MetaSwitch Successfully Participates in GMI 2006

MetaSwitch said Tuesday it successfully has participated in the Global MSF Interoperability 2006 (GMI 2006) event, which is focused on the technical interoperability issues surrounding IMS deployments. MetaSwitch's core switching platforms were tested within the joint BT and Vodafone Group test facility in the United Kingdom.

"The MSF's GMI event provided a critical, real-world test of how carriers will develop and deploy advanced IP services across all types of networks, enabling end customers to enjoy services anywhere, anytime with any device," said Carol Daniels, director of marketing for MetaSwitch. "IMS enables service providers to decouple the physical infrastructure from the service application layer and will be an instrumental element of the carriers' development of advanced IP communication services."

MetaSwitch's participation demonstrated the multimedia-enhanced telephony architecture (META) strategy, targeted at carriers migrating to converged multiservice networks. This year's GMI event marks the third MSF test program that has leveraged MetaSwitch's technology.

The GMI 2006 interoperability event was led by BT, KT, NTT Communications, Verizon and Vodafone and took place over a two-week period across four test locations.

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