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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Ecuity and Azulstar Offer First Metro-wide Voice Over Wi-Fi Service in Rio Rancho
BELLEVUE, WA, May 4 Ecuity, Inc., (OTC BB: ECUI.OB - News), a leading enhanced Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications company delivering solutions for the small-to-medium business and residential markets, and Azulstar Networks (formerly Ottawa Wireless Inc.), a leader in the development and deployment of city-wide Wi-Fi networks, today announced the launch of the world's first metro-wide Voice over Wi-Fi service in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Ecuity is the exclusive provider of private label mobile VoIP services to Azulstar's wireless broadband customers.
The carrier class phone service developed by Ecuity and Azulstar runs directly over the metro-wide Wi-Fi wireless network that spans more than 70 percent of Rio Rancho. Located in Sandoval County, Rio Rancho is a suburb of Albuquerque and has a population of 64,000. The city is often referred as the Silicon Mesa, due to the number of high tech companies that are headquartered there.
With this announcement, residents and businesses now have a proven, cost effective alternative to the traditional "local loop," which has dominated phone services and pricing for more than 50 years. The local loop is the wiring between the central office (or telephone exchange) and the customer's premises.
Ecuity Inc. CEO Shane Smith explains, "We are excited to partner with Azulstar in launching the nation's largest and most advanced city-wide network for Voice over Wi-Fi communications for residential, business and mobile phone users. Rio Rancho will clearly be a model for next-generation voice services delivered over metro Wi-Fi communications networks, and we are proud of the leadership position we have built through aggressive development of the capabilities and reliability of our IP voice network and our suite of product offerings unmatched in the industry."
About the Service
Customers can select from a variety of fixed or mobile SIP VoIP handsets, choose a local (505) phone number or keep their existing number. Additional features included with all phone plans include caller ID, call forwarding (on busy and no answer), voicemail, voicemail over e-mail, multi-party calling, call waiting, call hold, and virtual phone numbers. All calling plans can be used either at a fixed location or mobile, depending on the handset employed, and client account and billing information is accessible anytime via the Azulstar website.
The Azulstar phone service can be ordered on the Azulstar.com website or by calling 877-AZULSTAR. Pricing for residential phone service has been set at $29.95/line for unlimited calling to the USA and Canada. Business telephone service is priced at $129.95/month for unlimited calling with a free fax line and virtual PBX software for 4 digit extensions and call transfers. The initial version of the Azulstar mobile phone service provides coverage within the city limits, and is expected to provide nationwide and worldwide coverage for its mobile service within 6 months.
"We're delighted with the opportunity to partner with a technology leader such as Ecuity. We evaluated a significant number of top VoIP companies before selecting Ecuity and their advanced V-Tone platform for the strategic telecommunications piece of our solution. We were impressed with the broad range of options available with Ecuity for private label services, along with an extremely stable and scalable network to support our anticipated growth. We're convinced that the savings, reliability and advanced capabilities of Ecuity's V-Tone VoIP products will prove to be a major hit with the residential and business members of our community," said Tyler van Houwelingen, CEO of Azulstar.
Ecuity has been a provider of end-to-end unified communication technologies with voice and data solutions for the small- to medium-sized business and residential markets for the past 18 years. Ecuity is one of the first facilities-based carriers to offer wholesale residential and business- class VoIP solutions that enable carriers, CLECs, IXCs, cable operators, ISPs, and other value added resellers to provide carrier-quality voice and data services direct to businesses and consumers.
Hosted IP telephony offerings include V-Tone Office(TM) IP PBX and IP Centrex solutions for larger organizations, Small Office, Remote Office and Residential offerings, as well as the SmartCall(TM) mobile worker "soft phone" and VoWiFi solutions for delivery of advanced communications services via PC's, laptops, and Pocket PC(TM)-compatible PDAs and cellular phones. Additionally, Ecuity offers nationwide broadband, origination and termination services, centralized billing, technical support and customer service.
As a result of its success in delivering cutting edge Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services to customers nationwide, Ecuity's subsidiary Ecuity Advanced Communications was named to the 2004 "pulver 100" - the VoIP industry's premier listing of companies that represent the future of the communications industry.
Ecuity's innovative V-Tone VoIP services platform is currently available for deployment in national and international markets. For information on partnership opportunities with Ecuity call 1-866-41 VTONE (866-418-8663), or outside the U.S. (206) 210-5020, or by email at sales@ecuityinc.com
About Azulstar Networks
Azulstar Networks, based in Grand Haven, Mich., is a division of Ottawa Wireless Inc. Ottawa Wireless designed, deployed, and operates the first city-wide Wi-Fi network in the U.S. and is recognized as the world leader in city-wide Wi-Fi network deployments.
Azulstar was formed to enable the rapid rollout of city-wide cellular Wi-Fi and WiMAX networks throughout the world. Azulstar teams with local governments, investors and private companies looking to immediately offer wireless voice and data services in their geographic areas. Additional information is available at www.azulstar.com and www.ottawawireless.com.
About Ecuity, Inc. (http://www.ecuityinc.com)
As a facilities-based carrier, Ecuity has operated as a traditional telephone company for 18 years, providing service to thousands of customers in the Northwest. Ecuity uses secure next-generation voice services, instant messaging, data transfer, internet, conference calling and enterprise software to create solutions that meet the communication needs of today's business world. Through the integration of web-based telecommunications and cutting- edge software technology, Ecuity economically delivers secure unified communication solutions that break down distance, time and media barriers to allow people to communicate anywhere, anytime and across multiple mediums. Ecuity has offices in Bellevue and Seattle, Washington.
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