Telesoft Technologies

Telesoft Technologies
Type	Limited Company
Industry	Telecommunications
Genre	Corporate histories
Founded	1989
Headquarters	Blandford, UK
Area served	Worldwide, Offices in: USA for Americas India for Asia Pacific UK for Europe & ROW
Key people	Rob Downham, Chairman & CEO Andy Evripides, SVP Sales & Marketing, Global Jane Gordon, Director of HR and Corporate Administration
Products	MPAC Telephony Boards HINTON Lawful interception ARNE IVR OKEFORD Media Platform MILBORNE SMS & USSD Gateway
Number of employees	Around 100
Website	www.telesoft-technologies.com

Telesoft Technologies (founded 1989, TsT) is a privately held UK-based limited company specializing in telephony equipment for monitoring and media applications for fixed, wireless and IP networks. Two entrepreneurs, Rob Downham and Bruce Markham, who had worked for GPT at Sopers Lane in Poole designing the original System X telephone exchange, formed the Company with the idea of revolutionizing telephone applications controlled by computer.

Their SS7 signalling based products, coinciding with the deregulation of the UK industry, were the first to put SS7 on a single card in a stand alone PC/server. Previously SS7 infrastructure costs had been prohibitive but by driving telephony infrastructure costs lower completely new customer applications could be developed.

Telesoft Technologies soon became known to SIs, OEMs and Telecom Operators for enabling worldwide connection between fixed, wireless and IP signalling network variants. Today their products encompass Media (voice, video etc.) and monitoring as well as the signalling solutions. Their Media products include Media Platforms/IVRs, Gateways, Converters and Programmable Switches. Monitoring products include passive monitoring probes for Lawful Interception used in Homeland Security & Intelligence and monitoring solutions for OEMs to create OSS & VAS applications (such as roaming welcome notes). It has offices in the UK, USA and India covering Europe, Americas and the Far East.

History

1989: Telesoft Technologies founded
1989: SS7 on a card, allowing early Computer Telephony Integration, and opening up the SS7 Market to smaller suppliers
1991: 1st passive network monitoring probes developed for Homeland Security & Intelligence
1994: OKEFORD Protocol Converter and Open Programmable Switch launched
1995: Telesoft Technologies opens Americas office in Atlanta, GA
1997: Telesoft Technologies moved into Blandford HQ
1998: HINTON Lawful Interception^[1] product range launched
1999: ANSTY network monitoring^[2] product range for OSS/VAS launched
2000: Telesoft Technologies adds new building to Blandford campus
2007: OKEFORD Media Platform/IVR launched for automated speech recognition^[3] and response, allowing VUI rather than GUI interfaces
2008: OKEFORD Media Platform certified VoiceXML compliant
2008: Telesoft Technologies opens India Office in Noida
2009: Telesoft Technologies acquires Think Engine Networks^[4] and Cognitronics^[5] in Danbury, CT
2010: ARNE IVR introduced to service value added service applications for OEMs and system integrators in the telecoms market.

Key Telecommunications Markets

Lawful Interception for Homeland Security & Intelligence
Protocol converters/Media Gateways
Monitoring Probes for SI & OEM Applications
Media Servers/Platforms/IVRs

Office locations

Europe: Blandford, UK
Americas: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Far East: Noida, India

References

External links

Business intelligence

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