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GLOBALINX® Wholesale Newsletter
Vol. 1, Issue 1 - February, 2010
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GLOBALINX® Intros Wireless Touchscreen VideoPhone
GLOBALINX® (Booth #1700) recently introduced an all-new lightweight, fully portable VideoPhone complete with internal rechargeable battery, Wi-Fi accessibility and touch-screen operation.
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GLOBALINX® Parent Company 5LINX® Makes Inc 500 List for Fourth Consecutive Year
Inc. Magazine Unveils 28th Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies –the 2009 Inc. 500 and GLOBALINX® parent company, 5LINX® Ranks No. 274 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 831%.
PRLog (Press Release) – Aug 31, 2009 – (PBR) – The Inc. 500 represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Companies such as Microsoft, Intuit, GoDaddy, Under Armour, Jamba Juice, Oracle and hundreds of other powerhouses gained early exposure as members of the Inc. 500.
“With four straight years on the Inc. 500, our highest ranking ever of 274 despite a down economy, 831% Three Year Growth and giving out over $125,000 in 2nd Quarter Employee Bonuses, 5LINX® is on a roll.” said Craig Jerabeck CEO of 5LINX®. “This prestigious 4th consecutive selection further validates our business model of outstanding products and services marketed by a marvelous team of Independent Representatives, Agents and Resellers supported by dedicated employees and sound business strategy. Our further penetration into the VoIP space with GLOBALINX® will continue to propel our growth as we enhance our network platform and our service offerings through all of our sales channels including wholesale.”
Read the entire Press Release online at PRLog.
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GLOBALINX® Picks Level 3 for Nationwide Voice Services
Level 3 to Deliver Services Throughout Its National Footprint
BROOMFIELD, Colo., July 22, 2009 – Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) today announced that it has been selected by GLOBALINX® to deliver voice and calling name (CNAM) services throughout Level 3’s national footprint. GLOBALINX is a provider of voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services to wholesale, commercial and residential customers.
Under the terms of the agreement, Level 3 will provide GLOBALINX with Level 3’s enhanced local service, including local voice, directory listing and CNAM capabilities (the CNAM service displays the caller’s name and number on the receiving party's digital readout), and domestic and international voice-termination services.
“Level 3 has a large footprint that will have a positive impact on all of our customers,” said GLOBALINX Vice President of Sales and Marketing Michael Machonkin. “This means highly strengthened services and network support for all GLOBALINX customers.”
“The scalability and extensive reach of our network is the bedrock of the services we offer to our customers,” said Jeff Tench, president of Level 3’s Business Markets Group. “As GLOBALINX’s business grows, we will be right there with them to make sure our network meets their needs.”
Level 3’s Business Markets Group leverages the power of the company’s extensive fiber-optic network, metro assets, and locally focused sales and sales support organization to deliver a world-class experience to mid-market customers throughout the United States.
Interview with GLOBALINX®
TMC’s Rich Tehrani Speaks with Michael Machonkin, VP of Sales and Marketing, GLOBALINX®
GLOBALINX® News
Great New Firmware Upgrades now Available for the CU-2000!
Your all-new CU-2000 VideoPhone from GLOBALINX® gets even better with several new firmware upgrades that are now available at no additional cost!
New upgrades mean better features and improved functionality which brings you greater productivity and cost efficiency. The recent upgrades to the CU-2000 include:
- Enhanced user interface and screen images
- Higher on-screen color resolution (increased from 64-bit to 128-bit)
- High-resolution GLOBALINX® wallpaper on the screen background
- Improved Menu screen
- More user-friendly Menu screen instructions
- Higher resolution graphic background
- Ability to change time zones
- Other performance and quality improvements, such as more refined video bandwidth and contrast adjustments
These firmware upgrades are automatic adjustments to your device that are now effective. There’s nothing you need to do, just enjoy your enhanced service. It’s another way we’re continually working to enhance your VideoPhone products and services — only from GLOBALINX®!
Students Connect Through VideoPhones
Reported by Meghan Backus
A new tool being used in local classrooms could help bridge achievement gaps between urban and suburban schools.
Students in the Rochester City School District had a chance to try out a videophone Tuesday. They connected with a special guest.
Superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard visited third graders at School 22 without leaving his office.
He has a videophone at his desk. Around lunchtime Brizard called the videophone in the library at School 22. He was able to see and hear students and they were able to see and hear him.
They had a chance to ask their superintendent questions for the first time.
The videophone pilot project is a part of Kidbridge, a program developed by the Rochester Education Foundation. The six-year old program focuses on leveling the playing field for kids from all schools.
Watch the News 8 Report and read the entire article online at RochesterHomePage.net.
GLOBALINX® Moves Up to No. 49 On Top 100 List
Top 100 VoIP Provider World Ranking
Top 100 VoIP Provider World Ranking is an ongoing comparison and ranking of top worldwide VoIP providers.
