Metaswitch

United Kingdom-based technology company by Microsoft
Organization business Q6823260
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Metaswitch

Summary

Metaswitch is a business[1]. Metaswitch ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Metaswitch was a member of Linux Foundation[3].
  • Metaswitch is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Metaswitch is in the country of GB[5].
  • Metaswitch's instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • Metaswitch is owned by Francisco Partners[7].
  • Metaswitch is owned by Sequoia Capital[8].
  • meta- is named after Metaswitch[9].
  • Softswitch is named after Metaswitch[10].
  • Metaswitch's headquarters location is recorded as London[11].
  • Metaswitch's chief executive officer is recorded as Martin Lund[12].
  • Metaswitch's industry is recorded as telecommunications[13].
  • August 10, 1981 marks the founding of Metaswitch[14].
  • 1981-08-10 marks the founding of Metaswitch[15].
  • Metaswitch's location of formation is recorded as United Kingdom[16].
  • Metaswitch's official website is recorded as http://www.metaswitch.com/[17].
  • Metaswitch's employees is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+700'}[18].
  • Metaswitch's employees is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+650'}[19].
  • Metaswitch's employees is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+920'}[20].
  • Metaswitch's official name is recorded as Metaswitch Networks Ltd[21].
  • Metaswitch's legal form is recorded as private company limited by shares[22].
  • Metaswitch's legal form is recorded as H0PO[23].
  • Metaswitch's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4410'}[24].
  • Metaswitch's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4279'}[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

  • Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800JCN6PSGDRLT915[26]

  • Registered legal name: Metaswitch Networks LTD[27]

  • Legal jurisdiction: GB[28]

  • GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[29]

  • Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): H0PO[30]

  • Entity status: ACTIVE[31]

  • LEI registration status: LAPSED[32]

  • Entity created: 1981-08-10[33]

  • LEI first registered: 2014-02-17[34]

  • LEI last updated: 2023-06-02[35]

  • LEI next renewal: 2023-06-01[36]

  • Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205[37]

  • Registration authority: RA000585[38]

  • Authority entity ID: 01578918[39]

  • Other names: Data Connection Limited[40]

  • Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING[41]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include August 10, 1981[14] and 1981-08-10[15]. Metaswitch's location of formation is recorded as United Kingdom[16].

Identity

Metaswitch's official name is recorded as Metaswitch Networks Ltd[21].

Leadership

Metaswitch's chief executive officer is recorded as Martin Lund[12].

Operations

Metaswitch's headquarters location is recorded as London[11].

Industry

Metaswitch's industry is recorded as telecommunications[13].

Ownership

Owners include Francisco Partners[7], a private equity firm[42], in United States[43], founded in 1999[44], headquartered in Letterman Digital Arts Center[45] and Sequoia Capital[8], a business[46], in United States[47], founded in 1972[48], headquartered in Menlo Park[49].

Why It Matters

Metaswitch ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . linuxfoundation.org. Retrieved . linuxfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . careers.metaswitch.com. Retrieved . careers.metaswitch.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . lightreading.com. lightreading.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  2. [27] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  3. [28] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  4. [29] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  5. [30] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  6. [31] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  7. [32] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  8. [33] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  9. [34] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  10. [35] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  11. [36] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  12. [37] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  13. [38] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  14. [39] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  15. [40] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  16. [41] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Legal entity identifier 213800JCN6PSGDRLT915
    Companies house company id 01578918
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