Kyivstar Interconnects with iBasis for International Routing Portfolio

By Beverly Maniago

TMCnet Contributing Editor

 

Kyivstar, Ukraine mobile operator, is interconnecting with iBasis (News - Alert) Inc., a provider of international IP telephony to meet the needs of Ukraine’s growing telecommunication market. Through this interconnection, Kyivstar will be able to route its international voice traffic over iBasis Network.

 

iBasis delivers high quality and cost-effective Internet voice services to more than 100 countries through its global VoIP network. Kyivstar is taking advantage of iBasis international routing portfolio and its PremiumCertified service to provide customers quality and stable connection.

 

Ofer Gneezy, president and CEO of iBasis, is very pleased with the interconnection and commented in a statement to the press, "The migration of international voice traffic to mobile networks is one of the major trends in global telecommunications today. We are very pleased to add Kyivstar to our growing mobile footprint and to have them utilizing our leading VoIP network for their international traffic. Our proven resources and expertise in VoIP are enhancing the growth, efficiency and profitability of leading mobile network operators such as Kyivstar."

 

Through this interconnection, Kyivstar will be able to offer cost-effective and reliable international calling service that is linked to the company’s national network. In addition, the company will have access iBasis DirectVoiP to quickly add destinations and capacity promptly without the need for huge investment.

 

Zhanna Revnova, head of Corporate Affairs of Kyivstar, said the interconnection would help the company fulfill its mission to provide telecommunication services in Ukraine that are reliable and affordable. "As the leading mobile network operator in Ukraine, serving more than half the citizens of Ukraine, it is important for us to focus on offering competitive prices, high quality, and reliability and to take advantage of the benefits that VoIP affords to connect to the rest of the world. The benefits of VoIP, including the instant scalable access to a high quality, low-cost international infrastructure, allow us to grow our international traffic with very competitive rates while continuing to offer high quality of service to our mobile subscribers."