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Starhome Selects Metaswitch for IMS Technology
LONDON --(Business Wire)--
Mobile network operators are seeing rapid growth in subscribers and services, and are under immense pressure to provide a high quality, seamless user experience. In this highly competitive market, Starhome is thriving by providing a portfolio of superior roaming solutions which use Metaswitch's IP Multimedia Subsystem (News - Alert) (IMS) protocol software products to offer end users seamless movement from network to network.
Starhome (News - Alert) is using Metaswitch's DC-SIP protocol software product in its Mobile2IP solution, which enables seamless mobile communication on any IP device, and allows users to route incoming calls to their IP Soft Phone (News - Alert), GSM phone, or both, according to location and their preferences.
Starhome is using Metaswitch's DC-Diameter protocol software product in its Roaming Control solution, which provides roamers with pricing packages and notifications regarding their tariffs and usage in real time.
Starhome is using Metaswitch's DC-SIP protocol software product in its NG Service Broker Solution, which combines Starhome's Intelligent Network (IN) expertise and the 3GPP standards for IMS into a core network element that allows seamless service orchestration of any existing or future IN/CAP/SIP/IMS services.
Starhome is also taking advantage of Metaswitch's flexible IMS protocol software architecture in various ongoing IMS research projects.
"Being able to use a common IMS protocol infrastructure across a broad range of products and across multiple platforms was a huge win for us," said Shlomo Wolfman, Starhome's COO. "Metaswitch's IMS products are so widely deployed, and have such extensive interoperability exposure, that we could focus on maximizing our products' roaming capabilities without worrying about connecting to other devices or services when we deployed."
"Having the leading player in roaming solutions select our IMS products is a major vote of confidence," said Clive Partridge, General Manager of Metaswitch's Network Protocols Division. "We are very happy to be working with Starhome on such leading edge products, and to be part of their roaming services evolution."
Metaswitch has developed portable network protocol source code based on its N-BASE portability technology for over 25 years. The company's industry leading IMS, MPLS, and IP Routing (unicast and multicast) solutions are architected to handle the scale and reliability requirements of the most demanding applications while providing extensibility and a full feature set. The portability and feature richness of the N-BASE protocol products, plus superb engineering and exceptional support, provide communications suppliers with an unrivaled technical solution that reduces engineering cost and greatly improves time to market.
About Starhome
Starhome® is a field proven leader in roaming whose cumulative knowledge and expertise has made it the roaming partner of choice for mobile operators. Since its establishment in 1999, Starhome manages and maintains over 900 roaming solutions for over 178 mobile operators in 118 countries worldwide.
Starhome's solutions focus on service mobility, enabling operators to offer their end users seamless movement from network to network. The Starhome portfolio includes a wide variety of international roaming services and core network solutions across various technologies, including IN and IMS.
Starhome's solutions address all key roaming requirements and target three distinct areas of activity at the mobile operator: For Retail - Starhome offers seamless solutions to stimulate and increase roaming traffic and usability. For Wholesale - our powerful solutions enable teams to meet their wholesale targets and IOT discount agreements. For Operation - our mission-critical solutions optimize network efficiency and reduce cost of ownership.
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.
Copyright © 2010 Metaswitch Networks. "Metaswitch" is a registered trademark. Brands and products referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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