Alianza, a provider of hosted voice over WiMAX (News - Alert) solutions, has announced the launch of its new ‘Enterprise Connectivity Service’, in order to extend the reach of its hosted voice platform into enterprise networks with SIP trunks.

 

In general, a SIP trunk is a service that is offered by an ITSP (Internet telephony service provider) that allows businesses having a PBX (News - Alert) installed - to use Voice-over-IP (VoIP) outside the enterprise network as well leverage same connection as the Internet.

 

Facilitating service providers to build SIP (session initiation protocol) trunks, the new Alianza (News - Alert) Enterprise Connectivity Service interconnects these SIP trunks between the company’s platform and a gateway or PBX - on an end-user network. This helps enterprise customers to leverage their existing PBX and phones, thereby maintaining the value of existing investments while taking advantage of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) features and its benefits.

 

With the help of the Enterprise Connectivity Service, service providers will be able to create an unlimited number of SIP trunk bundle offerings.

 

According to Alianza, the SIP trunks collect many phones through the same bundle that facilitates the end-user to make better use of resources. The SIP trunk also replaces the traditional T1/E1 interface and enables companies to add or remove capacity as required rather than requiring weeks of lead time to modify traditional circuits.

 

Enterprise Connectivity Service’s back-end creation as well as management processes are automated, and completely integrated with other pieces of the platform also, end-users can log in and add a SIP trunk to their account - with the click of a button.

 

Alianza also noted that besides residential and small and medium business (SMB) services, calling plans can also be attached to the Enterprise Connectivity Service, in order to provide better pricing for enterprise customers.

 

Brian Beutler, CEO of Alianza, said, “Traditional trunk products like ISDN PRI circuits are limited to 23 (T1) to 30 (E1) channels per trunk, depending on the market, and can take weeks to order and provision. With Alianza SIP trunks, service providers are not limited to a fixed number of ports. This reduces costs and allows enterprise customers to gradually scale a voice solution to meet their needs.”

 

“With the ease of administration, flexibility and lower costs, the Alianza Enterprise Connectivity Service gives service providers a powerful package for enterprise customers," said Beutler.