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

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(VoiP), Internet-based phone calls. It was co-founded by

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

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(). 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

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network was initially provided by Israeli company

, who also owned 20% of the company but later sold its stake. In 2003 the company moved to exclusively use

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's equipment.

References

External links

ITXC
at Telephony.com.

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