VoIP Monitor - VoIP by Region|South America

Datora Selects DIGITALK Carrier Platform for Wholesale Services

VoIP Monitor — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:12:36 GMT

Datora is growing wholesale capacity using the SBC VoIP Peering solution from DIGITALK. The DIGITALK carrier solution now supports more than 1,000 VoIP carrier interconnects at Datora, using SIP, SIP-T and H.323, and incorporates remote media access to minimise international call latency.

The DIGITALK SBC VoIP Peering platform is a complete network solution for international wholesale service providers. The solution is based on DIGITALK's carrier-grade, high capacity Carrier Session Border Controller supporting signalling interworking, carrier and topology hiding, media relay, DTMF interworking and dynamic media transcoding. The platform’s management capabilities include advanced margin- and quality-based carrier routing, real-time rating and credit control, and service monitoring and reporting.

US Phone Selects Telastic Fully-Managed Hosted VoIP Product From Pac-West

VoIP Monitor — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:22:56 GMT

US Phone has selected Telastic from Pac-West to drive the expansion of their call center business. US Phone is serving customers worldwide through offices in Brazil and Columbia. As a VoIP industry pioneer, US Phone continues to partner with industry thought-leaders to distribute a complete suite of IP telephony software, solutions and applications.

Pac-West continues to see customers embrace its Telastic on-demand telecom service set, flexibly delivered as fully managed services, self-managed services and infrastructure services. The Telastic solution set includes key telecom service components such as a feature-rich SBC, white-label VoIP and IP-PBX services, certified third-party applications and telephony infrastructure as-a-service offerings.

Junto Telecom of Brazil Selects VocalTec for Class-5 and Enterprise VoIP

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:03:44 GMT

Junto Telecom selected VocalTec's suite of VoIP products for the evolution of its Class-5 and IP-Centrex VoIP network. Junto Telecom will be replacing its existing telephony solution with VocalTec's Essentra family of products for a more robust, carrier grade and scalable offering. Junto Telecom, will be using VocalTec's Essentra BAX VoIP Application Server, to bring the latest in enterprise IP telephony services to its subscribers. In conjunction with VocalTec's Essentra CX and Essentra EX solutions, Junto Telecom will also be optimizing its IP-to-PSTN and IP-to-IP interconnection services. In addition, Junto Telecom subscribers will enjoy advanced services such as video calling, calling-card and prepaid services. Designed for deployment in Brazil, the VocalTec solution provides full regulatory compliance and meets local requirements for Number Portability services.

VocalTec Announces Over 10 Customer Deployments in Brazil

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:13:30 GMT

VocalTec announces that over 10 service providers in Brazil have selected VocalTec as their VoIP/NGN provider. The telecommunications market in Brazil is by far the largest market in Latin America, with Voice over IP positioned as one of the fastest growing sectors in this market. With over 2 million VoIP subscribers today, market research estimates that the VoIP market in Brazil will grow by around 40% in 2010.

During the past year, VocalTec has made significant investment in the penetration of Latin American Telecommunications market, with particular focus towards the large and fast growing market in Brazil. VocalTec's VoIP solutions assist service providers in launching comprehensive VoIP services in record time. The solution is both modular and scalable, thereby providing service providers an affordable entry into the world of VoIP, while benefiting from VocalTec's many years of experience in deploying such networks. VocalTec has enhanced its solution offering, to support Local Number Portability in accordance with the specifications as defined by Anatel, the National Telecommunications Agency of Brazil, as well as other country-specific requirements.

Amongst the operators that have selected VocalTec's solutions are Nexus Telecom, Locaweb,; Option, CGB, Cambridge Telecom, G8, Simples Telecom, Viacom and others.

TIGO Bolivia Enhances VoIP with Acme Packet

VoIP Monitor — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:00:11 GMT

TIGO Bolivia is deploying Acme Packet Net-Net session border controllers to support its VoIP interconnects for international long distance. Acme Packet SBCs provide the security and advanced call routing required to scale and optimize its VoIP peering relationships. The Acme Packet solution allows TIGO to offer enhanced quality of service for its international long distance calls by eliminating congestion at its interconnect borders.

Millicom International Cellular provides prepaid cellular telephony services to 20 million customers in 16 emerging markets in Central and South America, Africa and Asia. In 2005, the company launched TIGO Bolivia to deliver mobile services to domestic and international subscribers.

Acme Packet’s Net-Net SBCs are deployed in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, for VoIP interconnects to other service providers for international long distance termination. Previously, TIGO was experiencing surges in traffic due to network congestion from interconnect partners which reduced the completion of subscribers’ international calls. TIGO’s media gateways could not deliver the security and control requirements for its VoIP interconnect borders. The call admission control capabilities of Acme Packet’s Net-Net SBCs police inbound and outbound traffic based on the number of concurrent sessions that can be supported and bandwidth available, assuring call quality. Acme Packet’s flexible routing capabilities, including least-cost routing and routing based on quality measurements, optimize TIGO’s services while reducing costs. The Net-Net SBCs support QoS monitoring and call detail record generation on a per-call and per-interconnect partner basis, providing TIGO with information for traffic planning as well as settlement

Digium and DOW Networks Partner to Serve Latin America, South Africa and the U.S.

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 27 May 2009 19:10:14 GMT

Digium and DOW Networks announce that DOW Networks has become a Digium Solutions Partner. DOW Networks as a key integration partner has used Asterisk, the open source telephony platform created by Digium, for years to create complex solutions for call centers and enterprises. DOW Networks’ products include domestic and international toll-free service, SIP trunks, Asterisk-based IP PBXs, hosted predictive dialer software, toll-free numbers and a complete portfolio of call center solutions.

Digium is the creator and driving force behind Asterisk, the open source voice communications software deployed by millions of servers worldwide to manage VoIP calls for businesses and individuals. More resellers, telecom professionals and software developers choose Digium’s products than those of any other open source telephony company because only Digium delivers the technical superiority, security and flexibility associated with Asterisk. Asterisk powers Digium’s family of software and hardware appliances including AsteriskNOW, Asterisk Business Edition and Switchvox.

DOW Networks provides international communications and enhanced VoIP services and solutions for call centers, hotels, distributed enterprises and small and mid-sized businesses. For call centers, it offers open source solutions built around Asterisk that deliver the features and functionality required by inbound, outbound and blended operations. From offices in the U.S., Costa Rica, Jamaica and South Africa, the company serves customers in more than 50 countries. The company is already a Digium reseller and an expert in Asterisk and the Switchvox IP PBX.

Global Crossing Adds CounterPath VoIP Softphone in South America

VoIP Monitor — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:51:59 GMT

Global Crossing has selected CounterPath's eyeBeam softphone as part of its market offering in South America. The IP Telephony softphone enables enterprise workers to use their PC to access their full suite of corporate telephony services - including voice, video and Instant Messaging features - from any broadband connection in the world.

