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IPeerX Signs Agreement with PEER 1
April 3, 2006 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- VoIP peering service provider IPeerX (ipeerx.com) announced on Monday that it has signed a hosting agreement with Internet infrastructure provider PEER 1 Network Enterprises (peer1.net).
IPeerX chose PEER 1 for its reliability and dedication to uptime, as well as its reach and multiple locations. VoIP providers using IPeerX's peering services will now benefit from PEER 1's uptime guarantee.
"Since the launch of IPeerX, we have proven our business model with key customer successes, and we continue to strengthen and commercialize our network for our customers," says Kingsley Hill, president of IPeerX. "PEER 1 is an integral part of the process, and we look forward to a successful future of very high reliability and availability."
IPeerX provides VoIP peering services to link IP communications networks and route calls around the more expensive public switched telephone network. IPeerX is now switching traffic and completing calls between more than 130 service providers in its network, accounting for more than 4 million end users.
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