ZipTel Secures
Cornerstone Enterprise
Agreement with Speedcast
ZipTel Limited has
entered into a landmark
Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU)
agreement with SpeedCast
International Limited
for an exclusive white
label application.
Under this exclusive
partnership agreement,
SpeedCast will white
label ZipTel’s
revolutionary ZipT
application and
platform, which will be
re-branded under the
SpeedCast “SpeedTalk”
portfolio of voice
products and services.
This product will be
first of its kind to
market in the data-based
satellite telephony and
will target over a
thousand of SpeedCast’s
enterprise customers
globally, with a
potential opportunity to
scale across a myriad of
satellite service
providers worldwide.
Established in 1999,
SpeedCast has grown to
become a leading
satellite service
provider offering
high-quality managed
networks services in
over 60 countries.
SpeedCast leverages the
latest satellite
technologies for the
provisioning of reliable
and efficient network
services to key
industries including
cellular, maritime, oil
and gas, mining and
government, across
numerous blue chip
clients.
Over the past several
months, SpeedCast has
successfully tested and
validated the ZipT
product in several field
locations around the
globe, at a static rate
of 10kbps. Regions
included Australia, Papa
New Guinea, Indonesia,
Thailand and Malaysia.
SpeedCast will now
embark on exclusively
white labelling the ZipT
product initially to its
customer base and with
an opportunity to
further scale across
additional satellite
service providers
globally.
The ZipT technology
excels in low bandwidth
environments (as low as
8kbps) and uses up to
80% less data than other
mobile-based calling
applications currently
in the market. The
solution will offer a
cost effective means of
communication in areas
which have no telephone
coverage or limited
access to satellite
telephony, traditionally
billed at higher rates.
The application of the
new technology will
provide remote workers
with the ability to
communicate globally
from remote locations,
at a fraction of the
cost of traditional
mobile satellite service
rates. The new SpeedCast
product will enable
users to top up accounts
on a pre-paid service
and to make high-quality
phone calls from any
smartphone, when
connected over
satellite, in the low
bandwidth environments
in which they frequently
operate.
ZipTel’s Co-Founder and
CEO Bert Mondello
commented, “This is an
exciting milestone for
the Company. Securing
our first enterprise
agreement with a leading
satellite communications
service provider opens
up further opportunity
to expand wider into the
enterprise market
globally. This agreement
substantially enhances
the global distribution
of the ZipT product and
will bring a significant
and steady revenue
stream for ZipTel.
Furthermore, it provides
third party endorsement
and validation of our
product for the consumer
and enterprise market.”
Andrew Burdall, VP of
Strategic Business
Development at
SpeedCast, commented:
“We are continuously
seeking cutting-edge
products to meet the
unique requirements of
our customers. We are
pleased to partner with
an innovative company
like ZipTel, and to be
able to offer our
customers a superior
product and platform,
which enables the
ability to communicate
with anyone, globally,
at reduced costs. This
new application will be
a valuable addition to
our comprehensive suite
of communication
products. Innovation is
at the heart of our
success.”
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