The softphone offering is customized for Global Crossing's worldwide IP network and integrates with Global Crossing Ready-Access conferencing service. Ready-Access is a hosted, on-demand audio and Web conferencing solution that services the collaborative needs of today's distributed knowledge workers. While in a Ready-Access conference the moderator can mute participants, lock the conference, dial-out to additional participants and record the call, all from a visual panel within their softphone.

The Global Crossing softphone has currently been introduced in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

Cedar Point Selected for VoIP and Triple Play Services in Brazil

VoIP Monitor — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:46:39 GMT

Videomar has deployed Cedar Point's SAFARI C3 Multimedia Switching System for the delivery of one of the first VoIP based triple play services in Brazil. By adding Videomar to its expanding customer base, Cedar Point continues to rapidly increase its presence in the Brazilian market. Cedar Point recently announced product certification on its SAFARI C3 from Brazil-based Anatel. The deployment with Videomar represents the shipment of Cedar Point's 50th switch into the Caribbean and Latin America market.

Using SAFARI C3, Videomar is providing high-quality, highly-reliable cable telephony as part of a bundle of services that includes voice and broadband data. Videomar delivers video to 40,000 subscribers and high speed data to 24,000 subscribers in Brazil. The package is one of the first triple play bundles to be launched in Brazil. TVC, a Cedar Point reseller and support partner for the Latin American and Caribbean markets, assisted Cedar Point in the completion of the agreement.

Cedar Point has shipped more than four million SAFARI C3 lines to customers in the Americas, the Caribbean and Europe. SAFARI C3 supports up to 250,000 lines of capacity in less than a cubic yard of space, incorporating all of the components that make up the voice switching infrastructure. It is being deployed for residential and business services by a diverse customer base that includes Cable System Operators, Competitive Local Exchange Carriers, Wireless Operators and Universities.

Telefónica to Offer VoIP Services in the Americas Region

VoIP Monitor — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:41:17 GMT

Telefónica has been chosen by Microsoft to provide VoIP services (trademarked Voype by Telefónica) to Windows Live Messenger customers in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, the United States and Venezuela. Telefónica was chosen from a field of several operators to be Microsoft’s sole provider of VoIP services in the region.

Voype is a service provided by Telefónica on Windows Live. Telefónica will use Microsoft’s online channels to promote this new service and hopes to generate further revenues in the region by using a package strategy with its Speedy lines. With this service, Windows Live customers will be able to make calls directly from their PCs to any fixed or mobile phone in the world without leaving Windows Live.

The service has first been rolled-out in the United States and will soon be available to customers in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela. During the second phase, Windows Live users will also be able to receive calls on their PC.

Global Crossing to Connect Offices with VoIP Outbound in Brazil and Mexico

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:20:27 GMT

Global Crossing announced a three-year contract with Michael Page to interconnect the company's offices and operations in Brazil and Mexico. Under the agreement, Global Crossing will provide IP VPN services, VoIP Outbound services and managed network services in Brazil and Mexico, as well as local access services in Sao Paulo, where the company's network hub for the region is located. Headquartered in London, Michael Page specializes in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions within client companies around the world.

Available in more than 690 cities in 60 countries, Global Crossing's IP VPN service offers truly global reach. Its multiple access options, monitoring capabilities and flexible billing options simplify customers' experience by allowing them to focus on core business objectives rather than network management.

Global Crossing's VoIP Outbound service ensures that VoIP packets receive the highest priority in the network, delivering voice calls with minimal latency, packet loss and jitter -- a consistent and predictable call quality not possible with voice services based on public Internet transport. Currently, this service is available in 29 countries worldwide.

Through Global Crossing's comprehensive, end-to-end network management system, Michael Page will experience unsurpassed reliability while enjoying always-on, direct high-speed connectivity to the Internet. Michael Page will also employ Global Crossing's uCommand -- an industry-leading Web-based account and network management tool, available 24x7, which allows customers to monitor their network, create utilization reports, establish end-user and product accounts, and view monthly billing reports.

Nexus Telecom of Brazil Relies on VocalTec for VoIP

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:11:01 GMT

Nexus Telecom has selected and deployed VocalTec’s Essentra VoIP Peering and Trunking, in partnership with HiSecur, a successful Brazilian Telecom Systems Integrator.

VocalTec was selected by Nexus Telecom following evaluation and benchmarking with several other equipment vendors. The project includes the deployment of VocalTec’s Essentra CX, Trunking solution and Essentra EX, VoIP Peering Manager. Using VocalTec’s solutions, Nexus Telecom will provide secure and seamless interconnection between disparate VoIP networks and provide high quality trunking and PSTN termination services throughout Brazil and worldwide, while reducing service costs, enhancing service flexibility and enabling the rapid addition of new services and applications. VocalTec’s solution was selected to replace and enhance the network solution previously deployed.

Partnership to Bring VoIP Solutions to Telcos in Argentina

VoIP Monitor — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:37:03 GMT

VocalTec and Technology Bureau announce their cooperation in providing complete VoIP solutions to the service provider market as well as Telecommunications Community Cooperatives in Argentina.

A TCC is an autonomous democratically managed association of individuals, who jointly respond to common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations. TCCs operate in remote or low-populated areas to provide telephone and Internet services to their target populations. Most TCCs also offer free community services, such as courses on information and communication technologies, and free Internet access to public schools, libraries, and public facilities.

“We are pleased to partner with VocalTec and to provide its cost effective, feature reach and reliable VoIP solutions to Telcos, carriers and TCCs across the country,” said Miguel Angel Paissanidis, Chief Technology Officer at Technology Bureau. “Offering these services is strategic to our objective of establishing ourselves as a key player in the VoIP Telecommunications market in Argentina.”

“We are excited about the opportunity of working with Technology Bureau to provide VoIP telephony services to Telcos, carriers and TCCs,” said Edu Meytal, VP Sales at VocalTec. “VocalTec has been successful in providing telephony services to underserved and remote regions across the globe and our products are designed to address the needs particular to these markets. We are happy to bring our expertise in deploying such networks to Argentina and assist in providing customers advanced IP telephony services.”

Expanded Regional VoIP Network in Brazil

VoIP Monitor — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:26:53 GMT

DigiLinea announces the further expansion of DID coverage on the DigiLinea Latin American VoIP network in Brazil. DigiLinea has added the cities of Brasilia and Vitoria to its current Brazilian coverage area of Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro, Florianopolis, Porto Alegre, Fortaleza, and Sao Paulo. This Latin American DID expansion helps DigiLinea further address the needs of the millions of Brazilians who live in the US.

