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Since the ITEXPO East in Miami, Florida last February, VoIP Innovations has added many helpful offerings to its repertoire. Being tax compliant in all 50 states was a compelling solution for many of VoIP Innovations’ customers. Additionally, VoIP Innovations became a certified RespOrg, which gives them direct access to the Service Management System (SMS800). Expanding its Local Number Portability (LNP) Service offering was another feature added over the summer. Lastly, VoIP Innovations’ development team continues to add more customer-requested features to its cutting-edge BackOffice platform, Titanium III.

At the 2012 ITEXPO West, VoIP Innovations plans to unveil even more elements, including a Private Label Solution for startup ITSP’s, virtual fax service, and proprietary LCR (least cost routing) termination management system. Continually investing in infrastructure to ultimately provide the best possible services to their customers is their goal. “We have developed and deployed industry changing back office tools that provide phenomenal visibility and functionality to our customers,” said Jason Tapolci, President of VoIP Innovations. “It’s all about making it easier for our customer.”

Join VoIP Innovations as they showcase their premier wholesale VoIP service at their 13th ITEXPO. Look for the guys in the orange ties at Booth #713. Follow VoIP Innovations on Twitter at @voipinnovations or look for them on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Pinterest to keep up with their events and happenings.

VoIP Innovations is based in Pittsburgh, PA and provides wholesale VoIP services to Carriers, ITSP’s, Calling Centers, Calling Card Companies and SMB/Enterprise. These services include VoIP Origination, Termination, 411, e911, Caller ID and more. To learn more about VoIP Innovations, visit them at http://www.VoIPInnovations.com or 877-478-6471.

Inc 500 | 5000

Inc. magazine has ranked VoIP Innovations No.744 on its 2012 annual Inc.500 | 5000 list and No.16 in the telecommunications industry.  The list is an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies in the United States. There are nearly 7 million private, employer-based companies in the nation and Inc. honors the most promising ventures in the most important segment of the economy – America’s independent entrepreneurs.

With this honor, VoIP Innovations now joins companies such as Microsoft, Zappos, Intuit, Jamba Juice, Zipcar, Cliff Bar, Vizio, Oracle, and many other well-known names that gained early exposure as members of the Inc. 500 | 5000.  Most of today’s most successful U.S. companies received their first national recognition from the Inc. list.  “We are honored to be a part of the Inc.500 | 5000, only 2% of all private companies in the U.S. make the list.  It further showcases how far VoIP Innovations has come in such a short time,” said Jason Tapolci, President of VoIP Innovations.  “This recognition is just another example that we are doing the right things and will continue to strive for excellence.”

In addition to receiving this prestigious award, VoIP Innovations was also recently recognized regionally by the Pittsburgh Business Timesas one of Pittsburgh’s 100 fastest-growing companies of 2012.  This list is compiled based on regional private companies’ revenue growth from 2009 to 2011.  Of the 100 regional companies, VoIP Innovations was ranked 12th overall and 2nd in the technology category.

Pittsburgh 100

VoIP Innovations is a wholesale VoIP origination and termination carrier for over 1,000 ITSP’s, Hosted PBX Providers, call centers, calling card providers, and carriers.  They specialize in providing the largest DID and termination VoIP footprints in North America. Their network includes over 500,000 DIDs in stock in over 8,500 rate centers in the US and Canada.  Recently, VoIP Innovations expanded their footprint to include DIDs in over 60 countries and offer A-Z termination.  Their proprietary Titanium III platform has enabled their customers to deploy VoIP services in real-time via their cloud service.

In the next few months, VoIP Innovations plans to add several new offerings to their repertoire.  Some of these will be unveiled at the ITEXPO show in Austin, TX in early October.  These offerings include a Private Label solution for startup ITSP’s, virtual fax service, and SMS.

VoIP Innovations is owned by ABG Capital which is based in Pittsburgh, PA.  ABG Capital recently was named as one of the Best Places to Work in Western Pennsylvania for the 6th time in the past 8 years.  To learn more about VoIP Innovations, visit them at http://www.voipinnovations.com

“As the leader in wholesale VoIP Origination, tackling the LNP process was one of our main priorities”, stated Barry Yancosek, Porting Supervisor for VoIP Innovations. VoIP Innovations has recently doubled its staff and expanded its project porting department. Also, VoIP Innovations recently announced it had become a RESPORG. This will allow VoIP Innovations to quickly handle Toll-Free porting requests. In addition, VoIP Innovations recently launched it iPhone and Android App which allows resellers to monitor their Porting Dashboard reports.

