OpenCloud
| Private | |
| Industry | Telecommunications Software |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, United Kingdom |
Number of locations | Indonesia, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, UK |
Key people |
Jeff Gordon, (CEO) Geoff Unwin (Chairman) Phil Stubbs (CTO) David Long, (VP Engineering & Director) Peter Green, (CFO) David Ferry, (Chief Engineer) David Page, (Chief Scientist) |
| Products |
Rhino Telecom Application Server Rhino Service Interaction Server Rhino Sentinel |
| Services | Specification, Deployment & Support of Rhino-based systems |
Number of employees | ~75 (2011) |
| Website | opencloud.com |
OpenCloud was founded in 2000 in Wellington, New Zealand to create JAIN SLEE standards-based Java software products for the telecom service layer. OpenCloud is now incorporated in the United Kingdom as a privately held telecommunications software product company and is headquartered in Cambridge, England.
OpenCloud is a member of the Expert Group and the Specification Lead for JSR 22[1] JAIN SLEE 1.0 and 240[2] JAIN SLEE 1.1 within the Java Community Process. OpenCloud implements these standards in its telecom service layer products to provide products that bridge the SS7 circuit-switched and IP packet-switched telecom networks.[3]
OpenCloud is a founder member and steering committee member of the Service Broker Forum[4]
OpenCloud has offices in:
- Cambridge, UK (Management, Sales, Marketing, Professional Services and Support)
- Wellington, New Zealand (Research, Development and Support);
- Jakarta, Indonesia (Sales, Marketing and Professional Services);
- Singapore (Sales, Marketing and Professional Services);
- Madrid, Spain (Sales, Marketing, Professional Services and Support)
The company has received investment from its employees, shareholders and institutional investors; No. 8 Ventures, Advent Venture Partners and NSN.[5]
Products
OpenCloud are recognised leaders in the field of converged SS7 and IP telecom service layer.[6] OpenCloud's next-generation intelligent network (NGIN) signaling products are:
- Rhino Telecom Application Server – a JAIN SLEE Telecom Application Server;
- Rhino Service Interaction Server – a Telecom Service Broker;
- Rhino Sentinel – session control for real-time convergent charging systems.
Services
OpenCloud provides a range of professional services to support the delivery, commissioning and live system support of Rhino-based NGIN solutions.
Customers and Vertical Markets
OpenCloud supplies its products to leading fixed and mobile telecommunications operators as well as other equipment manufacturers (oem).
References
- ↑ "JSR 22". 2000–2004.
- ↑ "JSR 240". 2004–2008.
- ↑ "Service brokers: bridging legacy and next-generation networks". Aug 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Service Broker Forum". 2009.
- ↑ "NSN invest in OpenCloud Ltd". Sep 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Analysys Mason Vendor Profile". Nov 2011.