Ericsson's Internet Telephony Solution to
provide worldwide calling via the internet --
(Gee, just as we are being told that Ericsson will
be destroyed by their current lack of a CDMA Radio Frequency
Interface -- go figure. )
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Wednesday, February 10, 1999 03:00 AM
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 1999--Royal KPN NV, the
Netherlands' leading phone company, and Delta Three, a subsidiary of
RSL Communications, Ltd. (Nasdaq:RSLCF), announced that KPN has
joined the Delta Three Internet Telephony network and will begin an
extensive market pilot to distribute Voice over the Internet services
in the Netherlands today.
The alliance will initially distribute Voice on the Internet
Calling cards, which will use Delta Three's Internet Telephony Network
to transport calls throughout the world. 5,000 pre-paid calling cards
will be distributed through post offices in the first phase of the
promotion. The calling cards are available in denominations of 25
Guilders and will target among others, ethnic markets in Rotterdam.
KPN joins Iceland Telecom and Norway's Telenor Nextel as a member
of Delta Three's Network Partnership Program. The program combines
Delta Three's worldwide Internet Telephony services and Ericsson's
technology in a turnkey gateway solution that allows major telcos
around the world to distribute IP Telephony services to customers via
traditional channels.
As one of the premier members of the Delta Three Network
Partnership Program, KPN will install Ericsson's Internet Protocol
Telephony Solution and connect to the Delta Three Global Internet
Telephony network. According to Telegeography, KPN is the 13th largest
telecommunications carrier worldwide in terms of outgoing minutes and
the 6th largest carrier in Europe according to the same criteria.
"With Delta Three and Ericsson, setting up an Internet Telephony
service is easy," said Doke Pelleboer, KPN's manager for Internet
Telephony. "They enabled, through good cooperation, our quick time to
market in the prepaid Internet Telephony cards business."
"Delta Three is extremely pleased to enter the Dutch Market with
KPN, one of the most prominent telecoms companies in Europe," said
Elie Wurtman, Chief Executive Officer of Delta Three. "Distribution of
Delta Three services by KPN is another vote of confidence for Delta
Three and for the entire Voice over Internet Protocol industry. For
KPN, the cards offer a way to corner the increasingly competitive
prepaid cards market in the Netherlands."
Delta Three is a wholly-owned subsidiary of global communications
provider, RSL Communications Ltd. (Nasdaq:RSLCF). Established in
1996, Delta Three was the first company to launch Phone-to-Phone
Internet Telephony services. Today, Delta Three operates the world's
largest global managed IP Telephony network, with 37 points of
presence in 29 countries.
Together with RSL COM, Delta Three offers service to customers in
every country in the world. The full suite of Delta Three services,
including PC-to-Phone, Phone-to-Phone and real-time online billing are
available from Delta Three's online communications portal at
www.deltathree.com. Delta Three marketing and technology partners
include: Telenor Nextel, theglobe.com (Nasdaq:TGLO), and Ericsson
(Nasdaq:ERICY).
KPN is a "total supplier" of telecommunications services in the
Netherlands. In the first half of 1998 KPN, established in The Hague,
Holland, achieved revenues of 8.327 billion Guilders and an operating
income of 1.827 billion Guilders. With over 8 million fixed network
customers, almost two million mobile (GSM) network customers and more
than 30 thousand employees, KPN is by far the largest
telecommunications company in the Netherlands. KPN was corporatized in
1989 and is listed on the Amsterdam, New York, London and Frankfurt
stock exchanges.
This release is available on the Delta Three website at
www.deltathree.com and RSL COM website at www.rslcom.com.
CONTACT: Delta Three Inc., New York
Fara Hain, 212/588-3672
Fax: 212/588-3674
e-mail: farah@deltathree.com
www.deltathree.com
or
KCSA, New York
Jeff Corbin, 212/896-1214
Fax: 212/697-0910
e-mail: jcorbin@kcsa.com
www.kcsa.com
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