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Wed, August 12, 2009 XO Communications : XO Communications Rolls Out VoIP Enhancements to Simplify and Streamline Communications for Multi-Location
HERNDON, VA--(Marketwire - August 12, 2009) - XO Communications (
"With a growing number of multi-location enterprises deploying XO's converged voice and data solutions, we knew that enhancing our nationwide VoIP services was critical to providing even more capabilities to make our customers' networks simpler and easier to manage," said Vince Margiotta, vice president of product marketing at XO Communications. "Moreover, our cost-effective VoIP services, together with our networking and business continuity solutions, will enable our customers to boost productivity and streamline efficiencies more than ever before."
To date, more than 16,000 businesses nationwide with more than 680,000 end users have deployed VoIP services from XO Communications. The latest enhancements to the company's award-winning VoIP services portfolio, which includes [ XO IP Flex ], [ XO IP Flex with VPN ] and [ XO SIP ], will greatly enhance the communications capabilities of mid-sized and enterprise business customers seeking a single nationwide voice and data solutions provider. The new capabilities announced today include:
-- Availability of XO's VoIP services in all 50 states for multi-location enterprises; -- Wider range of interoperable IP-PBX platforms for SIP deployments; and -- Availability of automatic call routing to provide business continuity capabilities for XO VoIP customers.
Expanded Nationwide VoIP Services Coverage
XO Communications has expanded its nationwide VoIP coverage to include all 50 states. The enhancement of XO Communications' nationwide coverage effectively doubles its VoIP footprint throughout the United States and enables the company to provide its VoIP services in 80 percent of major metropolitan markets. With virtually unrivalled nationwide reach across the country, XO is positioned as the leading communications and networking services provider for multi-location businesses. For businesses in the retail and financial services industries, as well as other businesses with widely distributed locations, this expansion will further help them to streamline the management of their network, achieve increased efficiencies and reduce costs by leveraging the XO nationwide network for their multi-location requirements.
"Businesses and large enterprises with operations, branch offices or retail stores distributed across the country are often faced with the management of multiple providers and varying service types to support their communications requirements," said Rebecca Swensen, analyst, Mobility and IP Communications Services at IDC. "These enhancements from XO facilitate simplicity, flexibility and the ability of multi-location businesses to deploy a single VoIP services platform in support of their locations nationwide."
Increased Number of Interoperable IP-PBX Platforms for SIP Deployments
In an effort to help customers fully leverage the benefits of its converged VoIP services, XO Communications has also increased the number of IP-PBX interoperability certifications for XO SIP, its award-winning SIP trunking solution. In the past year, the company has added four new IP-PBX platforms that are interoperable with XO SIP and now supports the following platforms:
-- Avaya Aura, Avaya Communication Manager, Avaya Communication Manager Branch Edition, Avaya IP Office -- Cisco Call Manager Express, Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco UC500 -- Digium AA50, Digium Asterisk Business Edition, Digium Switchvox -- Fonality PBXtra, Fonality trixbox Pro -- NEC UNIVERGE SV8100 and UX5000 -- Sutus Business Central 200 -- Toshiba Strata CIX40, CIX100, CIX200, CIX670 and CIX1200
Automatic Call Routing
The company is also offering an additional level of redundancy for VoIP customers with its new Automatic Call Routing feature that provides a business continuity capability in which incoming calls can be routed to an alternate phone, landline or mobile device in the face of an unplanned event. As more companies seek to leverage the cost-savings and increased flexibility of VoIP, this new feature ensures employees are reachable and responsive regardless of their location. Automatic Call Routing is the latest addition to [ XO Business Continuity Solutions ]. Earlier this summer, the company unveiled [ XO Connect ], a multi-modal mass notification service that enables customers to deliver urgent communications to thousands of recipients simultaneously via telephone, text message or email. The company also offers [ XO Anywhere ], its award-winning unified communications tool for customers deploying IP Flex and IP Flex with VPN.
To learn more about XO VoIP services, go to [ http://www.xo.com/services/voip/Pages/overview.aspx ] or contact an XO representative at (866) 349-0134. To learn more about the benefits of XO VoIP services for multi-location enterprises, listen to a podcast from XO Communications here: [ http://xo.connectedsocialmedia.com/12/voip-the-power-of-simplity ].
About XO Communications
XO Communications, a subsidiary of XO Holdings, Inc. (
