Customer PBXs and edge-of-network interfacing to carriers via SIP use Asterisk
VoicePulse was launched in April of 2003. It was co-founded by Ravi Sakaria, a veteran technologist and current President and CEO of VoicePulse. Ravi has over fifteen years of experience in the Information Technology field. As an expert in the area of network engineering, his vision that Voice over IP is the catalyst for a revolution in the telecommunications industry drives VoicePulse's every-day thinking. Prior to co-founding VoicePulse, Sakaria headed a successful IT consulting company, The Aiko Group. The Aiko Group focused on network engineering, Voice over IP quality of service engineering, and network security. Before heading The Aiko Group, Sakaria was Manager of Network Engineering for First Union National Bank. Sakaria's management background, engineering education, and extensive experience in IT service organizations drives VoicePulse's focus on delivering powerful technology to consumers in an easy-to-use format. Mr. Sakaria has spoken at Astricon, Voice on the Net (VON), SIPSummit, TMCNet and numerous other industry shows. Often, he speaks about Asterisk and Asterisk related technologies such as IAX. VoicePulse is a leading VoIP communications company that uses its network to deliver advanced features and high-quality phone service to residential and small-business consumers. The company leads the industry in delivering innovative features and excellent customer service. VoicePulse is proud to use Asterisk in several capacities on its network and is a sponsor of Digium's IAXtel network.
VoicePulse has been recognized and awarded by several industry leading sources. A few are listed here:
PC Magazine Best of 2004 "This system is as good as VoIP currently gets. The sound quality and easy installation are impressive, but the oodles of surcharge-free extras are what boost VoicePulse above the competition." - PC Magazine PC World Best Buy Award 2004 "Our verdict: Net phones vary considerably in price and performance, but the best -- VoicePulse -- offers near-landline dependability, as well as a host of advanced features (voice mail, call forwarding, and so on) for much less money." - PC World "Outstanding audio quality; easy to configure." - PC World Design Technica Editor's Choice 2004 "VoicePulse offers more advanced features than its biggest competitor ... we oo suggest you take a good look at what VoicePulse offers." - Design Technica
VoicePulse uses Asterisk throughout its network and has been using it since 2002. They use it internally and many of their customers use it as well. Their VM system is based on Asterisk and Customer Service uses IVR prompts from Asterisk as well. In their external network they have thousands of business users and tens of thousands of residential users. Asterisk is used for customer PBXs and edge-of-network interfacing to carriers via SIP. They typically terminate between three and four million minutes per month on IAX™ (Inter-Asterisk Exchange).
“Once customers get the system installed I hear things like 'I kept waiting for you to come and tell me I need to buy something else'. That is always a great feeling. Switchvox makes it easier for me to deliver a positive experience to my customers which is the goal for a service based company like ours.” - Vince Preece, NP Information Systems
