INum

This morning we talked with Voxbone CEO Rod Ullens about the launch of their iNum service that provides a single country agnostic number under the +883 country code. An iNum number takes advantage of Voxbone’s IP-based intercontinental network such that calls from any location worldwide are either free or at a very low cost.

Rod spent some time outlining the key features and benefits of the service, how calls are made and the general rollout plans for this service. Spokespersons from four iNum Service Provider Partners – Voxeo, Mobivox, Truphone and OnState discussed how they will be using the service and their rollout plans. Of course, iotum’s CalliFlower will also announce Wednesday their implementation of Voxbone’s service for access to Calliflower conference calls such as this one.

On the Calliflower Conference Call today: Jim Courtney (Moderator), Dan York, Kevin Baggs, Jeb Brilliant, Sheryl Breuker, Tom Carter, Luca Filigheddu, Carl Ford, Jason Harris, Brad Jones, Pat Kelly, William Volk, Peter Diedrich, Larry Lisser, Nabeel Jafferi, Sergio Meinardi.

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iNum is the world’s first global telephone number standard. Sanctioned by the ITU, it’s a global phone number beginning with the +883 prefix. Essentially, it allows any business to establish a global presence at low or no cost to the calling party. Think of it as an 800 number for the world.

VoxBone has announced that they’re rolling out the first iNum services today. Wholesale carriers Arbinet, Belgacom ICS, Level 3 Communications and Stealth’s Voice Peering Fabric have all signed up to route +883 numbers. Service providers including Jajah, Mobivox, Gizmo5, Ribbit, Rebtel, Voipbuster, Voxeo, Voipuser and we at iotum, have also signed up to use it.

What this means for Calliflower users is that you will be able to dial into a Calliflower conference call from anywhere in the world via our +883 number using services like Gizmo5, Mobivox, Jajah, and so on. Stay tuned for more on that shortly.

Join Jim Courtney at 11 AM EST today to chat with VoxBone CEO Rod Ullens about this topic on the SquawkBox.

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