[VoiceOps] Bandwidth vs Inteliquent

[Ross Tajvar]

> I don't know of any resellers of Bandwidth that would allow you direct
access to the Bandwidth API. The API is based on Account and you'd have
access to the full reseller account.

I believe Bandwidth allows subaccounts.

On Wed, Jul 7, 2021, 10:08 PM Peter Beckman <beckman at angryox.com> wrote:

> I've been happy with Bandwidth. Started with them mid-2015. They handle
> most of our inbound and outbound calling and SMS. APIs do what we need for
> the most part (there are some limits in viewing their inventory that I'm
> not a fan of), SMPP connections never die, tickets get addressed quickly,
> at least when the solution is straightforward.
>
> I haven't used Inteliquent directly, so I cannot speak to the true
> differences.
>
> I hear that Inteliquent wins for termination, and though I can get coverage
> in most places for Bandwidth on-net and Level3 off-net through Bandwidth,
> Inteliquent, with their acquisition of Onvoy/Voyant/Vitelity over the past
> few years, has coverage in more ratecenters. It just depends if you care
> about small rural switches or smaller cities.
>
> I'm sure the APIs are probably similar, though Bandwidth has several SDKs
> available, and I have not been able to find mention of Inteliquent SDKs on
> the Internet, and definitely not in GitHub.
>
> I don't know of any resellers of Bandwidth that would allow you direct
> access to the Bandwidth API. The API is based on Account and you'd have
> access to the full reseller account.
>
> https://dev.bandwidth.com/
>
> Beckman
>
> On Wed, 7 Jul 2021, Colton Conor wrote:
>
> > If you had to choose only between these two providers for wholesale
> > services, which would you choose and why? We are only considering these
> two
> > as the softswitch we are planning on using (Netsapiens) has only built
> out
> > Group MMS support for these two carriers APIs, and no one else.
> >
> > I have used many services over the years that have utilized both of these
> > carriers, but I have never had a direct relationship with them.
> >
> > Which has a better portal, API, and company overall? What are the true
> > differences?
> >
> > Are there any resellers to consider where we would still have direct
> access
> > to these carriers APIs?
> >
>
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