AstraQom International is a multi-national holding company that serves the telecommunications sector. The company is a provider of VoIP services and integrated communication solutions.[buzzword]

AstraQom International
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded2008
HeadquartersOttawa (Canada)
San Jose (US)
Number of locations
24
Area served
Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East & Africa
Key people
Jonathan Sowah, CEO
ProductsHosted PBX
Virtual Numbers
Virtual Office
SIP Trunking
Number of employees
813
SubsidiariesAstraQom Algeria
AstraQom Andorra
AstraQom Angola
AstraQom Anguilla
AstraQom Argentina
AstraQom Armenia
AstraQom Australia
AstraQom Austria
AstraQom Bahrain
AstraQom Belarus
AstraQom Belgium
AstraQom Benin
AstraQom Botswana
AstraQom Brazil
AstraQom Bulgaria
AstraQom Canada
AstraQom Chile
AstraQom China
AstraQom Colombia
AstraQom Congo
AstraQom Costa Rica
AstraQom Cote D'ivoire
AstraQom Croatia
AstraQom Cyprus
AstraQom Czech Republic
AstraQom Denmark
AstraQom Dominican Republic
AstraQom Egypt
AstraQom El Salvador
AstraQom Estonia
AstraQom Fiji
AstraQom Finland
AstraQom France
AstraQom Georgia
AstraQom Germany
AstraQom Ghana
AstraQom Greece
AstraQom Guatemala
AstraQom Honduras
AstraQom Hong Kong
AstraQom Hungary
AstraQom Iceland
AstraQom India
AstraQom Indonesia
AstraQom Iran
AstraQom Iraq
AstraQom Ireland
AstraQom Israel
AstraQom Italy
AstraQom Jamaica
AstraQom Japan
AstraQom Kazakhstan
AstraQom Kenya
AstraQom Kuwait
AstraQom Latvia
AstraQom Liberia
AstraQom Lithuania
AstraQom Luxembourg
AstraQom Malaysia
AstraQom Malta
AstraQom Mexico
AstraQom Morocco
AstraQom Netherlands
AstraQom New Caledonia
AstraQom New Zealand
AstraQom Nicaragua
AstraQom Nigeria
AstraQom Norway
AstraQom Panama
AstraQom Papua New Guinea
AstraQom Peru
AstraQom Philippines
AstraQom Poland
AstraQom Portugal
AstraQom Puerto Rico
AstraQom Reunion Island
AstraQom Romania
AstraQom Russia
AstraQom Saudi Arabaia
AstraQom Seychelles Island
AstraQom Singapore
AstraQom Slovakia
AstraQom Slovenia
AstraQom South Africa
AstraQom South Korea
AstraQom Spain
AstraQom Sweden
AstraQom Switzerland
AstraQom Tajikistan
AstraQom Thailand
AstraQom Tonga
AstraQom Turkey
AstraQom Turks and Caicos Islands
AstraQom Uganda
AstraQom Ukraine
AstraQom United Kingdom
AstraQom USA
AstraQom USVI
AstraQom Venezuela
AstraQom Vietnam
SIP Trunking
WebsiteAstraQom's Official Web Page

AstraQom currently provides VoIP services in more than 100 countries, covering 4 major regions: the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and the Europe, Middle East and Africa Region.

Background

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AstraQom was founded in 2008 as AstraQom Corporation. In 2009, AstraQom Corp amalgamated with Aon Communications (Canada) Inc., a network development provider based in Ottawa.[1]

In August 2011, the company moved its headquarters to Ottawa, Ontario to consolidate its Canadian offices and establish a headquarters.[2] In early 2012, the first subsidiary was created as a Canadian VoIP business provider – AstraQom Canada Corporation – a Federal Canadian corporation with main offices in Ottawa, Ontario. That same year, AstraQom's Immersion in Promoting Industry Peers won the 2011 Kamailio (OpenSER) Award.[3]

In April 2012, AstraQom expanded their Hosted PBX client services with the addition of a Virtual Receptionist service. A virtual receptionist service provides a live answering option to small businesses that cannot afford, or do not need, a full-time receptionist. The service uses a toll-free number that is answered by agents who act as receptionists for various companies.[4]

AstraQom Canada, AstraQom International's subsidiary, expanded in December 2013 by acquiring Shi Lian Telecom, a business telephone service provider targeting Chinese-owned businesses in Canada and the United States.[5]

In May 2014, AstraQom moved its global headquarters to Silicon Valley and opened an office in San Jose, California.[6]

Early in 2015, AstraQom Canada moved its headquarters to the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), opening its second Canadian office and 6th international office. The company's Ottawa office now serves as its main network hub. It also started supporting immigrant entrepreneurs, small businesses and diversity initiatives.[7]

Global expansion of AstraQom has included the opening of offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand in 2015, followed by the Philippines[8] and Brazil,[9] in 2016, followed by a move of the company's headquarters to Campbell California.[10]

Services

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AstraQom provides a variety of telecom-related services including: Hosted PBX, E-Fax (incoming faxes at no charge), Virtual telephone numbers (over 100 countries covered), Virtual office, A-Z Termination, Vanity Numbers, SIP Trunking.

Its Computer telephony integrations solutions[buzzword] include CRM, Hotel and Call Center software integrated with AstraQom's Hosted PBX.

Coverage

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AstraQom offers Voice over IP and a range of integrated solutions[buzzword] to the following regions and countries:

AstraQom Americas
Argentina Brazil Canada
Chile El Salvador Mexico
Panama Peru Puerto Rico
USA Venezuela Colombia
Costa Rica Jamaica USVI
Puerto Rico
AstraQom Asia-Pacific
Australia New Zealand Singapore
Philippines Japan Malaysia
China Hong Kong India
Indonesia Kazakhstan China
Tonga Vietnam Thailand
New Caledonia South Korea
AstraQom Europe, Middle East and Africa
Austria Belgium Bulgaria
Cyprus Denmark Estonia
Finland France Kenya
Germany Greece Ireland
Israel Italy Latvia
Lithuania Luxembourg Malta
Norway Portugal Romania
Slovakia Slovenia Spain
Sweden Switzerland South Africa
UK

Projects and partnerships

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In June 2012, AstraQom partnered with Bios Technologies, a provider of computer and network hardware and services serving the West Quebec and Ottawa areas. Bios became the provider of IP communications solutions[buzzword] to federal and provincial public functions, hospitals and businesses, as a re-seller for AstraQom products and services.[11] Following this, AstraQom expanded its Channel Partner program and currently has hundreds of carefully selected resellers around the world.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Atlanta Strategic Marketing Consultancy | eVolve Brand Marketing".
  2. ^ http://www.voip-catalog.com/news_item2773.html Archived August 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "AstraQom's Immersion in Promoting Industry Peers Wins Kamailio 2011 Award".
  4. ^ "AstraQom Adds to its Cloud-based Communications Service".
  5. ^ "Shi Lian Telecom's Acquisition". CB Insights. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  6. ^ http://www.i-newswire.com/astraqom-international-moves-into/267720
  7. ^ "Canadian VoIP Provider AstraQom Featured at In-Tac Expo". Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  8. ^ "AstraQom International Launches AstraQom Philippines & 20 Top-Class Scholarships". finance.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20.
  9. ^ "AstraQom Expansion Bolsters Brazilian Business VoIP".
  10. ^ "AstraQom International Confirms Move to Larger Global Headquarters within Silicon Valley".
  11. ^ "Bios Technologies, Inc. Partners with AstraQom for Growing SMB IP Communications and Technology Demand". Archived from the original on 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2014-08-14.