Argentinean Cooperativa Mariano Moreno Launches First Competitive Voice Services in Region

Metaswitch Networks Continues Commitment to Carriers in South America


ALAMEDA, CA and BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA--(Marketwire - June 16, 2010) -  Metaswitch Networks, a leading provider of carrier systems and communications software solutions, today announced that Cooperativa Mariano Moreno is now offering advanced voice services from Metaswitch in the community of Nueve de Julio, southwest of Buenos Aires. This deployment is the result of the joint efforts of Metaswitch along with its strategic partner, Technology Bureau.

With over 500 cooperatives in Argentina, Cooperativa Mariano Moreno is one of the many community-based organizations driving the modernization of telecommunications in the country. The progressive Mariano Moreno is providing the first alternative voice solution ever available to subscribers in the region by deploying voice over IP services using the Metaswitch VP2510 Integrated Softswitch. 

"After carefully reviewing a number of vendor solutions, we selected Metaswitch because of their extensive experience deploying innovative services, which is exactly what we need to help position Mariano Moreno as the carrier of choice," said Federico Raineri, general manager and CEO of Cooperativa Mariano Moreno. "To be successful against the incumbent, we needed a partner with a track record of exceptional support and reliability to make this project successful. We are very proud to be able to offer our subscribers state-of-the-art voice services with carrier grade quality."

"Our award-winning solutions provide Cooperativa Mariano Moreno the opportunity to offer a wide range of highly profitable voice over IP services, including unified messaging, all within a network architecture that complies with IMS standards," said René Méndez, vice president for Metaswitch.

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