Pictured above: (l-r) Mike Walmsley of Metaswitch and Penny
Robb, centre manager at the University of Warwick's Business
Innovation Centre
One of the world's leading communications technology companies
has opened an additional UK office in the Coventry.
Metaswitch, whose head office is in Enfield, North London,
provides carrier systems and software to a customer base which
includes AT&T, BT, Cisco, Ericsson and Microsoft - and, for the
past seven years, has featured in the top 15 of the Sunday Times
'100 Best Companies to Work For'.
As part of the company's expansion it has opened a new product
development office at the University of Warwick Science Park's
Business Innovation Centre in Binley.
John Palombo is senior vice president of international
development at Metaswitch Networks and he is pleased to have found
a base that meets the firm's requirements.
He said: "When Ericsson announced its withdrawal of R&D from
Ansty Park, Metaswitch saw the opportunity to recruit an
experienced team to further its international expansion
ambitions.
"As a company we already manufacture and develop
telecommunications equipment for international markets and this new
office helps us to accelerate those plans.
"We looked around, but the Binley Innovation Centre was the only
one that seemed to offer everything we needed - it fitted the bill
perfectly.
"The location was ideal, well connected and we were keen on
being close to the University of Warwick as we regularly recruit
from there.
"We see our move to Binley helping us access a pool of
undergraduate talent for intern roles and graduates/post-graduates
for permanent positions - we have a lot to offer as one of the most
exciting UK companies around."
With the new Coventry office, Metaswitch now has four offices
across the country as well as three sites in the United States. It
was founded in 1981 and now employs around 600 people
worldwide.
Penny Robb, centre manager at the University of Warwick's
Business Innovation Centre, is delighted the firm has chosen Binley
as its newest location.
She said: "As is clear from the accolades they have received in
recent years, Metaswitch is a fantastic organisation to be involved
with.
"The fact that a company of such a size and reputation has
chosen the Business Innovation Centre is great news and a testament
to us and the work we do here.
"We have a great deal of experience working alongside a number
of communications firms and this will stand us in good stead as we
look to do everything we can to help Metaswitch continue their
success."