ISPhone Beefs Up VoIP
ISPhone Australasia is planning to workwith Equinix’s Sydney Internet Business Exchange (IBX) data centre as a corehub for its IP networks and network exchange services.
Equinix provides network-neutral datacentres and Internet exchange services for enterprises, content companies,systems integrators and network services providers on a global basis.
ISPhone will deploy operations at Equinix’sSydney IBX as the primary network interconnection point for the delivery of itswholesale VoIP services to distributors and resellers.
ISPhone will operate its soft switches,gateways and network equipment at Equinix’s Sydney IBX centre.
By leveraging Equinix’s carrier-neutraldata centre environment, ISPhone hopes to streamline its network infrastructureand gain immediate and direct access to an aggregation of leading carriers,ISPs and network service providers within the same physical location.
ISPhone will be able to connect todifferent networks simultaneously and have a selection of network choices forbackup in the event of a service interruption with its primary provider.
Gavin McDougal, Managing Director ofISPhone Australasia emphasised the importanceof delivering a high quality service to its customers, which are primarily inthe small to medium enterprise (SME) sector.
“We are continually looking for ways toimprove the quality and reliability of our VoIP service. Instead of relying onone carrier to handle our network, we can now interconnect directly with manynational and international carriers.
“This will boost ISPhone’s business gradeVoIP service and enhance our network’s resilience for our SME customers,” hesaid.
Doug Oates, Managing Director of EquinixSydney, agrees that the IBX data centre will further enhance ISPhone’s service.
“Equinix’s carrier-neutral data centreprovides a flexible, robust platform for ISPhone to serve its customers’ needs.It provides ISPhone with the infrastructure to implement a fully redundant andreliable network,” he said.