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BroadSoft Breaks Away From Pack With Ten New Service Provider Customers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- BroadSoft Connections Conference -- BroadSoft(R) Inc., the leading provider of network communications platforms, today reinforced its leadership position by announcing that 10 new service provider customers have chosen BroadSoft's BroadWorks(R) network communications platform to support their hosted enterprise and residential VoIP services. BroadSoft's new customers include: CommPartners, Comporium Telecom, eGix Communications, IDACOMM, Slovak Telecom (see related release), 123.net, Nextcom, North State Communications, Spirit Telecom and Streamdoor Limited."We plan to market residential and business hosted IP telephony services to our more than 178,000 local, internet, long distance and wireless subscribers in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina," said Royster M. Tucker, Jr., chairman and president at North State Communications. "We chose BroadSoft to support our services because we could easily see how our investment in BroadWorks would translate into profitable pricing and packaging. Also important to us was BroadSoft's dedication to a web-based platform, an open architecture and interoperability with other leading vendors." "We're a Michigan CLEC that provides wholesale services to more than 100 ISPs and other CLECs," said Dan Irvin, president at 123.net. "We've been up and running with BroadWorks for the past six months. The response from our customers has been overwhelming. By choosing BroadSoft, we got a partner that offers the most robust solution, the richest feature set, full regulatory compliance and great marketing support to help us grow our revenue and move into new markets." "CommPartners is building a proprietary, best-of-breed network with coverage in excess of 8,500 of the rate centers in the United States to create best-case economics for the transport of VoIP calls," said Dave Clark, president and CEO at CommPartners. "With that goal in mind, BroadSoft was an obvious choice. BroadSoft is the leader in this market because it provides the most reliable and high-quality solution for hosted VoIP applications. Plus, its marketing support is unsurpassed. For example, BroadSoft is the only developer in this space that offers an annual conference where service providers can get together to share best practices and hone their go-to-market strategies." "We're proud to have been chosen by these innovative service providers that are moving aggressively into new markets with hosted applications for residential and business customers," said Michael Tessler, president and CEO at BroadSoft. "We look forward to meeting with them at our Connections conference and building on our existing relationships to continue driving VoIP into the mainstream." ABOUT BROADSOFT BroadSoft is the leading supplier of network communications platforms to service providers and channels in the enterprise and residential markets. BroadSoft's flagship product, BroadWorks, provides a comprehensive range of applications including Hosted PBX, IP Centrex, residential broadband voice and collaborative conferencing, fully integrated into a single platform. The company has the largest customer base in its space worldwide, including BellSouth, Covad, MCI, PCCW, SingTel and Telstra. BroadSoft is located near Washington, DC, in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and maintains a research and development facility in Montreal, Canada. Additional information can be found at http://www.broadsoft.com/. BroadSoft and BroadWorks are registered trademarks of BroadSoft, Inc. All other names are trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Laura Borgstede of Calysto Communications, +1-404-266-2060 x.11, [email protected], for BroadSoft, or Hilary Tomasson of BroadSoft, +1-240-364-5147, [email protected]. BroadSoft, Inc. CONTACT: Laura Borgstede of Calysto Communications, +1-404-266-2060ext. 11, [email protected], for BroadSoft; or Hilary Tomasson ofBroadSoft, +1-240-364-5147, [email protected] Web site: http://www.broadsoft.com/ |