iO CONNECT – PBX VOICE
Stage 2 offers a comprehensive suite of iO Connect services, including SIP and PRI. These services are ideal for businesses that want to brighten their current service without a mass expense. Cloud-based features and functionality integrate with an existing phone system and equipment for in-bound and out-bound, local, long distance and international calling. This solution enhances traditional telecom services by providing an easy to implement interface with an IP network, while offering reduced pricing and a galaxy of features that traditional carriers cannot provide. With Stage 2 iO Connect, customers use the managed IP connection to deliver both voice and data to their organization.
iO Connect voice service offers both Direct SIP Trunking and ISDN PRI services to your existing PBX. Having this Cloud based PSTN service allows your business to reduce legacy carrier costs, enhance your existing communications platform, provide additional unifying features and Disaster Recovery options that alleviate the many potential risks of an on premise solution.
There are three components necessary to successfully launch iO Connect: a legacy PBX or SIP enabled PBX, an enterprise edge device, and Stage 2 Networks as your voice and data service provider.
PBX
In most cases the phone system is an IP-based PBX, communicating with all endpoints over IP, but it may just as well be a traditional digital or analog PBX.
BORDER ELEMENT
The PBX on the LAN connects to Stage 2 via the enterprise border element. The enterprise edge component can either be a firewall with complete support for SIP or an Integrated Access Device (IAD), handling the traversal of the voice traffic.
STAGE 2 NETWORKS
All calls traverse a dedicated internet circuit to Stage 2’s network with connectivity to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).
KEY ADVANTAGES OF STAGE 2’s iO CONNECT
Enjoy a more efficient, cost effective, and redundant voice solution with Stage 2 iO Connect. Whether you’re using legacy PRI services, SIP trunking, or looking for a gradual conversion to Cloud Voice today, Stage can engineer the right solution for you.
- Reduce your monthly spend and receive one simplified bill for all your voice and data services
- Put your PBX through the cloud and enjoy additional features
- Gain additional business continuity and cloud redundancies
- Unify all your corporate office PBX ‘s with added ability for remote users
- Free and easy inter-office dialing between all locations
- Easily transition to Stage 2’s iO Complete solution in the event of a disaster
Stage 2 iO Connect incorporates an internet connection that provides our customers with world class quality of service (QoS) through T1, Ethernet over Copper (EoC), Ethernet over Fiber (EoF), or our Quantum MPLS network. Diverse dial plans of 1,000, 500 and 250 domestic outbound minutes per trunk (local, regional, & long distance), or a measured calling plan that is built on a per minute basis can be layered onto each iO Connect solution. Users can also take advantage of a la carte add-ons and mobility options to enhance their existing PBX. Stage 2’s iO Connect can be deployed in two forms:
- Direct SIP Trunk – Certified with many SIP enabled PBX ‘s (Avaya, Cisco, Mitel, Asterisk, etc.)
- PRI – Utilizes standard ISDN signaling protocol and can connect to any legacy system equipped with a PRI(s) today.
