[September 03, 2008]

Comunicano: Voxbone strengthens foothold in Asia Pacific with new Singapore office; Company also receives licenses to operate in Japan and Hong Kong; Appoints APAC regional vice president

(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
RDATE:03092008

SINGAPORE -- Voxbone, a leading provider of local telephone numbers and
VoIP transport, today announced the opening of its new Asia Pacific
headquarters in Singapore. At the same time, Voxbone also announced the
appointment of Lee Tian Yew as vice president for Asia Pacific to
direct its sales, business development and operations in the region.

Furthermore, Voxbone said it had received licenses to operate in both
Japan and Hong Kong. Voxbone now operates in 44 countries and 5,000
cities globally.

"We are bullish about the explosive growth in new applications due to
the pervasiveness of broadband and the increase in access speeds,
particularly in APAC countries," said Rodrigue Ullens, CEO and
co-founder of Voxbone. "With his considerable experience in
international communications, Tian Yew will be a significant asset to
Voxbone as we continue our global expansion."

Tian Yew comes to Voxbone with more than 15 years' experience, most
recently with Singapore-based Pacific Internet (now PacNet), where he
built a team that implemented SIP broadband telephony across eight
countries in Asia. He began his career at SingTel and had held various
senior management positions at VSNL, Teleglobe and Mediaring.

"We want to replicate in APAC the success we've achieved in the
European and U.S. markets," said Tian Yew. "Through Voxbone's on-demand
DID number services and real-time platform, service providers can now
offer a cost effective, seamless, reliable, ubiquitous and easy-to-use
solution for end users. We make the convergence of fixed, mobile and
VoIP an immediate reality."

"We selected Singapore as our regional base for expansion in APAC
because the country is one of the major telecommunications hub in the
region," added Ullens. "Likewise, Singapore's regulatory structure is
R&D-friendly and the government places strong emphasis on new
technology, as evident in nationwide initiatives such as municipal
outdoor broadband access, full number portability and NGN networks, to
name a few."

Voxbone services, which include DID (direct inward dialing) and
toll-free numbers are deployed by mobile operators, PSTN carriers, VoIP
providers, call center operators and NGN service providers worldwide.
Voxbone is a recognized member of the International Telecommunication
Union and part of the study group that is responsible for numbering
standardization around the world.

About Voxbone

Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, Voxbone provides worldwide DID
numbers and toll-free phone numbers over its own private
intercontinental VoIP network. The all-IP architecture of the Voxbone
core network enables customers to rapidly deploy new communications
services with local presence, while simultaneously reducing costs. It
delivers high-quality call origination from 44 countries and 5,000
cities and provides the global infrastructure that enables its
customers to expand to international markets quickly and efficiently.
Founded in 2002, the company is privately held. For more information,
visit www.voxbone.com.

CONTACT: Sue Huss, for Voxbone
Tel: +1 619 379 4396
e-mail: sue.huss@comunicano.com
WWW: http://www.voxbone.com

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