For the US Hispanic market, having local DID's is essential to have a compelling VoIP offering. As the majority of their calls are to and from Latin America, having an unlimited US calling plan and telephone number is of limited interest. DigiLinea, due to its Latin American VoIP network, is currently the only VoIP provider that can provide US Hispanics with the VoIP features they want including the ability to have their friends and family call them on their local Latin American telephone number as if they were still in their home country in Latin America. Gregory Keough CEO and Chairman of DigiLinea stated, "To offer VoIP services relevant to the US Hispanic market you must be a VoIP provider that is vertically integrated into Latin America working both sides of the border, like DigiLinea, which requires a high level of expertise, licensing, and local operating experience which is extremely time consuming and expensive to achieve. We like this model as it forms substantial barriers to entry for others that wish to compete and makes offering a me too service quite difficult."

The DigiLinea DID service covers over 100 cities throughout Latin America and covers all the major cities of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Peru. For more information about DigiLinea please visit www.DigiLinea.com.

First VoIP-Based Retail Call Shops in Venezuela

VoIP Monitor — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:20:30 GMT

Vistula Communications Services, that Envox IP, a leading telecommunications VoIP carrier in Venezuela, officially deployed it's first of a series of franchised retail call shops across the country, following several months of trial deployments of Vistula's VoIP technology platform, V-Cube.

Based exclusively on Vistula's V-Cube VoIP platform, Envox and a group of local equipment and software providers will deploy a proprietary VoIP-based telephony solution that runs on Venezuela's most commonly used call shop equipment and software. This will allow for very quick and easy installation of a VoIP offering at a fraction of the equipment and software costs typically associated with the installation of a standard PSTN solution.

Envox will have this proprietary V-Cube-based VoIP solution deployed across a number of call shops in Venezuela by the first week of December, with further installations scheduled for completion by years end. Driven by early demand in the VoIP service, Envox is expected to install Vistula's V-Cube-based VoIP solution in approximately 60 call shops within the next six to twelve months, with revenues from these initial deployments expected to begin in December.

"Our VoIP offering is the first of its kind to be marketed by a licensed telecommunications carrier in Venezuela. By leveraging Vistula's V-Cube VoIP platform, we are able to provide a cost effective IP-based solution to each of our call shop franchises, giving each of them a competitive advantage over the traditional call shops that utilize PSTN solution," stated Mr. Jorge Sierra, Envox's President.

Envox has a clear advantage over the competition in the call-shop sector, including:

1. Voice Traffic Cost Reduction: VoIP based calling allows for voice traffic cost reductions of at least 15-20%. Cost savings that go straight to the bottom line of these small business owners.
2. Online Access: Online access gives these small business owners the ability to have direct control over the voice operations in each call shop from anywhere, something currently not available anywhere in the market.
3. New Services: With this solution, these call shops can now offer services such as Conference Calling, Video Conferencing, Fax Service and Internet browsing.

Rupert Galliers-Pratt, Chairman and CEO, Vistula said "We are proud to have Envox as a partner in Venezuela. Our dynamic relationship has been very rewarding as Envox integrates our V-Cube platform into the call shop market. With V-Cube, Envox gains a feature rich and turnkey VoIP platform that effectively enhances their product suite. We look forward to growing even further with Envox in the coming year."

Low Cost VoIP Service with Unlimited Calls to Brazil

VoIP Monitor — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 20:05:02 GMT

Commex Digital Solutions, LLC, a leading provider of low cost VoIP residential and small business phone services marketed through a network of independent associates has announced a new strategic partnership with the Brazilian church community, enabling members who become Associates of CDS to have unlimited phone service to Brazil for as little as $39.95 per month.

New Associates will also be able to earn both commission and residual income as part of the Commex Digital Solutions marketing program, with their sponsoring church or community organization receiving a percentage of monthly service fees.

For more information about this program or how you can build your own independent sales and marketing organization on the wave of the next revolution in communications visit Commex Digital Solutions at www.commexsolutions.com.

VoIP Expanded in Latin and South American

VoIP Monitor — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 19:35:40 GMT

deltathree, Inc., a leading provider of hosted Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) solutions worldwide announced that it has expanded its universe of Latin American network termination partners aimed at increasing the reach of its hosted residential VoIP Outsourced Platform Solution customers in the region. Responding to increased demand for hosted VoIP solutions in Latin America, deltathree is also actively engaging regional service providers, cable companies and ISPs in key Latin American markets including Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and Brazil. To further support deltathree's growth strategy in the region, the Company will be participating in The National and Andean Telecommunications Congress (Andicom) in Cartagena, Colombia, from October 24th to the 27th, 2006.

"Our expansion in Latin America is leveraging the overwhelming interest in our hosted residential VoIP solution. The Outsourced Platform Solution enables service providers to retain their customers while enhancing their service offering," stated Guy Gussarsky, deltathree EVP of Sales and Business Development. "deltathree's hosted solution is a highly valued and crucial offering for Latin American service providers, allowing them to focus on their marketing and sales efforts while leaving the development and deployment of their VoIP telephony product to deltathree."

deltathree's Outsourced Platform Solution enables service providers to introduce comprehensive VoIP products and services with a sharp focus on customer needs, a faster time to market and reduced capital investment. deltathree's expanded initiatives in Latin America, one of the world's fastest growing telecom markets, will strengthen deltathree's global VoIP network and advance IP telecom in the region. deltathree has been at the forefront of customized back-end solutions for the world's largest service providers and continues to set the industry standard for hosted private label VoIP solutions.

The Outsourced Platform Solution offers components such as: billing, eCommerce, fraud management, soft-switch applications, Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) configuration, web development and network management. For nearly a decade deltathree has been recognized as a global innovator of VoIP products, applications and infrastructure. deltathree's customized solutions enable service providers to offer premier VoIP products to their consumers worldwide.

To learn more about deltathree's Outsourced Platform Solution and to schedule a meeting with deltathree at Andicom in Cartagena, Colombia from October 24th to the 27th, 2006 (booth number 13 - USA Pavilion) please dial 212-500-7709 or visit www.deltathree.com.

Launch of Venezuela's First Hosted IP-PBX Solution

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 20:06:35 GMT

Vistula Communications Services Inc., a global supplier of flexible and reliable Voice over Internet Protocol ("VoIP") services to major telecommunications carriers and Internet service providers, announced today that Venezuela's Envox IP, a leading telecommunications VoIP carrier will officially launch a residential and corporate/SOHO hosted IP-PBX, starting October 1st, 2006.

Vistula's V-Cube will be used as the central system to deliver a range of hosted VoIP telephony products to business enterprise customers in Venezuela. Vistula will integrate its web portal set with Envox's existing client and operational systems to give a cohesive client front end. This will facilitate client sign-up and allow those clients straightforward control of their telephony environment.

