VoIP over Wireless: NextWeb and CommPartners do it Big

NextWeb and CommPartners announced today that they joined forces to deploy what the companies claim will be the largest VoIP service over a pre-WiMAX network in the US. To accomplish this, NextWeb, a California-based fixed-wireless Internet service provider for business, will combine its VoIP services with CommPartners� IP-to-PSTN interconnection carrier services.

The new system would enable the companies to serve a potential customer-base of 500,000 small and medium-sized businesses throughout the state of California. NextWeb's VoIP service is in the final stages of beta testing and will be rolled out to NextWeb coverage areas beginning next month.

New customers to NextWeb's VoIP service will be able to purchase the service on a stand-alone basis or have the option of bundled VoIP and data services at a lower cost. For customers with multiple offices, NextWeb offers extension dialing, giving each office on the network an extension reachable via the main phone line, even if the offices reside in different area codes.

"NextWeb is a pioneer in the fixed broadband wireless market and continues to lead industry trends by spearheading the industry's biggest deployment of VoIP over wireless to date," said Graham Barnes, CEO and founder of NextWeb. "By teaming NextWeb's extensive pre-WiMAX network with CommPartners' advanced VoIP solutions, thousands of small- and medium-business customers will be able to take full advantage of greater services at an affordable cost."

The new service bundle will include traditional custom calling features such as call waiting, voicemail, caller-ID and call forwarding. Additional benefits will include a user-friendly Call Manager Web portal for easy self-management of advanced options such as personal phone lists and Outlook integration, as well as Web based 'click-to-call'.

"NextWeb is a leader in the field of fixed wireless broadband and we are pleased to be working with the company to provide high quality VoIP services," said Dave Clark, co-founder and chief executive officer of CommPartners. "We look forward to building a strong partnership with NextWeb as the company continues to expand its network."

CommPartners, Inc.

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NextWeb, Inc.

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