2008| May 29, 2008 |
Greenfield Communications, one of the largest privately held Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) communications providers in the United States, has selected Reach Communication's long distance and international digital voice product for delivery to planned residential communities. Dana Point, California based Greenfield Communications designs and installs advanced FTTH networks in master planned residential communities in the Western United States. The company has so far managed ten FTTH projects with more than 5,000 customers and is actively designing and constructing eleven additional projects (representing over 75,000 homes). In addition the company claims it has secured 22 more FTTH projects representing over 200,000 homes. As per the deal, Reach Communications will act as the underlying digital voice provider for these residential networks. Scalable from a few thousand residential or enterprise seats to millions of customers around the world, Reach Communications globally-recognized, award-winning hosted VoIP platform lets organizations enter and operate in any size market. Available on a white label basis, Reach Communications’ platform lets carriers, cable telephony providers (MSOs), resellers, PTTs, ISPs and marketing companies to launch a private-labeled VoIP business in 60 days or less. In a press release, Michael Hartman, President & CEO of Reach Communications pointed out that, the worldwide VoIP market swelled by 34 million new subscriptions in 2006, according to market research firm In-Stat. “As wired communities continue to sprout across the country, such as those developed by Greenfield, it’s no surprise that domestic consumers continue to embrace VoIP and its many benefits,” Hartman said in the release. “What is truly important to note, is that as an industry, we are barely scratching the surface in regard to consumer market penetration. By 2011, In-Stat predicts the consumer VoIP market will total nearly $44 billion worldwide. We look forward to working with innovators such as Greenfield, and to achieving our shared goal of spreading quality digital voice to individuals worldwide.” “Providers in the VoIP space are looking to minimize costs while still delivering a top notch service and growing market share,” Mike Powers, CEO, Greenfield Communications, said. “The combination of Reach Communications' core technology and the Greenfield Communications market approach is a perfect way to accomplish these goals.” For more information visit www.reachtel.com and www.egreenfield.com. Brian Henderson |
| March 4, 2008 | top |
Carolyn M. Jenko, VP of Enterprise Sales & Solutions at Reach Communications, a telecommunications solutions provider, has announced that the company has closed a deal to provide VoIP transport and termination to Nuestro Banco, the first bank chartered in North Carolina that focuses solely on the Hispanic market. Reach will provide the bank with the latest VoIP platform, which will promote communications between the offices and the highest levels of customer service for their clientele. Reach Communications will also provide scalability to accommodate the growing business, which plans to expand both in North Carolina and some surrounding states. The package includes an integrated approach providing consultation and support on equipment and carrier services. About Nuestro Banco: About Reach Communications: For more information visit www.reachtel.com and www.nuestro-banco.com Brian Henderson |
| October 9, 2007 | top |
Reach Communications today announced that IT Siren, Inc. has joined Reach’s rapidly-growing global network of partners. IT Siren is one of the newest partners to join Reach Communications, a leading provider of managed IT and telecommunications services to mid-sized and large companies and organizations. “IT Siren will allow us to increase our speed of execution for our enterprise customers by assisting Reach engineers in complicated networks,” said Chen Xu, Chief Information Officer of Reach Communications “We believe in forming results-oriented partnerships to help our clients find solutions for all their networking needs. We’re honored Reach has chosen to work with us,” said Michael Aranovich, President of IT Siren. About Reach Communications: About IT Siren, Inc: For more information visit www.reachtel.com and www.itsiren.com Brian Henderson |
| July 20, 2007 | top |
Reach Communications,, a leading provider of digital voice service to businesses and other telecoms throughout the world, today announced the company signed its 30th enterprise customer. Reach Communications first offered wholesale voice to enterprises in March 2004 with an out of the box solution called VoIP Reach™, and has since carved out a strong market share and value proposition in the industry. Since its initial service offering, Reach Communications has quickly gained customers by focusing on operational and technical excellence, flexibility and multiple equipment interoperability, while continuing to offer a highly cost competitive service. “Reach Communications is making its mark on the enterprise voice market,” said Michael Hartman, president and CEO of Reach Communications. “We may be relatively unknown at this point, but we are gaining customers at a more rapid pace than most providers in the industry.” Reach Communications Wholesale is committed to being a compelling choice for enterprise customers. For more information visit www.reachtel.com Brian Henderson |
| April 2, 2007 | top |
Reach Communications, a robust solutions provider for enterprise and wholesale carrier customers focusing on IP telecommunications, announced today that it has surpassed the 75 interconnection mark. The company also indicated that March 2007 was the highest revenue month since its inception. Reach, which now has 77 interconnected providers and customers, experienced an increase in customers due to the company’s expansion in many emerging business markets such as Asia, Africa and Latin America. As Reach Communications expands its presence globally, the company continues to attract customers and providers because of Reach’s flexible, scalable solutions and managed services enable telecommunications customers to improve business efficiency and excel in an increasingly demanding and competitive market. This 75 interconnection milestone is a result of the outstanding solutions and services Reach continues to provide to customers around the world. Brian Henderson |
