Announcing New Strategic Alliance, Patton and ABP Storm the Americas VoIP Market

“Storming the Americas” with Solutions Ideal for Latin and Caribbean Markets, Patton Signs ABP (abptech.com) as Master Distributor for Award-Winning SmartNode™ VoIP Equipment

GAITHERSBURG, Md. & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Patton—the leader in business and carrier-class network access, connectivity, VoIP and triple-play equipment—and ABP Technology—value-added distributor of IP Telephony and IP Video solutions—have announced a strategic partnership that appoints ABP as a Master Distributor for Patton’s SmartNode™ VoIP Gateway product line in the Americas.

“Patton equipment is made in the USA”

“A wide variety of protocols and standards are employed throughout Latin American,” explains Robert Messer, ABP's President. “Patton addresses this unique challenge with the industry’s most stable and complete implementation of ISDN standards—including support for the many variants of MFC/R2."

Patton has engaged ABP to “Storm the Americas” by distributing VoIP equipment to key reseller partners throughout the United States, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean.

"ABP understands the region’s widely varied economic conditions and rich cultural diversity,” expressed Ernesto Casas, Patton’s Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean. “Longstanding experience with IP solutions and strong market share in the service-provider and reseller sectors is a winning formula."

Resellers can view the ABP online storefront for Patton’s complete range of VoIP gateways that includes carrier-class products for service providers and enterprise-class products for small to medium businesses.

“As the telecom industry shifts to VoIP,” Messer continues, "the market needs carrier-class products. Patton SmartNode offers the industry’s best price-performance for carrier and business-class gateways. Service providers especially value Patton’s touchless provisioning and configuration feature in SmartNode CPEs.”

SmartNode combines the maturity, stability, and technical innovation that businesses and carriers demand, as Patton’s numerous RealityCheck® success stories attest.

“Patton equipment is made in the USA,” Messer notes. ”High-quality American manufacturing boosts our transactions with partners in NAFTA countries and Latin America."

Manufactured at Patton’s Gaithersburg, MD facility, SmartNode™ recently claimed the 2009 INTERNET TELEPHONY® Excellence Award—the seventh major award in five years for the product line.

Patton will sponsor ABP’s upcoming reseller conference, IP Sizzles. Beginning in Santo Domingo (5 May), the tour will reach eight US cities before concluding with Santiago (14 September) and Lima (16 September). Register for the conference…