APTelecom Announces Telephony Milestone Achievements

NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- APTelecom, a facilities-based telecom consulting and service company specializing in emerging markets, today announced several milestone achievements the company has reached on the voice side of its business since the beginning of 2012:

• Voice Minutes Growth: Upon its launch in late 2010, APTelecom started with 125,000 voice minutes from emerging markets. At the beginning of 2012, that number has risen to over 400 million minutes (annual basis).
• Voice Customer Growth: In addition to the growth of its voice minutes, APTelecom has signed five new customers to the voice side of its business in the last 30 days alone, all from emerging markets.
• Opening New Routes from Asia, Africa, Europe:  APTelecom has diversified routes with CLI, VOIP, and direct routes into the USA, expanding the voice product set from the basic toll-free offering to include US termination proper nation-wide.  Supplier diversification remains a key focus and is being implemented throughout 2012. 

"The milestones and client growth we've achieved on the voice side of our business is further validation of the demand for APTelecom's communications and consulting services in emerging markets," said Mark Katz, President APTelecom Voice and Mobile Applications.  "With 2012 upon us, we will continue to expand and optimize our network of data and industry-leading expertise in emerging markets while creating new opportunities for our clients within the international communications market. Our next focus will be in mobile applications."

"We are encouraged by the continued sustained growth and expansion of APTelecom's voice offering," said Sandor Weiss, Managing Director of Shanghai DYS Investment Company, round "A" investor in APTelecom. "We believe that, with APTelecom's combination of experienced management, vast knowledge of the voice industry, and understanding of the global communications climate, they are quickly becoming the standard in facilities-based telecom consulting and services specializing in emerging markets."

For more information on APTelecom, including a listing of clients, product and service offerings and recent company news, visit www.APTelecom.net.

ABOUT APTELECOM:
APTelecom is a leading facilities-based telecom consulting company and service provider specializing in global connectivity, cloud solutions and emerging market advisory-based solutions.  Launched in 2010, APTelecom combines superior quality, cost-competitive telecom products with strategic advisory and cloud solutions.  APTelecom improves networks, facilitates growth, and manages change for its clients in the call center, BPO, and ISP space.  Enterprise companies who seek to expand their global reach rely on APTelecom's comprehensive expertise and knowledge of regulatory environments, as well as its ability to provide extremely high-quality products and solutions at low cost, helping businesses achieve intelligent, sustainable growth.  APTelecom differentiates itself through quality, integrity, and innovation across their entire suite of products and services in Emerging Markets. For more information on APTelecom, visit www.APTelecom.net.

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