Envox will offer the Venezuelan market an array of pricing options and packages including a $29 a month plan that offers unlimited calling to the US with a US DID, and bundled corporate products that will include voice, broadband and IP-PBX functions. Additionally, Envox will focus its efforts on the very lucrative call shop market, which is a high growth, high margin business for VoIP telephony in Venezuela. Currently, there are close to 1 million broadband users in Venezuela, all of which are potential clients for Envox.

Envox IP's initial client list includes Banco Federal and a number of major call shop operations throughout Venezuela. Banco Federal will be the first major bank to use a hosted IP-PBX service in Venezuela.

"Banks and financial institutions will be one of the most important markets we will go after," said Jorge Sierra, Executive President of Envox. "We will take full advantage of our first-to-market position to introduce our products to banks, insurance companies, stock brokers and many other corporate clients that have multiple sites."

Rupert Galliers-Pratt, Chairman and CEO, Vistula, commented, "We believe that Envox IP is the right partner for Vistula as we continue to deploy our platform in the South American market. Envox has constructed a high capacity, high quality network that will serve as the launching platform for rapid deployment of Vistula's VoIP product suite. We look forward to working closely with Envox to capitalize on the substantial opportunity that Venezuela provides

Cordia Acquires a Controlling Interest in Brazilian VoIP Company

VoIP Monitor — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 22:12:33 GMT

Cordia Corporation, a global communications service provider, announced that it acquired a controlling interest in Canal West Solucoes em Informatica Ltda. ("Canal West"). Canal West, based in Florianopolis, Brazil, owns and operates a VoIP network in Brazil and markets National and International Voice over Internet Protocol ("VoIP") Protocol) service in the Latin American region.

"This acquisition gives Cordia a foundation for growth in Brazil and several key markets in South America" said Joel Dupre, Cordia's Chairman and CEO. "Brazil is the largest and fastest growing market for communications services in South America, representing more than 50% of the continent's telecommunications market with more than 85 million cell phone subscribers and over 7 million broadband subscribers residing in Brazil."

"We are excited about this transaction because we believe we can expand Cordia's global market by drawing on Canal West's networking capabilities, operations experience and regional marketing and sales efforts," continued Mr. Dupre. "Canal West, in turn, will have access to Cordia's extensive operating platform, technical infrastructure, proprietary VoIP network, and service offerings."

"By accessing Cordia's network and expertise in telecommunications, Canal West will leverage its technical capabilities, local market expertise and knowledge in providing advanced IP and VoIP services to broadband users in South America", said Christian Thomas, Canal West's General Manager. "Brazil is one of the leading destinations for international communications traffic with more than a third of international calls utilizing VoIP. We believe this partnership with Cordia will position Canal West to take advantage of the emerging opportunities VoIP presents in Brazil."

Vistula V-Cube VoIP Coming to Argentina

VoIP Monitor — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:18:46 GMT

Vistula Communications Services Inc announced that ITC, a fast-growing, leading telecommunications carrier and business Internet Service Provider in Argentina, signed a five year contract to distribute Vistula's V-Cube VoIP platform in Argentina. This would be the second V-Cube to be installed and launched in Argentina by Vistula Communications Services.

V-Cube will be used as the central system to deliver a range of hosted VoIP telephony products to business enterprise customers in Argentina. Vistula will integrate its web portal set with ITC's existing client and operational systems to give a cohesive client front end. This will facilitate client sign-up and allow those clients straightforward control of their telephony environment.

The system has been officially launched and offered to customers starting July 1st, 2006. Due to the fast integration and deployment process, ITC has been able to install and launch the service well within the time frame estimated.

ITC will initially market Vistula's IP-PBX to it's existing broadband clients, and Vistula's call shop solution to certain cyber cafes it currently services. Both of these products are based on the V-Cube platform. ITC currently services approximately 2000 corporate clients, each with an average of 8-10 extensions, and about 100 cyber cafes. Each cyber cafe has a potential of 4-6 call shop extensions. Due to ITC's long standing relationship with clients, their immediate goal is to capture 50% of their corporate users, and about 30% of its cyber cafes.

Marcelo Moreno, COO of ITC, said, "This is a very exciting business development for us. We will offer an innovative and competitive VoIP telephony service in Argentina. We anticipate significant demand from our existing clients and we believe that the V-Cube platform will attract new customers to ITC's existing products and services. The V-Cube platform allows us to bring world-class VoIP products to our clients, all in a time frame very difficult to match by the competition. This has allowed us to be one of the first ISPs to bring VoIP telephony to the Argentinean market".

Rupert Galliers-Pratt, Chairman and CEO, Vistula, commented, "We believe that ITC is the right partner for Vistula as we continue to deploy our platform in the South American market. ITC has constructed a high capacity, high quality network that will serve as the launching platform for rapid deployment of Vistula's VoIP product suite.

"We look forward to working closely with ITC to capitalize on the substantial opportunity that Argentina provides at this time."

Launch of Vistula's Hosted IP-PBX Service in Argentina

VoIP Monitor — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 05:20:09 GMT

Vistula Communications Services, Inc., a global supplier of flexible and reliable Voice over Internet Protocol ("VoIP") services to major telecommunications carriers and Internet service providers, announced that BrainWare S.A. has officially launched their V-Cube-based Hosted IP- PBX Service across Argentina.

Ricardo Ciciliani, President of BrainWare S.A. said, "We are very happy to announce that on July 1st, 2006, we became one of the very first telco carriers to offer retail VoIP based products to the Argentinean market. We are focusing our efforts on SOHO products and a completely hosted IP-PBX service that we will market to small and medium sized enterprises across Argentina."

Ricardo went on to say, "What we have here is the opportunity to be the first to market with a truly hosted IP-PBX solution. Thanks to Vistula Communications' V-Cube, we were able to launch this service well within the time frame we had established. Additionally, this platform allows us to deliver VoIP based products and services, not yet seen in our market. We are very pleased with this accomplishment and look forward to servicing the market and our clients with a truly world class solution."

Bundled products and services of world class

BrainWare will now be able to market complete communications packages to enterprises. For the first time in Argentina, BrainWare will offer a bundled product offering broadband, IP-PBX and voice traffic together by one provider, in one bill. This hosted PBX product will also give customers real control over their telecommunication services, through a variety of call features and administrative capabilities, not currently available.

Rupert Galliers-Pratt, Chairman of Vistula Communications said, "BrainWare is the first of our customers in South America to launch a hosted IP-PBX service. There is significant opportunity in these markets for our customers to build traction with business clients and we are delighted that BrainWare has become the first to launch and start signing up and connecting customers. With the Telstra launch announced yesterday, Vistula is now entering a period where the customers that we have contracted are launching service and will be generating revenues from the deployment of Vistula's IP PBX solution."

