(1888PressRelease)
June 20, 2006 - For the US Hispanic market, having local DID’s is essential to have a compelling VoIP offering for this group. As the majority of their calling are to and from Latin America, having an unlimited US calling plan and telephone number is of limited interest. DigiLinea, due to it’s pan regional VoIP network, is currently the only VoIP provider that can provide US Hispanics with the VoIP features they want including unlimited calling to their home countries and the ability to have their friends and family call them on their local Latin American telephone number as if they were still in their home country in Latin America. With this most recent expansion the current DigiLinea VoIP network footprint covers 77% of all outbound traffic from the US to Latin America representing $1.4 Billion in revenue and 9 Billion minutes a year from the US market alone. Gregory Keough CEO and Chairman of DigiLinea stated, “To offer VoIP services relevant to the US Hispanic market you must be a VoIP provider that is vertically integrated into Latin America working both sides of the border, like DigiLinea, which requires a high level of expertise, licensing, and local operating experience which is extremely time consuming and expensive to achieve. We like this model as it forms substantial barriers to entry for others that wish to compete and makes offering a me too service quite difficult.”
This coverage is also important to DigiLinea’s Latin American offering, as these markets are expected to see some of the fastest growth rates in the world with a projected 13.1 percent CAGR to $273 billion in 2009 from $167 billion in 2005. DigiLinea has the local infrastructure ready in conjunction with this expansion for fulfillment, payment and delivery to be ideally positioned to serve these local markets as well as they continue to grow. “As DSL not cable is the predominant form of broadband penetration in Latin America this means incumbents must cannibalize their existing businesses to compete, unlike the US where cable is the predominant broadband delivery vehicle and voice represents added revenue per subscriber. This coupled with the fact that incumbents in the region have very high rates, and are in general not well known for their customer service and flexibility we feel provides DigiLinea with a unique position to substantially grow not just our US Hispanic services but our local Latin American operations as well”, added Mr. Keough.
Mr. Keough summed up by saying, “I think the continued expansion of DigiLinea shows how focusing on one niche market, albeit a very large one of the US Hispanic and Latin American markets, and doing it well can provide for substantial barriers to entry and proves to be a good business model and strategy in the VoIP world which I believe you will see replicated in other niche markets worldwide.”
DigiLinea DID service covers over 100 cities throughout Latin America and covers all the major cities of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Peru. A complete list of the countries and cities available follows below:
ARGENTINA: Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Cordoba, La Plata, Maipu, Mar de Plata, Rosario, Benavidez, Campana, Del Viso, Fatima, Ferreyra, Garin, General Deheza, General Rodriguez, Ingeniero Maschqitz, Lopez Camelo, Los Boulevares, Lujan, Lujan de Cuyo, Malagueno, Mercedes, Monte Cristo, Neuquen, Parana, Pilar, Rafaela, Rio Cuarto, San Juan, San Lorenzo, San Luis, San Nicolas, San Rafael, Santa Fe, Santa Isabel, Sunchales, Tortuguitas, Uspallata, and Zarate.
BRAZIL: Sao Paulo, Rio de Janerio, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Florianopolis, Porto Alegre, and Fortaleza.
CHILE – Santiago, Valparaiso, Concepcion, Linares, Antofagasta, Iquique.
EL SALVADOR: San Salvador, San Miguel, Santa Ana, Usulatan, Sonsonate, La Union, Chaletenango, Cuscatlan, Cabanas and all other major cities.
GUATEMALA: Guatemala City, Puerto Barrios, Coban, Mixco, Villa Nueva, San Juan Sacatepequez, San Pedro Carcha, Quetzaltenango, Escuintla, Jutiapa, Chichicastenango, Jalapa, Villa Canales, Petapa and all other major cities.
PERU: Lima
HONDURAS: Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba, Roatan and all other major cities.
MEXICO: Mexcio City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Queretaro, Ciudad Juarez, Morelia, Tijuana, and Aguascalientes.
DigiLinea plans to continue to expand its pan regional VoIP network and DID coverage with a goal of reaching 100% coverage by the end of 2006. For more information about DigiLinea please visit www.DigiLinea.com.
About DigiLinea:
DigiLinea, www.DigiLinea.com, is the leading VoIP service and infrastructure provider to the US Hispanic and Latin American markets. DigiLinea has been recognized as a VoIP pioneer as part of the 2004 and 2005 Pulver 100 and as one of Internet Telephony’s VoIP Service Providers of the Year. DigiLinea is focused uniquely on the US Hispanic and Latin American markets and is vertically integrated into many countries in Latin America, as DigiLinea owns local telecom licenses. This vertical integration allows DigiLinea to provide local Latin American telephone numbers and lower cost calling then other providers to our US Hispanic clients. DigiLinea currently provides service to thousands of US Hispanic and Latin American clients, who take advantage of the DigiLinea VoIP service experiencing substantial savings over traditional offerings. DigiLinea is a closely held private company with offices in the US and Latin America.
For more information about DigiLinea products and services please visit www.DigiLinea.com.
