Communications Authority of Thailand Selects iBasis for Internet Telephony.Business/Technology Editors BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2000 Thailand's International Carrier Joins iBasis Network(TM) to Help Meet Growing Demand For International Service iBasis, Inc., (Nasdaq: IBAS), the leader in international 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. , today announced that the Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT), Thailand's international carrier, has agreed to route outbound international voice and fax calls over the iBasis NetworkTM, the world's largest Cisco Powered Network(TM) for Internet telephony. Under the terms of the exclusive calling card licensing agreement with the Communications Authority of Thailand, iBasis' partner Hatari Technologies will route customers' voice and fax traffic over the iBasis NetworkTM to destinations around the world. "The demand for international phone service in Thailand is growing rapidly," said Mr. Thamnoon Julmanichoti, senior executive vice president of The Communications Authority of Thailand. "As we look to the future, we believe that our partnership with iBasis and Hatari will play an important role in enabling us to meet our customers' increasing need for reasonably-priced, high quality international service." "Our partnerships with China Unicom China Unicom, full name China United Telecommunications Corporation, 中国联通, HKSE: 0762 NYSE: CHU, is a telecommunication operator in the People's Republic of China. 52. and other regional telcos in Asia are expanding the reach and increasing the efficiency of some of that region's most important carriers," said Craig Inouye, vice president, Asia Pacific region, iBasis, Inc. "Now, together with the expertise of our local partner Hatari, we are extending the benefits of Internet telephony to Thailand, another rapidly growing Asian market." iBasis Partners With Hatari Systems Hatari Technologies, iBasis' local partner, has played a key role in delivering this new Internet-based international service to The Communications Authority of Thailand. iBasis chose to partner with Hatari Technologies for their unparalleled market knowledge and country-specific technical expertise. Under this agreement, Hatari Technology will operate and maintain an iBasis Internet Branch Office that will be used to convert circuit-switched phone traffic from CAT customers into digital packets for routing over iBasis' global IP-based network. "Hatari is very excited to be working with iBasis, the leader in international Internet telephony, to help The Communications Authority of Thailand bring the benefits of Internet telephony to its customer base," said Wichai Wanavit, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Hatari Technologies. "Together with CAT, we are uniquely qualified to lead Thai telecommunications into the future." The iBasis Network(TM) The iBasis NetworkTM is the world's largest international Cisco Powered Network(TM) (CPN CPN Communist Party of Nepal CPN Commercial Property News CPN Civic Practices Network CPN Calling Party Number CPN Community Psychiatric Nurse (UK) CPN Cisco Powered Network CPN Connaitre et Proteger la Nature ) for Internet telephony. iBasis is the only Internet telephony carrier that guarantees service quality by offering the industry's first Service Level Agreement (SLA (1) (StereoLithography Apparatus) See 3D printing. (2) (Service Level Agreement) A contract between the provider and the user that specifies the level of service expected during its term. ) for VoIP (Voice-over-Internet-Protocol). The key to maintaining the high level of quality required by the world's largest carriers is the company's proven, proprietary Assured Quality Routing(TM) (AQR AQR Association for Qualitative Research (UK) AQR Airline Quality Rating AQR Anàlisi Quantitativa Regional AQR Assured Quality Routing (iBasis) AQR Applied Quantitative Research (TM)) technology. At the company's 24 x 7 Network Operations Center See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. (NOC (Network Operations Center) A central or regional location for monitoring a large network. Also called a "network management center" (NMC), "service management center" (SMC) or "network control center" (NCC), a NOC may be used to manage a large enterprise network, ), the nerve center of the iBasis Network, located at iBasis' global headquarters in Burlington, Massachusetts Burlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 22,876 at the 2000 census. History Burlington was first settled in 1641 and was officially incorporated on February 28, 1799. , USA, engineers continuously monitor the global circuit-switched (PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. ) and packet-switched (IP) networks. Using the latest network management tools and iBasis' AQR technology, iBasis ensures the highest quality of service to customers worldwide. About CAT The Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT) is a governmental corporation responsible for the management and operation of postal and telecommunications services in Thailand. As the owner of Thailand's international gateway and other telecommunications infrastructure, CAT is investing in both submarine cable See Telegraph. See See also: Cable Submarine and a satellite network and is the provider of the upcoming intelligent network and ATM switching system. CAT ranks among the leading telecommunications service providers in the region. About iBasis Founded in 1996, iBasis (Nasdaq: IBAS) is the leader in advanced Internet-based communications. iBasis has built the world's first global IP network that delivers toll quality voice and fax service and other advanced hosted communications solutions, including Unified Communications The real time redirection of a voice, text or e-mail message to the device closest to the intended recipient at any given time. For example, voice calls to desk phones could be routed to the user's cellphone when required. , to global tier one carriers and other service providers. The iBasis NetworkTM is the world's largest international Cisco Powered Network for Internet Telephony. iBasis customers include 10 of the top 12 US international carriers. The company can be reached at its worldwide headquarters in Burlington, Mass., USA at 781-505-7500 or on the Internet at www.ibasis.net. Except for historical information, all of the expectations, projections and assumptions contained in the foregoing press release constitute forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 and involve risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the considerations described as "Risk Factors" in iBasis' preliminary prospectuses dated February 22, 2000, and the company's other SEC filings. iBasis, The iBasis Network and Assured Quality Routing are registered trademarks of iBasis, Inc. Cisco and Cisco Powered Network are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Inc. . |
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