Leading Cloud Communications Providers Sign On with Voxbone for Emergency Calling across Europe via VoxOUT

BRUSSELS, Aug. 27, 2013

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Voxbone announced at ITEXPO -- which begins today in Las Vegas -- that 8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT), OneStream Networks and a number of other high-profile providers of cloud communications, SIP trunking and Cloud PBX services have signed on to use VoxOUT to offer their customers the ability to dial emergency numbers.

Launched in January, VoxOUT enables providers' customers to comply with regulatory requirements for dialing calls to Europe's 112 and other local emergency number in countries where they otherwise have no telecommunications network infrastructure.

The unique service helps customers avoid the cost and complexity of alternatives for providing emergency-calling in Europe, which require interconnecting with a local telco in each country or managing a local VoIP-to-PSTN gateway at every customer location.

"As VoIP services become increasingly popular, regulators are becoming stricter regarding VoIP service providers' compliance with telecommunication regulations," says Voxbone CEO Itay Rosenfeld.   "Moreover, the absence of the ability to call the local emergency service is a showstopper for many enterprises considering migrating to VoIP-based telecommunications. Therefore, cloud communications providers wanting to expand their services internationally need a cost-effective solution for multi-national emergency calling. 

"VoxOUT, combined with powerful IP-based communications applications and traditional voice-termination services for local calls to regular phone numbers, enables cloud providers to offer communications services that are superior to old-style telephony at all levels," he said.