[VoiceOps] Bandwidth vs Inteliquent

[Alex Balashov]

No, but highly curated access to the Bandwidth API is common. I cannot confirm or deny that we do a lot of that, but I mean, I wouldn’t deny it per se.

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> On Jul 7, 2021, at 10:18 PM, Ross Tajvar <ross at tajvar.io> wrote:
> 
> 
> > 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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