The University of Central Florida Expands Communications Infrastructure With TelCove16 March 2006
TelCove, a leading provider of
business critical telecommunications services to enterprise customers and
carriers, announced today that it will be providing local transport facilities
for advanced Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) services and for traditional
Centrex voice services for all three of the University of Central Florida\'s
Orlando locations.
TelCove currently provides local transport for traditional voice and VoIP
services supporting approximately 8,000 business lines at the University of
Central Florida\'s Main Orlando Campus, their downtown Orlando facility, and
the Rosen College south of the city. With the additional trunk facility to the
UCF Rosen College of Hospitality and Management, the College will be able to
support approximately 265 VoIP stations, providing new state-of-the-art
communication capabilities to the Rosen College faculty, administrators, and
students.
Robert Yanckello, the University of Central Florida\'s Director of Computer
Services/Telecommunications, said, \"We\'re excited about our partnership with
TelCove, and have great expectations about this relationship. TelCove has
extensive experience delivering communication services to a broad range of
organizations, including those in higher education. They provide both
traditional and next generation services to some of the largest universities
in the country. Today\'s announcement represents a good move to extend our
relationship with TelCove, and leverage their expertise and experience.\"
Jeff Donahue, Senior Vice President of Sales and Operations for TelCove,
adds, \"Our experience supporting large academic institutions, together with
the University of Central Florida\'s rapid growth and their rise to the top
levels of academic excellence, is a great combination. We look forward to
providing the University with state-of-the-art communication services for
their current traditional telephony needs and for their future academic,
student, and administrative communication applications.\"
About TelCove
TelCove, Inc., is a leading provider of business-critical
telecommunications services offering enterprises, carriers, and government
organizations superior Internet, Data, and Voice solutions via its reliable,
secure metropolitan and intercity fiber-optic network. TelCove\'s service
product strategy is to provide next-generation communication transport and
services to continually improve the business efficiency and productivity of
its customers. TelCove operates in 70 markets throughout the eastern half of
the United States. For more information about TelCove, Inc., please go to
http://www.TelCove.com.
About the University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida is a public, multi-campus, metropolitan
research university, dedicated to serving its surrounding communities with
their diverse and expanding populations, technological corridors, and
international partners. The mission of the University is to offer high-quality
undergraduate and graduate education, student development, and continuing
education; to conduct research and creative activities; and to provide
services that enhance the intellectual, cultural, environmental, and economic
development of the metropolitan region, address national and international
issues in key areas, establish UCF as a major presence, and contribute to the
global community. For more information about the University of Central
Florida, please go to http://www.ucf.edu.
Definitions
VoIP is a technology for transmitting ordinary telephone calls over the
Internet. VoIP provides a number of advantages over traditional circuit-
switched telephone service including lower costs, easier administration, many
more features at no additional cost, and the ability to integrate voice
services into other applications.
Centrex, delivered via the service provider\'s network, provides direct
dialing capability and advanced calling features normally found only on an on-
site PBX.
Trunk Line (for a PBX or IP-PBX): A main telecommunications transmission
line running between a service provider\'s telephone switching office and the
enterprise PBX system.
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