TORONTO — Independent telecom services provider Iristel today announced it has exceeded 15 million active phone numbers coast-to-coast-to-coast.
In addition to operating a VoIP network across the country, Iristel also owns and operates Ice Wireless in Canada’s far north.
“As a wholesaler, our brand may not be as well known as other phone companies, but our cloud communications and fully redundant platform for voice, messaging and emergency services are best-of-breed. We provide the connectivity fabric on most calls that every Canadian experiences on a daily basis,” said Samer Bishay, Iristel president and CEO, in a press release. “Vaulting past 15 million numbers is a milestone and strong telecom competition means more benefit for Canadians. We’re powering businesses and empowering people.”
Iristel says its all-IP network can reach more than 97% of Canada’s population, covering more than 2,500 rate centres across the country. (Its rate centres are indicated above in an Iristel-supplied illustration.)
“Our company started as a VoIP network and over the last 22 years we have grown and evolved into one of the most advanced communications networks in Canada that is relied upon by businesses, Tier 1 carriers and millions of Canadians for things like 911 emergency calls, industrial Internet of Things, machine-to-machine, gaming on mobile devices, and a lot more,” Bishay added. “You might say we provide the technological plumbing that makes millions of mobile devices work seamlessly regardless of the communications provider.”
