Broadvox and Telica Partner to Provide Customers With Unmatched Quality and Speed for Hosted VoIP Services.

CLEVELAND & MARLBORO, Mass. -- Broadvox Deploys PLUS(TM) Compact Softswitch for Increased Network Capacity and Operational Savings

Broadvox LLC, the largest privately held VoIP provider, and Telica, Inc., an innovator in next-generation VoIP switching, announced today that the Telica PLUS(TM) Compact Softswitch will be used to enhance Broadvox's already robust Voice-over-IP infrastructure. Each PLUS softswitch provides more than 37,600 fully protected voice channels.

The three PLUS Compact Softswitches will be deployed in Dallas, Los Angeles and New York. The switches will dramatically increase Broadvox's network capacity and provide the SS7 interconnect capability preferred by many large customers. Broadvox can now offer aggregated origination and termination services "on net" via SS7 in 92 of the largest markets in North America. In addition, the new softswitches will enhance Broadvox's service capacity for its hosted IP telephone services and residential broadband telephone offerings.

"Telica's superior technology will allow us to double the amount of traffic that we are able to handle," said Andre Temnorod, CEO at Broadvox. "Telica's PLUS Compact Softswitch promises to become the cornerstone of our converged network. The switching density and long-distance management features that Telica's solution provides will allow us to continue to meet and exceed the expectations of our customers in terms of quality of service, speed and affordability."

"The Broadvox network exemplifies the network environment for which PLUS was designed enabling them to scale from small to large and allowing a variety of architectural deployment strategies," said John St. Amand, president and CEO of Telica. "We look forward to a long relationship with Broadvox as they roll out new and innovative services to their customers."

Telica's PLUS Compact Softswitch is a second-generation, carrier-grade softswitch solution that provides unprecedented scalability, reliability and deployment flexibility to service providers along with a rich mix of legacy TDM, next-generation packet, Class 4, Class 5, wireline and wireless services. The PLUS second-generation softswitch solution can support 7.5 million calls per hour and contains more than one terabyte of memory to sustain complex database and routing requirements.

About Broadvox LLC

Broadvox operates a carrier-grade VoIP network in the top 92 U.S. and Canadian markets, providing wholesale services to facilities-based carriers, ISPs, voice ASPs, PC-to-Phone service providers, international carriers, IXCs and CLECs. In addition to its wholesale carrier services, Broadvox offers hosted IP telephone services for small to medium-size businesses and bundled IP communication solutions for residential and small office/home office customers. Its extensive North American network infrastructure and its international partnerships enable Broadvox to provide its customers with globally ubiquitous hosted communications services. The company originated and terminated over 1.5 billion VoIP minutes in 2003 alone. For more information about Broadvox or any of its offerings visit www.broadvox.net or call 1-800-273-4320.

About Telica, Inc.

Telica's VoIP switching solutions bridge next-generation and legacy networks for wireline and wireless carriers. With a highly affordable cost per port, Telica's scalable PLUS second-generation softswitches and gateways deliver significantly more calling capacity than legacy circuit switches or first-generation softswitches. Telica's open, standards-based products and network management systems allow carriers to deliver a wide range of wireless, Class 5, and long-distance Class 4 services, from both VoIP and PSTN/circuit-switched networks. Telica switches reliably carry an estimated 4.5 billion minutes per month. For more information, visit www.telica.com.

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Telica and the Telica logo are registered trademarks and PLUS and Plexus are trademarks of Telica, Inc.