| February 8, 2007 | top |
Reach Communications, a provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) solutions for service providers and consumers worldwide, today announced that Melaleuca, Inc, will begin selling its VoIP services in Puerto Rico. Melaleuca is one of the largest and most successful sales and marketing organizations and is continuously honored for its value-added, family-friendly policies and programs. Senior executives at Reach Communications commented recently that a strong partnership with a company like Melaleuca demonstrates that a company does not need to be a voice service provider to utilize existing distribution channels and gain a competitive edge in selling VoIP services. "We are very pleased that Melaleuca will be expanding its service offerings in Puerto Rico to include our VoIP services," stated Michael Hartman, President & CEO of Reach Communications. "It is especially gratifying when a powerhouse such as Melaleuca, whose core competency is outside the telecommunications arena, sees the benefit of selling VoIP through the thousands of business builders it has in Puerto Rico." As a company that prides itself in enhancing every aspect of its customers' lives, a spokesperson for Melaleuca said this week that Melaleuca Inc. immediately recognized the potential Reach has to provide superior and affordable alternatives to nationally advertised brands. Jason Miller, Marketplace Manager of Melaleuca, stated, "Reach Communications is the type of company that we have tremendous success with when we bring their product to market. Reach Communications is providing us the best available product to distribute through the thousands of marketing executives and preferred customers that we have in Puerto Rico." The direct consumer marketing company was confident that no other VoIP provider is offering this combination of high-quality voice service, coupled with local telephone numbers, added features and tremendous savings. "We see a significant opportunity for us to differentiate ourselves from any other VoIP offering and rapidly gain market share," Miller said. Hartman was very positive about Melaleuca's business model. "It's a wonderful fit with Reach’s product," he said, "They have changed the way that hundreds of thousand of people shop by eliminating the middleman, reducing marketing and distribution costs, and offering products directly to the consumer through a full-service catalog and Internet shopping system. Their sales growth is truly remarkable and manifests the superior care and quality that their organization utilizes in selling high-quality products." Both companies are confident that this is the right step for the future of communications in Puerto Rico. For more information visit www.reachtel.com and www.melaleuca.com Jay Morakis |
| September 12, 2006 | top |
Reach Communications, a wholesale and enterprise solution provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services globally, announced today a wholesale agreement with Metro United Communications, a provider of high speed Internet and web services to the Northeastern United States. Metro United Communications has launched services digital voice products that are powered by Reach Communications. The voice service is available by itself or can be bundled with Metro United Internet services for added savings. Metro United digital voice plans are available to residential customers for as little as $10.95 per month. For small businesses, Metro United offers unlimited calling across the US, Puerto Rico and Canada for just $39.95 per month. Internet and telephone combo packages start at $45 per month. These offerings and others are available now at www.metrouni.com “The addition of broadband phone services was a natural evolution for us.” said Christopher Breen, CEO and President of Metro United Communications. “On the technical side, Reach Communications offered everything we were looking for in a backbone provider: strong technical abilities, an amazing voice network and uptime for our customers. Other providers lacked the complete package that Reach was able to provide.” About Metro United Communications About Reach Communications: For more information visit www.reachtel.com and www.metrouni.com Jay Morakis |
| August 6 , 2006 | top |
An Interview with Michael Hartman, President & CEO of Reach Communications You are one of the Pioneers in VoIP. How did you get involved in this technology, and what are you are seeing in the marketplace today? Michael Hartman: Reach Communications is one of the few that realized the power of VoIP when VocalTec provided VoIP along with extra features such as voice mail and caller ID in 1995, but it only could be used between two users running a PC with the same software, so it was only possible to speak to other Vocaltec customers. In 1998 Level 3 showcased their soft switch that they claimed would replace traditional tandem switches, and I was sold. I left my position as Business Strategies & International Development that I held at KPN to start Reach Communications. Today there are a lot of misconceptions. Everybody realizes that VoIP works and that the technology is very invasive. But few people can point to the reasons why a particular company is or isn't going to be successful. There are literally thousands of companies selling VoIP the world over, but few are actually doing it successfully on their own equipment. You go down the road and see a sandwich shop selling VoIP that does not make them a VoIP company. When you sign up a new provider or wholesale customer, as you have been doing since 1998, how long does it take to begin implementing and selling the service? Michael Hartman: Typically it takes between two weeks and 30 days to get the the provider or customer setup, however this is not due to technology