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.
www.commpartners.us
NextWeb, Inc.
www.nextweb.net
