Voice Complete® Now Available in Select Western European
Countries
BROOMFIELD, Colorado,
April 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Level
3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is expanding its award-winning
Voice Complete enterprise communications solution to select
countries in Western Europe.
Photo -
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160413/355025-INFO
As the way we communicate and collaborate continues to evolve,
Voice Complete delivers a comprehensive portfolio of voice
functionality, the ability to extend existing technology
investments and a migration path for enterprises to transition to
more efficient Unified Communications applications at their own
pace.
With this expansion, Voice Complete customers can use one
solution to connect with their sites in Western Europe, reducing operational
complexity, and achieve greater efficiencies by using shared
calling resources between locations.
Key Facts:
- Voice Complete is a global communications solution that
leverages Level 3's expansive, purpose-built IP network to provide
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunking and native PRI-ISDN
(Primary Rate Interface-Integrated Services Digital Network).
- The solution supports hybrid customer environments and gives
customers the ability to transition old equipment to an IP-based
voice solution.
- Voice Complete has an inclusive design, providing a
vendor-agnostic foundation for the adoption of Unified
Communications and Collaboration solutions.
- The solution delivers emergency services, built-in failover
protection and single vendor management.
- Voice Complete is available in the
United States, Germany, the
United Kingdom, France, the
Netherlands and Belgium.
- In 2015, Frost & Sullivan recognized Level 3 for Best
Practices in VoIP and SIP Trunking Services to Enterprises, calling
the Voice Complete solution "…a sophisticated set of enterprise
voice technologies that simplifies VoIP and SIP trunking for
mainstream enterprises to adopt."
Features:
- SIP trunking and PRI connections to the PSTN (public switched
telephone network) that do not require premise conversion gear
- Telephone numbers and the ability to call local, long
distance/national, toll-free/freephone and international
destinations
- Emergency calling services
- Ability to share calling bandwidth from a multicontinental or
multiregional pool of CCPs (Concurrent Call Path)
- Built-in failover that does not require purchasing additional
CCPs
- Global pricing model, with flexible invoicing options
- A customer portal to manage the solution globally
- One vendor contract and a unified set of service level
agreements
- Free intra-enterprise calling
Key Quotes:
Mike Sapien, principal
analyst, Ovum Enterprise Services
"Level 3's Voice Complete is a comprehensive, global
communications solution enabling large enterprises to implement
SIP-based services to integrate their voice communications and
business applications to improve performance, enhance reliability
and allow collaboration among its employees and customers. Voice
Complete includes communications management using a single
contract, customer portal, feature set and the appropriate SLAs.
Based on Level 3's strong, successful experience in the U.S. with
this service, this solution offers European enterprises a flexible,
dynamic and cost-effective IP platform for business
communications."
Anthony Christie, chief
marketing officer, Level 3
"Keeping true to the global nature of our business, we are
standing up a solution that is not limited by geographic
boundaries. Voice Complete operates where our customers do
business, and enables them to share their internal calling
resources across borders and continents. We're also removing the
burden of managing multiple voice technologies, by delivering a
platform that supports their legacy infrastructure while preparing
them to take advantage of the next-generation communication
solutions. Customers will benefit from greater efficiencies within
their voice environment, improved reliability and streamlined
operations so they can focus on their business."
Andrew Crouch, regional
president, EMEA and Global Accounts Management Division, Level
3
"This is yet another milestone in our efforts to deliver easy to
use, comprehensive solutions that support the needs of our
customers. Global companies are looking for business solutions that
will help them extend the life of their current communications
solutions while creating a bridge to new platforms. Regardless of
existing architecture, enterprises can capitalize on more efficient
technology, improve the reliability of their communications and
reduce operational complexities. With Voice Complete, customers
don't need additional equipment; they can transition at their own
pace, keeping focused on their core business."
Resources:
- Solution Brochure: Level 3 Voice Complete: The Intelligent Path
to A Simple Conversation
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is a Fortune 500
company that provides local, national and global communications
services to enterprise, government and carrier customers. Level 3's
comprehensive portfolio of secure, managed solutions includes fiber
and infrastructure solutions; IP-based voice and data
communications; wide-area Ethernet services; video and content
distribution; data center and cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves
customers in more than 500 markets in over 60 countries across a
global services platform anchored by owned fiber networks on three
continents and connected by extensive undersea facilities. Level 3
services are provided by subsidiaries of Level 3 Communications,
Inc. For more information, visit www.level3.com or get to know us
on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
© Level 3 Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Level 3,
Level 3 Communications, Level (3), Voice Complete and the Level 3
Logo are either registered service marks or service marks of Level
3 Communications, LLC and/or one of its Affiliates in the United States and elsewhere. Any other
service names, product names, company names or logos included
herein are the trademarks or service marks of their respective
owners. Level 3 services are provided by subsidiaries of Level 3
Communications, Inc.
Forward-Looking Statement
Some statements made in this press release are forward-looking
in nature and are based on management's current expectations or
beliefs. These forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of
performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other
factors, many of which are outside Level 3's control, which could
cause actual events to differ materially from those expressed or
implied by the statements. Important factors that could prevent
Level 3 from achieving its stated goals include, but are not
limited to, the company's ability to: increase revenue from its
services to realize its targets for financial and operating
performance; develop and maintain effective business support
systems; manage system and network failures or disruptions; avert
the breach of its network and computer system security measures;
develop new services that meet customer demands and generate
acceptable margins; manage the future expansion or adaptation of
its network to remain competitive; defend intellectual property and
proprietary rights; manage risks associated with continued
uncertainty in the global economy; manage continued or accelerated
decreases in market pricing for communications services; obtain
capacity for its network from other providers and interconnect its
network with other networks on favorable terms; successfully
integrate future acquisitions; effectively manage political, legal,
regulatory, foreign currency and other risks it is exposed to due
to its substantial international operations; mitigate its exposure
to contingent liabilities; and meet all of the terms and conditions
of its debt obligations. Additional information concerning these
and other important factors can be found within Level 3's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements in this
press release should be evaluated in light of these important
factors. Level 3 is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims
any such obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events,
or otherwise.
Contact
Information:
|
|
Media U.S.
|
Media EMEA
|
Investors
|
D. Nikki
Wheeler
|
Beatrice
Martin-Vignerte
|
Mark
Stoutenberg
|
+1
720-888-0560
|
03300607342
|
+1
720-888-2518
|
Nikki.Wheeler@Level3.com
|
Beatrice.Martin-Vignerte@level3.com
|
Mark.Stoutenberg@Level3.com
|
Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140908/144115