LignUp  has announced the general availability of the FastLign managed services offerings for hosted telephony service providers. FastLign is an industry alliance founded by LignUp, NexTone and other industry leaders, to accelerate the adoption of IP telephony services by allowing service providers to rapidly and cost-effectively deliver competitive services to the marketplace. FastLign combines a number of key elements to form a fully managed wholesale telephony service:

The network backbone of TeliaSonera International Carrier (TSIC)

A fully integrated telephony services architecture powered by the LignUp Communications Platform

Turnkey LignUp and third-party hosted applications built with LignUp's Web services development capabilities

The operations and datacenter capabilities of the United Kingdom's Streamdoor Limited.

Together, these elements enable emerging service providers to move past service deployment challenges to focus on their core competencies, customer service requirements and new revenue opportunities.
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