Carrier IP communications solutions player MetaSwitch (News - Alert) has been selected as the sole strategic VoIP infrastructure provider to GTA TeleGuam.
As Guam's leading communications service provider, GTA (News - Alert) TeleGuam operates in a territory along Marianas island chain in the western Pacific Ocean, with a population of more than 175,000.
The company will deploy its feature server and media gateway for hosted VoIP services to area businesses and several government agencies during the first phase of the deal.
Plans for subsequent phases include replacement of legacy TDM Class 4 and Class 5 switches serving over 70,000 access lines, effectively making the entire U.S. territory a true "IP island", according to the company.
"For our customers, this translates into better new services and a more reliable network. For us, it means new revenues and security in knowing we are investing in a platform and strategic partnership with a long future ahead of it," said Dan Moffat, president and CEO, GTA TeleGuam.
Guam is United States territory and is the largest of the Marianas island chain.
Moffat said GTA TeleGuam spent a great deal of time during the due diligence process
in which MetaSwitch's offerings were evaluated alongside other products including the incumbent legacy vendor's softswitch.
"We concluded that, not only does MetaSwitch have the superior technology, it was apparent that they have become the 'gold standard' platform for incumbent operators," said Dan Moffat, president and CEO, GTA TeleGuam.
In addition, as part of the strategic supplier agreement, MetaSwitch is also providing extensive training and professional services to enable the GTA team to successfully manage and grow its next-generation network. Support for the deployment is being delivered from MetaSwitch's Asia-Pacific operations center in Sydney, Australia.
"GTA is to be applauded for aggressively introducing innovative new communications capabilities that will enable the company and its community to thrive," said John Lazar, president and COO, MetaSwitch.
Lazar said the company is committed to making the migration to IP communications as seamless and successful as possible.
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Edited by Tim Gray