AT&T announced that it will use Inteliquent's (now a Sinch company) Internet Protocol (IP) voice traffic exchange services.
This will enable AT&T to exchange end-to-end IP voice traffic with other U.S. service providers connected to Inteliquent's IPX. IP service providers can also use Inteliquent's IPX to exchange STIR/SHAKEN compliant traffic with AT&T in an IP format.
This effort will allow more ubiquitous access to transcoder-free calls through the IP traffic exchange. It will also deliver an enhanced customer experience with end-to-end high-definition voice and other capabilities provided by the 5G network.
This includes all types of IP voice traffic that a carrier can send – consumer or business, wireline or wireless – that can connect to Inteliquent's IPX then deliver it to AT&T. All end user business and consumer customers of service providers will benefit.
Inteliquent, a Sinch company, powers voice communications for the leading communication service providers and enterprises in North America over its own fully redundant, geo-diverse, tier 1,100G wave backbone network directly connected to every major telecom and service provider. Inteliquent's IP Voice Exchange solution enhances connectivity to HD voice service and helps optimize infrastructure investments.
John Nolan, AT&T's Vice President, Global Connections and Alliance Management
This effort will allow small and mid-size carriers an easy, efficient and economical way to interconnect with AT&T via IP to exchange voice traffic. Inteliquent understands our objectives to build upon the strength of our network and infrastructure and provide more choices to the carriers we trade traffic with.
Surendra Saboo, President of Inteliquent
We are excited to collaborate and allow AT&T to send and receive IP traffic transcoder-free and extend the benefits of LTE everywhere. Plus, with our STIR/SHAKEN compliant IPX solution, we're working together in the fight against robocalling.