Brasil Telecom Launches VoIPfone

VoIP Monitor — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 21:33:18 GMT

Acme Packet, the leader in session border control solutions, announced that Brasil Telecom, the third largest fixed line service provider in Brazil, has selected its Net-Net session border controllers (SBCs) for VoIPfone service, a SIP-based business and residential VoIP offering. The Net-Net SBCs are also deployed in Brasil Telecom network supporting Multiconferencias, an IP-based multimedia conference service.

Brasil Telecom is using Acme Packet's Net-Net SBCs to provide trusted, high-quality delivery of business and residential VoIP services throughout Brazil. The Acme Packet session border controllers are providing access control and complete network topology hiding for confidentiality and attack prevention. The denial of service (DoS) protection includes session agent DoS protection for protecting the service provider's infrastructure (e.g., SIP servers, softswitches, application servers, media servers or media gateways) and session border control DoS protection, an autonomic self-protection against malicious and non-malicious DoS attacks and overloads. To extend its service reach, Brasil Telecom is using features including support for overlapping address using VLANs and Acme Packet's adaptive hosted NAT traversal mechanism.

"In our rigorous lab testing, Acme Packet demonstrated its SBC can deliver the rich set of functionality that we require to support our services," said Marcelo Frasson, Network Planning Director at Brasil Telecom. "With its local support, Acme Packet is helping us to deliver high-quality, revenue-generating real-time voice and multimedia IP services to our existing customers as well as attract new customers with premium offerings like instant messaging and presence services."

"This deployment demonstrates our leadership and commitment to the South American region in general and Brazil in particular," stated Andy Ory, president and CEO, Acme Packet. "In addition to our sales and technical support through global partners, Acme Packet is present in Brazil to give complete support to customers like Brasil Telecom."

GlobeTel Expands Its VoIP Voice Platform into Brazil

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 31 May 2006 22:41:52 GMT

GlobeTel Communications Corp., announced that its newly-launched, customized, VoIP-based communications network for Brazil, iLigue.com.br offers Brazilian telecom customers an unparalleled level of flexibility and cost-efficiency, whether calling next door or around the world.

Following the introduction two weeks ago of VozBrasil.com, a VoIP network designed specifically for Brazilians living in the United States, iLigue is being rolled out in conjunction with GlobeTel's Brazilian partners -- first in the northeastern region of Brazil, then continuously throughout the remainder of the country. This extraordinarily flexible communications network allows Brazilian residents to obtain a telephone number in Brazil, the US or in any other country without the need for either broadband Internet access or special equipment.

Any iLigue.com.br customer in Brazil who would like his friends or family in the US to be able to call him -- without incurring the normal charges associated with making calls from the US to Brazil -- can now have a local US phone number issued to him by GlobeTel. This US number is linked with any location the Brazilian customer elects -- that is: his home phone, his business phone or his cell phone -- and when called by his US-based Brazilian friends or relatives, that phone will ring instantly in Brazil. And, when the call is completed, the caller will be charged only for a local US call.

Dan Erdberg, President of GlobeTel's VoIP Division, stated, "Telecommunications tariffs in Brazil are extremely high. We've developed a system specifically for Brazil that not only allows our customers to have local phone numbers and service in Brazil, with the ability to call within their state or anywhere in the country at a very low cost, but it also gives them the ability to have a US-based phone number that can be forwarded to their Brazil-based cell phone, home phone or office phone. This is very useful for Brazilians who do business in the US, or those with family connections in the US, for example sons and daughters studying in America or other relatives who have emigrated to America. In addition, we've dramatically reduced the cost of international calls made on our network from Brazil to other countries."

Timothy Huff, CEO of GlobeTel Communications stated, "The Brazilian people have a very solid history of progressive thought ingrained throughout their culture, their society and within their business communities. When we decided to make GlobeTel's VoIP technology available to local business partners, the first country that we considered was Brazil. It is not only the fifth most populous country in the world and the second largest economy in the western hemisphere, but it is also a shining example of familial harmony and self-sufficiency. With those unique demographic and cultural attributes in mind, we concluded that it was exactly the right strategy to link our special technology to users in one of the most forward-thinking countries in our hemisphere."

Within minutes of registering online, an iLigue customer can have his own Brazilian or US phone number assigned and operating. This real-time feature is one of the many conveniences iLigue customers can enjoy. Additionally, with advanced telephony features such as digital voicemail and customizable "follow me" services (a form of call forwarding), iLigue customers can now have access to a range of new and exciting telephony options.

By making contact through http://www.iLigue.com.br or by calling 55.82.4009.5100, both business clients and individual customers anywhere in Brazil can begin enjoying highly cost-effective calling plans starting at under 50 Real per month.

Fastest Growing Broadband and VoIP Markets

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 24 May 2006 20:29:43 GMT

Tradequest International, doing business as InComm Holdings Corp., is pleased to report that it is making progress in expanding its target markets which represent a potential customer base that rivals the United States with a high rate of Broadband penetration.

InComm target markets are: South America, Central America and the Caribbean, however the Company is constantly discussing various opportunities with additional distributors in territories outside of their target market that sell to ethnic consumers in the United States, Canada, Spain and other countries.

Frank Erbiti, the Company's President, commented by stating: "This is the right time for VoIP in South and Central America. Our unique way of selling through distributors allows them to fully brand the product, systems, bills, etc., thus providing us with a leg up, since the South American population prefers to buy from local providers that they know and trust as opposed to a U.S. based company that might not be in the local market for the long term. With the exception of Telefonica of Spain, there are no other companies that we are aware of blanketing the region in our specific space. We are in a position to become a giant player in the entire region."

Additionally, the Company feels the IP space, specifically VoIP, is a rapid growing essential that will globalize telecommunications in areas that lack legacy infrastructure to carry voice and data. The idea is that reaching unconnected areas will be more accessible by established telecommunications companies adopting more cost effective technologies and network solutions through infrastructure investments and consolidation with providers that serve and maintain an established customer base. The Company intends to position itself in order to benefit from either of these plays, i.e., investment or consolidation.

VozBrasil Released to US-Based Brazilian Community

VoIP Monitor — Tue, 16 May 2006 20:58:18 GMT

GlobeTel Communications Corp., announced the launch of VozBrasil (http://www.vozbrasil.com), a service which will allow Brazilians to call their friends, relatives and business associates in the US through a local number, at local rates, without the need for broadband internet access or any special equipment. Also, separately, over the next two weeks, GlobeTel will be launching a service that allows Brazilians to obtain a US phone number that, when called, will forward those calls to their local phone number in Brazil -- all at low VoIP rates. This is the first of many services that will allow people across the globe to attach US phone numbers -- and thereby forward local US calls -- to their local phone numbers in their own countries.

