ITXC Corporation (Internet Telephony Exchange Carrier) was a US-based wholesale provider of

voice over IP Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), also known as IP telephony, is a set of technologies used primarily for voice communication sessions over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, such as the Internet. VoIP enables voice calls to be transmitted as ...

internet-based phone calls. It was cofounded by

Tom Evslin Tom Evslin is a retired American businessman who is the developer and publisher of GoldenDomeVT.com, a free public website containing SmartTranscripts of meetings of the 25 standing committees of the Vermont Legislature. He was the founder and ...

and his wife Mary in 1997 with seed money from AT&T and

VocalTec VocalTec Communications Inc. is an Israeli telecom equipment provider. The company was founded in 1985 by Alon Cohen and Lior Haramaty, who patented the first Voice over IP audio transceiver. VocalTec has supplied major customers such as Deuts ...

(). In 2000, it had the largest internet telephony network in the world. The company was acquired by Teleglobe Bermuda Ltd. in 2004.

Technology

The technology to power ITXC's voice over IP network was initially provided by Israeli company VocalTec, who also owned 20% of the company but later sold its stake. In 2003 the company moved to exclusively use

Cisco Cisco Systems, Inc. (using the trademark Cisco) is an American multinational digital communications technology conglomerate corporation headquartered in San Jose, California. Cisco develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, s ...

's equipment.

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