Phoenix Businesses Saving Money, Boosting Performance with Voice over IP (VoIP) Services from Airband Communications

PHOENIX – July 7, 2010 – Airband Communications, Inc., the industry’s leading fixed-wireless company for businesses in the U.S., today announced a new suite of bundled voice and data offerings that gives Phoenix’s small-to-midsize businesses (SMBs) enterprise-class communication services at costs well below what traditional providers can offer.

Phoenix businesses can save money with Airband because its voice and data services are delivered over the company’s wholly owned, fixed-wireless last-mile network, bypassing the wireline local loop to provide cost savings for customers. Airband’s voice and data services are delivered over one integrated Ethernet connection, making it easy to install and manage. The fixed-wireless network advantages make Airband an excellent alternative to traditional local exchange carriers and cable providers.

AZ-TECH Radiology, a Phoenix-based diagnostic radiology service provider, has been delivering quality care to patients for more than 10 years at its various East Valley locations. AZ-TECH chose Airband for scalable, secure and reliable Internet access to ensure the delivery of exceptional care to its patients. The company deployed Airband’s solutions in May 2009, and after 3 months, it expanded its use of the solutions to multiple locations and is now deploying Airband’s hosted voice service.

“Airband’s stable network not only delivers secure, scalable voice and data services but at lower costs. By using Airband, we now have a faster connection, guaranteed uptime, and we are paying less per month,” said Russell Wood, IT manager for AZ-TECH Radiology. “Working with Airband was the best decision that we could have made and now we’re expanding our services on their network to add hosted VoIP.”

In addition to lowering costs, Airband’s new bundled offerings give Phoenix businesses enhanced voice functionality and highly scalable Internet access service. Customers can easily adjust services based on demand because Airband’s fixed-wireless network is not restricted to traditional T1 increments. Customers can choose from a variety of Airband voice options, including hosted Voice over IP (VoIP) service, VoIP lines that replace existing business lines and VoIP trunking service that replaces existing PRIs or SIP trunks.

The new packages are designed to be comprehensive so customers can select from a full suite of voice services to obtain the solution that best meets their needs. A small business looking for maintenance-free service can leverage Airband’s hosted voice service without sacrificing features and functionality. Customers who want to keep their current phone system but reduce monthly telecom costs will benefit from Airband’s VoIP line/trunking services.

“Phoenix businesses can now fully benefit from Airband’s fixed-wireless voice and data services. The quality of service (QoS) of our IP-based, last-mile network is on par with, and in many cases is better than the aging wired infrastructure of traditional telecom providers,” said Matthew Milliron, vice president and general manager of Airband’s Phoenix-based West Region. “Airband is committed to providing Phoenix businesses, especially SMBs, with enterprise-class voice and data service options that they might not have today, while still meeting their need to reduce monthly telecom costs.”

The new bundled services provide customers with an extremely scalable Internet access pipe with a wide range of voice options. The new voice solutions include:

• Hosted VoIP – a fully managed VoIP service that lets businesses eliminate the hassles and cost of managing on-site phone systems. Airband’s hosted VoIP service provides customers with the functionality of an enterprise system and the ability to easily customize calling features via a Web portal.
• Analog Line Replacement – allows customers with small PBXs and key systems to replace costly business lines from traditional telephony providers with lower-cost VoIP services, while keeping their existing phone system and functionality.
• PRI Replacement – medium-to-large enterprises can reduce costs by replacing their existing PRI service with Airband’s VoIP Trunking service.
• SIP Trunking – customers with IP PBXs can save monthly expenses by leveraging Airband’s SIP Trunking services.

In all cases, Airband’s services can be installed in a matter of days instead of weeks like with traditional providers. And because Airband’s wireless services are highly scalable, customers can easily and quickly change service levels so that they pay only for the services they need.

Airband currently provides services in markets across the U.S., including Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Baltimore; Dallas/Fort Worth; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Houston; Los Angeles; Miami; Orange County, Calif.; Philadelphia; Phoenix; San Antonio and San Diego. The company offers its fixed-wireless broadband services on both licensed and licensed-exempt spectrums.

About Airband
Airband Communications, Inc., is the largest fixed-wireless broadband provider for businesses in the United States. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of high-speed data, Voice over IP, security and other managed solutions – delivered over one of the industry’s most scalable last-mile networks. Airband bypasses the local phone company to provide faster provisioning intervals, immediate scalability and complete redundancy for its customers. Thousands of businesses nationwide already count on Airband for their broadband service. For more information, please visit www.airband.com.

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Contact:
Tony Katsulos
Jetstream PR for Airband
(972) 788-9456 ext. 301
katsulos@jetstreampr.com