VozBrasil is a customized, VoIP-based communications network developed by GlobeTel's VoIP Division for the US-based Brazilian community. The Company believes this is the first commercially available VoIP system that eliminates the need for Customer Premise Equipment ("CPE"), resulting in increased savings and flexibility for both the telecom provider and for the end-user customer.

VozBrasil customers in the US who would like their friends in Brazil to be able to call them - without incurring the enormous charges of calling from Brazil to the US -- can now get a local Brazilian number issued to them by GlobeTel in any of the most populous areas of Brazil. This local Brazilian number can be linked to any US telephone number the US customer chooses -- that is: his home phone, his business phone or his cell phone -- and when his local Brazilian number is called by his Brazilian friends, that "linked phone" will ring instantly in the US. And, when the call to the "linked" U.S. number is completed, the Brazilian caller is charged only for a local Brazilian call. For even greater savings, the US customer has the option of having both a Brazilian and a US number attached to his VoIP service, although this dual-service requires that the customer have a broadband connection and a small, home-installed VoIP device. This further refinement provides the customer with the extremely low calling rates available throughout the world using voice over IP calling.

For our commercial partners, VozBrasil is the first commercial VoIP implementation based on GlobeTel's proprietary voice platform known as StrateVoIP -- a carrier-class platform designed to provide country-specific calling plans and customized packages to its commercial partners. The StrateVoIP platform enables our ISP and telecom partners around the world to offer their local customers the benefits of voice over IP calling without the need for them to expend huge amounts of capital on the development of a VoIP platform or on an investment in customer premise equipment ("CPE"). StrateVoIP provides a billing and management backend software system that allows any of our partners to be highly competitive with incumbent telcos by offering easy-to-configure calling plans, prepaid phone cards, and least cost routing.

Within minutes of signing up, a VozBrasil retail customer can have his own US or Brazilian number attached or "linked" to his existing phone number. This real-time feature is one of the many components of the StrateVoIP system that makes it so appealing to ISP's and to telecom companies seeking to provide voice over IP services to their own customers.

Dan Erdberg, President of GlobeTel VoIP, stated, "The US-based Brazilian community is large, growing and vibrant, and it maintains very close ties to its business and personal networks within Brazil. We have designed the platform with real-time features including a user-friendly method of assigning local Brazilian phone numbers to any US-based Brazilians who desire such a local, home-country number. Our US clients can easily select a phone number throughout Brazil and have that local number ring directly to a VoIP phone or cellular phone located in any other location, anywhere in the world, through our system. Instantly, our customers in Brazil will now have the ability to call their families in the US as easily and inexpensively as if they were calling them next door. Also, using the VozBrasil local access number, our U.S. customers are able to call Brazil directly from their U.S. location and inform their friends and families of their new local Brazilian numbers, allowing them to communicate at local tariffs. And this can all be done within minutes of signing up for our service."

Timothy Huff, Chief Executive Officer of GlobeTel Communications, stated, "Arguably, this technology makes international long distance calling a thing of the past. The largest barriers-to-entry facing our competing VoIP service providers are the integration costs and the cost of providing Customer Premise Equipment to their customers. And, importantly, our competitors' systems are able to interact with only those customers having high speed, broadband Internet access. The StrateVoIP platform completely eliminates all of those costs and concerns. And, as a result, our service is accessible by both those who have access to Broadband connections and those who don't. This represents a remarkable breakthrough: mobile VoIP without the need for any computer interface."

By making contact through http://www.VozBrasil.com or by calling 1-888-6Brasil (1-888-627-2745), both business clients and individual customers anywhere in the US can subscribe to high-quality, low-cost telephone service featuring local Brazilian telephone numbers and unlimited calling plans to and from Brazil. With plans starting at under $15 per month, customers can sign up and register for the service in real time, allowing them -- within a matter of minutes -- to communicate with Brazil and save money.

Telefonica VoIP Service Deployed to Brazil

VoIP Monitor — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 02:55:59 GMT

Netrake announced that its nCite leading Session Border Solution was selected by Telefonica, the world's third largest operator and the largest fixed line operator in Latin America, to deliver new hosted VoIP services for its clients in Brazil.

The Netrake nCite session border controller provides the security, scale, and capacity features that are necessary for the delivery of high quality business VoIP services. Netrake's Secure Edge Architecture enables many of the key features in this deployment including; robust denial of service (DoS) protection, FW/NAT traversal, topology hiding, access control lists, intrusion prevention, and defense against malicious attacks and overloads such as Rogue RTP, malformed packets, and spoofing.

"We are pleased to be working with Netrake and Telefonica to implement new hosted VoIP services for its clients in Brazil," said Renato Pattaro, NGN solutions manager, NEC. "NEC and Netrake have worked together with Telefonica for many months to validate and certify this solution for Brazil. Considering the consistent partnership with Netrake, NEC is able to offer the best solution available in the market to our customers all over Latin America."

The agreement reached with Telefonica Group was initiated through Netrake's partnership with NEC do Brasil who handles solution sales, implementation and technical support. This announcement continues to highlight the support and success of this relationship in the South American market.

"Netrake solutions are designed to help our customers protect their infrastructure and their customers," said Terry Orosco, vice president, Netrake. "We are committed to supporting Telefonica in securing and scaling its networks to support future high quality IP services and applications."

Envox Brings VoIP Services and Products to Venezuela

VoIP Monitor — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 00:49:41 GMT

Vistula Communications Services, Inc., a global supplier of flexible and reliable Voice over IP ("VoIP") services to major telecommunications carriers, cable operators and Internet Service Providers, announced that it has reached an agreement to provide its V-Cube VoIP solutions to Envox Telecomunicaciones IP, an enterprising telecommunications service provider in Venezuela.

With Vistula's V-Cube solution, Envox Telecomunicaciones IP, will be the country's first private telecommunications provider to offer a wide range of VoIP-based solutions to the country's large number of call shops or "Tele Cafe," as well as to the residential and corporate markets.

Jorge Sierra, Executive Vice President of Envox IP said, "Vistula's V-Cube was simply the best option we found for bringing our VoIP-based products to the Venezuelan market. We will use the V-Cube solution to run three main areas of telecommunications services, those include the Call Shop market, residential and corporate (IP-PBX). Vistula brought us a proven and cost-effective product with the quickest implementation time available in the market place."

"Envox exemplifies the new wave of service providers around the world who are embracing IP-based communications services," said Rupert Galliers-Pratt, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Vistula Communications. "With Vistula's VoIP applications, Envox can now offer new compelling IP communication services that address the needs of Venezuela's vast Call Shop industry, in addition to the under-served residential and enterprise markets."

