Primo Selects Ingate’s WebRTC Solutions for Mobile Phone App Primo Connect
REAL-TIME WEB SOLUTIONS, NEW YORK (PRWEB) August 02, 2016 -- Primo Connect, a global communications company incubated by Ultra Mobile, has selected SIP and WebRTC technology solutions from Ingate® Systems to support its video and voice functionality for Primo, a soon to launch over-the-top (OTT) voice and messaging service. The integration allows customers to use web access and mobile apps for smartphones, tablets and desktops to make free and low-cost calls, to any mobile, landline or primo user globally.
Primo Connect uses its own proprietary apps developed for iOS and Android, with Amazon for Kindle coming soon, that combines ordinary phone calls with WebRTC-based video, messaging, SMS and file-sharing with HD voice. Users receive calls and SMS messaging to other Primo users at no cost, minutes to call to mobile or landlines in more than 30+ destinations at no cost, as well as low cost calling to more than 200 international destinations. Users can earn additional free minutes with sign-up, monthly anniversaries and referrals, among other benefits of joining the service.
Ingate’s WebRTC & SIP Companion including the Ingate SIParator® SBC has been scaled up to handle hundreds of thousands of users and tens of thousands of calls per WebRTC & SIP Companion, serving as the central equipment by routing calls and integrating both signaling and media with the telephone network. The Companion features the WebRTC-SIP gateway, dual name and DID number registrar and the well-known Ingate SBC – the SIParator. It also includes advanced Ingate technologies for media routing and conversions, NAT-traversal technology, handover and roaming of calls across all networks. Primo Connect, is then able to interface with Ultra Mobile’s many SIP trunking and gateway partners worldwide, a network which can now be leveraged to grow the Primo Connect service.
“We have built a strong SIP-based network across 200 international destinations. With the Ingate WebRTC & SIP Companion at its core, Primo Connect can tap into this existing SIP-based network positioning the service for significant growth,” said Chris Furlong, Primo Connect’s Co-founder and Chief Product Officer.
“This deployment is yet another example of Ingate innovation at its finest,” said Steven Johnson, President, Ingate Systems. “We are proud to have been selected by Primo Connect for this exciting project.”
For more information visit Ingate Systems and Primo at the Real Time Web Solutions Conference in New York, at booth 26, starting August 2nd.
About Primo Connect and Ultra Mobile:
Primo Connect, incubated by Ultra Mobile in 2015, is a global communications company focusing on bridging the gap between phones and apps to make it free to call over four billion people. Launched to beta in March, Primo is available on iOS or Android devices and allows customers to call, video, message and share files with friends and family around the world using WebRTC and SIP technology for HD voice quality. For more information, visit: http://primo.me/home/
Founded in 2011, Ultra Mobile is a prepaid nationwide carrier that focuses on delivering innovative, cost effective mobile voice, text and data services for people living in the United States who regularly call or text internationally. Its international services reach over 200 international destinations. The company’s mission is to provide convenient and affordable solutions that connect people with their extended families, friends and colleagues living around the world. In 2015, Ultra Mobile was ranked #1 on the Inc. 500 as the fastest-growing private company in the United States. Ultra Mobile is co-headquartered in New York City and Southern California, with more than 150 employees based in USA, Europe and Asia. The company supports its customers in English, Chinese and Spanish. In February 2016, Ultra partnered with the Univision Mobile brand, to better serve one of the fastest growing demographics in the country, Hispanic Americans. For more information, visit: http://www.ultramobile.com.
About Ingate® Systems:
Ingate® Systems develops firewall technology to enable global SIP- and WebRTC-based person-to-person communication to provide the best access for telephony, global real-time and unified person-to-person communication for everyone. With a history in security, Ingate offers enterprises, service providers and carriers elegant solutions for SIP trunking and trusted real-time communications beyond the LAN. Ingate products are used by retail companies, financial institutions, industrial firms, government agencies and small-to-large enterprises throughout Europe, Asia and North America. For more information visit http://www.ingate.com.
Hillary Call, PR Manager, Ingate Systems, http://www.ingate.com, +1 917-414-9262, [email protected]
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