The Opportunity
Historically, incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) have always stood between competitive telecom service providers and their customers. The ILECs'
ownership of the local loop has meant that other providers have had to 1) incur local carrier charges as part of all their service offerings and 2) depend
on ILECs for a wide range of provisioning and operational needs.
With the advent of VoIP technology, however, service providers can now bypass the PSTN local loop by having customers use their Internet data connections
for last-mile transport of voice calls. This eliminates the utilization costs incurred when phone calls first travel over ILEC call-switching
infrastructure and provides immediate accessibility to customers.
By taking advantage of VoIP, service providers can quickly bring new voice services to market at extremely competitive price-points. They can completely
eliminate the equipment co-location, service activation, and call accounting hassles that typically arise when dealing with ILECs.
Tenor Solution: Reliable, Easy-to-Deploy VoIP Local Access
Quintum Technologies' patented Tenor switching solution is ideal for service providers seeking to take advantage of IP-based local loop bypass
opportunities. The Tenor solution uniquely overcomes the technical challenges associated with IP bypass, including:
Non-disruptive implementation
The Tenor's unique MultiPath architecture allows it to be easily installed in line with the existing voice switching and IP routing infrastructure both on
customer premises and at service provider POPs. The administration of call routing rules can be performed and managed with little effort. Additional Tenor
capacity can also be added incrementally as required, providing the scalability necessary to support growing call volume.
With Quintum's Tenor switches, local access can easily and reliably be set up using customers' existing Internet connections
– eliminating the cost and hassle of depending on an ILEC.
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