TeleGea VoIP Operating System Continues Momentum with Bandwidth.com Selection; Revolutionary Software Platform Delivers Pre-Integrated, Interoperable Solutions to More Than 20 Hosted VoIP Providers

Business Wire, May 3, 2005

WALTHAM, Mass. -- TeleGea Inc., the leading provider of service delivery solutions for hosted Voice over IP (VoIP) services, today announced that Bandwidth.com, a leading national provider of high-speed Internet access for businesses, has selected TeleGea's VoIP Operating System(TM) to unify operations and drive growth as the company launches its BandwidthVoice hosted Voice over IP (VoIP) service.

The TeleGea VoIP Operating System (OS) provides a standardized software platform, including core processing and management capabilities, designed to link underlying technology capabilities with applications and users, enabling rapid deployment and widespread adoption of hosted VoIP services.

TeleGea's solution will power the deployment of BandwidthVoice hosted VoIP service to more than 3,000 business customers nationwide who rely on Bandwidth.com as a single source for purchasing, deploying and maintaining advanced Internet and voice business products. Bandwidth.com is the exclusive service provider behind national business services including Dell Business Internet, HP Business Internet and CDW Voice and Data Group.

"The TeleGea VoIP Operating System will aid Bandwidth.com in our efforts to remove cost and complexity from our operations, accelerate speed to market, dramatically scale our telco-grade BandwidthVoice VoIP business, and extend self-management capabilities to our partners and customers," said David Morken, president of Bandwidth.com.

TeleGea's pre-certified support for best-of-breed VoIP components provides Bandwidth.com with a single source of management and assured interoperability for their infrastructure selections, including Sylantro Systems' applications feature servers, lPeria's ActivEdge unified communications applications for advanced integrated messaging services, Convedia's media server products, and session border control solutions from Kagoor.

The TeleGea VoIP Operating System assures continuity and flow through of processes required to manage orders, provision service and support billing for the full range of BandwidthVoice hosted VoIP features. In addition, the VoIP OS seamlessly supports the coordination and delivery of an extended supply chain of third party services integral to the success of BandwidthVoice, including local number portability (LNP), E911, and customer premise equipment (CPE) fulfillment.

"The unique values of the TeleGea VoIP Operating System continue to gain recognition among hosted VoIP service providers," said Kevin Farrell, Vice President of Product Management and Marketing of TeleGea. "The VoIP OS offers a timely solution addressing high scale and growth requirements, and we are excited to play an integral role in the success of leading hosted VoIP service providers such as Bandwidth.com."

About Bandwidth.com

Over the past five years, Bandwidth.com has revolutionized the acquisition of Internet access for small to medium sized businesses. As the market-leading intermediary between telecom providers and customers, Bandwidth.com has created a new way for businesses to purchase Internet access. Through its relationship with leading telecom providers, Bandwidth.com offers unparalleled selection, price and service. The company's unique methodology and experienced team ensure accountability and service superior to traditional Internet access providers. For more information, visit www.bandwidth.com.

About TeleGea

TeleGea, the VoIP Operating System company, is the leading provider of service delivery solutions for hosted VoIP services. The Company's VoIP Operating System provides certified interoperability with more than five leading VoIP feature server solutions, including Sylantro, providing powerful capabilities to rapidly create and deploy complex VoIP services and assure their delivery with unprecedented visibility. Service providers realize the benefits of substantially reduced time and costs associated with introducing, delivering and maintaining hosted VoIP services, and corresponding efficiencies from the simplification of their operations environments. TeleGea is headquartered in Waltham, MA. For more information, please visit www.telegea.com.

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