IPtimize has announced that it has acquired American Fiber Systems’ (AFS) broadband access and hosted VoIP telephone services business. IPtimize revealed that it will take over AFS’ VoIP assets for small-business and enterprise customers in areas of Boise, Idaho, and its surrounding areas of Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada and Salt Lake City, Utah.

 

IPtimize claimed that this acquisition doubles their number of IP endpoints served and also expands their geographic reach.

 

IPtimize is a broadband voice and data service provider focused on connecting, adapting and managing commercial and residential IP services for select industry channels.

 

AFS provides metropolitan fiber optical networking infrastructure, dark fiber and transport services to carriers and large enterprises. AFS enables its customers to easily and reliably connect to a city's most important points of communications presence; Internet Service Provider (ISP) and data center locations; Inter-exchange "carrier-hotels;" and wireless providers.

 

“Offering turnkey commercial offerings that satisfy the flexibility, convenience and economic needs of today’s businesses is what we do best,” said IPtimize Chairman and CEO, Ron Pitcock. “AFS built an excellent foundation in the commercial voice space, and we look forward to expanding the services and options available to both existing and new customers as IPtimize enters these markets.”

 

IPtimize explained that their expertise in VoIP business will help simplify each customer’s navigation and management of the voice business and other IP opportunities. Their products are carrier and terminal equipment agnostic, cost efficient, fully monitored and supported.

 

According to the company, this acquisition will in no way affect AFS’ existing customers as IPtimize will continue to serve them commercial VoIP and data management services in other markets as well.

 

“All four of these cities are experiencing very good business growth, and IPtimize is the perfect resource to meet their expanding needs,” says Dave Rusin (News - Alert), CEO, AFS. “Our business focus is broadening beyond commercial voice applications, and it makes sense to work with the specialists at IPtimize to maintain and continually enhance business-class services for these and other customers.”

 

Although additional details of the agreement were not disclosed, the transaction is a debt-free cash transaction which closed last week.