Vistula's commitment to underserved markets around the world, is sustained by industry trends and research like that from Infonetics Research, which found that global sales of service provider voice over IP equipment totaled $1.71bn in 2004, a healthy 36 per cent gain over 2003, with revenue predicted to reach $5.9bn in 2008, representing a five-year compound annual growth rate of 36 per cent. In addition, the global market for consumer VoIP services is also growing quickly, with total VoIP subscribers worldwide at 16 million in 2005 and projected to grow to over 55 million by 2009, reports In-Stat.

Vistula's V-Cube IP-PBX and VoIP solutions have been implemented by major global carriers, services providers and transit network operators including, Telstra Europe Limited, Transtel (South Africa), Saigon Post and Telecommunications Services Corporation, HFCL (India) and IUSAcom (Mexico), among others.

Colombian Carrier Interconnects with iBasis for Global VoIP Service

VoIP Monitor — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 01:17:14 GMT

iBasis, Inc., the global VoIP company, announced that ETB, a national carrier and one of the most important telecommunications companies in Colombia, has interconnected with iBasis to exchange international voice traffic. The interconnection enables ETB to route international calls from Colombia to The iBasis Network, as well as complete calls for iBasis over ETB's network in Colombia.

ETB benefits immediately from the large volume of traffic iBasis is able to carry to Colombia for termination, which is an important source of revenue for national carriers such as ETB. iBasis can take advantage of the added termination capacity it gains from the interconnection to grow its share of Colombia-bound international traffic from the more than 370 other carriers that are interconnected with The iBasis Network. In addition, ETB has immediate access to iBasis' global VoIP footprint, which comprises more than 1,000 direct routes in more than 100 on-net countries.

"Colombia is not only one of the largest communications markets in Latin America, it is also one of our largest destinations," said Ofer Gneezy, president and CEO of iBasis. "We are very pleased to achieve this interconnection with ETB as it is one of the most exciting and innovative carriers in the region, and its commitment to VoIP leadership within Colombia makes it a natural fit for us."

iBasis currently carries more than 18% of all international VoIP traffic and is one of the world's 10 largest carriers of international traffic(1). The exchange of traffic between the U.S. and Colombia ranks as the 12th largest international route in the world and one of the fastest growing, with more than 1.7 billion minutes exchanged in 2004, more than twice the volume in 2003, according to Telegeography 2006.

ETB joins iBasis' growing customer base of more than 390 carriers worldwide, who rely on iBasis to complete their international calls over the company's global VoIP network and to provide a reliable and growing source of inbound traffic from which they derive termination revenue.

How Low can iBasis Go with Pringo

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 21:51:25 GMT

Pingo, the prepaid calling card service of iBasis, announced new lower rates on calls to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Calls to these destinations comprise more than 5% of all international calls from the U.S.

The reductions are the result of RateWatcher, a feature of Pingo that actively searches for opportunities to reduce costs and pass the savings along to Pingo phone card subscribers. RateWatcher is just one of the features that makes Pingo "the last calling card you'll ever need(TM)". With RateWatcher, Pingo calling card customers benefit from the worldwide buying power of iBasis, one of the ten largest carriers of international telephone calls in the world.

By monitoring changing long distance costs around the world, RateWatcher finds opportunities to lower Pingo's costs, provide low international calling rates, and save Pingo subscribers from the chore of having to compare a multitude of prepaid calling card offerings. Previous RateWatcher reductions have included lower rates to many of the most popular calling destinations in Latin America and Asia, as well on calls to almost one billion mobile phones in 100 countries.

"We're very happy to be able to leverage our scale and efficiency to offer lower rates to our Pingo customers who call these Central American countries," said Ofer Gneezy, president and CEO of iBasis. "Pingo's combination of very competitive rates, great convenience features, and opportunities to earn bonus calling time make it a terrific deal. This RateWatcher reduction, our fifth in the past year, is aiming to increase the number of Pingo subscribers by attracting callers to countries in Central America, including Guatemala and El Salvador, two of the top 20 calling destinations from the U.S."

Interlink Global Announces Extended VoIP Services in Ecuador

VoIP Monitor — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 22:42:56 GMT

Interlink Global Corp., announced that it has executed and begun the implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding with Metrocel, S.A., located in Quito, Ecuador to provide retail broadband and VOIP services throughout the country. The forthcoming contract will be a joint venture between Metrocel and Interlink developing a project to provide broadband and VoIP telephony services to 600 Internet kiosks located around the country. Each kiosk will house 5 telephone lines, and will offer consumers in Ecuador the ability to access broadband and telephone services. The rates that will be charged will be below the rates charged for broadband service, if those services are available at all in certain areas of the country, as well as being far below traditional fixed line and wireless rates charged by the incumbent telephone companies.

Metrocel and Interlink will share revenues on a 50-50 basis after Interlink recovers all infrastructure costs. The company anticipates that the services will begin to be available in the country in early 2006, with full rollout across the country completed by early 2007. The joint venture, when implementation of the entire project is complete, anticipates recognizing gross annual revenues of $600,000, with net income per year reaching $300,000. Each kiosk will use proprietary technology, including the softphone, specifically designed for these projects by Interlink. A similar service is being currently rolled out in the United States through Interlink's joint venture with Blue Wireless & Data, of Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, which is beginning service this week.

In describing the Metrocel joint venture, Mr. Severino Rivano, Vice President of Interlink, stated: "This contract represents a further extension of our business model of providing VOIP services to the international market to include the consumer market. While not desiring to incur the substantial overhead and operating losses associated with marketing directly to consumers domestically and internationally, we have decided that we can provide the infrastructure, equipment and expertise to providers of such retail VOIP services to the public. Since the providers handle the marketing and customer service aspects of these contracts, and because we have already incurred the cost of the infrastructure and manpower to handle this additional traffic, we believe that we can undercut the competing residential VOIP providers in cost and service, while maintaining significant gross margins. Most exciting is that we have other negotiations ongoing in the same international consumer service space with providers in other countries, which we should be announcing in the very near future."

Verso Signs Partnership Agreement with M13 of Brazil

VoIP Monitor — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 15:24:24 GMT

Verso Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of packet-based solutions, announced a strategic partnership with M13, a solution integrator specialized in state-of-the-art technology and a leader in innovation and integration of IP networks. Under the new alliance, Verso and M13 will offer carriers, service providers and end-users throughout Brazil the ability to leverage the latest innovations in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. Under the agreement, M13 will provide consulting expertise to customers throughout the region on the cost and technological benefits of deploying a VoIP solution. M13 will offer Verso's entire portfolio which deliver VoIP, access compression, filtering and prepaid technologies.

