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The first phase implementation of Bandwidth.com’s new all-IP network has been completed by Sonus Networks. The Next-gen network deployment is intended to provide secure, advanced business communications services to small and medium businesses in the US.

“Our ability to serve small businesses has driven Bandwidth.com’s dramatic growth,” said David Morken, co-founder, CEO and president at Bandwidth.com. “We partner with Sonus because they share our vision for innovation and have a track record of delivering reliable, scalable and cost effective networks. We invest in industry leading technology, anticipating demand for our mission critical services like SIP trunking. Using Sonus infrastructure ensures that Bandwidth.com’s network is optimized intelligently to provide for and ultimately capture that demand.”

Bandwidth intends to use the complete Sonus solution.

“Meeting the demands of enterprise customers requires secure, scalable and highly available networks,” said Mohammed Shanableh, vice president of global sales at Sonus Networks. “The Sonus portfolio of integrated solutions delivers a robust IP-based network for advanced services. The intelligent session control technology enables Bandwidth.com to make its network more resource efficient. Bandwidth.com will be able to offer its business customers a range of innovative applications such as IP Business trunks, IP Centrex and collaboration applications.”

Source: www.voip-news.com

Response Point customers can now take advantage of a strategic alliance between Response Point-manufacturer Microsoft and Bandwidth.com. Bandwidth offers SIP-based phone lines.

“Bandwidth.com’s advanced network capabilities and ubiquitous U.S. coverage will greatly expand the IP service options available to Response Point customers,” said Xuedong Huang, general manager of Microsoft Response Point. “Bandwidth.com’s exceptional quality standards, focus on small businesses and ability to deliver a complete IP-based solution will benefit our Response Point customers from coast to coast.”

The companies plan to layout more details at the SMB Nation 2008 conference in Seattle that begins on Oct. 3.

“Bandwidth.com plans a nationwide roll out to train Microsoft’s small-business specialists, On-Line retailers and other value added Microsoft resellers on the simplicity of connecting Response Point to Bandwidth’s bundled voice service portfolio this fall,” said Jeff Uphues, VP of Sales, Partner Services of Bandwidth.com.

Source: www.voip-news.com

Bandwidth.com has introduced BoxSet service bundles that combine unlimited calling, bundled internet service and flat rate pricing. the BoxSet is intended for the SMB sector. The flat rate starts at $179 per month.

“Small and Medium businesses nationwide can benefit from the ease of use, scalability and price of bundled service offerings for their voice and data communications,” said John Macario, President of Savatar. “Additionally, service providers such as Bandwidth.com who can offer the flexibility of a range of bandwidth options and solutions will drive faster adoption in this rapidly growing segment.”

Source: voipcentral.org

VoIP Supply, LLC, today announced the launch of a new division set up for the purpose of the sale of end-to-end IP PBX solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises. This new division is called PBX Select. Earlier this year PAETEC and last month Bandwidth.com have shifted focus from small to medium and large businesses.

Cory Andrews, who is appointed as the Executive VP of PBX Select said; PBX Select is the answer to the small medium business need for end-to-end solutions that VoIP Supply was not positioned to handle. There is a lot of opportunity in the small medium business market, but we feel that ultimate success in the marketplace depends, to a great extent, on the approach of the vendor. We have designed a business process, combined with the dedicated pre/post sales resources necessary to educate business customers about the technology, help the customer make an informed decision, and provide central management of the overall implementation. Our wide range of vendor offerings allows us, in most cases, to offer clients the exact mix of price and feature set they require.�

PBX Select is partnering with leading vendors in this venture such as:

1. Aastra,
2. Cisco,
3. Linksys,
4. Polycom, and
5. Talkswitch

PBX will offer all services and support needed in order for the migration to VoIP for the enterprises like providing hardware, service, installation along with training and support.

Via: XTV World

Source: voipcentral.org

The news is the VoIP provider, Bandwidth.com that was catering primarily small and medium-sized businesses is going to gun for a share of large businesses. For this, it has launched a new division aimed specifically for the purpose.

Bandwidth.com specializes in buying bulk service from big carriers like AT&T and Sprint and resells these to small and medium sized businesses. Now, as big businesses are finding VoIP as a viable and reliable option they are making transition towards it. Due to the opportunity presented by this new trend, Bandwidth.com did what is logical for such a company to do.

Henry Kaestner, CEO, Bandwidth.com said;

That has changed in the last 18 months or so. There is a now a pronounced difference between consumer and business-class VoIP. Today enterprise companies are increasingly looking to migrate their telecom infrastructure to converged IP-based networks and services.

Taking a swipe on companies like Skype and Vonage, he said;

They are consumer services in disguise. They are not a good fit for our customers, but they may be the perfect fit for companies with less than five employees. We see a re-branding of consumer best-efforts voice as business-class voice, but the real need is guaranteed quality of service.

There is a very big market out there for VoIP providers like Bandwidth.com as many medium to large companies are taking to VoIP. In fact, companies like Bandwidth.com are at an advantage now to cash in this exploding market. As Henry said the real need is guaranteed quality of service and if that is met with, the business in corporate sector might just prove to be more lucrative and sustainable than the consumer market for the players down there. In any case, the consumer market is too overcrowded and almost reaching stagnation point.

News Via: Teleclick