XO Communications Brings Industry-Leading Voice over IP Services Bundle to Businesses in Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area
July 25 2005 - 9:02AM
PR Newswire (US)
XO Communications Brings Industry-Leading Voice over IP Services
Bundle to Businesses in Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Offers
Unlimited Local and Long Distance Calling with Dynamic Bandwidth
Allocation for One Flat Monthly Rate MINNEAPOLIS, July 25
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XO Communications, Inc. (OTC:XOCM)
(BULLETIN BOARD: XOCM) today announced the launch of its
industry-leading Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services
bundle, XOptions(R) Flex, in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan
area. XOptions Flex is an integrated VoIP services solution that
gives business customers enhanced features, functionality and value
for their voice and Internet services, all in one simple package.
It is the industry's first VoIP services bundle for businesses that
combines unlimited local and long distance calling, dedicated
Internet access and web hosting services for a flat monthly price.
"XOptions Flex offers businesses in the Twin Cities the most
comprehensive and flexible VoIP services bundle," said John Unger,
vice president and general manager of XO Communications'
Minneapolis sales office. "VoIP is truly revolutionizing the
telecommunications industry, and XOptions Flex leverages the power
of the Internet to provide a high quality and reliable
communications solution that integrates voice and data over a
single broadband connection with more valuable features for small
and medium-sized businesses that save them time and money." The
service leverages the latest in VoIP technology to provide
customers with next generation communications capabilities, such as
unlimited voice calling, dynamic bandwidth allocation, voice
virtual private networking (VPN), and a simple Administrative Web
Portal. With a broadband connection on the XO IP network, XOptions
Flex utilizes XO's award-winning 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. In addition, businesses can take full
advantage of all of these IP-enabled capabilities and features
without having to replace their existing analog phone systems.
"Businesses are ready to adopt VoIP and take advantage of its
ability to more cost-effectively improve communications with
customers and among employees," said William Stofega, Research
Manager with IDC's Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Services
Program. "The providers that will differentiate themselves are
those that offer more features with the flexibility to deliver true
business benefits. XOptions Flex provides that flexibility with a
simple, integrated VoIP solution that can expand as businesses'
voice and data needs grow." Features XOptions Flex includes more
than twenty standard voice features for each phone line including
call forward, three-way calling, and voice mail. 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 * An
easy-to-use Administrative Web Portal for making real-time changes
to services * Web Basic Hosting Package * Additional voice lines,
hosting and other applications can also be added on an a la carte
basis. "XOptions Flex enables businesses to get a better return on
their telecommunications budget. In contrast to traditional
offerings that waste voice lines when they are idle, XOptions Flex
can maximize the speed of data by making use of capacity dedicated
to unused voice lines. When there are calls, voice traffic will
always have priority. In this way, businesses get maximum
utilization and value from their integrated access circuit while
ensuring the highest quality of service for voice calls," added
Unger. Availability XOptions Flex is now available across the Twin
Cities metropolitan area, including: * Apple Valley * Minneapolis *
Blaine * Minnetonka * Bloomington * Richfield * Brooklyn Park *
Roseville * Burnsville * St. Louis Park * Coon Rapids * St. Paul *
Eagan * Shoreview * Eden Prairie * Stillwater * Edina * Wayzata *
Maplewood * West St. Paul XOptions Flex is available in major
metropolitan areas across the United States, including Akron,
Allentown, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland,
Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Worth,
Harrisburg, Houston, Jersey City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami,
Memphis, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York, Newark, Oakland, Orange
County, CA, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento,
St. Louis, St. Paul, St. Petersburg, Salt Lake City, San Antonio,
San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Scranton, Seattle, Spokane,
Tampa, Trenton, Washington, DC, West Palm Beach, and Wilmington,
DE. 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/. DATASOURCE: XO
Communications, Inc. CONTACT: Chad Couser of XO Communications,
+1-703-547-2746, Web site: http://www.xo.com/
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