Carriers cite enhanced services as the primary motivator for migrating to next-generation networks. However, this
enthusiasm is tempered by the challenges involved in integrating softswitches and application platforms from
multiple vendors. MetaSwitch's strategy of supplying an ever wider range of solutions therefore addresses a clear
market need.
Irwin Lazar, Senior Analyst at Burton Group.
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Delivering a pre-integrated suite of applications, MetaSphere allows you to mix and match
service features in order to come to market quickly with a competitive offering. Because MetaSphere applications
share common hardware and software resources, stacking additional applications upon existing services is made
that much easier.
As a result, you are able to differentiate your product offering with exciting
new services that
- attract new high-value subscribers
- increase revenues from existing customers
- reduce subscriber churn and line loss.
The MetaSphere Application Suite overlays new revenue-generating services on top of
MetaSwitch's IMS-compliant switching products as well as your pre-existing legacy network infrastructure.
MetaSphere applications provide a mature and widely-deployed solution with the following capabilities:
The MetaSphere Application Suite enables enhanced service delivery today while providing
a unique framework for ongoing new service development.
IP-BASED ARCHITECTURE
A key advantage of the MetaSphere Application Suite is that it is delivered
"ready to go" - pre-integrated with other MetaSwitch network elements, and with software
pre-loaded onto any required server hardware.
Thanks to the use of an IMS-compliant SIP interface, all communication between
the MetaSphere Application Suite and the MetaSwitch Call Agent and Media Gateway is via IP/Ethernet, so
no TDM ports are used on either platform, lowering costs and simplifying deployment.
MetaSphere is uniquely optimized for telecommunications environments,
simplifying integration with existing systems while enabling rapid deployment of new services.
SINGLE-SOURCE SUPPORT
Customer support for all MetaSphere components is provided directly by the MetaSwitch
engineers who install and support the MetaSwitch Class 4/5 Softswitch. Service providers can therefore
deploy a combined softswitch and application suite, confident in the knowledge it is backed up
by a proven single vendor.
MetaSphere Applications diagram
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