XO Communications Expands Industry-Leading Business VoIP Services Bundle
February 22 2006 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Small and Medium-Sized Businesses With Larger Offices Can Now
Leverage XOptions Flex for VoIP Cost-Savings Flexibility and
Scalability RESTON, Va., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- XO Communications,
Inc. today announced enhancements to XOptions Flex, its
industry-leading voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services
bundle, that enable small and medium-sized businesses with larger
offices to take advantage of the cost-savings and flexibility of
VoIP. XOptions Flex is the industry's first VoIP services bundle
for businesses that combines unlimited local and long distance
calling, dedicated Internet access and web hosting for a flat
monthly price. XOptions Flex leverages the latest in VoIP
technology to provide customers with advanced capabilities such as
unlimited voice calling, dynamic bandwidth allocation, voice
virtual private networking (VPN), and a simple Administrative Web
Portal. The new enhancements expand the market for XOptions Flex by
extending its availability to include businesses with up to 160
employees at each location - - a market that spans more than 4
million businesses nationwide with an annual telecommunications
spend of $50 billion. Mid-sized companies can now utilize XOptions
Flex with their existing private branch exchange (PBX) or digital
key systems that are connected to an Integrated Digital Services
Network (ISDN) Primary Rate Interface (PRI) or digital trunk,
allowing customers to take full advantage of XOptions Flex's
IP-enabled capabilities and features without having to replace
their existing phone systems. "XOptions Flex enables businesses to
quickly and cost-effectively take advantage of the benefits of VoIP
without having to invest in new equipment," said Charlie Cary, vice
president of marketing at XO Communications. "In less than one
year, nearly 3,000 businesses have deployed XOptions Flex, and
these enhancements will enable businesses with larger offices to
enjoy the benefits XOptions Flex offers." XOptions Flex Features
XOptions Flex includes more than twenty standard voice features for
each phone line including call forward, three-way calling, and
voice mail. Other key features of the service include: * Dedicated
Internet Access up to 3 Mbps * Dynamic bandwidth allocation *
Unlimited local calling * Unlimited inbound and outbound domestic
long distance calling * Administrative Web Portal for making
real-time changes to services * Web Hosting Package * Additional
voice lines, hosting and other applications can also be added on an
a la carte basis. With a broadband connection on the XO IP network,
XOptions Flex utilizes the XO national IP network and softswitch
technology to carry customers' voice calls more efficiently and
cost-effectively than traditional services that rely on the public
switched telephone network. As a business-class VoIP solution,
XOptions Flex provides customers with full access to E911 emergency
services. The new enhancements are now available to customers in
Chicago, Dallas, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Minneapolis/St. Paul,
Orlando, San Francisco and Tampa/St. Petersburg/Sarasota. The
enhancements will be made available to customers nationwide later
in the first half of this year. XOptions Flex is delivered using
industry-leading integrated access devices, including the Cisco IAD
2400 Series Integrated Access Devices. The Cisco IAD2400 family has
set the stage for migration from traditional to new architectures,
by allowing XO to deliver toll-quality voice and data services over
circuit- or packet-switched networks. With the Cisco IAD 2400
series, changes in the core XO network are transparent to end
users. The Cisco IAD2400 derives local voice services from either
soft switches with SIP and MGCP or from TDM-based Class 5 switches.
Among the first PBX systems to be certified to work with XOptions
Flex includes Avaya IP Office, a secure, intelligent, and
easy-to-use converged voice and data system for small and medium
businesses and PARTNER(R) Advanced Communications System, a
telecommunication system that supports advanced telephony
capabilities, including messaging and wireless applications to
enhance business productivity. Avaya is a leading global provider
of business communications applications, systems and services.
Avaya has sold more than 60,000 IP Office systems and more than one
million Partner systems to small and medium businesses worldwide,
through its global network of 2,300 resellers. For more information
about XOptions Flex visit http://www.xo.com/flex or contact an XO
sales representative by calling (866) 963-9696. About XO
Communications XO Communications is a leading provider of national
and local telecommunications services to businesses, large
enterprises and telecommunications companies. XO offers a complete
portfolio of services, including local and long distance voice,
dedicated Internet access, private networking, data transport, and
Web hosting services as well as bundled voice and Internet
solutions. XO provides these services over an advanced, national
facilities-based IP network and serves more than 70 metropolitan
markets across the United States. For more information, visit
http://www.xo.com/. First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact: DATASOURCE:
XO Communications CONTACT: Chad Couser of XO Communications,
+1-703-547-2746, or Web site: http://www.xo.com/
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