Top Phone Hooks Up with Top Platform in RTP Hotbed

Xiamen, China. (December 14th, 2012) — Yealink, a leading provider of VoIP solutions, announced today that it is partnering with Bandwidth, one of the Triangle’s fastest-growing tech companies, to offer complimentary cloud-based Phonebooth devices and services to dozens of new businesses currently setting up shop in the booming Durham-based startup hub, American Underground.

With Bandwidth bringing to the table a custom-designed cloud-based network perfect for supporting all day-to-day telecommunication needs of the Underground’s increasingly innumerable small-to-medium sized businesses, Yealink’s primary role will be to deliver top-of-the-line VoIP hardware, each device hand-selected to cater specifically to startups’ different professional needs. Based upon feedback from consumer reports, Yealink’s T22P and T26P series IP phones will be deployed as trial devices for the Underground project, for their radically popular HD voice quality, as well as multi-operational conferencing features.

“Startups need great infrastructure to flourish. Bandwidth's partnership brings high-caliber resources and equipment to emerging technology companies, making it easier for them to focus on a successful launch,” said Underground Chief Strategist Adam Klein.

“We are very pleased to be able to work with great partners like Bandwidth and American Underground in helping high-tech startups during their early-growth phase. The combination of Yealink voice over IP telephone sets and the excellent network connectivity provided by Bandwidth will certainly provide greatly increased efficiencies for these new telecom enterprises,” added Stone Lu, Yealink Executive Vice President.

Additionally, Yealink will be providing marketing strategies and technical support services for the operation; Bandwidth solicited their partnership for this project in particular due to Yealink’s elevated dedication over competing VoIP solutions companies to not just the quality of their products, but also to their height of customer assistance and satisfaction.

In conjunction with the Yealink/Bandwidth announcement, the American Underground recently unveiled a plan to open a new hub. The Underground @ Main Street will make 22,000 square feet of customized downtown space available to early-stage startups in the spring. The new location joins The Underground @ American Tobacco as one of the U.S.’s most highly acclaimed destinations for entrepreneurs. This development may well mean an extension for Yealink/Bandwidth of their Underground services in the near future, especially if the pair continues to prove itself the most consistent in accessibility and cost efficiency.

About Bandwidth

Bandwidth is among the nation's largest and fastest-growing telecom companies. Across four divisions-- Phonebooth, Broadband, Republic Wireless and inetwork-- they provide a wide range of communications services, including wholesale voice origination and termination, a full suite of 9-1-1 services, hosted VoIP and internet connectivity service for SMBs, and a consumer wireless business. Founded in 1999, and a certified CLEC in 49 states, Bandwidth is a profitable company headquartered in Cary, NC with a large remote office in Denver, CO and field offices in eight other cities. For more information, please visit: www.bandwidth.com.

About Yealink

Founded in 2001, Yealink, the global TOP 5 SIP Phone Supplier and a leading provider of VoIP Phone and IP communication solutions, has been focusing on VoIP products characterized by reliable quality, easy deployment and affordable price for more than a decade. Today, customers from over 140 countries rely on Yealink as the backbone of global collaboration to extend the value of network communications. For more information, please visit: www.yealink.com.