with the term “too big to fail,” which generally refers to large corporations or organizations that are so large and intertwined within an industry, their failure would be catastrophic to that industry and/or the overall economy. The…
As small telcos seek to expand beyond their traditional business, we’re seeing more and more of them offering cloud-based services outside their traditional serving area. A good example of that comes from Saddleback Communications, an Arizona-based ILEC that has a…
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