AstraQom

AstraQom
Privately held company
Industry Telecommunications
Founded 2008
Headquarters Ottawa (Canada)
San Jose (US), San Jose, USA
Number of locations
 24
Area served
 Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East & Africa
Key people
 Jonathan Sowah, CEO
Products Hosted PBX
Virtual Numbers
Virtual Office
SIP Trunking
Number of employees
 200
Website AstraQom's Official Web Page

AstraQom International is a multi-national holding company that serves the telecommunications sector. The company is a provider of VoIP services and integrated communication solutions. The majority of the company's clients are small and medium size businesses. AstraQom currently provides VoIP services in more than 50 countries, covering 3 major regions: the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and the Europe, Middle East and Africa Region.

Background

AstraQom was founded in 2008 as AstraQom Corporation. In 2009, AstraQom Corp amalgamated with Aon Communications (Canada) Inc., a network development provider based in Ottawa.[1]

In August 2011, the company moved its headquarters to Ottawa, Ontario to consolidate its Canadian offices and establish a headquarters.[2] In early 2012, the first subsidiary was created as a Canadian VoIP business provider – AstraQom Canada Corporation – a Federal Canadian corporation with main offices in Ottawa, Ontario. That same year, AstraQom's Immersion in Promoting Industry Peers won the 2011 Kamailio (OpenSER) Award.[3]

In April 2012, AstraQom expanded their Hosted PBX client services with the addition of a Virtual Receptionist service. A virtual receptionist service provides a live answering option to small businesses that cannot afford, or do not need, a full-time receptionist. The service uses a toll-free number that is answered by agents who act as receptionists for various companies.[4]

AstraQom Canada, AstraQom International's main subsidiary,expanded in December 2013 by acquiring Shi Lian Telecom, a business telephone service provider targeting Chinese-owned businesses in Canada and the United States.

In May 2014, AstraQom moved its global headquarters to Silicon Valley and opened an office in San Jose, California.[5]

Early in 2015, AstraQom Canada moved its headquarters to the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), opening its second Canadian office and 6th international office. The company's Ottawa office now serves as its main network hub. It also started supporting immigrant entrepreneurs, small businesses and diversity initiatives.[6]

Global expansion of AstraQom has included the opening of offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand in 2015, followed by the Philippines [7] and Brazil,[8] in 2016, followed by a move of the company's headquarters to Campbell California.[9]

Services

AstraQom provides a variety of telecom-related services including: Hosted PBX, E-Fax (incoming faxes at no charge), Virtual telephone numbers (over 50 countries covered), Virtual office, A-Z Termination, Vanity Numbers, SIP Trunking.

Its Computer telephony integrations solutions include CRM, Hotel and Call Center software integrated with AstraQom's Hosted PBX.

Coverage

AstraQom offers Voice over IP and integrated solutions to the following regions and countries:

AstraQom Americas
ArgentinaBrazilCanada
ChileEl SalvadorMexico
PanamaPeruPuerto Rico
USAVenezuelaColombia
Costa Rica Jamaica USVI
Puerto Rico
AstraQom Asia-Pacific
AustraliaNew ZealandSingapore
PhilippinesJapan Malaysia
China Hong Kong India
Indonesia Kazakhstan China
Tonga Vietnam Thailand
New Caledonia South Korea
AstraQom Europe, Middle East and Africa
AustriaBelgiumBulgaria
CyprusDenmarkEstonia
FinlandFranceKenya
GermanyGreeceIreland
IsraelItalyLatvia
LithuaniaLuxembourgMalta
NorwayPortugalRomania
SlovakiaSloveniaSpain
SwedenSwitzerlandSouth Africa
UK

Projects and Partnerships

In June 2012, AstraQom partnered with Bios Technologies, a provider of computer and network hardware and services serving the West Quebec and Ottawa areas. Bios became the provider of IP communications solutions to federal and provincial public functions, hospitals and businesses, as a re-seller for AstraQom products and services.[10]

Management

Jonathan Sowah Ph.D - CEO and President

Jonathan Sowah is the CEO and President of AstraQom Canada. Previously he owned and managed several technology and media companies including My World Online in the UK. He holds a Doctorate in Communications Strategy, Masters in E-Business and Media Management.[11]

Mr. Sowah has won awards for his business acumen in telecommunications. He is considered a leader in the Ghanaian diaspora in Canada and promoter of small and medium business development. Among his achievements in the Canadian and global business environment are being named US CEO of the year in 2010, recipient of the 2012 Ghanaian-Canadian Achievement Award for Technical Innovation, and the recipient of the 2014 IN-TAC Impact Award.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.evolvebrandmarketing.com/#!vender-&-reseller-partnerships
  2. ↑ http://www.voip-catalog.com/news_item2773.html Archived August 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ http://www.pr.com/press-release/398241
  4. ↑ http://technews.tmcnet.com/asterisk/topics/asterisk/articles/287346-astraqom-adds-its-cloud-based-communications-service.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.i-newswire.com/astraqom-international-moves-into/267720
  6. ↑ "Canadian VoIP Provider AstraQom Featured at In-Tac Expo". Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  7. ↑ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/astraqom-international-launches-astraqom-philippines-162400854.html
  8. ↑ http://www.tmcnet.com/channels/business-voip/articles/427833-astraqom-expansion-bolsters-brazilian-business-voip.htm
  9. ↑ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/astraqom-international-confirms-move-to-larger-global-headquarters-within-silicon-valley-300382125.html
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  11. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=89456212&authType=OPENLINK&authToken=aKlh&locale=en_US&srchid=927302871407166805672&srchindex=1&srchtotal=6&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A927302871407166805672%2CVSRPtargetId%3A89456212%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary
  12. ↑ http://issuu.com/ghanaiannews2012/docs/2012-ghanaian-canadian-achievement-awards/21
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