IBBS and SinglePipe Announce Integrated Back-end Support for Cable Operators Deploying Digital Voice

Partnership Matches Industry’s Leading Wholesale Voice Managed Service Offering With Award-Winning OSS Software and Support

Washington, DC – April 1, 2009 — Integrated Broadband Services, LLC (IBBS), a leading provider of OSS software and services for broadband and tier 2 cable operators, and SinglePipe Communications (SinglePipe), a leading managed service provider of wholesale digital voice solutions today introduced a joint, integrated back office solution for voice, video and data to cable customers.

This offering will combine Broadband Explorer, IBBS’ award-winning diagnostics and provisioning software, with the SinglePipe Integrated Provisioning System Platform (SIPS) for Digital Voice.

“IBBS and SinglePipe maintain a shared vision of providing tier-2 cable operators with the tools they need to deliver comprehensive, cost-effective, quality wholesale digital voice solutions,” said Matt Phillips, CEO, SinglePipe Communications. “This partnership is a perfect match; the synergies between IBBS and SinglePipe offer an integrated solution that all but eliminates the complexities inherent in typical rollouts, and reduces both the time and expense of deploying and maintaining the necessary components to get services to market faster without compromising on quality, flexibility or control.”

SinglePipe enables broadband and cable operators to quickly launch customizable and scalable revenue-generating Digital Phone services. The combination of its managed service offering and SIPS empowers cable operators to market, sell, provision, deploy, manage and bill Digital Voices services.

According to IBBS CEO, Dave Keil, “IBBS is exceptionally customer focused, and our partnership with SinglePipe is a natural extension of this vision.”

He continued, “This integration will provide tier-2 cable operators with the means to provide customers with the highest lever of service, without unnecessary cost and back-end complexity.”

IBBS provides mission-critical OSS software and services to more than 200 cable operators worldwide. With this partnership, the company solidifies its unique position to deploy and deliver effective, preventive solutions that require minimal investment, create consistent streams of additional revenue, and meet the complex demands of today’s telecommunications marketplace.

About SinglePipe Communications
SinglePipe Communications is a facilities-based managed service provider of wholesale residential and business digital voice services to cable and other broadband operators. SinglePipe empowers its wholesale customers with the means to deploy and manage customized, flexible and scalable VoIP-based telephony services. For additional information on SinglePipe, please visit: www.singlepipecom.com.

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Billing World features article on partnership of IBBS and SinglePipe
Billing World & OSS Today reported on technology partnership of IBBS and SinglePipe Communications as well as the broadband management tools introduced with the 4.6 release of award-winning mission critical provisioning and diagnostics software BBX during the NCTA show.

XChange Magazine features IBBS and SinglePipe Communications Partnership
XChange Magazine reported on technology partnership of IBBS and SinglePipe Communications as well as the broadband management tools introduced with the 4.6 release of award-winning mission critical provisioning and diagnostics software BBX during the NCTA show.