Data Connection Limited (DCL), along with its MetaSwitch division (www.metaswitch.com), is one of the world's leading telephony and communications technology companies, with proven ability to deliver innovative software and hardware products that span traditional and next generation networks, including the move towards IMS.
Service Providers and equipment vendors recognize us as providing remarkably high quality technology and support, with expertise to match. Our ownership structure leads to rock-solid commercial performance and exceptional employee retention, which in turn drives our customer-centric culture.
- Stability. The company is privately held by top-tier investment firms Francisco Partners and Sequoia Capital, as well as the Data Connection Employee Benefit Trust (EBT), which distributes a share of profit to all employees, equitably rewarding them for their contribution and encouraging long-term commitment.
- Consistent Profitability. Our commercial performance underlines our stability. Revenue has grown every year, with profit always exceeding 15% of revenue. Revenue in 2007 - 2008 was $118m and profit was $22m.
- Expertise. Our ownership structure and success
means we can attract, train and retain the best staff. We are
privileged to employ many leading experts in their fields, which allows us to
provide consistently high quality and
on-time delivery. - Breadth of Technology. We provide solutions from core networking through access switching to the application layer. This broad expertise ensures we truly understand our customers' requirements and the way their networks are evolving, when most are moving towards IMS.
- Customer Relationships. We have formed close, long-term technical relationships with an impressive set of customers. In every case, they speak of the quality of our support, the stability and longevity of our relationship, and the customer-centric approach of our organization.
- Leadership Team. Our ability to recruit extremely talented individuals and to retain them within Data Connection is equally effective among our leadership, where the senior team has been in place for many years, along with highly capable individuals we have recruited more recently.
- Driving Standards. A key responsibility for Data Connection is to participate and provide leadership in the relevant standards bodies.
- Awards. Our company and our products have won many awards reflecting our culture and the quality inherent in everything we do.
The bottom line is that Data Connection is a unique company that offers its customers unrivaled stability, exceptional expertise in telecommunications and outstanding quality in products and support.