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20/02/2012 - Alteva, Parallels partner on hosted VoIP service push

Unified communications vendor Altiva is partnering with Parallels, which is best known for its virtualization services, to provide customers access to a turn-key hosted VoIP white label solution.

Altiva, which recently was acquired by Warwick Valley Telephone Company (Nasdaq: WWVY), said the deal will mean Parallels will be able to offer hosted VoIP services in more than 125 countries.

"The Parallels community is already receptive to cloud-based communication solutions, especially with the growing demand for hosted PBX services at smaller businesses," said Louis Hayner, chief sales officer at Alteva. "Alteva's hosted VoIP services, delivered through Parallels Automation, will enable SMBs to continue to compete in their market by utilizing technologies from the cloud-something that they have been seeking for a long time."

The deal gives service providers another portfolio item to offer SMBs.

Parallels said its research indicates hosted PBX services worldwide are expected to grow 75 percent over the next three years.

For more:
- see this release

11/01/2012 - WVT's Alteva adds MozyPro backup to UC product offerings

It's been a busy year for Alteva, the Philadelphia-based UC solutions specialist. In April its platform earned a "Product of the Year" award; in July, the cloud-based company was purchased by Warwick Valley Telephone Company (Nasdaq: WWVY) for $17 million.

On Wednesday, it announced it had added MozyPro, a secure online data backup solution, to its product offerings, giving customers an easy backup solution that can be set up quickly and that requires no additional hardware.

"With electronic data on the rise, many companies are transitioning to electronic filing, making automated backup of files crucial. In the event of a disaster, companies should not have to worry about losing critical business data," said Elizabeth Backus, product manager at Alteva. "Having one provider that offers a complete suite of cloud services eliminates the need to manage multiple vendors."

Alteva's portfolio of cloud services includes hosted VoIP, hosted Microsoft Communication Services (Microsoft Exchange, Share Point and OCS with voice integration), fixed mobile convergence, video and web conferencing, advanced voice applications for PCs, data connectivity and more.

In a similar deal last month, North Carolina-based North State Communications purchased IT and managed services provider DataChambers. North State is a provider of Internet, voice, wireless, data and advanced television services to businesses and consumers in the Piedmont Triad region. DataChambers specializes in electronic data storage, 24x7 managed information technology solutions and secure co-location services for mission-critical information technology infrastructure.

"The acquisition advances our strategy to diversify our business and revenue mix and will strengthen North State's efforts in becoming the preferred provider of business communications and data solutions across the Triad and beyond," Hayden McKenzie, chairman and CEO of North State, said at the time.

For more:
- see the release

31/10/2011 - WVT gets regulatory nod to acquire Alteva; starts hiring

Warwick Valley Telephone's $17 million acquisition of cloud-based unified communications provider Alteva has gotten the OK to move forward from the New York State Public Service Commission, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and the New York State Telecommunications Association.

Those approvals mean the 100-year-old telco can integrate its business, USA Datanet, into Alteva, the largest enterprise hosted VoIP provider in the U.S. WVT said it expects the combined UC and hosted applications businesses of the two to bump its consolidated revenues by some 30 percent on an annual basis. The company said the acquisition "significantly strengthens" WVT's cloud communications platform, which includes leading unified communications and hosted applications for small, medium and large enterprise customers.

Philadelphia-based Alteva specializes in cloud-based UC solutions including VoIP phone systems and service, hosted Microsoft Communication Services, fixed mobile convergence and advanced voice applications for the desktop.

In July, when the acquisition was first announced, Duane W. Albro, WVT's president and chief executive, called the deal "an extraordinary acquisition that will significantly contribute to our strength and momentum in the marketplace."

In a statement today, he said: "We have begun transforming our business into a high-growth company that leverages a successful telecommunications legacy in pursuit of building a platform of higher-margin cloud communications services."

Albro said WVT would expand customer service operations in Warwick, retrain and redeploy employees and continue to add to its Warwick workforce to support continued customer growth.

"This reallocation of work is a critical step in alleviating the need to layoff many of WVT's union-represented workforces in our ILEC business because of the decline in local 'landline' telephone subscribers," he said. "At the same time, we have been experiencing continued demand for our unified communications services. We are proud to report that our transformation into a cloud communications company is progressing as planned. The result is that WVT is growing, and we are hiring!"

For more:
- see this release
- see this TH-R story

13/09/2011 - VoX Communications Partners with LightSquared to Launch Mobile Voice and Video Services

LightSquared, a nationwide wireless broadband network, announced that it has signed a multi-year wholesale agreement with VoIP provider VoX Communications. VoX is culminating its strategy to add mobile functionality to its existing IP network platform by launching new mobile services and applications, including voice and video, on LightSquared's network.

15/07/2011 - Ciscos Cius Tablet Coming to Verizon LTE

Cisco Cius, the first Android tablet aimed at enterprise customers will be launched by Verizon Wireless later this summer. According to Verizon, the company is combining the power of its 4G LTE network with the Cisco Cius to improve "Mobile Enterprise Collaboration."

