Next-gen switching vendor Taqua LLC has captured the business hearts of CLECs MFG Services and BalsamWest FiberNET LLC. Like many CLECs, both have chosen to implement TaquaWorks.
TaquaWorks is a tightly integrated solution that combines the Taqua 7000 softswitch and BroadSoft BroadWorks IP applications platform.
The T7000 has wooed competitive carriers as an economical way to establish new voice services in a scalable manner. It requires two cards in a chassis, a cost-effective way to launch Class 5 TDM- or IP-based voice services.
“We choose TaquaWorks to establish our competitive service offering because it is the most cost-effective way to deliver advanced services and the system is designed to grow with our business,” said Anthony Smith, president & CEO of MFG Services, a new competitive local exchange carrier focusing on the New Mexico market. “As our business grows, we simply add more cards to slide into our existing chassis. That single chassis gives us the flexibly to provide a combination of TDM or VoIP services and up-sell the cutting edge TaquaWorks applications.”
Sylva, N.C.-based BalsamWest FiberNET also chose TaquaWorks as its Class 5 system with integrated enhanced applications services. BalsamWest FiberNET serves Western North Carolina, Northern Georgia and Eastern Tennessee with fiber optic-based wholesale and enterprise telecommunications like dark fiber, collocation and managed services via SONET & Ethernet. The company provides dedicated Internet connections to customers anywhere from 3mbps to 1gbps per second.
“The Taqua 7000 has always been a favorite choice of competitive carriers like MFG Services and BalsamWest FiberNET because of its pay as you grow architecture,” said Scott Weidenfeller, chief marketing officer of Taqua, LLC. “Since we launched the TaquaWorks solution set eighteen months ago, an ever-increasing number of competitive and incumbent carriers are choosing this enhanced solution that combines Taqua’s unique switching platform with the world’s leading enhanced application, BroadSoft BroadWorks. Regardless of the size or type of carrier, TaquaWorks enables the service differentiation and ability to create new revenue streams that more and more carriers require to be successful in their competitive market.
