Inteliquent
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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| Products | Voice, Messaging |
| Website | inteliquent |
Inteliquent is a communications enabler offering network-based voice and messaging services to wireless, cable, carriers and communication service providers. Inteliquent's services include voice, toll-free, messaging, and emergency communication.
Inteliquent was acquired by Sinch in 2021.[1]
History
[edit]In 2003, Inteliquent created the first independent tandem network, a "network of networks" uniquely interconnecting disparate carrier networks to facilitate the exchange of traffic.
This network simplified the routing of local transit traffic among wireless, cable, CLEC, and broadband telephony companies, serving as a basis for subsequent interconnection services.[2]
- 1997 - MEANS and MRNet became Onvoy, Inc.[citation needed]
- 2001 - Neutral Tandem was incorporated.[citation needed]
- 2006 - Completed the installation of a national IP backbone and extended its reach by interconnecting 179 markets.[citation needed]
- 2007 - Neutral Tandem's first public offering on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol IQNT.
- 2007 - Zayo acquired Onvoy, Inc.[3]
- 2008 - Neutral Tandem added terminating and originating switched access services, which are provided in connection with long-distance calls.[citation needed]
- 2010 - Named no. 2 on Crain's Fast 50 (fastest-growing companies by five-year revenue growth).[4]
- 2010 - Completed acquisition of Tinet SpA, an Italian-based global carrier in the IP Transit and Ethernet wholesale market.[5]
- 2017 - GTCR acquired Inteliquent and merged it with Onvoy moving forward as "Inteliquent".[6]
- 2021 - Sinch acquired Inteliquent for $1.14 billion.[1]
- 2022 - Inteliquent receives Warning Letter from the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for routing and transmitting illegal robocall traffic directly or indirectly involved in activities such as Social Security Administration imposters, utility disconnection scams, credit card rate reduction scams and car warranty scams, among others.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sinch acquires Inteliquent for $1.14B to take on Twilio in the US". TechCrunch. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Inteliquent - Cloud Communication Solutions - Telecom Equipment - OnlyKonnect". Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ "Zayo Bandwidth completes Onvoy acquisition". Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "Fast 50 2010 A Look At Chicago's Fastest-Growing Companies". Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- ^ "Inteliquent, Inc. (IQNT) - BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS (FY 2012 (10-K))". www.marketvis.io. Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- ^ "GTCR acquires Inteliquent for $800M, merges operations with Onvoy subsidiary". FierceTelecom. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Warning Letter to Inteliquent, Inc". FTC.gov. 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Warning Regarding Assisting and Facilitating Illegal Robocalls" (PDF). FTC.gov. 10 May 2022.
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Categories:
- Telecommunications companies of the United States
- Telecommunications companies established in 1997
- 1997 establishments in Minnesota
- American companies established in 1997
- 2021 mergers and acquisitions
- Telecommunications companies disestablished in 2021
- 2021 disestablishments in Illinois
- American companies disestablished in 2021