New, Carrier-Grade VoIP Switch Developed by China Voice Holding Corp.

To help meet its obligations stemming from its current and future government contracts, Beijing CandidSoft Technology Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of China Voice Holding Corporation, has reportedly developed a new carrier grade softswitch for use in IP/TDM networks.

The new full featured VoIP switching platform will see integration into the CandidSoft’s patented SKY O/A Office Automation System. It is highly scalable so as to serve a large number of lines at certain government run agencies, as per contracts already signed by the company. Beihang University (BUAA), one of China's leading research universities, reportedly contributed to the development of the new softswitch.

The new platform supports converged communications services by integrating SS7 telephone signaling with packet networks. Offering Class 5 functions, it was designed to serve as a replacement for a third party hardware-based switch. The Chinese Navigation Affair Administration Bureau is reportedly already trialing the new switch with success.

"By developing our own softswitch, CHVC is not only in a much better position to keep the competition out but has also eliminated a very substantial licensing and hardware cost in deploying our Government Contracts,” said CHVC's president and CEO, Bill Burbank, in a press release. “As previously announced, CHVC is currently installing 103,000 initial contracted telephony seats. The third party licensing cost savings will amount to $55 per seat, or over $5,000,000 additional to the bottom line on just those contracts."

CandidSoft CEO and CHVC President of Asian Operations, Xing Chunlin said the Sky O/A voice and data solution “now uses technology that we own in every aspect of its services”

“With over one million Office Automation users currently on our SKY O/A platform, and contracts for hundreds of thousands of seats that include telephone services, it's essential that we have full control and ownership of the technology,” he said. “This enables us to properly support our customers and guarantee the highest standards. In addition, by contracting BUAA, the most prestigious engineering university in China, we feel that we have jointly developed one of the most advanced switching platforms available in the World.”
Source: tmcnet.com