

Tangent™: A Managed VoIP Gateway Service
Concept: BandTel’s Generations™ program offers managed VoIP telecommunication services for small and medium size enterprise users. Tangent™, a BandTel certified VoIP gateway, allows customers to gently move into new VoIP/SIP technology by preserving their current infrastructure.
What sets this service apart from other offerings is “support of the VoIP CPE platform (Tangent™) is handled by the service provider”. The gateway device is configured by, cared for, and monitored by BandTel. Payment for the CPE equipment and management is bundled into the service offering.
In summary, Tangent™ allows BandTel to offer the client the best of both worlds…
- Fully supported services, as is seen in a hosted services environment
- Full CPE side functionality with an on-premise PBX
- Plug & Play functionality, and one source to go to for support of both CPE site equipment and Telecommunication services
Tangent™: Retrofitting the Legacy Facility for SIP
Summary: The client’s current legacy TDM PBX or key system is retrofitted with a BandTel specified media gateway. All standard VoIP SIP trunking services are then made available to the customer, yet no changes to the client’s current infrastructure or procedures are needed.
Benefits:
- Cost Savings - BandTel’s VoIP service should be able to save the customer on all portions of their telecom bill. This includes...
- Loop/Trunk Charges - An average savings of 50%
- Outbound Long Distance Charges - An average savings of 20-40%
- Outbound Intra-LATA (in-state) Charges - An average savings of over 50%
- Outbound International Charges - An average savings of 30-50%
- Inbound 800 Charges - An average savings of 20-40%
- Inbound DID Charges - An average savings of 20-40%
- Office to Office On-Net calls - Savings of over 90%
- Average Monthly Bill - Reduced by over 40%
- New Features
- Global Number Services (see whitepaper section of www.bandtel.com)
- Office to Office (IP calls) on-net call savings
- Interoffice speed-dial options
Attributes:
- VoIP Gateway System Purchase, Build, & Provisioning- is handled by BandTel
- Installation- is handled by BandTel or client
- Configuration- is handled by BandTel
- Ongoing CPE Support- is handled by BandTel
- Nothing Changes- legacy phone system and phones are left in place, minimizing the out of pocket expense for the client. Current telecom operations are also not impacted. New services are simply realized that are less costly, and offer more options. Further, when combined with the client’s current TDM supplier, Tangent™ with BandTel SIP Trunking, offers voice redundancy and backup for the client's enterprise.
Summary

BandTel's Tangent™ is a new and unique way to offer telecommunications services to thesmall and medium size enterprise user.
Tangent™ offers all the benefits of a hosted product, but at that same time preserves all the conveniences and feature rich functions and cost savings available from having onsite CPE telecommunication systems.
So Contact the BandTel Sales Team Today and Learn How To...
- Save on telecommunications costs for your corporate PBX (savings as high as 40%+ are possible).
- Advance and Modernize enterprise telecommunications services to your corporate PBX.
- Be Safe and secure all at the same time with your VoIP enabled corporate PBX
BandTel Sales:
- Tel: 800.730.2870, 949.640.9700 opt 2
- Fax: 1-603-528-6937
- E-mail: sales@bandtel.com
- Web: www.bandtel.com
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