New Delhi:

According to the terms of the agreement, Data Access will offer its customers international telephony services to and from the US over ITXC''s global voice-over-IP (VoIP) network ITXC.net. This will enable Data Access to provide international telephony solutions to over 175 countries.

The interconnect agreement allows Data Access America to terminate its traffic to all major international destinations using ITXC''s global network. Also this allows ITXC to access Data Access'' global network to deliver high-quality telephony services using Data Access'' PoPs in London, New York, Hong Kong, and all major Indian cities.

"Our international agreement with ITXC is an extension of our successful partnership that we have cherished together. It facilitates our ability to offer world-class international long-distance services in the US," says Siddhartha Ray, founder and managing director, Data Access India.

"ITXC provides us a faster time-to-market advantage, lower capital and operating costs while supplying significant advantage to our worldwide customers via the high-quality services that ITXC''s international network delivers," he adds.

"We are pleased to continue to work with Data Access and congratulate them on their new venture Data Access America," says Steve Ott, executive vice-president (global sales) ITXC Corp. "We are proud to have partnered with Data Access in India when the country deregulated last year, and look forward to continuing to exchange traffic with them as one of their key global network services providers."