ATI - Level 3 VOIP DID Local Inbound service Level 3 VOIP DID Local Inbound service ((3)VoIP) is an innovative solution for conferencing service providers, call center operators, calling card companies, voice portals, and any businesses that want cost-effective and reliable local calling infrastructure. (3)VoIP Local Inbound service rides on Level 3’s Softswitch platform — one of the largest in the world. This platform supports the conversion of analog or traditional digital calls into data packets. Upon conversion, the call is transmitted using Level 3’s lower-cost, more efficient IP-based network. (3)VoIP Local Inbound service enables customers to create and deliver new products and services by allowing them to execute their Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) strategies while reducing communication expenses by an average of 40% over comparable traditional services. How Does it Work? With (3)VoIP Local Inbound service, calls can be placed into the Level 3 Network via Level 3-assigned or customer ported local telephone numbers. Once a call is placed, it’s converted to IP. IP media is transported over Level 3’s MPLS-enabled backbone to a customer’s IP Voice application and results in a handoff via Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) over Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) or User Datagram Protocol (UDP) to the customer’s Edge Proxy Server(s) or Softswitch. Where is it Available? (3)VoIP Local Inbound service is offered in over 2,750 rate centers in the U.S., making local dialing over the platform available to approximately 93% of the U.S. population. To the end user, it's just another local call, but you can cost-effectively terminate it to any IP endpoint in the world. (3)VOIP Local Inbound Benefits • Price - Because of the efficiency of Level 3’s Softswitch and 22,500-mile intercity broadband fiber optic network designed specifically for IP, customers can reduce communications costs by an average of 40% over comparable traditional services. • Coverage - A single provider with end-to-end services nationwide. • Speed - Customers can create and deliver applications faster, without large capital and network expenses that are associated with traditional solutions. • Streamlined call flows - Enables efficient call routing and streamlined back-end signalling. • Reduced maintenance costs - Application servers can be deployed and maintained at a single location, thereby reducing the time and money spent dedicated to servicing. • Control - Routing functionality is taken out of the provider’s network and placed with the customer. • Value - With a relatively small initial capital investment in an Edge Proxy Server, customers will see a much better return on their investment with an IP-based network versus a TDM-based network. About Level 3 Level 3 Communications, Inc. was originally founded in 1985 as Kiewit Diversified Group Inc. (KDG), a 114-year-old construction, mining, information services and communications company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. On January 19, 1998, KDG announced it was changing its name to Level 3 Communications, Inc. Since late 1997, the company has substantially increased the emphasis it places on and the resources devoted to its communications and information services business. In February 2003, Level 3 acquired substantially all of the assets of Genuity. Prior to a transaction and subsequent spin-off involving its former parent company GTE, the Internet business that would later be identified as Genuity was called BBN (Bolt, Beranek, and Newman). BBN built the original Internet, invented the e-mail protocol and "@" symbol, and in 1971, sent the world's first e-mail message.
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