BOSTON -- Mitel® and Bandwidth.com today announced an agreement that bundles the native SIP capabilities of the Mitel 3300 IP Communications Platform (ICP) with Bandwidth.com's nationwide SIP Trunking services. Existing and new 3300 ICP customers that sign up to Bandwidth.com's SIP Trunking voice over IP (VoIP) service bypass costly traditional circuits and extend the capabilities of their own IP network beyond the enterprise with a single, secure, reliable connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).

"This agreement highlights the benefits of using IP technology to help businesses compete better," said Mitel's president and chief operating officer Paul Butcher. " For the enterprise this means that they no longer need either the local PSTN gateway or costly PRI/BRI's as the local IP-PBX can be connected to Bandwidth.com's PSTN gateways over the Internet. "

Bandwidth.com's SIP Trunking product eliminates the need for additional hardware to convert TDM traffic to VoIP, providing a simple end-to-end SIP VoIP connection to the company's network of carrier gateways. This product is unique in that it allows a business to oversubscribe each VoIP trunk; this enables any company to purchase trunks only for the number of concurrent calls they support, rather than buying one for each individual employee.

Mitel enables users to fully leverage the power and feature functionality of the 3300 ICP through generic SIP endpoints and innovative use of existing hunt group and HotDesking functionality. The 3300 ICP interconnects with soft-switch vendors that represent more than 90 percent of the soft-switch market as well as offering support for SIP endpoints and applications.

"Through our partnership with Mitel we are uniquely positioned to help any business maximize their existing IP PBX and experience the cost savings and enhanced features offered by a business-class VoIP solution," said Henry Kaestner, CEO of Bandwidth.com. "Our SIP Trunking product combined with Mitel's 3300 ICP is a great option for businesses looking to bypass traditional circuits and implement a reliable and scalable voice and data solution."

Mitel Networks Corp.

Bandwidth.com