Direct DID

Overview

DID (Direct Inward Dialing) is an emerging technology that has created new business opportunities for service providers. With the PoyaData Direct DID Solution calls forward the DID directly to the PoyaData Softswitch. The Softswitch initiates a PSTN based call and directs the call to PSTN or GSM based destinations, without routing through an IP phone. The calls are placed using a landline phone eliminating the need for an IP phone or internet access. Additionally, service providers can provide international calls at local rates.

This feature is extremely valuable for business people looking to receive DID numbers through their cell or office numbers as well as residential customers who communicate frequently with friends and family abroad.

Why Direct DID?

Business Solutions:
The PoyaData Direct DID Solution supports multiple DID numbers. For example, a client could have phone numbers in London, New York, and South Africa all routing to your cell phone in Toronto. Business professionals on the go need multiple phone numbers around the world and the ability to forward calls to one number.

Residential Solutions:
In today’s world there are many people living abroad, far from their families, who become socially disconnected from friends and relatives in their home-country. In some regions, calls are very expensive and communication is not easily available. PoyaData’ Direct DID breaks these communication barriers that have been created due to cost or other technical reasons. Phone calls can be placed using a local number ~ although long distance ~ and only local charge rates will apply.

Cost Savings:
The price differentiator as compared to true call forwarding is tremendous. Today, if a client signed up for DID in the US and requested their Telco to forward calls to phone numbers in other destinations every call would be a long distance charge – up to 30 cent per minute. With the PoyaData Direct DID the call would be remarkably cheaper because the call is being sent through IP infrastructure.

Features

Locate Me / Follow Me:
With this feature clients can receive multiple numbers to their cell phone but also can forward cell phone calls to more than one number. There are 2 different modes to select from:

Ring All:
When the client receives a call on their cell phone up to 5 different phones will ring until the client answers. These phone could include home, cell, or business numbers. When anyone in the world dials any of these numbers, all phones will ring at the same time until the call is picked up.

Sequential:
With the sequential feature the client can establish a time out per number. For example, time out could be established at 20 seconds, then the second number is dialed, then the third and so on.

Class 5 Softswitch Features:
Voicemail, Call Forwarding, Call Waiting, Follow-Me, and more.

Web User Portal:
Customers have their own web user portal enabling log in to change settings, define numbers to receive, define follow me features, change password, etc.

How does it work?

	Call is originated from a PSTN number
	Call is received by the Softswitch and redirected to the VoIP gateway
	The gateway verifies the subscribed destination number and account balance
	Billing server signals gateway to transfer the call to the desired destination