Ibasis
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Based in Burlington, Massachusetts
, iBasis is a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal KPN, N.V., the Dutch incumbent telecommunications carrier. iBasis is a wholesale carrier of international long distance telephone calls, with enhanced services for mobile operators, and a provider of retail prepaid calling services. In Fiscal Year 2010, iBasis had total revenues of $1.2 billion, carried approximately 24 billion minutes of international voice traffic, and employed approximately 370 people.
More than 1,000 mobile and fixed line telecommunications carriers and service providers worldwide outsource some or all of their international voice traffic to iBasis. It is one of the largest carriers of international voice traffic in the world. iBasis customers include many of the world’s largest carriers, mobile operators, and emerging service providers including Verizon, Vodafone
, VSNL, China Mobile
, China Unicom
, IDT
, Qwest
, Skype
, Telecom Italia
, and Telefonica
.
The company also offers online pre-paid international calling services to business and consumer customers through a product called Pingo.
In October 2007, iBasis acquired KPN Global Carrier Services, the international voice business of Royal KPN
N.V., the national carrier of the Netherlands. KPN became a majority stockholder of iBasis as part of the transaction. The combined entity carried nearly 24 billion minutes of international voice traffic in 2007.
According to international telecom research firm TeleGeography, that resulting traffic made the new iBasis one of the three largest carriers of international voice traffic in the world, handling a volume roughly equal to AT&T’s international voice traffic and behind worldwide leader Verizon.
In April 2008, iBasis also acquired the international wholesale voice business of TDC A/S
, a Danish carrier, for $10 million cash, which added 2 billion minutes of annual traffic and was estimated to increase annual revenues by $80 million year. The company plans to pursue similar deals as part of its ongoing growth strategy.
On December 21, 2009 iBasis became a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal KPN N.V. (NYSE: KPN), the national carrier of the Netherlands and a leading provider of fixed, mobile, and enterprise communications solutions in Europe. iBasis is no longer a publicly traded company.
(formerly NextPoint and NexTone) and has developed its own patented monitoring and route quality management technology to determine and select the best available route for every call. The company has introduced technological advancements and has been enlisted to support industry initiatives including testing the GSM Association’s IP eXchange, which is being developed as a global IP backbone for fixed and mobile service providers.
Burlington, Massachusetts
Burlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,498 at the 2010 census.- History :It is believed that Burlington takes its name from the English town of Bridlington, however this has never been confirmed....
, iBasis is a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal KPN, N.V., the Dutch incumbent telecommunications carrier. iBasis is a wholesale carrier of international long distance telephone calls, with enhanced services for mobile operators, and a provider of retail prepaid calling services. In Fiscal Year 2010, iBasis had total revenues of $1.2 billion, carried approximately 24 billion minutes of international voice traffic, and employed approximately 370 people.
More than 1,000 mobile and fixed line telecommunications carriers and service providers worldwide outsource some or all of their international voice traffic to iBasis. It is one of the largest carriers of international voice traffic in the world. iBasis customers include many of the world’s largest carriers, mobile operators, and emerging service providers including Verizon, Vodafone
Vodafone
Vodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of...
, VSNL, China Mobile
China Mobile
China Mobile Limited is a Chinese state-owned telecommunication company that provides mobile voice and multimedia services through its nationwide mobile telecommunications network, the largest of its kind in the world...
, China Unicom
China Unicom
China Unicom or China United Netcom Ltd , is a Chinese state-owned telecommunications operator in the People's Republic of China.-History:...
, IDT
IDT Corp.
IDT Corporation is a telecommunications and energy company headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.-History:IDT was founded by entrepreneur Howard Jonas in August 1990...
, Qwest
Qwest
Qwest Communications International, Inc. was a large United States telecommunications carrier. Qwest provided local service in 14 western U.S. states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.On April...
, Skype
Skype
Skype is a software application that allows users to make voice and video calls and chat over the Internet. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free, while calls to both traditional landline telephones and mobile phones can be made for a fee using a debit-based user account system...
, Telecom Italia
Telecom Italia
Telecom Italia is the largest Italian telecommunications company, also active in the media and manufacturing industries. Now a private concern listed on the Borsa Italiana, it was founded in 1994 by the merger of several state-owned telecommunications companies, the most important of which was...
, and Telefonica
Telefónica
Telefónica, S.A. is a Spanish broadband and telecommunications provider in Europe and Latin America. Operating globally, it is the third largest provider in the world...
.
The company also offers online pre-paid international calling services to business and consumer customers through a product called Pingo.
Company history
iBasis was founded in 1996 by Ofer Gneezy and Gordon VanderBrug to provide wholesale international long distance services to carriers using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology. It held an initial public offering in November 1999 and was ranked the No. 1 fastest growing company in New England for 2000, 2001 and 2002 by Deloitte & Touche.In October 2007, iBasis acquired KPN Global Carrier Services, the international voice business of Royal KPN
KPN
KPN is a Dutch landline and mobile telecommunications company, including both 2G and 3G mobile operations...
N.V., the national carrier of the Netherlands. KPN became a majority stockholder of iBasis as part of the transaction. The combined entity carried nearly 24 billion minutes of international voice traffic in 2007.
According to international telecom research firm TeleGeography, that resulting traffic made the new iBasis one of the three largest carriers of international voice traffic in the world, handling a volume roughly equal to AT&T’s international voice traffic and behind worldwide leader Verizon.
In April 2008, iBasis also acquired the international wholesale voice business of TDC A/S
TDC A/S
TDC A/S is the former telecom monopoly in Denmark. It is now privatized. Thus, it is the biggest company in all aspects of telecommunications in Denmark with landline, mobile, Internet, VHF maritime borderline-radio etc.By the end of 2004, the TDC Group had more than 13.4 mil. customers in Europe:...
, a Danish carrier, for $10 million cash, which added 2 billion minutes of annual traffic and was estimated to increase annual revenues by $80 million year. The company plans to pursue similar deals as part of its ongoing growth strategy.
On December 21, 2009 iBasis became a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal KPN N.V. (NYSE: KPN), the national carrier of the Netherlands and a leading provider of fixed, mobile, and enterprise communications solutions in Europe. iBasis is no longer a publicly traded company.
The iBasis Network and Technology
The iBasis Network includes one of the largest international VoIP networks in the world with more than 1,000 points of presence in over 100 countries. iBasis uses technology from Cisco Systems and GenBandGenband
GENBAND is a privately held company which makes IP multimedia application and infrastructure products and solutions for fixed wire line, mobile, and cable network service providers. The company was formed in 1999 as General Bandwidth and since 2010 is headquartered in Frisco, Texas.It has major...
(formerly NextPoint and NexTone) and has developed its own patented monitoring and route quality management technology to determine and select the best available route for every call. The company has introduced technological advancements and has been enlisted to support industry initiatives including testing the GSM Association’s IP eXchange, which is being developed as a global IP backbone for fixed and mobile service providers.