GTA TeleGuam Selects MetaSwitch as Its Strategic Supplier for IP Communications Infrastructure

HONOLULU, HI--(Marketwire - January 20, 2009) - MetaSwitch, the leader in reliable, high-quality carrier IP communications solutions, today announced at the 2009 Pacific Telecommunications Council conference that it has been selected as the sole strategic VoIP infrastructure provider to GTA TeleGuam, Guam's leading communications service provider. A United States territory in the western Pacific Ocean, Guam is the largest of the Marianas island chain, with a population of more than 175,000.

In the first phase of the engagement, GTA has deployed a MetaSwitch feature server and media gateway for hosted VoIP services to area businesses and several government agencies. 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."

After an exhaustive due diligence process, in which MetaSwitch's offerings were evaluated alongside other products including the incumbent legacy vendor's softswitch, GTA decided to partner with MetaSwitch.

"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. "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."

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. "We are excited and honored to be selected by such a leading operator, and 100% committed to making their migration to IP communications as seamless and successful as possible."

About GTA TeleGuam LLC

GTA TELEGUAM is an innovative, full-service communications company dedicated to enhancing the lifestyles, productivity, and future of Guam's residents, businesses, and government agencies. GTA has been serving Guam for more than 40 years and has invested $30 million over the last two years on network infrastructure and back-office systems, with an additional $70 million planned over the next three years. This investment demonstrates GTA's commitment to building and maintaining a world-class communications infrastructure for Guam. For more information, please visit www.gta.net.

About MetaSwitch

MetaSwitch is an industry-leading vendor of switching and applications solutions for both packet and circuit-switched networks. Its MetaSphere applications suite enables a broad set of hosted IP communications services, while its core session control and media/signaling gateway products support a full range of Class 4/5 softswitch capabilities. Customers include many of the world's leading operators of wireline, wireless and cable networks, with deployments that scale to millions of subscribers. For more information, please visit www.metaswitch.com.

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Contact Information: Contact: Carol Daniels MetaSwitch +1 (510) 589-5074 chd@metaswitch.com Erin Grohs Connect2 Communications for MetaSwitch +1 (919) 554-3532 x5 egrohs@connect2comm.com