ioTRAN Corporation and Talking Platforms Announce Agreement to Merge

Combination of Innovative UCaaS Solutions Provider and Award-Winning White Label Telephony Service Provider Delivers a Robust, Affordable and Complete Communications Offering
for any Business in North America

Colorado Springs, CO - September 25, 2023 - ioTRAN Corporation, a developer of innovative carrier-class UCaaS solutions, and Talking Platforms, a service provider of award-winning white label telephony, today announced that they have entered into a joint consolidation agreement.

Both parties have entered into the agreement to leverage synergies in their businesses and enhance the value that each organization can bring to respective customers. The merger announced today enables ioTRAN and Talking Platforms to better align their service offerings and address opportunities through a consolidated structure.

As part of the agreement, ioTRAN will leverage the Talking Platforms North American network footprint to deploy its cloud based UCaaS solutions. Leveraging the network assets of Talking Platforms allows ioTRAN to deliver its ioSaaS offerings from multiple data centers, bringing services closer to its clients and end users.

“The combination of ioTRAN’s ioSaaS cloud-based telecom solutions and Talking Platforms’ award-winning white-label UCaaS reseller services offers a robust, affordable and complete communications offering for MSPs, ISPs, cable TV operators and traditional interconnects,” said Salvatore Costantino, CEO of ioTRAN. “The merger we’ve announced today makes it easier for customers to get everything they need from a single provider.”

Talking Platforms will continue operating under its current trade name, and it will continue serving the white label telephony market while its operational structure transitions to the ioTRAN brand over a conversion period. As part of the agreement, Talking Platforms’ offerings will now be powered by ioPLATFORM, the ioTRAN UCaaS solution.

About ioTRAN
ioTRAN is dedicated to being a leader in the Unified Communications platform industry, with a mission to empower companies and organizations to reach their goals through technology. Its extensive experience in class 5 Softswitch and Unified Communications platform development allows ioTRAN to work with a diverse range of clients, including service providers, carriers, CLECs, iLECs, and enterprises. ioTRAN offers a comprehensive suite of telecommunications solutions, delivered via its ioSaaS cloud- based offering and on-premise installations. Through its commitment to excellence, ioTRAN is able to help organizations improve their operations and achieve success in the telecommunications industry.

About Talking Platforms
Talking Platforms provides award winning white-label UCaaS reseller services. It was established to meet the increasing need for IP telephony, particularly for cloud-based Hosted PBX and UCaaS reseller solutions. The offering is built on the ioPLATFORM cloud-based, private-label UCaaS Softswitch model. Talking Platforms provides its UCaaS platform services exclusively to reseller partners and service providers in North America.

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ioTRAN announces the addition of Cisco series 6000, 7000, and 8000 IP Phones to its advanced provisioning system. Available for immediate use.

ioTRAN development released the exciting new ioCONNECT-UC mobile and desktop apps today.  These advanced mobile and desktop apps are the first of several releases with ever-increasing functionality. This first release will support a Dialer, 1 to 1 Video, full-featured Video Conferencing, Recording, and ioCONNECT management. ioCONNECT-UC will also support Chat, SMS, CRM, and Call Center functionality in future releases.

ioTRAN development released a full-featured Fax solution for the 7th-generation Softswitch platform called ioFAX. This feature is also available on the new ioCONNECT mobile applications for Android and iOS. This Fax solution includes:

• Inbound Faxes via E-mail PDF Attachment
• Outbound Faxes via Unified Management Web Portal Interface and mobile app
• Email to Fax
• Fax to Email
• Email Notifications
• Management, Redistribution, and Archival of Sent and Received Faxes
• Search and Filters
• White/Private Label Branding
• Fax Cover Design and Templates
• T.38 Communications
• Page Limits
• CSID Control
• Caller ID Control
• User Account Codes
• Diagnostics

The ioPLATFORM supports traditional physical fax machines. This can be achieved by direct T.38 communications, analog to SIP converter (ATA), or media gateway. In addition, ioFAX can support inbound faxes while outbound faxes are sent through a physical fax machine. In either scenario, there is tight integration with the ioPLATFORM billing, accounting, and taxation engine.

ioTRAN development is releasing the highly anticipated ioCONNECT mobile application for Android and iOS today.  They are available at the Google and Apple app stores. The ioCONNECT mobile app untethers our platform operator's customers from the web-based browser system portal. Everything an end-user needed to do for account management from a PC or Laptop can now be done from their smartphone. These functions include:

• Multiple Account support
• Voicemail - Listen and Configuration
• Call Handling
• Find Me, Follow Me
• Call Detail Records
• Address Book
• Alerts and Notifications
• Device Details
• Account Details and Settings
• Feature and Express Codes
• Upcoming Fax and SIP Trunk Functionality and Configuration

ioTRAN added our mobile applications development website (ioconnect.iotran.com) to accompany the new addition of current and future releases of the ioCONNECT and ioCONNECT-UC applications.

ioTRAN development announced the release of its highly anticipated "Partitions" product for the new 7th generation Softswitch platform.  With this new product, our service provider customers can rent a "Partition" from ioTRAN and utilize their carrier(s). This powerful new product is a game changer significantly reducing the CAPEX and OPEX of purchasing and maintaining a Softswitch platform. Service providers, PBX Interconnects, MSPs, IT Technology providers, and Broadband providers now have a viable alternative with ultra-reliability and scalability.