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AVAD Networks - African Voice and Data
It appears as though AVAD offers a wide array of VoIP products, as would be expected. Although current rates within the United States are higher than many other carriers, rates to other countries are competitive.
The theme of their website is that millions of Africans living abroad maintain close ties with friends/family/business associates in Africa, thus it has always confounded AVAD's executives why major carriers in the United States and Europe have not visibly focused on the African marketplace.
AVAD is working with large and small carriers setting up international private line origination and termination networks, as well as direct interconnections for the purpose of wholesale carrier sales. AVAD technicians have decades of experience in fiber, satellite, and IP transmissions.
Their website is here and this opens in a new window. We do not use their service. AVAD is based in Los Angeles, California.
How this company will hold up under increasing pressure from reduced rates - currently nearing one cent per minute - will depend on their return on investment, cost of overhead, and existing contracts. Some analysts predict VoIP will be a free service, allowing companies to charge only for special features and add-ons.
