An operator starting down the road to offering telephony services faces an array of challenges in dealing with the carrier side of the business.

Net2Phone leverages its industry expertise to manage all the carrier components of the Cable Telephony Solution, including circuit provisioning, local and long distance termination, and the acquisition and management of new phone numbers, as well as the ongoing maintenance of these components.

Success in telephony requires a team well-versed in the creation and ongoing maintenance of technical, regulatory, and business relationships with carriers -- precisely the areas in which Net2Phone has excelled, enabling the company to route billions of calls over the past seven years.

Circuit Provisioning
Ordering, setting up, and provisioning circuits -- and the ongoing administration of those circuits -- is a complicated process, one in which Net2Phone has become expert over the years of operating its VoIP telephony services with the leading carriers around the world. This includes the ability and insight to support, troubleshoot, and resolve problems, working hand in hand with the appropriate staff at each carrier partner. Additionally, the setup and configuration of equipment such as media gateways, which connect data networks to these PSTN circuits, is a core competency of Net2Phone.

Call Termination
Net2Phone has built and operates a worldwide network with call termination for local and long distance VoIP calls and has developed the critical experience in the associated technological as well as the financial aspects of communications administration. This expertise and set of relationships can be leveraged by an operator to achieve optimal routing of phone calls for voice quality and from an economic perspective.

Importantly, Net2Phone also has years of experience in the settlement of accounts with carriers, a process that benefits from a practiced eye in reviewing what is often voluminous amounts of data.

Phone Number Assignment
Another key aspect of offering telephony service is the acquisition and management of new phone numbers. An operator wishing to offer telephony services will need to acquire a pool of numbers for each geographic region in which telephony services are rolled out and be responsible for the ongoing management of those numbers. For years Net2Phone has successfully handled the management of phone numbers for its consumer and enterprise customers.

Additional Telecommunications Components
A complete telephony solution also requires interconnection with the existing PSTN and its signaling system. The U.S. version, SS7, and the C7 variations outside the U.S., all require an understanding of traditional signaling as well as familiarity with the specifics of a country’s standards. Other necessary steps include such tasks as applying for and receiving point codes, usually from government regulatory agencies. Net2Phone’s background means an operator will have a partner in effectively working its way through this potentially complex process.

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