The telecommunication systems division of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. has announced that its IPedge IP business telephone system has been certified with the AT&T IP Flexible Reach SIP Trunking offering and is now available from authorized Toshiba dealers.
“Toshiba’s IPedge with AT&T IP Flexible Reach SIP Trunking allows businesses to converge their voice and data, improving efficiency by maximizing the use of the network capacity,” says Mark Carpenter, Toshiba’s vice president of technology and product management. “With SIP Trunking, IPedge users can leverage unused bandwidth on the data network, increase network traffic using compression technology to push more voice traffic through the network, and consolidate resources for greater ROI.”
AT&T IP FLEXIBLE REACH SIP TRUNKING
AT&T IP Flexible Reach is an SIP trunking service that delivers integrated access for IP PBX, TDM PBX, or Key System environments, consolidating voice and data under a single provider, with a single transport with management options.
AT&T IP Flexible Reach is supported on AT&T Managed Internet Service (MIS) and AT&T VPN services, giving SMBs connectivity and bandwidth options. It also supports a variety of access speeds, from a single T1 to Gigabit Ethernet via AT&T’s Global MPLS Network.
AT&T IP Flexible Reach supports both local and virtual telephone numbers (VTNs). VTNs enable SMBs to assign a telephone number from virtually anywhere to a phone that is not physically located within the local calling area.
AT&T’s Centralized Call Delivery enables routing of calls originating from various locations across the country and answering them at the preferred central location. The branch office IP PBX extensions capability delivers telephone numbers for all branch office sites and is supported by a single centralized IP PBX located at the IP Flexible Reach site. Users can use their existing IP data networks to distribute the calls to their branch office sites, which enables them to utilize their IP PBX to support IP phones without additional hardware.
TOSHIBA IPEDGE
The IPedge enables SMBs to network together †multiple systems for a unified communications solution. †Moreover, IPedge accommodates multiple unified communication applications on a single Linux server.
The applications accommodated by IPedge include call processing, voicemail, unified messaging, meet-me conferencing with Web collaboration, Call Manager unified communications, native SIP line, SIP trunk support, mobility, survivability, networking with other IPedge and/or Strata CIX systems, centralized administration, and feature-rich telephone endpoints. Add-on applications (uMobility Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) and Contact Center solutions) are available with additional servers.
SIP trunks work natively with the IPedge without requiring additional gateway equipment. With its IP technology and open standards, IPedge is designed to serve as future endpoint devices and applications built on.
