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Santa Barbara Utilities Selects MetaSwitch for Greenfield Deployment in Curaçao
Exclusive Resort Community to Deploy State of the Art Communications System
| Source: MetaSwitch
PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD--(Marketwire - July 13, 2009) - (CANTO 2009) -- MetaSwitch, the
leader in reliable, high-quality carrier IP communications solutions, today
announced that Santa Barbara Utilities has chosen MetaSwitch to provide
state-of-the-art voice over IP services to the Santa Barbara Plantation
Resort Community, one of the leading luxury hospitality projects in the
Southern Caribbean.
Curaçao, with a population of approximately 150,000 and a land area of 171
square miles, is the largest and most populous island in the Netherlands
Antilles. The Santa Barbara Plantation is a master planned mixed-use
resort located on the southeastern side of Curaçao. A state-of-the-art
telecommunications system is being developed for the ultimate convenience
of hotel guests and resort residents. This advanced IP-based fiber to the
home system (FTTH), will deliver a Triple Play of high-speed internet
access and television along with residential and business telephony
services from MetaSwitch, including voicemail and unified communications.
"We searched the market for the best system to provide the latest in
service and convenience for hotel guests and residents at the Santa Barbara
Plantation," said Bert Perez, Director, from Santa Barbara Utilities. "We
chose MetaSwitch because they offer the most complete, advanced and
reliable technology for our current needs and future plans."
"We are proud to play a key role in one of the most prestigious and
futuristic projects in the entire region," said René Méndez, vice president
of sales for the Caribbean and Latin America at MetaSwitch. "We are
committed to ensuring that Santa Barbara is able to deliver carrier-class
communications services that are essential for a project of this caliber."
About MetaSwitch
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that are powering the migration of communications networks to open,
packet-based architectures. Hundreds of network operators worldwide depend
on its Carrier Systems Division for reliable, scalable session control,
media gateway and application/feature server solutions to enable compelling
revenue-generating services. Its Network Protocols Division, marketed under
the Data Connection brand (www.dataconnection.com), develops high
performance, portable software components that are integrated into the
products of the world's leading communications equipment manufacturers. For
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