17/09/2010 - Alteva Offers Free Complete UC Solution Through Its IP Phone Rental Program

Alteva has announced another affordable way to leverage Microsoft Communication Services integrated with Alteva’s enterprise hosted VoIP service. Together, Microsoft and Alteva are providing hosted UC solutions for smaller businesses that integrate communication and business processes.

16/09/2010 - Alteva helps channel partners with no money down UC rental plan

Alteva is making it easier for SMBs to get into the UC game. If capex is an issue, look no further--with no money down a small business can get Alteva's UC solution by joining their IP phone rental program.

The company is spotlighting the new solution at the Channel Partner's Conference and Expo, showing that the service will not only help more small- and medium-sized businesses get into the game, but also help channel partners close more deals with an easier sell. By renting ten or more IP phones for their company an end-user customer can now get Alteva's UC system thrown in as part of the rental package. In April, Alteva launched a suite of Microsoft Communication Services, including Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint and Office Communications Server (OCS) with hosted voice services.

For more:
- read the article

23/08/2010 - Sipera gets distributed Columbian call center security deal

Apparently call centers are booming in Columbia due to government investment. Most of these call centers rely on unified communications to provide services. Sipera, teamed with South American Sipera-reseller Belltech, has been brought on to secure the UC systems of Columbian call center company InterContact.

InterContact has selected Sipera's UC-Sec security appliances for its call centers. Sipera will provide SIP trunk termination and comprehensive UC security for call center staff, customers and partners using VoIP, IM and other UC applications.

The Sipera UC-Sec products are real-time VoIP and UC security solutions for next-generation communications over any network, to any device. UC-Sec can safeguard communications and deploy SIP trunks combating toll fraud while satisfying security and privacy mandates throughout multiple countries.

For more:
- read the release

22/07/2010 - Alteva sees benefits from Broadsoft's PacketSmart

As we move to all-IP technology, there are a lot of moving parts involved in making our advanced communications systems work. Along with our advancements comes the need for analytics to monitor networks to deliver the best quality of service we can. Broadsoft's PacketSmart is one such solution to this problem and some companies like Alteva have deployed it to much success.

Companies don't like to admit when they've had network problems, but if they've got the right tools, disaster stories can turn into shiny reasons for customers to sign up for their networks.

A few weeks ago, Alteva customer, Benefit Consultants Group, was experiencing some issues on their network and Alteva deployed the PacketSmart solution to figure out the issue. They identified a problematic switch on the customer's local area network, fixed it, and now voice quality is back up to where they want it. Having an analytics system on hand made a painful problem go away quickly.

For more:
- read this post

20/07/2010 - Nortel Patent Auction Benefits LTE Market

The decision by Nortel to sell its Long Term Evolution (LTE) patent portfolio could serve as a launch pad for companies planning to cash in on a market expected to undergo explosive growth in the coming years, according to iSuppli.

21/05/2010 - Mobile VoIP Becomes a Threat to Tradicional Voice Revenues

Mobile VoIP is no longer just hype, but has become a credible threat to traditional voice revenues, says Frost & Sullivan. According to the research group, an ambitious group of mobile VoIP start-up companies are creating a paradigm shift in the way users communicate with each other, with voice services moving to a true internet era of Telco 2.0.

18/05/2010 - Empirix Brings VoIP and IMS Expertise to Mobile Networks

Empirix has expanded its flagship Hammer XMS technology to provide end-to-end network monitoring for mobile core architectures. For mobile operators transitioning to all IP LTE networks, and traditional wire line operators or MSOs that are adding mobile service offerings, Hammer XMS "helps lower the cost of deploying and maintaining multi-protocol network architectures and ensures a more consistent customer experience," as the company claims.

22/04/2010 - Alteva teams with Microsoft on hosted UC

Philadelphia-based unified communications solution provider Alteva announced today that it has joined in a partnership with Microsoft and Broadsoft to offer a hosted unified communications (UC) solution to small businesses. Alteva can now interconnect its hosted voice and messaging services with Microsoft Communication Services product suite, including Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint and Office Communications Server (OCS), for both its small business and enterprise customers.

Microsoft has been forming a number of partnerships to integrate its communications platform--striking deals with Comcast and Go Daddy as well--with Alteva being one of the main companies to provide hosted voice. Another interesting move on Alteva's part is the launch of a web store where organizations with less than 25 users can pick one of 4 UC bundles ranging from UC Complete bundle with HD voice going for $38 per user per month on the high end down to Alteva Desktop Communications Basic at $15 per user per month. Larger organizations don't have to miss out, but they have to call for custom pricing.

For more:
- read the release

20/04/2010 - Cloud Communications Alliance seeks first nationwide HD voice network

The Cloud Communications Alliance has been formed by hosted IP-comm companies Alteva, Broadcore, Callis Communications, Consolidated Technologies Inc., IPFone, SimpleSignal, Stage 2 Networks and Telesphere. They collectively serve more than 110,000 business customers in the United States. Bringing a common set of standards to all alliance partners to insure interoperability, the alliance uses each member’s individual networks and systems to create a seamless, nationwide HD voice network while providing a common customer support structure and remote field technicians.

