Airespring
AireSpring is a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier that provides voice and data services to businesses. Headquartered in Van Nuys, California, the company provides voice, data, and IP services to around 10,000 small, medium-sized, and large enterprises in more than 80 major metropolitan markets across the United States.
History
AireSpring was founded in 2001 by Avi, Daniel, and David Lonstein who in 1997 sold ADDTEL Communications, Inc., their privately held company who resold switched long distance, to SA Communications, Inc. The Lonstein brothers reinvested a portion of their returns into a new company whose sole focus was on the small to medium sized business market and called it AireSpring. The company began where they left off, selling switched long distance services. Since then, AireSpring has expanded its portfolio to include local phone service, dedicated internet, ethernet, MPLS VPN, and VoIP/SIP trunking services.
Network
AireSpring is a facilities-based network provider in the United States and operates a nationwide network. When AireSpring customers are located in an area that can not access the network directly, AireSpring leverages one of its wholesale agreements with XO Communications, Global Crossing (now Level 3 Communications), PAETEC (now Windstream), or Qwest Communications (now CenturyLink), for last-mile connectivity. In 2010 AireSpring processed 4 billion phone calls through its network.
Services
The company offers a broad range of services to its business and wholesale customers. These services include:
- Local phone services
- Long distance voice services
- Dedicated internet access
- MPLS IP-VPN
- SIP
- SIP trunking
- Video conferencing
- Audio and Web conferencing
- Ethernet
- Private line service
- Hosted IP-PBX
Distribution channels
AireSpring sells its services through two channels: the indirect sales channel and the wholesale division. Both sales channels report to the SVP of Sales, Ron McNab.
Awards
AireSpring has been the Recipient of several industry awards, including:
- 2011 Internet Telephony Product of the Year
- 2011 Telecom Association Member's Choice Award for Best SIP Trunking VoIP Provider
- 2011 Telecom Association Member's Choice Award for Best Integrated Access Provider
- 2011 Telecom Association Member's Choice Award for Best Multi-Location Services Provider
- 2011 Telecom Association Member's Choice Award for Best Wholesale Carrier Services Provider
- 2011 Telecom Association Member's Choice Award for Best CLEC