The 1VSS:
A DevOps native, carrier-grade telephone switch, with multi-master, multi-region high
availability.
Configre your entire voice network from a single YAML POST while providing nationwide service
from a single anycast IP set.
The telco features you expect, with the DevOps tooling you need
21st century switching
The Telstar VSS has all of the features that you've come to expect from your current carrier switch (DMS100, Metaswitch, Ribbon, Netsapiens) but is configured through a unique infrastructure as code engine. The entire switch config, from translations to lines to recordings is managed though a single human and machine readable YAML file. This enables the use of the same network automation and DevOps tooling that has become standard in IP network operations. If you're new to providing voice service, the extensive library of templates and simple, human-readable config file will allow you to get started in a matter of minutes.
End routing mysteries
See why every call routed the way it did. The 1VSS records every routing rule and translation used to route a call, allowing easy and simple debugging. In the event of a call not routing properly, or a certian dialing pattern exhibitng abborant behavior, examining the CDR will show the call's exact path through the switch, and highlight all rules and trunk groups that were matched. Problems can be diagnosed and fixed without time consuming and difficult manual test-and-trace work.
Reliability from the ground up
Our system is built from the ground up with reliability as an iron law. All hosted services are deployed on an anycast network, with multiple running regions. Our system has no master region, with all regions capable of offering all services independently. We provide a single set of SIP signalling IP addresses that is spanned across the entire country, automatically routing your and your customer's traffic to the lowest latency zone, keeping voice quality high. In the event of a site failure for any reason, traffic is seamlessly rerouted to the nearest operating site, making any outage invisible.
Seamless configuration change management
Every configuration change is assigned a unique revision id, and stored seperalty. Once you've logged a configuration change into the system, applying it is as simple as making a web request. Likewise, if you've pushed a bad change, you can roll it back with a single request, getting you back to your last known-good state instantly. Since all config data is stored in a text-based format, configs can simply be diffed to find the location of a problematic change, enabling instant remission. A friday night config change will never cause a mad scramble to the CO again.
Core carrier features
Our system is built from the ground up for regulated carriers and ISPs, containing the routing and compliance features that you've come to expect. Translations can match LATA, OCN, Rate Center, LRN, or dialed number and matches can be made using asterisk-style patterns or full regex. Each line or trunk can be assigned to an independent translation chain. Local Number Portability data is sourced nightly directly from NPAC. The 1VSS supports STIR/SHAKEN signing and certificate management. A full inheritance tree for all translation and resource types is supported, allowing for easy deployment of sub-carriers or hosted PBX products.
Solutions for every segment
MSPs
As a managed service provider, providing phone services to your customers gives you a reliable additional revenue stream while increasing customer retention. At the same time, voice services can be notoriously difficult to provide and manage reliably. The 1VSS is a nativly multi-tenant system which enables you to provide these services based on a rigerously tested set of configuration templates. Leverage multi-level reseller chains and a flexible rules-based rating system to provide whatever services fit best within your business model.
ISPs and Regulated Carrier
Looking to deploy double or triple play packages for your subscribers? Struggling with a legacy DMS100 or 5ESS? Concerned about the metaswitch acquisition? The 1VSS allows you to maintain the features and uptime that you've come to expect in a traditional switch, while allowing you to take advantage of modern tooling and features. Gain modern IaC management tools and increased visibility into call flow with a complete record of all decisions made while routing a call, and instantly revert bad config changes. All while keeping your customers happy with 99.999% uptime.
Enterprise
Your phone network is a critical component to your business, weather you have 1,000 stores nationwide or, 1,000 employees on a large campus network. The 1VSS gives you a single phone system across your entire enterprise, centrally managed using the same automation tools that are standard for IP network systems. Additinally, ensure that one of your business's most important communication channels stays online with our multi-region, multi-master system.
Robocop
Robocalls have continually ranked as the largest complaint among voice providers, and among their customers.
Such is the extent of the problem that many customers would even consider a free landline phone to be an issue
rather than a boon. The 1VSS comes included with Telstar's state-of-the-art Robocop robocall mitigation system,
capiable of detecting and blocking robocalls before they ever reach the end consumer.
- Global reputation database
- Carrier reputation database
- Per-subscriber auto-learning whitelist
- Advanced spoofing detection that goes beyond STIR/SHAKEN
- Interactive caller verification
- Aautomatically block, send to voicemail, engage interactive verification or pass based on risk factors
- AI voiceprint analysis during verification
- AI analysis of global call trends to predict robocall patterns before they start
In addition to data from real callers, this system is also fed from a dedicated network of over 100,000 spamtraps,
enabling the detection of new robocall trends before they hit your customers.