Compare VoIP business services or compare VoIP residential service, pricing, convenience, as well as VoIP equipment scenarios and options. The Top 100 VoIP Provider comparison table will equip users with answers on hardware and software including on-premise PBX, hosted PBX, the operability of a SIP Line, and international calling rates. Whether you are currently using broadband service or if you want to know if a provider offers pc to phone from a DSL connection this information will be your guide to rank and choose the best VoIP phone service for your home or business.
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It is confirmed that the recession is official. As a result of its wide bearing effects, many enterprises have had to reduce business costs including corporate travel and commercial office space in order to survive. As a result, an increasing interest in IP video telephony has emerged as an attractive solution for maintaining high touch communication between all corporate stakeholders. For such companies seeking IP voice telephony, finding a VoIP Service provider, is a piece of cake; however, finding a reliable carrier that offers video and voice over IP can become a task equivalent to finding a diamond in the rough.
Fortunately there are a few gems, companies such like privately held 5LINX of Rochester, NY and Vidtel, of Silicon Valley, CA have capitalized on this pain point and transformed it into a market opportunity. Operating in the flooded VoIP carrier market space, these companies had the strategic foresight to develop their network for IP video communication. Since then, the companies have rolled out global networks offering customers unprecedented QoS and high quality endpoints to facilitate high touch communication. Included in the offering is Grandstream’s IP Videophone. While other businesses are retracting in the current global economic climate, 5LINX and Vidtel are forging with strong plans to continue market penetration across the globe in 2009 and beyond.
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VideoPhone Service Coming to U.S. for $30 a Month
Private carrier with IP network to offer US$200 videophone next year
By Matt Hamblen
An IP-based videophone service called GLOBALINX will launch in the US in the second quarter, offering a US$200 videophone and US$30 monthly service for consumers and businesses.
The service, from privately held 5LINX Enterprises, will rely on interconnection agreements with other carriers plus a voice-over-IP network that 5LINX owns and operates with facilities in New York and Atlanta, 5LINX officials said.
GLOBALINX will use videophones from Grandstream Networks, and has already purchased 5,000 videophones for use in the US and for a February launch in Sweden, where the brand name will be 5LINXGLOBAL, officials from both companies said.
Meet George Jetson’s Videophone
By Matt Hamblen, Computerworld
The U.S. service price of $30 includes unlimited calls in the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Ireland, France, Australia, China, Portugal, Spain and Italy, said Michael Machonkin, GLOBALINX vice president of sales and marketing, in an e-mail. He said the Swedish offer will be “very different from the U.S.,” but could not divulge details. While GlobalLinx has facilities in neighborhoods called “points of presence” in New York and Atlanta, Machonkin did not specify where the GL3006 and the videophone service will be marketed.
Machonkin said it is GLOBALINX’s first deployment of Grandstream phones, although the carrier has been deploying videophones since 2005.
“The ability to see the other person you are talking to is very powerful,” Machonkin noted. “When talking to a family member across the country or halfway around the globe, the call typically lasts much longer than an audio-only call because you now have the enhancement of video to make a call that is much more personalized.”
Videophone service coming to U.S. for $30 a month
Private carrier with IP network to offer US$200 videophone next year
By Matt Hamblen
“The ability to see the other person you are talking to is very powerful,” Machonkin noted. “When talking to a family member across the country or halfway around the globe, the call typically lasts much longer than an audio-only call because you now have the enhancement of video to make a call that is much more personalized.”
While the pricing GLOBALINX envisions would be attractive to consumers, Machonkin also said that businesses find the devices “a very efficient tool to communicate with other offices, remote workers or individuals who travel.”
Videophone service coming to U.S. for $30 a month
Private carrier with IP network to offer US$200 videophone next year
By Matt Hamblen
GLOBALINX will use videophones from Grandstream Networks Inc. in Brookline, Mass., and has already purchased 5,000 videophones for use in the U.S. and for a February launch in Sweden, where the brand name will be 5LINXGLOBAL, officials from both companies said.
Both deployments rely on small variations to Grandstream’s GXV3000 videophone, including the addition of GLOBALINX logos. The resulting GLOBALINX model will be branded the GL3006, officials said.
The U.S. service price of $30 includes unlimited calls in the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Ireland, France, Australia, China, Portugal, Spain and Italy, said Michael Machonkin, GLOBALINX vice president of sales and marketing, in an e-mail. He said the Swedish offer will be “very different from the U.S.,” but could not divulge details. While GLOBALINX has facilities in neighborhoods called “points of presence” in New York and Atlanta, Machonkin did not specify where the GL3006 and the videophone service will be marketed.
Videophone service coming to U.S. for $30 a month
Private carrier with IP network to offer US$200 videophone next year
By Matt Hamblen (Computerworld)
An IP-based videophone service called GLOBALINX will launch in the US in the second quarter, offering a US$200 videophone and US$30 monthly service for consumers and businesses.
The service, from privately held 5LINX Enterprises, will rely on interconnection agreements with other carriers plus a voice-over-IP network that 5LINX owns and operates with facilities in New York and Atlanta, 5LINX officials said.
GLOBALINX will use videophones from Grandstream Networks, and has already purchased 5,000 videophones for use in the US and for a February launch in Sweden, where the brand name will be 5LINXGLOBAL, officials from both companies said.