During 2004, M13 expanded its operations in Latin America and created M13 International, which has subsidiaries in Colombia and Argentina. The company operates in segments where technical expertise is the key differential, working with high technological complexity, data communication infrastructure, voice, image, security and converging networks projects. M13 is also specialized in infrastructure solutions for data centers, local area networks (LAN), metro area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN).

"M13's expertise in assisting service providers, including telecommunications carriers, in Brazil will complement our existing suite of applications solutions," said Monty Bannerman, chief executive officer, Verso Technologies.

"As we see continued success in this market, we have added a local presence to help support the sales efforts with M13 in this thriving territory," said Jose Eduardo Miranda, sales manager for the Americas, Verso Technologies. "With its nimble services delivery and broad reach, M13 is the ideal partner for us, as we continue our expansion in the vast and growing Latin American market."

"Verso provides us with an easy-to-integrate VoIP solution through its scalable architecture, cost effective pricing and rapid deployment schedules," said Elinton Lazzuri, director of M13. "This partnership will allow us to bring the latest in scalable, cost-effective VoIP technology to a vast and growing market in Brazil."

Damovo and N.E.T. Launch SHOUT VoIP Migration in Brazil

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:13:31 GMT

Damovo, a global communications solutions and services provider, in partnership with Network Equipment Technologies, Inc., a global provider of communication appliances, announce the launching of N.E.T.'s SHOUT VoIP migration appliance (VMA) in Brazil. The solutions offered by the SHOUT VMA enable companies to migrate their legacy networks to VoIP environments.

For over 12 years, Damovo and N.E.T. have worked together to provide services to the financial, energy and other markets and have broad expertise in these areas. The partnership is now ready to begin the implementation of Voice over IP technology in these markets and in the Government and Defense segments in the country by leveraging SHOUT's capabilities for interoperability with heterogeneous or multi-vendor networking environment.

The SHOUT VMA allows enterprises to seamlessly migrate their legacy communications systems to a converged IP solution by interconnecting multi-vendor PBX and call center environments with next generation VoIP applications across IP data networks. SHOUT's multi-vendor, multi-protocol support, combined with its ability to support open standards such as SIP enables enterprises to reduce implementation and capital costs when integrating their existing networks with VoIP technologies. In addition, SHOUT also provides advanced voice encryption features for secure communications, a requirement in some vertical segments.

Damovo also trades and implements other N.E.T. product families, such as the Promina access platform for multi-service networking with its excellent performance history in the backbones of many government agencies' networks worldwide; the SCREAM platform for broadband services; and platforms for network management, along with the SHOUT platform for voice over IP services.

Damovo selects the technology and the service that best fits the needs of their clients, providing a true tailored solution. "We are confident that this partnership will benefit the market with a solution that serves our clients' real needs," comments Arnaldo Curvello, president at Damovo do Brasil.

UTStarcom Teams With Mude to Provide Triple Play Solutions to Brazil

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 17:53:35 GMT

UTStarcom, Inc., a global leader in IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and services, today announced a partnership with Mude, one of the largest solutions distributors in the communication, security and data storage segments in Brazil. The two companies are partnering to deliver triple play solutions -- high-speed data, Voice-over-IP (VoIP) and IPTV services -- to the Brazilian telecom market.

"Mude's sales force and experience makes them a value-added distributor, which we believe will allow us to better offer the latest-generation solutions and services available to the local market," said Hitoshi Nagano, area vice president for Brazil at UTStarcom. "We've already shipped more than 75,000 ports of IP-DSLAM, more than half of which has already been deployed, and we expect to continue to gain traction in the Brazilian market though our relationship with Mude."

UTStarcom's broadband solutions are designed to enable carriers to deploy IP-based, high-speed Internet, voice, data and multimedia services over wireline networks. Designed for highly efficient, converged service delivery across an evolving networking landscape, these solutions continue to expand the capacity and performance of narrowband, broadband and transport solutions. UTStarcom's wireline broadband product offering includes a suite of optical transport platforms, extensive edge network access solutions, and a distributed IPTV and multimedia delivery system.

"The partnership with UTStarcom marks our entry into the latest trend in telecom technology, the triple play market. UTStarcom's products are totally adherent to our portfolio of high-speed data transmission network infrastructure and IP convergence solutions. This means that resellers get new business opportunities in their installed base, as well as glimpsing new markets," said Fernando Grecco, marketing director at Mude.

Mude estimates a 10 percent increase in total sales in 2005 with the introduction of the new line of UTStarcom products. The offer will have an impact mainly on resellers focused on xDSL solutions, impacting not only the carrier market, but also the end users in the enterprise market. With the channels, Mude's strategy will be strong investment in training and services for pre- and post-sales support.

Net2Phone to Provide VoIP Services to Colombia's Largest Telecommunications Operator

VoIP Monitor — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 19:18:31 GMT

Net2Phone and Empresa Telecomunicaciones de Bogota (ETB), the largest telecom operator in Colombia, today launched a joint offering of a complete suite of co-branded consumer and corporate VoIP services across Colombia. ETB is the first and only Colombian telecom operator to offer a full suite of VoIP services to consumers and businesses, including Net2Phone's VoiceLine broadband telephony service and its MaxPVN corporate service.

Under the terms of a five-year definitive agreement, ETB, which dominates the Colombian marketplace with more than two million customers, will offer local, long distance and international voice services utilizing Net2Phone's VoIP services. The co-branded ETB and Net2Phone broadband telephony residential and corporate services come with local Colombian phone numbers and are also being offered as an integrated bundle with ETB's DSL service. Attractive pricing for packages, which ETB estimates can save consumers more than 50% on their existing phone service, includes pricing for calls to the United States as low as COP $285 (approx. 11(cents) USD) per minute.

"Our alliance affirms the value that Net2Phone brings to market leaders like ETB by providing them with scalable, low cost and timely VoIP solutions that can meet their customer needs and business requirements," said Jonathan Reich, CEO of Net2Phone Global Services. "VoIP is a must have for incumbents such as ETB to remain competitive against new market entrants, and Net2Phone is well-positioned to help them by quickly and easily meeting their business goal, driving usage and broadband penetration."

"By partnering with Net2Phone, we can now reach out to customers across Colombia, immediately meeting their demands for VoIP while minimizing the investment otherwise needed to build and deploy our own solution," said Rafael Orduz, ETB's President. "Net2Phone's world-class leadership and experience benefit our customers and help drive our goal of ubiquitous broadband availability throughout our country."

This partnership builds on Net2Phone's strategy to offer hosted VoIP solutions to partners globally, enabling them to expedite their time to market while benefiting from outsourcing their deployments to a provider that has the technical expertise, robust back-office and worldwide network to support multiple services on a single platform. Net2Phone can help reduce partners' capex and opex by managing all the back office billing, account generation, rating, routing and provisioning, while partners are responsible for sales, marketing, first level customer support and distribution.