Voxbone

Voxbone
Company typePublic
IndustryCloud communications
Founded2005
FounderRodrigue Ullens, Co-Founder
François Strumann, Co-Founder
Headquarters,
Key people
David Morken, CEO Bandwidth
Amaya Lantero, GM, International, Bandwidth
Number of employees
200+

Voxbone S.A. is a global communication as a service (CaaS) company offering telephony applications such as conferencing platforms and call centers to send and receive phone calls, text messages and faxes.[1]

History

Voxbone was founded in Brussels, Belgium, in 2005 by Rodrigue Ullens and Francois Struman as Voxbone SA/NV.[2] As a consultant for telecom operators, Ullens noticed the growing demand for phone numbers from other countries and decided to create the business.[3] The founders’ mission was to offer simplified access to telephony resources through the cloud.[4]

In August 2015 Vitruvian Partners LLP (“Vitruvian”) announced that it had acquired a majority stake in Voxbone SA.[5]

In March 2019 Voxbone announced the launch of its enterprise platform.[6]

On October 12, 2020 Voxbone announced its acquisition by Bandwidth for €446 million EUR.[7] On November 2, 2020, it was announced that the deal had been finalized.[8][9]

Services

Voxbone provides two-way voice and messaging services from the cloud for businesses including local, national, mobile and toll-free phone numbers (commonly known as direct inward dialing numbers).[10] Voxbone also supports local number portability and offers the ability to port existing local telephone numbers from other local service providers to its network.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Bandwidth Completes Acquisition of International Cloud Communications Leader Voxbone". Cision PR Newswire.
  2. ^ "Fast 50" (PDF). Deloitte.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-17. Retrieved 2014-09-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Intercomms Issue 18 - Carrier Services - Voxbone".
  5. ^ "Private Equity Firm Bites on Voxbone". Light Reading.
  6. ^ "Voxbone | Voxbone Announces Tailored Enterprise-Grade Platform". www.voxbone.com. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  7. ^ "Bandwidth to Acquire International Cloud Communications Leader Voxbone". PR Newswire.
  8. ^ "Bandwidth Completes Acquisition of International Cloud Communications Leader Voxbone". Bandwidth Inc.
  9. ^ "Bandwidth Completes Acquisition of International Cloud Communications Leader Voxbone". Cision PR Newswire.
  10. ^ "Voxbone Inbound DID SIP Trunking Now Compatible with Microsoft Lync 2013". TMCNet.
  11. ^ "CommuniGate and Voxbone Partner on Number Portability Using SIP". TMCNet.
  12. ^ "Wholesale DIDs from 50+ countries worldwide Inbound SIP Trunks and Virtual PRI". RoConnect.