limitations. Most of the time is spent in the contraction and negotiation phase. Today, we have over 50 wholesale accounts and many accounts that could be very material to our business growth. Some of these are just ramping up. How important is price in the selling of VoIP? Michael Hartman: It is a huge market opportunity, and less a matter of price than reaching more people and finding more channels to sell the product. In the race to zero, you are also in the race to failure. It has to be a financially viable and sustainable model. We all learned a great deal from the build it and they will come attitude in 2000 and 2001. It is a different world out there today. You have to make money. We pay a lot of attention to the financial metrics of our business today. How is VoIP technology going to evolve over the next 5 years and where is Reach going to fit in? Michael Hartman: The PSTN network is going away; I can confidently predict that. The whole multi-billion dollar PSTN infrastructure is actually worthless. It will simply be a question of how big the Internet pipe is. Our system runs on the Internet -- that's our network. In the beginning we had two separate networks. We ran our VoIP product inexpensively on Linux servers, and we ran our TDM interconnections with our Alcatel switches. Now, all of our traffic is run through several Mera MVTS soft switches. Even our TDM traffic is sent via multiple Cisco AS5400s to reach our MVTS. All our customers and providers utilize the same billing system, EyeBill. Soon we will be able to remove our Alcatel switches completely and utilize only our MVTS switch for connectivity. The Internet IS the network. For more information about Reach Communications visit www.reachtel.com or call 1-866-99-GLOBE Jay Morakis |
| June 16 , 2006 | top |
Proximiti Communications Inc, a wholesale provider of converged applications and services that are centered on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), mobility, and enhanced network services has signed a contract with Reach Communications. By virtue of the contract, Reach Communications will offer its voice services in a bid to help Proximiti Communications to provide wholesale phone services across the country. "Reach Communications has been a trusted, long-term provider of network services for Proximiti Communications, " Charles McDonough, chief technology officer of Proximiti Communications, was quoted as saying. "Reach Communications’s extensive VoIP capabilities are enabling us to deliver unique solutions that meet the needs of today’s converged market place. We are pleased to continue to work closely with Reach Communications as we market our converged wireless and wireline voice services to residential and business customers" For more information visit www.reachtel.com and www.proximiti.com Jay Morakis |
| April 5, 2006 | top |
Reach Communications, an integrated communications service provider, today announced that TRACI.net, a provider of business VoIP services located in Deerfield Beech, Florida, has signed a contract with Reach Communications, to obtain Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services for its broadband customers on a private-label basis. Reach Communications is a premier packet communications services company providing residential and business Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone service nationwide. Reach Communications’ VP of Wholesale Carrier Sales, James C. Woodall stated, "We continue to attract progressive companies to our wholesale VoIP services and welcome TRACI.net to our network. We are very confident in our ability to continue to offer a quality and a robust product as we ramp up with significant customer acquisitions." TRACI.net's General Manager Darin Gull added, "For some time now, we have been looking for a high- quality wholesale provider who can handle our growth. We ran over 50,000 minutes through the Reach VoIP platform as part of our evaluation, and we are very pleased with every aspect of the service. The quality of their service, along with the technical ability of their support staff were major factors in our decision to go with Reach.” About TRACI.net About Reach Communications: For more information visit www.reachtel.com and www.traci.net Jay Morakis |
| January 23, 2006 | top |
Reach Communications, a leading global telecommunications services provider, today announced the availability of a full portfolio of wholesale services for carriers serving the U.S. domestic telecom market. Reach carries 300 million minutes a year and supports many customers and vendor relations on five continents. "What distinguishes Reach Communications from other wholesale providers in the domestic market is the fact that Primus is itself an enterprise-focused company," says Carolyn Jenko, VP of Enterprise Sales & Solutions. The result is that Reach Communications is committed to increasing network For more information visit www.reachtel.com Brendan Roberts |
| October 3, 2005 | top |
Telarus, Inc., premier telecom master agent has entered into a strategic partnership with Reach Communications to provide SIP-based services to its growing base of 1,000 sales agents and 2,000 VAR partners. This new relationship will make Reach the flagship SIP provider in Telarus’ vast buffet of commercial telecom products. Adam Edwards “Reach has proven itself as a leader in the area of SIP,” explained Adam Edwards, president of Telarus, Inc. “We are extremely excited about Reach and the fact that we can offer their SIP trunking services to our clients without hesitation or reservation.” Reach is one of the only providers that can natively handle extremely high call volumes and provide 99.9% uptime. With its fail-safe architecture, high Quality of Service (QoS) and complete echo cancellation, Reach ensures complete call integrity and toll-quality VoIP calls worldwide. “We look forward to a long and prosperous relationship with Reach,” concluded Adam Edwards. “As we train our agents how to sell the SIP product through Telarus, we expect to see great synergies taking shape.” About Telarus About Reach Communications: For more information visit www.reachtel.com and www.telarus.com Brendan Roberts |
