AireSpring Data/SIP Review

AireSpring offers a broad range of telecommunications services for customers ranging from small businesses with just a few lines all the way up to full enterprise coverage.  Product offerings extend to not just local and long distance voice calls, but also include high-volume data applications: 

High-volume local and long distanceVoIP / SIP (local and long-distance)High-bandwidth data (up to 10 Mbps)Conference CallingMultiple-location and enterprise networks 

If you have a standard PBX requiring a TDM handoff, AireSpring’s offers Dynamic X,  a T-1 line which brings together voice and data over the same line.  Instead of being forced to allocate fixed percentages of your bandwidth to either voice or data,  Dynamic X, as it name suggests, dynamically allocates your bandwidth to voice or data (across up to 16 IP addresses), giving voice calls priority when needed. 

If your PBX is IP-enabled, AireSpring offers traditional SIP trunking.  Get rid of your copper phone lines and PRI (T-1 service) completely and go exclusively over the Internet for your phone service.  Because calls go out over the Internet, AireSpring can use least-cost routing to cut your phone bills.  Trunks start at just $8 each per month.   

As with all SIP-based systems, available bandwidth will be the primary factor determining how many simultaneous calls your phone system will be able to handle.  Make sure you have enough to handle your calls plus your anticipated data needs.  

AireSpring also offers virtual DIDs (local phone numbers) as a way to reduce your use of expensive 800 numbers.  Let’s say you are based in New York, but you get a lot of 800 number calls from Chicago.  Drop the 800 number and replace it with a virtual DID in Chicago for 50¢ per month (including usage).  It works like a local number for your customers but costs you much less. 

SIP trunking is entirely Internet based, so all the features available in your headquarters are available to your entire network. You will no longer be location-dependent for your phone service. Callers won’t see a difference between an extension in your office and an at-home worker or someone calling from on the road.  And all calls between and among network users will be free. 

If you have an existing data or voice network running across multiple carriers, AireSpring’s offers a Virtual Private Network (VPN) offering Multiple Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) a technology which enables packets to be switched between carriers regardless of the transmission protocols involved.  Run all your  traffic -voice, video and data – over a single network. 

Pricing for the company’s varying product offerings is based on a number of factors, including: 

The number of concurrent calls you want your system to be able to handleThe combination you want of local, long distance, data and teleconferencingThe types of equipment you have and its locations. 

 AireSpring has negotiated deals with Tier-1 carriers and currently covers 95% of the United States.

According to the company website, the network is designed to accommodate large-volume and high-capacity users.  Partner companies include such well-known names as Verizon, Global Crossing and Qwest. 

AireSpring, is a privately-held company located in Van Nuys, California, and can be reached at 1-800-825-1055.  For support, call 888-389-2899 or visit www.airespring.com.