MetaSwitch (Booth 1323) this week is coming out with what it calls the worlds smallest fully featured Class 5 switch, which also can be used for IP traffic.

The 7U high, 19-inch wide, 12-inch deep product serves up to 15,000 subscribers. MetaSwitch intends to sell the product, which will be available in November, for 20 to 30 percent less than its existing Class 5 alternative solution, says Andy Randall, vice president of marketing.

The product comes in VP2510 and MG2510 models, which can be used as a switch or gateway, respectively.

Also look for more customer announcements from MetaSwitch at or around TELECOM 05. The company also plans to use this weeks show to discuss the positioning of its softswitch architecture and talk about its IMS story.