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Since last year, TMCnet has been bringing you all the latest news about Global Convergence Solutions(GCS), a Next Gen Network Solutions proprietary rating and routing company. 2010 and 2011 have been banner years for GCS, marked by new strategic partnerships, expanded offerings and customer promotions. But who are the members behind such a winning team? This week, TMCnet sat down with Chris Birdsall, GCS’s executive vice president of Worldwide Sales, to find out what brought him to GCS and what people can expect from the company for the rest of 2011.

GENBAND, a premier developer of IP infrastructure and application solutions and a partner of Global Convergence Solutions (GCS), has appointed B.G. Kumar as president of Networking and Applications, reporting directly to Charlie Vogt, president and CEO of GENBAND. In his new role, Kumar will lead GENBAND's Applications and Networking Research and Development team worldwide, which consists of the company's Session Border Controller, Security Gateway and Application server and software businesses.

Are some carriers in Oregon turning to Internet technology to employ that latest least cost routing techniques at the expense of poor call quality or connections?

Next Gen Network Solutions (News - Alert) refer to innovative solutions that help carriers deliver the services that the market demands. Currently, carriers are faced with a multitude of challenges, particularly with what to do to contend with the evolving marketplace from a technology and operations perspective and what solutions are available to them. Moreover, they are expected to grapple with all of these challenges while still providing Next Gen Network Solutions

For the second year in a row, the Comverse ONE Billing and Active Customer Management solution has been recognized with an INTERNET TELEPHONY BSS/OSS Excellence Award. Comverse is the world's premier provider of software and systems enabling converged billing and active customer management, mobile Internet, and value-added services.

Pac-West Telecomm, a provider of advanced telecommunications services, announced that Columbia Ventures Corporation (CVC), Pac-West's parent company, has invested additional capital in the company. The additional investment will allow Pac-West to expand and develop its origination offerings and cloud-based Telastic service line to meet the growing demands of its customers, company officials said.

Acme Packet, a provider of session delivery networks, announced that Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), the leading telecommunications provider in the Philippines, has extended its deployment of Acme Packet session border controllers (SBCs). The Philippines is a country characterized by high overseas population and strong Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry, so it carries a significant amount of international traffic.

Provider of agreements-based billing and compensation solutions MetraTech has announced its participation in the second phase of an Enhanced Cloud Service Management Catalyst. To define an end-to-end cloud computing services management framework, the company has teamed-up with Cisco  , InfoVista and other international names.