| May 17, 2005 | top |
Reach Communications has a full range of enterprise-capable services that are offered to telecom carriers and service providers on a wholesale basis. Reach Communications understands that multi national corporations and other Enterprise customers need access to offices, partners, suppliers and clients in global destinations. Telecom carriers and other service providers that have only domestic or regional operations and network coverage need to serve this global requirement in order to protect their Enterprise customers and revenues from competitors. Reach Communications has experienced growing demand from carriers to provide geographic extensions to their home-market Enterprise services. We have subsequently designed and implemented new solutions that are ideally suited to this requirement, and are now introducing these new 'Enterprise-class' services on a wholesale basis. We will provide a seamless extension of your domestic and regional telecommunications services into the overseas markets you need to reach. Our network will effectively become your network, providing you with immediate global coverage. We offer transparent delivery in order that we remain your hidden 'partner' in serving your Enterprise customers. And because we do not focus on directly competing with you for the Enterprises in your territory, we can simply act in the background as your termination 'partner'. Our core objective is to provide you with services and international access that will enable you to create additional value for your end-customers. For more information visit www.reachtel.com Brendan Roberts |
| October 18, 2004 | top |
Reach Communications announced the launch of an out of the box VoIP solution for small and medium sized enterprises called VoIP Reach™. Reach Communications offers enterprise solutions featuring VoIP bringing more effective and efficient communications to enterprise customers. To utilize Reach Communications’ VoIP Network, a business simply connects their existing phones and/or PBX to a voice gateway that is configured to connect to the VoIP Reach™ product. The voice gateway resides on the company's data network and allows calls to travel over the Reach VoIP Network providing a significant cost savings. Calls are first sent to Reach via the Internet, where they are then carried over the Reach Network to the PSTN and on to any phone anywhere in the world. Placing calls utilizing VoIP Reach™ and the Reach VoIP Network is like using your existing phone system. VoIP Reach™ simply plugs into the data network and will interface with any phone system to provide real-time, toll-quality voice connections over the Reach VoIP Network. Users dial standard phone numbers to reach their destinations. VoIP Reach™ is an internet protocol application that provides real-time, two-way voice capability over an existing broadband connection. An outsourced and fully managed solution, VoIP Reach™ delivers converged technology that requires minimal capital expense, provides automatic software updates, is highly scalable to accommodate growth and offers easy online administration and trouble ticketing. Your business will get a choice of packaged options customized to meet your specific needs and calling patterns. VoIP Reach™ brings it all together, integrating your local, long distance, international, and inter-branch communications in one package. With VoIP Reach™ you can manage incoming calls and voice mails with just a few computer clicks from any Internet connection. You can route calls to follow you wherever you go. Additionally, you can set calling rules to ensure you get priority calls. Non-priority calls will go to a "do not disturb" voice mail queue. In short, you can become more productive, regardless of your physical location. With VoIP Reach™, you make local and long-distance phone calls using an Internet connection. Benefits include: For more information visit www.reachtel.com Brendan Roberts |
| February 16, 2004 | top |
Reach Communications implements new carrier grade network in order to grow and compete with large telecoms. Reach Communications has successfully completed the purchase and migration of all VoIP customers and providers to the new Mera Systems MVTS soft switch. This new carrier-grade softswitch includes gatekeeper and proxy functionality that dramatically simplifies VoIP peering on small and medium-grade networks. MVTS is a non-vendor-specific single platform solution with simple static routing and network protection capabilities. MVTS intrinsic border control mechanisms provide a single entry point into carrier's VoIP infrastructure to enable centralized authentication and billing by third-party billing systems, facilitate interconnection with peering partners and enhance network security. Until now Reach has been utilizing a proprietary soft switching solution that was jointly designed by Chen Xu Chief, Information Officer and Michael Hartman, President & CEO of Reach Communications. The system included a series of inexpensive Linux servers with software that was completely designed in-house. The new MVTS Carrier-grade softswitches enables Reach Communications to operate to the utmost of our capability and provide the essential functionality to grow and prosper: elaborate call routing, translation and codec transcoding, seamless interconnection with any network. In addition to completing the migration process from our in-house designed softswitch to MVTS Reach also implemented and migrated to a new billing solution called EyeBill. EyeBill VoIP Billing Software is an advanced web-based modular application that enables telecoms to provide flexible voice services, manage effectively service offerings and grow their voice businesses due to the systems stability and high traffic scalability. Reach will continue to support any legacy customers that have TDM (tandem) connections to our Alcatel switches, however all TDM voice traffic will pass through multiple Cisco AS5400 voice gateways and transported over to the new MVTS softswitch. For more information visit www.reachtel.com Brendan Roberts |