VoIP Innovations strength lies in its large footprint. It is one of the few carriers that is a true nationwide provider with several thousand rate centers. “They are able to port to so many rate centers because they have such a large footprint”, stated Ben Navaro with a Denver based ITSP. VoIP Innovations has grown its footprint by aggregating several carriers in order to provide one large ubiquitous network.

VoIP Innovations is based in Pittsburgh, Pa and provides wholesale VoIP services to Carriers, ITSP’s, Calling Centers, Calling Card Companies and SMB/Enterprise. These services include VoIP Origination, Termination, 411, e911, Caller ID and more. To learn more about VoIP Innovations, visit them at http://www.VoIPInnovations.com or 877-478-6471.

WebCDR is the award-winning San Francisco-based provider of the WebCDR suite of wholesale telecom OSS services, including WebCDR Billing, WebCDR Anti-Fraud, and WebCDR Watchdog. Since 1999, WebCDR has been a trusted source for domestic and international carriers that have capitalized on the benefits of outsourced core OSS functions.  By partnering with VoIP Innovations, President of WebCDR, Adam Nathanson, explains that, “WebCDR Billing now supports VoIP Innovations’ CDRs for carrier and enterprise billing.  When CDRs are delivered every 15 minutes, WebCDR’s Anti-Fraud option can also be deployed.”

VoIP Innovations (www.voipinnovations.com) provides wholesale origination and termination services to over 1,000 carriers, resellers and service providers across the world.  Their DIDs’ are used by the leading VoIP Service Providers and can be easily provisioned through the industry’s leading BackOffice, Titanium III.  Look for VoIP Innovations’ exhibit at the ITEXPO show in Austin, TX in early October, where they will be launching their Titanium III API version 3.0 which will include some new features such as international DIDs’ and Email to Fax service.

VoIP Innovations is owned by ABG Capital which is based in Pittsburgh, PA.  To learn more about VoIP Innovations, visit them at www.VoIPInnovations.com.

The RespOrg was launched in 1993 as part of the FCC order to institute toll-free number portability.  The demand for toll-free has greatly outpaced supply which has led to the creation of additional toll-free area codes that now include 800, 888, 877, 866, 855, 844, 833, and 822.   In order for carriers  to become a RespOrg, they must go through a certification process.  Once certification is approved, there is internal training that must be completed as well as BackOffice integration.

As a RespOrg, VoIP Innovations has integrated fail-over protection for their toll-free DIDs and service.  “Giving our wholesale VoIP customers the peace-of-mind of knowing all their service wasn’t tied to one carrier, was very important to us.  We can now offer redundancy on our Toll-Free DIDs”, said Jason Tapolci.  Along with peace-of-mind comes reliability.  “In general toll-free origination support is much quicker, better, and faster when a VoIP wholesale service provider controls the toll-free numbers.” Barry Yancosek – Sr. Operations Manager at VoIP Innovations explains.  Additionally, being a RespOrg now allows VoIP Innovations to LCR (least cost route) their toll-free origination, which allows them to provide the lowest possible rates while offering reliable up-time.

VoIP Innovations’ customers include ITSP’s, Hosted PBX providers, call centers, calling card providers and other carriers.  Having direct SMS800 access will now allow better integration and more reliable service than ever before. Customers can now quickly provision and re-route Toll-Free DIDs through VoIP Innovations Titanium III platform.

VoIP Innovations (http://www.voipinnovations.com) provides wholesale origination and termination services to over 1,000 carriers, resellers, service providers and ITSP’s across the world. They specialize in providing the largest DID and termination VoIP footprints in North America. Their network includes over 500,000 DIDs in stock in over 8,500 rate centers in the US and Canada. Recently, VoIP Innovations expanded their footprint to include DIDs in over 60 countries and offer A-Z termination. VoIP Innovations is owned by ABG Capital which is based in Pittsburgh, PA. To learn more about VoIP Innovations, visit them at http://www.VoIPInnovations.com

IPsmarx has integrated the Titanium III API into their platform. By doing this, IPsmarx customers can now easily provision VoIP Innovation DIDs, e911, CNAM directory and more. This functionality provides more automation in the IPsmarx platform and makes it very user friendly. With the rapid growth in VoIP services, a full turnkey solution from the best of breed providers has become more attractive. Rapid deployment and lower barriers to entry will provide a lucrative business opportunity to many that are looking to enter this field.

