London – 22nd November 2005 –Just six months after its worldwide launch, the groundbreaking Arena voice trading exchange from Interoute has won the coveted Capacity Magazine award for Best Wholesale Market Innovation.
Designed by Interoute to make voice trading easier and erode the traditional barriers to market entry, Arena is a managed softswitch partitioning and interconnection service that enables operators to enter the voice market quickly without the infrastructure investment.
Since launching in May 2005, more than 100 customers, ranging from large national carriers such as Belgacom, Indian telecommunications operator VSNL through to ISPs and VoIP operators such as Voz Telecom have been using Arena routing over 150 million voice minutes per month across the network.
This award further demonstrates Interoute’s commitment to their customers and follows the announcement of a €125m investment €125m from Dubai Holding earlier this month.
By logging-on to the Arena web portal, a community of global and national carriers, resellers and ISPs can seamlessly open routes to each other, regardless of their location or the protocol they are using.
While traditional providers of voice exchanges charge a commission on traffic passing through the exchange, customers are only charged for utilising ports on softswitches deployed across Interoute’s pan-European network.
James Kinsella, Interoute’s executive chairman, says “We knew when we launched Arena that was an extremely important addition to the telecommunications landscape. It has revolutionised the way in which voice minutes are traded and we are delighted to receive this award in recognition of the service. This award was judged by some of the most respected names in the industry, including Ovum, so it means a great deal to Interoute to receive this honour.”
He continued “At Interoute, we’ve always believed in being a true innovator. The launch and continued success of Arena shows that we can buck the general trend within the sector by always looking ahead.”
About Interoute
Interoute is Europe's fastest growing telecoms provider and owner operator of Europe's most advanced and densely connected voice and data network. Its full-service Next Generation Network serves 19,000 customers from retail to aerospace, every major European incumbent as well as the major operators of North America, East and South Asia, governments, universities and research agencies. Unencumbered by debt, and with established operations throughout mainland Europe and in North America, Interoute also owns and operates dense city networks throughout Europe's major business centers.
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Nick Giles
Interoute Communications Limited
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