GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- BroadSoft, Inc., a leading provider ofhosted communications platforms, announced today that Iskratel, a leadingEastern European provider specialising in fixed and mobile communicationssolutions, is using the BroadSoft(r) BroadWorks VoIP application platform tooffer European carriers the most comprehensive wholesale IP Centrex, hostedPBX and residential broadband VoIP services available.
Iskratel will bundle BroadWorks' complete range of advanced voice features,such as user-configurable voicemail-to-email, click to dial andfind-me-follow-me services, with extensive professional telecommunicationsservices, including training, portal development, billing and localisationfor Europe's multi-lingual market.
Iskratel chose BroadSoft in response to an increasing demand for a completerange of advanced enterprise VoIP services including IP Centrex fromtraditional IT providers. Previously Iskratel offered only a standard VoIPservice for residential broadband service providers. The agreement isalready bearing fruit with Telecom Slovenia adopting the BroadWorks platformin order to offer advanced VoIP services to theirenterprise customers.
"We have seen the Eastern European broadband market grow dramatically overthe past few years," said Franc Dolenc, product and solutions manager forIskratel. "As a result there is a community of service providers who are nowwilling and able to offer VoIP to not only consumers but also the lucrativeenterprise market. BroadSoft offers a flexible and customisable solutionthat offers the redundancy and scalability we require without compromisingon feature functionality."
"The value of the hosted communications model widely recognised in thedeveloped western market is becoming increasingly evident to customersworldwide," said Michael Tessler, president and CEO, BroadSoft. "The valueof the BroadWorks to solutions providers like Iskratel is that iteffectively enables carriers and resellers to leapfrog the PBX and in itsplace offer an affordable cutting edge corporate IP communications systemthat is scalable and future-proof."
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