Packet8 Virtual Office Service Breaks 10,000 Subscriber Mark in US

Voice over Internet Protocol provider, 8 X 8 Inc., announced last week that as of the end of last year its subscriber base of small to medium-sized businesses (SMB’s) had surpassed the 10,000 mark for its Packet8 Virtual Office hosted iPBX phone services. The company is also gaining the interest of larger corporations seeking affordable solutions to connect employees out of satellite offices under a single phone system.

At $49.99 per month/extension for unlimited local and long distance with advanced PBX features, the Packet8 Virtual Office service offers a cost effective solution to transitioning away from traditional PBX systems. The service also includes unlimited worldwide calling to other Packet8 subscribers, auto-attendant routing, worldwide extension dialing, voice mail and many other business class PBX features uncommon with Premise-based PBX systems. Packet8 Virtual Office offers robust business phone system functionality allowing users to be part of a hosted VoIP phone solution no matter where in the world they are.

8 X 8 is currently the second largest pure play VoIP house in the industry having built its name servicing residential VoIP. Regular Packet8 customers enjoy unlimited calling to the US, Canada and eight other countries starting at $24.99 per month.---Randy Swisher - Editor, The Digest