FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan. 23, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Internet Telephony Conference & Expo (Booth 1303) -- BandTel(tm), a leading worldwide provider of SIP Trunking services, and TalkSwitch(r) a company dedicated to the design and development of innovative telephone systems for small and multi-location businesses, today announced full interoperability between TalkSwitch telephone systems and BandTel's SIP Trunking architecture, a development that will give small businesses an attractive solution for their voice networking needs.
Customers can chose from a range of toll-quality VoIP dialing plans from BandTel, and connect to them through an award-winning TalkSwitch telephone system at their office. The TalkSwitch system will provide all the call handling and routing functionality a business needs to operate more efficiently and to present a more professional image.
By deploying a solution featuring BandTel and TalkSwitch, customers are able to reduce telecommunications charges and gain access to enhanced network services. And because TalkSwitch systems are true hybrids, small business customers can retain connections to the traditional telephone network without requiring any additional equipment.
"More and more, businesses of all sizes are beginning to see the benefits to switching from a legacy phone system to one that is IP-based, as they begin to understand the features and functionalities that augment SIP-based IP PBXs," stated Chris Dunk, CEO of BandTel. "TalkSwitch has a solid reputation for providing best-of-breed, next-generation IP telephone systems. By partnering with TalkSwitch, we are giving SMBs instant access to cost savings and enhanced features that they cannot get with legacy phone Telco offerings."
"BandTel and TalkSwitch share a common initiative -- to enable small businesses to easily access enterprise-class solutions without the complexities or the cost," said Jan Scheeren, President and CEO of TalkSwitch. "BandTel has an extensive calling network and very reliable architecture, which results in high dependability and availability. By establishing interoperability with them, we are giving small business customers even more choice and flexibility when designing their perfect communications network."
BandTel is the only SIP Trunking provider with a fail-safe architecture that can natively handle extremely high call volumes and provide 99.999% uptime. With its high Quality of Service (QoS) and complete echo cancellation, BandTel ensures toll-quality VoIP calls worldwide. Its dialing plans are designed for any network and budget, and include both flat rate and minute usage agreements.
All TalkSwitch telephone systems offer a broad feature set, which include everything a small business needs to control communications costs and stay connected everywhere. These features include multi-level auto-attendants, call cascade options, voicemail, innovative remote extension capabilities and much more.
TalkSwitch systems are available from a growing network of resellers across North America, or can be purchased directly at www.talkswitch.com. BandTel services are available through select TalkSwitch resellers who provide turnkey support for the integration of the TalkSwitch system with BandTel services, or at www.bandtel.com.
About BandTel
BandTel is a leading worldwide provider of SIP Trunking services. The company is dedicated to ensuring its customers and partners alike have access to the most reliable, end-to-end VoIP service available on the market today. Its N-Plus(tm) architecture is designed to solve the throughput and redundancy problems on high-capacity SIP-based networks and eliminate any single point of failure. BandTel continues to develop strong partnerships with leading carriers and telecommunications companies such as: Global Crossing, XO Communications, Level 3, Qwest Communications, Verizon Business, and Primus. BandTel is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.
About TalkSwitch
TalkSwitch(r) designs and develops award-wining phone systems for small, multi-location and franchise businesses. Since its establishment in 1990, TalkSwitch has dedicated itself to developing the PBXs and IP PBXs that tens of thousands of small businesses across North America rely on. With a growing global network of resellers, distributors and partners, TalkSwitch's fully hybrid phone systems are changing the way small businesses communicate. For more information, please visit our website at www.talkswitch.com, or call us toll free in North America at 1.888.332.9322. In all other markets, please call +1.613.725.2980.