NTA Launches True Mobile VoIP Sim Card

Leading UK VoIP developer to offer Mobile VoIP SIM Cards – providing low cost mobile calls and feature rich functionality without need for software or WiFi

11th May 2010 – NTA, a privately owned UK VoIP provider, today announced the launch of its first True Mobile VoIP solution scheduled for May 28^th 2010. Using an NTA SIM, customers will get all the flexibility and functionality of their VoIP Business System, on their mobile phone, and at a fraction of the cost of the current mobile providers.

NTA’s network is interconnected with one of the largest UMTS mobile network operators using voice over the Internet protocol (VoIP) technology. This means you are not required to install VoIP software or a SIP client on your mobile phone. Also you are not dependant on an unreliable WiFi connection.

Paul White, NTA MD commented ‘We will be able to take our customer’s existing mobile and make it an extension of our network.  This means their mobile phones can now access the same huge range of functionality as their office based VoIP system.’  He continued ‘NTA is the first VoIP provider who is offering pure-play VoIP for mobile customers as well as offering “MOVEX” (Mobile VoIP Extensions) without costly mobile forwarding charges and limitations to an area. You can choose from a range of mobile numbers, geographic numbers and office extension numbers to be assigned to a NTA Mobile SIM Card. Or have multiple numbers assigned to the NTA Mobile SIM Card as well.’

Feature Rich Mobile devices at low cost

Functions include call recording, hold, call transfer, voicemail, hunt group, IVR, call pickup, DND, Time & Date routes, music on hold, Call announcements, Fax to Email, Alerts, Conference Calls, Call Screening, Whisper announcement, Pattern Menu, Queues, Remote Access, Instant Number Allocation and many more.  Users of NTA’s Mobile VoIP will be able to make calls at exactly the same rate as their desk phone (with a small charge of 2.5ppm on top of the normal tariff).  This means they can ring a UK landline for 3.7ppm (peak time) or call the US for the same rate. Calls within the NTA network (NTA mobile VoIP to NTA VoIP extension and vice versa) cost only 2.5ppm.

When launched on May 28^th 2010, the service will cost £7.99 a month plus £0.99 for hosting the number.

About NTA

NTA (Nationwide Telephone Assistance) Ltd is a privately owned UK Telecoms Carrier, utilising the BT IP Exchange service to route calls via its own VoIP service. NTA also provides fixed telephone numbers allocated by OFCOM, covering 98% of the UK’s STD codes. NTA also has its own mobile number range (077001) as well as its own charge band (FM14).

NTA was formed in 2001 and its VoIP network was one of the UK’s first Voice over IP networks.  NTA services customers from very large corporates who require hundreds of numbers and handsets across disparate locations to SME organisations that need a cost effective, flexible phone solution.

We now have received our own NTA mobile number range (077001) of 100,000 numbers. Including our own charge band FM14.

NTA: Ltd held it’s first annual Southern Dealer Day on Thursday 08th April 2010. The event was a huge success and is the start of our push for more White Label Resellers and Dealers. We also engaged BT Wholesale, Steve Sherry of BT IPX and Ian Shepherd of BT Wholesale Broadband, who we work very closely with. We then took a brief look at what the future holds for NTA: Ltd and a detailed review of our White Label and Dealer packages, presented by our Director Paul White.

We also introduced a sneak peak to our innovative new service – NTA’s True Mobile VoIP

We will be holding our first annual Northern Dealer Day within the next couple of months with the date to be confirmed. If you would be interested in attending or would like some information on the options available to become a White Label Reseller or NTA: Ltd Dealer please email sales@ntaltd.co.uk or alternatively call 01708 320 000.

Please find below pictures and feedback from the Southern Dealer Day – 08/04/10

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NTA launches highly cost effective Voice over IP phone system for the hospitality sector

Hosted VoIP phone system offers competitive advantage with feature-rich low cost phone system for hotels

NTA today announced the launch of its latest market focused VoIP phone system aimed at the hospitality sector: NTA’s Hospitality VoIP Suite. This highly flexible and tailorable solution will cut hotel costs, provide a superior feature-rich service to customers and all without the need to manage cumbersome phone switch systems on site.

NTA’s Hospitality VoIP Suite works with the number 1 enterprise application for hospitality; Micros Fidelio Front Office, Opera, Suit8 and Fidelio Suite. NTA provides customers with a Micros certified software interface for:

• Billing – hotels can set their own charges and charge by units or minutes
• Wake up calls – guests can either dial the wakeup call menu on the phone to enter their wake up time or front of house staff can set up the wake up call time for them
• Built in room state system – controls the room status (so housekeeping can say whether the room has been cleaned, the guest has checked out etc.)
• Built in minibar state – housekeeping can input what stock has been used via the phone
• Voice mail – Guests can receive their voicemails via their preferred email address
• Fax – a public number can be assigned to a room and any faxes sent to this number can be forwarded to a guests preferred email address

Why VoIP?

VoIP (Voice over Internet) allows the hospitality sector to consolidate telephone and data services onto a single network as well as providing productivity-enhancing voice features and services.  These days guests expect more from their communications systems in hotels.  With the rise of mobile phones, offering a standard phone line is no longer acceptable.  Guests expect high-speed data, free or reduced-cost local/national calling, wake up calls, tailored voice mail, caller-id, voice re routing, and more.

A VoIP system provides all this at a cost effective price without the headache of managing premise-based switching equipment, which also means when switching to a hosted VoIP phone system the hotel does not have to make a significant upfront capital investment.

Paul White, MD at NTA commented on the launch of NTA’s Hospitality VoIP Suite, ‘The hospitality sector has been hit hard by the current recession, so as well as looking to offer differentiation and advantage, they are also looking to cut costs.  Using NTA’s Hospitality VoIP Suite provides a feature-rich system to customers, a highly tailorable and controllable system to the hotel, all at vastly reduced costs compared to a traditional telephone system.’

Exclusive UK distribution

NTA is the exclusive UK distributor for the Micros certified interface software (Pbillx) and as well as selling it as part of NTA’s Hospitality VoIP Suite, it can also be purchased as a standalone product (working with asterisk based pbx’s).

About Asterisk PBX

“Asterisk is the world’s most popular open source telephony project. Under development since 1999, Asterisk is free, open source software that turns an ordinary computer into a feature-rich voice communications server. Asterisk makes it simple to create and deploy a wide range of telephony applications and services.”

“The combination of components allows an integrator or developer to quickly create voice-enabled applications. The open nature of Asterisk means that there is no fixed limit on what it can be made to do. Asterisk integrators have built everything from very small IP PBX systems to massive carrier media servers.”

(Digium, 2009)

Website for more information: http://www.asterisk.org/asterisk

Now you can access NTA news blog, knowledge base and tutorials on your IPhone, Blackberry and Android phones. This will improve usablity and reading of our blogs on your phone. We will also make our service status page available soon and more content will be added on knowledge base and tutorials.

Voiprus business voip has been moved to our company website www.ntaltd.co.uk. Voiprus is now reserved for our domestic service rolling out in approximately 6 months time. Therefore Voiprus will be a division of Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd and will solely operate  in the domestic market.  Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd is now the main supplier and brand for our Business VoIP solutions.

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Nationwide Teleph0ne Assistance Ltd  is currently looking for Trainee Helpdesk Technician, Helpdesk Technician and Helpdesk Technician Assistance.  — All Positions are now filled —

We require an enthusiastic, bright IT person to join our growing IT department based in Harold Wood. Must be highly organised, accurate, with good communication skills. The role is a very much hands-on position in terms of customer relationship across the business.

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