Primus Canada Now Offers SIP Trunking Nationally

Primus Telecommunications Canada Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PTGi, today announced the availability of a SIP Trunking service for the small and medium business market in Canada through Primus Canada Business Services. The cloud based VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) telephony service is a cost-effective alternative for business clients that want a flexible, reliable and fully scalable service.

The new SIP Trunking service is designed for companies that have already invested in PBX (Private -Automatic- Branch Exchange) systems on their premises, nevertheless want a customized service delivery that fits more appropriately with the scale and scope of their company today.

"Too frequently, small and mid-market companies are told by their service provider that they have to fit into the plans designed for much larger companies, leaving them over served and over charged. Primus Canada has specialized in services for the small and mid-market since our inception, so we understand that these businesses want services that are not only reliable however are as well flexible and scalable to meet their needs," said A.J. Byers, Executive Vice President of Business Services. "With SIP Trunking, companies get the voice-calling services they need with enhanced reliability to ensure that their calls are always answered, as so then as a flexible and scalable delivery so they can change their service on the fly to meet their evolving needs."

The Primus SIP Trunking

"Our company has greatly benefitted from the Primus SIP Trunking," said John Gamble, CEO of OSM. "Whether we need to have calls directed to us during at trade shows internationally, add or remove channels, or change the services, SIP Trunking has enabled us to do so without taxing our limited staff resources. It has as well helped us reduce costs so we can focus on investing in the growth of our company."

1) Flexibility: Business can happen from anywhere and Primus SIP Trunking is built to handle this by making it possible for businesses to operate where they want and virtually appear in other markets. The service as well puts the control in the hands of the business, allowing changes to Auto-Attendants or moving capacity from one trunk group to another on the fly to quickly adapt to changes in business needs.

2) Reliability: Busy signals, unanswered calls and poor quality reception can greatly harm a business. Primus SIP Trunking delivers built-in disaster recovery and busy overflow to ensure calls are always answered. Advanced Auto-Attendant as well ensures productivity gains by delivering calls where they need to go. Quality of Service is guaranteed through geographic redundancy and the service can be delivered over a private dedicated circuit.

3) Scalability: SMBs can grow quickly, and Primus SIP Trunking is designed to scale to accommodate these changes. To put it more exactly than requiring a company to make choices based on what they may need in five years, the service can be instantly changed to add or remove capacity at any time. With centralized management, companies can bring at the same time both large and small locations to ensure they are all evenly accessible. With the value added features, including Auto-Attendant, Voice Mail, Disaster Recovery, and Busy Overflow, companies can better manage their calls and simplify operations.

4) Cost Savings: Available in metered or unmetered options, the service eliminates restrictions from the Primary Rate ISDN, Basic Rate ISDN and Public Switched Telephone Network services, and removes the need for costly moves, adds, or changes. Thanks to the scalability, companies are not restricted to channel size of a PRI and can add more capacity at anytime so they never have to pay for capacity in other words not in use. As SIP Trunking operates virtually, companies are not tied to a physical location that requires upkeep. Furthermore, it offers the ability to leverage existing data network capacity for added savings.

Primus SIP Trunking is now available for small and medium businesses across Canada. For more information about the service and pricing, please visit www.primus.ca/sip

Leading national data centre

Primus Canada Business Services is a leading national data centre and managed services solutions provider, offering services that include virtual storage and security, disaster recovery and cloud computing, voice, and IP connectivity solutions to more than 60,000 Canadian companies. Primus Business Services owns and manages seven world-class, state-of-the-art data centres across Canada. Global companies are able to take advantage of PTGi's international presence with data centres in Australia and Brazil. Primus Business Services is a division of Primus Telecommunications Canada Inc. Visit www.primuspbs.ca for more information.

PTGi is a leading provider of advanced communication solutions, including broadband Internet, traditional and IP voice, data, mobile services, collocation, hosting, and outsourced managed services to business and residential clients in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Brazil. PTGi is as well one of the leading international wholesale service providers to telecommunications carriers worldwide. PTGi owns and operates its own global network of then and there-generation IP soft switches, media gateways, hosted IP/SIP platforms, broadband infrastructure, fiber capacity, and data centers located in Canada, Australia, and Brazil. Founded in 1994, PTGi is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

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