# AstraQom > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/AstraQom > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/AstraQom.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AstraQom > Source revision: 1356086480 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **AstraQom** **International** is a multi-national holding company that serves the [telecommunications](/source/Telecommunication) sector. The company is a provider of [VoIP](/source/VoIP) services and integrated communication solutions. AstraQom currently provides VoIP services in more than 100 countries, covering 4 major regions: the [Americas](/source/Americas), [Asia-Pacific](/source/Asia-Pacific), and the [Europe](/source/Europe), [Middle East](/source/Middle_East) and [Africa](/source/Africa) Region. ## Background AstraQom was founded in 2008 as AstraQom Corporation. In 2009, AstraQom Corp amalgamated with Aon Communications (Canada) Inc., a network development provider based in Ottawa.[1] In August 2011, the company moved its headquarters to [Ottawa](/source/Ottawa), Ontario to consolidate its Canadian offices and establish a headquarters.[2] In early 2012, the first subsidiary was created as a Canadian [VoIP](/source/VoIP) business provider – AstraQom Canada Corporation – a Federal Canadian corporation with main offices in Ottawa, Ontario. That same year, AstraQom's Immersion in Promoting Industry Peers won the 2011 Kamailio (OpenSER) Award.[3] In April 2012, AstraQom expanded their Hosted PBX client services with the addition of a Virtual Receptionist service. A virtual receptionist service provides a live answering option to small businesses that cannot afford, or do not need, a full-time receptionist. The service uses a toll-free number that is answered by agents who act as receptionists for various companies.[4] AstraQom Canada, AstraQom International's subsidiary, expanded in December 2013 by acquiring [Shi Lian Telecom](https://web.archive.org/web/20141009022220/http://www.techvibes.com/company-directory/shi-lian-telecom), a business telephone service provider targeting Chinese-owned businesses in Canada and the United States.[5] In May 2014, AstraQom moved its global headquarters to Silicon Valley and opened an office in [San Jose, California](/source/San_Jose,_California).[6] Early in 2015, AstraQom Canada moved its headquarters to the [Greater Toronto Area](/source/Greater_Toronto_Area) (GTA), opening its second Canadian office and 6th international office. The company's [Ottawa](/source/Ottawa) office now serves as its main network hub. It also started supporting immigrant entrepreneurs, small businesses and diversity initiatives.[7] Global expansion of AstraQom has included the opening of offices in the [United States](/source/United_States), the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom), [Australia](/source/Australia) and [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) in 2015, followed by the [Philippines](/source/Philippines)[8] and [Brazil](/source/Brazil),[9] in 2016, followed by a move of the company's headquarters to [Campbell](/source/Campbell,_California) California.[10] ## Services AstraQom provides a variety of telecom-related services including: [Hosted PBX](/source/Hosted_PBX), [E-Fax](/source/E-Fax) (incoming faxes at no charge), [Virtual telephone numbers](/source/Virtual_number) (over 100 countries covered), [Virtual office](/source/Virtual_office), A-Z Termination, [Vanity Numbers](/source/Vanity_number), [SIP Trunking](/source/SIP_Trunking). Its [Computer telephony integrations](/source/Computer_telephony_integration) solutions include [CRM](/source/Customer_relationship_management), [Hotel](/source/Property_management#Software) and [Call Center software](/source/Call_centre#Virtual_call_centre) integrated with AstraQom's Hosted PBX. ## Coverage AstraQom offers Voice over IP and a range of integrated solutions to the following regions and countries: AstraQom Americas Argentina Brazil Canada Chile El Salvador Mexico Panama Peru Puerto Rico USA Venezuela Colombia Costa Rica Jamaica USVI Puerto Rico AstraQom Asia-Pacific Australia New Zealand Singapore Philippines Japan Malaysia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Kazakhstan China Tonga Vietnam Thailand New Caledonia South Korea AstraQom Europe, Middle East and Africa Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Denmark Estonia Finland France Kenya Germany Greece Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Norway Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland South Africa UK ## Projects and partnerships In June 2012, AstraQom partnered with Bios Technologies, a provider of computer and network hardware and services serving the West Quebec and Ottawa areas. Bios became the provider of IP communications solutions to federal and provincial public functions, hospitals and businesses, as a re-seller for AstraQom products and services.[11] Following this, AstraQom expanded its Channel Partner program and currently has hundreds of carefully selected resellers around the world. ## See also - [List of VOIP companies](/source/List_of_VOIP_companies) ## References 1. ["Atlanta Strategic Marketing Consultancy | eVolve Brand Marketing"](http://www.evolvebrandmarketing.com/#!vender-&-reseller-partnerships) 1. [http://www.voip-catalog.com/news_item2773.html](http://www.voip-catalog.com/news_item2773.html%20) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140812205427/http://www.voip-catalog.com/news_item2773.html%20) August 12, 2014 at the Wayback Machine 1. ["AstraQom's Immersion in Promoting Industry Peers Wins Kamailio 2011 Award"](http://www.pr.com/press-release/398241) 1. ["AstraQom Adds to its Cloud-based Communications Service"](http://technews.tmcnet.com/asterisk/topics/asterisk/articles/287346-astraqom-adds-its-cloud-based-communications-service.htm) 1. ["Shi Lian Telecom's Acquisition"](https://www.cbinsights.com/deal/shi-lian-telecom-acquired). *CB Insights*. Retrieved 2020-01-20. 1. [http://www.i-newswire.com/astraqom-international-moves-into/267720](https://web.archive.org/web/20140330211845/http://www.i-newswire.com/astraqom-international-moves-into/267720) 1. ["Canadian VoIP Provider AstraQom Featured at In-Tac Expo"](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/canadian-voip-provider-astraqom-featured-144500112.html). Retrieved 2016-12-08. 1. ["AstraQom International Launches AstraQom Philippines & 20 Top-Class Scholarships"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161220224554/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/astraqom-international-launches-astraqom-philippines-162400854.html). *finance.yahoo.com*. Archived from [the original](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/astraqom-international-launches-astraqom-philippines-162400854.html) on 2016-12-20. 1. ["AstraQom Expansion Bolsters Brazilian Business VoIP"](http://www.tmcnet.com/channels/business-voip/articles/427833-astraqom-expansion-bolsters-brazilian-business-voip.htm) 1. ["AstraQom International Confirms Move to Larger Global Headquarters within Silicon Valley"](http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/astraqom-international-confirms-move-to-larger-global-headquarters-within-silicon-valley-300382125.html) 1. ["Bios Technologies, Inc. Partners with AstraQom for Growing SMB IP Communications and Technology Demand"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150222232753/http://www.businessnewsradar.com/bios-technologies-inc-partners-with-astraqom-for-growing-smb-ip-communications-and-technology-demand). Archived from [the original](http://www.businessnewsradar.com/bios-technologies-inc-partners-with-astraqom-for-growing-smb-ip-communications-and-technology-demand) on 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2014-08-14. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [AstraQom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AstraQom) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AstraQom?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.