Data Access, Dialpad tie up on IP solutions

NEW DELHI: Data Access India Ltd., and Dialpad Communications, Inc., a retail Internet telephony service provider signed a co-marketing agreement to offer Internet telephony services to all enterprise customers of Data Access in India. Data Access’ Founder and Managing Director, Siddhartha Ray, and Craig Walker, President and CEO, Dialpad signed the agreement today in Washington, D.C.

Under this agreement, Data Access will offer Internet telephony services to all its corporate and enterprise customers in India using Dialpad’s voice-over-IP (VoIP) platform. Data Access will also offer its Indian ISP customers the ability to add Dialpad’s Internet telephony services to their IP offering and subsequently generate additional revenue per user. Together, Dialpad and Data Access are focused on providing Indian corporate and enterprise consumers with affordable, high-quality, IP-based international long distance services.

"The ever-growing communication needs of our customers have been the key driving factor behind our decision to offer Internet telephony service. We are committed to the philosophy of making global telecommunications affordable. We are the second largest ISP in India and one of the largest players in International Long Distance (ILD) Services. Our partnership with Dialpad will bring in added advantages, which our subscribers will definitely appreciate," said Ray.

"Data Access is a natural partner for us," said Walker. "They provide over 50 percent of the bandwidth requirements for ISPs in India and are committed to providing their customers with all the benefits of Internet telephony. By working together, we can provide the Indian consumer with the highest quality IP telephony services available. We look forward to working with Data Access to bring the benefits of Dialpad’s Internet telephony services to their corporate and enterprise customers."