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Softswitch: A programmable network switch that can process the signaling for all types of packet protocols. Also known as a "media gateway controller," "call agent" or "call server," such devices...; Full Softswitch Definition >>

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An Open Source Class-Five Switch: Open source projects have revolutionized operating systems, web servers, web browsers, and so why not carrier switches? The FreeSwitch open source project released its Release Candidate 1 (RC1) yesterday providing and by early accounts the software rocks. "We replaced a cluster of 10 Asterisk servers with...; Tags: Software, Open Source, Server, Softswitch, BroadSoft, Carrier, FreeSwitch Open Source, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), Tools & Techniques, Management, Dave Greenfield; Blog posts 2008-04-08
iSkoot mobile VoIP to be integrated with carrier-class Cisco gateway, softswitch: Mobile VoIP solutions provider iSkoot says that they have successfully completed iSkoot interoperability and integration testing with the Cisco AS5000 Series Universal Gateway and the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch. The Cisco Softswitch is one of those a carrier-class softswitch that performs signaling and call-control tasks to enable...; Tags: VoIP, Mobile, Softswitch, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Softswitch, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-02-07
Asia-Pacific softswitch architecture grew 36% in 2007: Revenue from softswitch architecture in Asia/Pacific, excluding Japan, will grow by 36% in 2007, to $1.5 bln. It will keep growing strongly, to hit $3.6 bln in 2011, Gartner says. by site admin; Tags: Softswitch, site admin; Blog posts 2008-01-05
Billion Softswitch Standard Edition (exe): Billion-Softswitch works as a switchboard in a VoIP networks allowing to proxy both signaling and media streams. Using own advanced routing capabilities Billion-Softswitch improves network management. Being a part of Billion-operator product family, Billion Softswitch at the same time could be integrated with third-part software using open standard interfaces. Main...; Tags: Open Standard, Gateway, Softswitch, Profinfotech, Networking; Software downloads 2006-04-25
Testing of Aricent Softswitch Solutions: Softswitch is a next generation technology and Aricent with this solution had the opportunity for carving a niche for itself in the Softswitch market. The product throws a challenge for testing as it has multiple protocol interfaces catering to both the SCN Switched Circuit Network and PDN Packet Data Network...; Tags: Product, Softswitch; Case studies 2006-03-10

EMEA softswitch revenues to reach $1.8 bln by 2009: Revenue from softswitch architecture in Europe, the Middle East and Africa will reach $1.8 bln in 2009, buoyed by strong sales of wireless products. In 2004, Italtel was the top vendor, with 23% of the market, Gartner says.; Tags: softswitch; Blog posts 2005-11-16
Latin America softswitch revenues to reach $6.5 bln in 2009: Softswitch revenues in Latin America will show a compound annual growth rate of 33% for the period 2005 to 2009, and reach $6.5 bln in 2009. Latin America will have the highest CAGR of any region, at 40%, Gartner says.; Tags: softswitch; Blog posts 2005-08-21
Softswitch sales in North America to grow by 27% in 2005: Revenue in Northern American softswitch market will grow by 27% in 2005, to almost $542 mln, and hit $1.6 bln by the end of 2009. The fastest growth over this period will come from Class 5 softswitches and Class 5 media gateways, Gartner says.; Tags: Class 5, softswitch; Blog posts 2005-08-02
Sonus: gunning for 4 for 4 ILEC sweep?: Telecom networking publication Light Reading reports that softswitch vendor Sonus Networks will be BellSouth's softswitch provider when the Atlanta-based regional carrier gears up its residential VoIP service within the next 12 months.Because softswitches are the nexus for connections between circuit and packet-switched networks, such a partnership would give Sonus a...; Tags: Sonus Networks; Blog posts 2005-06-13
Global next generation voice products market up 40% in Q1 2005: Worldwide next generation voice product revenue totaled $493 mln in Q1 2005, down 8% from Q4 2004 but up 40% between Q1 2004 and Q1 2005, and is forecast to grow to $5.8 bln in 2008, according to Infonetics Research. Worldwide softswitch revenue is up 4% from Q4 2004 and...; Tags: Q1 2005, softswitch, revenue, softswitch revenue; Blog posts 2005-05-26
You need this barometer to know which way the VoIP wind blows: I've been around the IP Telephony world long enough to know that there are various barometers that have proven to be instructive about the state of the industry and where it is going.One of these barometers are trend lines for the sales of softswitch licenses. Also referred to as "call...; Tags: barometer, softswitch; Blog posts 2005-05-24
Softswitches and media gateways generated $1.35 bln in 2004: Softswitches and media gateways remain the focal point for next-generation switching. But the definitions and boundaries of this class of network equipment to some extent remain in a state of flux as the roles of other critical network elements such as session border controllers and application servers become revised under...; Tags: softswitch; Blog posts 2005-01-25
Softswitches and media gateways generated $1.35 bln in 2004: Softswitches and media gateways remain the focal point for next-generation switching. But the definitions and boundaries of this class of network equipment to some extent remain in a state of flux as the roles of other critical network elements such as session border controllers and application servers become revised under...; Tags: softswitch; Blog posts 2005-01-25
VOIP equipment sales grew 3% in Q2 2004: A newly published report from Dell'Oro Group, a source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, reveals that sales of next generation voice over Internet protocol VoIP equipment, including softswitches, media gateways, and hybrid media gateway softswitches, grew 3% worldwide in Q2 2004. Purchases of softswitch trunk licenses,...; Tags: Q2 2004, softswitch; Blog posts 2004-09-08
Cisco - SIP Introduced With Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch and VISM Configuration: This paper gives you a summary of the required configuration instructions for using the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch with Session Initiation Protocol SIP. The configuration explained in this paper is used to enable SIP clients (Cisco IP Phone 79x0, Cisco Analog Telephone Adaptor ATA 18x, Microsoft MSN) to use the...; Tags: SIP, Softswitch, Cisco Systems Inc., Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Emerging Technologies; White papers 2004-06-07
Cisco IP Transfer Point as the Signaling Gateway for the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch: The Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch is a carrier-class call agent that performs the signaling and call-control tasks - such as digit analysis, routing, and circuit selection - within the public switched telephone network PSTN gateway infrastructure. The Cisco PGW 2200 gives service providers the ability to smoothly route voice and...; Tags: Gateway Inc., IP, Softswitch, Cisco Systems Inc., PSTN, Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch; White papers 2004-04-01
Softswitch market grew 42.4% in 2003: With major service providers around the world having already initiated, or announced plans to deliver local and/or long distance voice services, based on softswitch technology, to business and/or residential customers, the total softswitch market in 2003 grew by 42.4%. High-tech market research firm, In-Stat/MDR expects this market to maintain high...; Tags: softswitch; Blog posts 2004-03-18

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Carrier-Class Softswitch Enables Service Provider to Deliver Advanced Hosted IP Communications: iHub needed to find a platform that could not only provide the right hosted IP telephony services for iHub's customers, but also give iHub the tools to tap into the wider market by reselling the service through a channel of distributors and resellers. The company deployed Nortel for its solution...; Tags: Nortel Networks Corp., IP, Carrier-Class Softswitch, Network Technology, Networking; Case studies 2008-05-12
Will telcos accept an open source switch?: Will telcos accept an open source switch?Yeswhen they can call it their own, make loads of money off of it, patent what they can to make their part future payment secure, and piggyback the rest like a free ride.RE: Will telcos accept an open source switch?How does this this product...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, FS developer, Asterisk PBX, open source, telecommunications company, FreeSwitch; Discussion threads 2008-04-09
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