Voiceglo released an updated version of its GloPhone broadband VoIP service. The company is offering a new handset, along with local, long-distance and international calling plans. Users can make international calls to any traditional or wireless phone with rates starting at 2.9 cents/minute. The service provides free, unlimited peer-to-peer calling to other GloPhone subscribers.
GloPhone packages include standard calling features, such as caller ID, call waiting, call forwarding, missed call notification voice mail to email and conference calling. The new version adds Star 99 Call Messaging, Message Waiting Indicator, Direct Extension Dialing, Personal Contact Directory, Anyphone Directory Assistance, Multiple GloPhone Lines on One PC,
Glo2Go Phone Express, and Buddy Lists. GloPhone 2.0 also provides its users with a portable telephone solution for accessing the service from any Internet connection in the world. http://www.glophone.com
- Voiceglo provides free SIP-to-SIP calling to other Voiceglo members and charges for calls off the network.
- Voiceglo was founded by Michael Egan and Edward Cespedes. Egan is the Founder and former CEO of Alamo Rent A Car, which he directed to become one of the nation’s largest car rental firms before selling it to Republic Industries. Cespedes is a former investment banker with JP Morgan and also serves as President of theglobe.com and Voiceglo.
- Voiceglo has deployed a joint CIENA/Laurel multiservice edge solution to support its GloPhone VoIP service. CIENA DN 7100 multiservice edge switches and Laurel ST200) service edge routers provide the voice switching, Internet routing and peering, QoS, subscriber management and interface flexibility for the network. Voiceglo is also using Acme Packet’s Net-Net session border controllers for both hosted IP service delivery and peering to IP-based PSTN termination networks.