VoIP Innovations and IPsmarx, two of the leading providers in their respective fields, have been enabling providers for many years now. These providers include service offerings such as residential, business, calling card, PINless, Mobile VoIP, and international calling services. Both VoIP Innovations and IPsmarx plan on exhibiting at the ITEXPO show in Austin, TX in early October. VoIP Innovations will be launching its Titanium III API version 3.0 which will include some new features such as international DIDs’ and Email to Fax service.

IPsmarx Technology supports VoIP Service Providers in over 70 countries and has been providing feature rich VoIP solutions since 2001. Their Class 4 & 5 Softswitch Solutions, SIP Based Calling Card Platform and Multi-Tenant IP-PBX Platform with integrated billing have earned them worldwide acclaim. Systems from IPsmarx are modular, scalable and flexible. This gives clients the opportunity to customize solutions to their needs. IPsmarx helps service providers minimize the risks of entering a new market by providing you security, technical training, support and a reliable billing platform. To learn more about IPsmarx, visit them at http://www.IPsmarx.com

VoIP Innovations (http://www.voipinnovations.com) provides wholesale origination and termination services to over 1,000 carriers, resellers, service providers and ITSP’s across the world. They specialize in providing the largest DID and termination VoIP footprints in North America. Their network includes over 500,000 DIDs in stock in over 8,500 rate centers in the US and Canada. Recently, VoIP Innovations expanded their footprint to include DIDs in over 60 countries and offer A-Z termination. VoIP Innovations is owned by ABG Capital which is based in Pittsburgh, PA. To learn more about VoIP Innovations, visit them at http://www.VoIPInnovations.com

Although the barrier to entry for VoIP is quite low, the tax burden associated with VoIP services is starting to become a larger burden for most resellers. As revenue shifts from traditional phone service to VoIP telephony, states and municipalities are finding their tax base and revenues eroding. They are responding to this shift by aggressively going after VoIP resellers and carriers. It is the responsibility of the carrier to collect the proper taxes if the reseller does not. Choosing a carrier that is not tax compliant could have very large financial consequence for the reseller.

“VoIP Innovations’ compliance status is a huge benefit for its customers,” stated Nick Medina, VP of Business Development. “Our goal at VoIP Innovations is to not only provide great quality and pricing, but to also provide those services that makes our customers’ life easier. It is common to hear a customer state they don’t have to pay those taxes because another other carrier doesn’t collect those. Ultimately, the customer can be held responsible and that is a huge risk to by not dealing with compliant providers.” VoIP Innovations’ tax department is available to discuss any tax compliance issues with its existing or prospective customers. It is a service that will help customers determine what taxes they are exempt from paying and what should be collected.

Brett Hall, owner of a local ISP in California, stated “I received a letter from the City of Los Angeles stating that I was responsible for collecting taxes on VoIP services. I contacted VoIP Innovations and found out they were already paying those taxes. It was a huge relief.”

VoIP Innovations is based in Pittsburgh, PA. To learn more about VoIP Innovations, visit them at http://www.VoIPInnovations.com or 877-478-6471.

Resellers will be able to quickly provision these International DID’s in real-time through VoIP Innovation’s TITANIUM III Platform. TITANIUM III is an easy to use proprietary web portal were resellers can do a variety of functions like provision DID’s, add and delete endpoints, update DID features, submit LNP’s requests and much more.

“VoIP Innovations TITANIUM’s backoffice is by far the most robust portal in the industry”, stated Larry Walker, a Hosted PBX provider. “Its functionality is something I have not seen from other VoIP carriers. The addition of international DID’s and international termination is something we have been waiting for. It is great to have all these services from one provider.”

VoIP Innovations also plans on introducing its iPhone and Android app at the Internet Telephony EXPO in Miami in early February. “The first version of this app will allow resellers to view their TITANIUM dashboard reports and view important data,” stated Nick Medina, VP of Business Development for VoIP Innovations. “We are excited about expanding our product line and helping our resellers manage their VoIP business. We believe in not only providing a competitively priced service, but also helping our ITSP’s with the tools they need to be successful.”

VoIP Innovations is based in Pittsburgh, PA. To learn more about VoIP Innovations, visit them at http://www.VoIPInnovations.com or 877-478-6471.