Cable & Wireless Optus leads Australia in VoIP Telecommunications; Carrier Connects to ITXC.net.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2000 ITXC (Internet Telephony Exchange Carrier Corporation, Princeton, NJ, www.itxc.com) The largest IP exchange carrier in the world. ITXC was acquired by wholesale telco provider Teleglobe Bermuda Ltd. in 2004 and then by Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Corp(R)(NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ITXC) today announced that Cable & Wireless Optus has joined with the world's largest Internet telephony Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. carrier - ITXC Corp - to further the rollout of the Optus network onto its Voice Over Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the (VoIP) Protocol network. The partnership follows successful trials conducted in 1999 to ensure the engineering, commercial and operational viability of the VoIP network. The partnership with ITXC Corp allows Cable & Wireless Optus to increase the reach of its worldwide network ahead of other Asia/ Pacific telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. carriers. "Cable & Wireless Optus is committed to bringing leading edge technology to the Australian Australian pertaining to or originating in Australia. Australian bat lyssavirus disease see Australian bat lyssavirus disease. Australian cattle dog a medium-sized, compact working dog used for control of cattle. telecommunications sector," said Mr Stephen Beynon, Managing Director Data & Business Services. "The solid combination of ITXC's network, ITXC.netTM, and its experience in routing calls over the public Internet, together with the extensive trans-Pacific & Asian IP network constructed by Cable & Wireless Optus puts us ahead of the pack in the competitive VoIP market," said Mr Beynon. The deal enables Cable & Wireless Optus to expand its footprint The amount of geographic space covered by an object. A computer footprint is the desk or floor surface it occupies. A satellite's footprint is the earth area covered by its downlink. See form factor. 1. in Australia while sending more traffic out of Australia over ITXC.net to 273 IP PoPs in 155 cities in 63 countries. The added benefits of this VoIP partnership are reduced Internet transport costs while carrier grade quality is assured through the combination of Optus' stringent performance systems and ITXC's patent-pending BestValue RoutingTM technology. Cable & Wireless Optus' long term international strategy is to continue deployment of its international IP network which, allied to the Cable & Wireless plc global IP network, builds a solid foundation for lower cost transport for international voice/data services. For business and government organizations in Australia, Optus will be offering VoIP services by the end of 2000. "The utilisation of this revolutionary means of voice/data transport consolidates Cable & Wireless Optus expertise, reputation, and future growth in the provision of data and business services as we move towards a more convergent era of telecommunications delivery," said Mr Beynon. "Cable & Wireless and Cable and Wireless Optus are clearly focused and delivering on their mission to build a truly global business that has the reach, capacity and skills to deliver quality and service to business customers around the world in a climate increasingly driven by the demands of e-business," said John Musci, COO (Cell Of Origin) See mobile positioning. of ITXC. " We are pleased to be able to participate in serving their mission and to expand our footprint in Asia." About ITXC Corp: ITXC Corp (www.itxc.com) is the service providers' service provider for voice on the Internet. ITXC WWeXchange Service(R) provides phone-to-phone wholesale call completion for carriers and resellers. Thirteen out of the top fourteen U.S.-based international carriers, leading European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. competitive carriers, and thirteen PTTs worldwide have contracted to send their traffic over ITXC.net. ITXC webtalkNOW! ServiceSM enables portals, ISPs, and communications web sites to offer PC-to-phone calling to their customers under their own brands. Both services provide high quality over the public Internet by routing calls on ITXC.net, which is the largest Internet telephony network in the world with 273 points of presence in over 155 cities and 63 countries. Announced carrier affiliates include Ameritech, Bell Atlantic, China Telecom, Gambia Telecommunications Company See telecom company. , Interoute, Jitong, Justice, Korea Telecom KT (formerly, Korea Telecom, Korean: 한국통신, NYSE: KT) is South Korea's top integrated wired/wireless telecommunication service provider. KT has been Korea's leader in the development of the information & communications business for the last 25 years , PLTD, Telstra, and TRICOM TRICOM Transportation Research Implementation Consortium for Operations and Management . There are already more than ten announced and unannounced wholesale customers for webTALKNOW!. Forward looking statements: ITXC may not meet the projections reflected in its forward looking statements due to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, among other factors, the volatile and competitive environment for Internet telephony, changes in domestic and foreign economic, market and regulatory conditions and other risks detailed in ITXC's reports filed from time to time with the SEC. ITXC Corp and WWeXchange are registered trademarks. ITXC.net, BestValue Routing, and ITXC webtalkNOW! are trademarks and service marks of ITXC Corp. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. |
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