The Alliance will jointly deliver services directly to customers, taking advantage of the nationwide coverage provided by its established, regionally owned and operated service provider membership and using a common software platform provided by Broadsoft.

“The Cloud Communications Alliance is not just about voice-over-IP, hosted PBX or unified communications. We’re introducing an entirely new way to build, deploy and scale enterprise communications systems that provide HD voice services along with a platform of advanced apps and features that allow businesses to work in ways they never imagined,” CCA member and Alteva CEO Bill Bumbernick said in a release.

For more:
- read the release
- read this article

16/02/2010 - Alteva brings international porting to Canada

It's all about being local these days. Well, being a multinational corporation that looks local anyway. Luckily, IP communications is here to help. VoIP provider Alteva is offering Canadian companies the appearance of a local U.S. presence using a local number with a hosted VoIP solution.

"This has never been done on an enterprise level," said Mark Marquez, CIO at Alteva in a release. "The demand for international enterprise deployments is growing and we are ready to meet the needs of our multi location customers and expand the global reach of our VoIP and Unified Communications (UC) services worldwide. Alteva will offer porting capabilities to over 70 countries by the end of 2010."

The hosted VoIP solution will offer enterprises lower up front costs, flexibility, scalability and redundancy measures with live failover. The hosted solution also means easy automatic upgrades. The new offering reminds me in some ways of Verizon's recent announcement of their local calling solution for call centers of businesses that want to maintain a local presence.

For more:
- read the release

10/12/2009 - VocalTec Acquires Outsmart

VocalTec, a provider of carrier-class multimedia and voice-over-IP solutions, announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Outsmart, a provider of telecommunications convergence solutions.

The Outsmart assets acquired by VocalTec included Outsmart's technology and intellectual property, as well as its primary customer and partner contracts. The company says the engagement by VocalTec of certain Outsmart personnel “is intended to enable the continued development and support and an uninterrupted transition to all Outsmart customers and partners.”

20/11/2009 - Kineto Announces Combined VoLGA / IMS Client for Voice Over LTE

Kineto announced what it claims to be the industry’s first software client that supports both VoLGA (voice over LTE via Generic Access) and IMS voice for LTE handsets.

According to the company, the new client enables handset manufacturers to easily integrate a combined VoLGA/IMS voice client and accelerate LTE handsets to market.

20/08/2009 - Mobile VoIP can you hear me now?

Wireless operators have never placed much value in VoIP, preferring to tout cash cow voice and SMS services. However, recent announcements from Verizon Wireless and Telefonica O2 illustrate that wireless operators are changing their tune. First there was Verizon, which last week highlighted that it was testing VoIP services on its LTE network in Boston. During a trial with Alcatel-Lucent, Verizon Wireless said it successfully made data calls using VoIP to enable voice transmissions over the LTE 4G network. The wireless operator added that it also completed the first LTE 4G data call based on the 3GPP Release 8 standard in Seattle with Ericsson.

But Telefonica O2's German division took the VoIP idea even further. The operator announced that VoIP applications can now be carried on its 3G wireless network, but only in its German market. O2 said subscribers who want to access VoIP applications such as Skype or Fring will have to buy a mobile Internet Pack for around $35.21 per month which includes 200 Mbps of HSPA. While 4G is far from actual mainstream reality, these moves by Verizon and O2 as suggested by Om Malik in his blog, should prove to wireless operators that VoIP is yet another data application that is going to run over their respective IP network.

For more:
- GigaOM has this post
- theunwired.net has this article
- here's the Verizon Wireless release

20/07/2009 - Mobile Broadband Could Reach 418m in 2017

There could be 94 million people using VoIP hardware over mobile broadband connections across Europe by 2017, according to new research.
Figures from the Coda Research Consultancy suggest the uptake of mobile broadband will continue to expand significantly. This could potentially change business practices as more people have the option of working from home rather than heading into the office.

30/06/2009 - Service Transparency Vital Between Legacy Networks and LTE

INTERVIEW: Telecom carriers are beginning to deploy IMS (IP multimedia subsystem) technology in their networks instead of buying VoIP equipment.
VoIP.biz-news spoke to Mavenir Systems, a provider of converged voice and messaging solutions, about the opportunities and challenges faced in delivering next generation communications.

01/06/2009 - Alteva expands FMC offering to any device

Alteva, an enterprise hosted VoIP provider, announced Alteva Anywhere, a fixed-mobile convergence offering the company said unifies personal settings across all of a user's fixed and mobile devices without any third-party components. Alteva Anywhere allows users to have one business number that reaches all selected devices simultaneously, to use various business features on any device, and to move calls among devices.

The service also does not require formal integration between service providers and the user's mobile network. It works with all phone types including IP desk phones, soft clients and PSTN devices, the company said, and it's available directly from Alteva or through resellers.

For more:
- see the press release here

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05/05/2009 - Mobile VoIP Huge Challenge For Mobile Operators

Traditional network-based mobile carriers face the real prospect of losing a major slice of their voice traffic and revenue to new non-infrastructure players that use VoIP.
This could mean that within 10 years, more than 50 per cent of mobile voice traffic will be carried using end-to-end VoIP, according to Gartner.

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