CopperCom Announces General Availability of Local Exchange Softswitch System

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CopperCom, a pioneering company in voice services over broadband, has announced the general availability of its revolutionary Local Exchange Softswitch System, the LeXSS. This groundbreaking technology is the first softswitch platform to deliver new local exchange services with cutting-edge softswitch and broadband access technologies. By integrating these technologies, the LeXSS enables service providers to offer compelling new voice and data services to subscribers at a significantly reduced cost compared to traditional network infrastructure. With over 20 customers already deployed, the LeXSS is poised to revolutionize the telecommunications industry.

Key Takeaways:

  • The CopperCom LeXSS is the industry's first softswitch platform designed to deliver new local exchange services with softswitch and broadband access technologies, providing service providers with a fully-equipped voice services architecture.
  • The LeXSS has been deployed to over 20 customers, making it the largest customer base of local exchange softswitches in the industry.
  • The CopperController softswitch and the CopperCom CSX 2100, a low-cost switch, form the first phase of the LeXSS, which delivers full Class 4 functionality and a solid foundation for Class 5 feature support.
  • The LeXSS provides a centralized provisioning and management platform, enabling service providers to offer customized voice services to their subscribers.
  • CopperCom's solution supports interoperability with existing OSSs through northbound interfaces, including Corba, SNMP, and XML, and subscriber self-care can be enabled via a web portal.
  • The LeXSS will support end-to-end packet networking with the addition of a packet trunk interface to the switch platform, enabling an integrated hand-off to both VoIP and AAL2 core packet voice networks.
  • CopperCom's revolutionary feature creation environment allows service providers to offer a broader range of customized voice services to their subscribers.
  • CopperCom plans to deliver the second phase of the LeXSS in Q1 2001, providing complete functionality of a combined Class 4 and Class 5 solution, with integrated broadband access.
  • The company aims to support end-to-end packet networking with the addition of a packet trunk interface to the switch platform in the LeXSS Phase III, targeted for Q2 2001.

Statistics:

  • Over 20 customers have already been deployed with the LeXSS.
  • The LeXSS is the first softswitch platform to deliver new local exchange services with softswitch and broadband access technologies.
  • The CopperController softswitch and the CopperCom CSX 2100 form the first phase of the LeXSS.
  • The LeXSS supports Class 4 and Class 5 functionality, with a solid foundation for further feature development.
  • The solution enables service providers to offer customized voice services to their subscribers.
  • CopperCom's feature creation environment supports over 20 "must-have" trunk side and long distance features.

Sources:

  • Business Editors/High-Tech Writers, "CopperCom Announces General Availability of Local Exchange Softswitch System" (BUSINESS WIRE, Oct. 2, 2000)
  • Tom Jenkins, Director at TeleChoice, quoted in "CopperCom Announces General Availability of Local Exchange Softswitch System" (BUSINESS WIRE, Oct. 2, 2000)
  • John Greenbank, Vice President of Operations at CommunityTel, quoted in "CopperCom Announces General Availability of Local Exchange Softswitch System" (BUSINESS WIRE, Oct. 2, 2000)