Neutral Tandem / Tinet Are Now Inteliquent
Providing intelligent solutions to
interconnection and interoperability
challenges Neutral Tandem and Tinet announce
their official rebranding as Inteliquent.
The publically traded company will trade
under the stock ticker “IQNT.”
Inteliquent will offer voice, IP Transit,
Ethernet and hosted service solutions to
major carriers, service providers, and
content management firms.
CHICAGO, Feb. 7, 2012 -- Inteliquent
(Nasdaq: IQNT), a leading provider of global
interconnection and interoperability
solutions, announces today the formal
rebranding of Neutral Tandem and Tinet, as
Inteliquent. The company’s shares will start
trading under its new name and stock ticker
symbol, “IQNT,” effective as of market open
today, February 7, 2012. The Company’s
common stock CUSIP number remains the same
and will not change as a result of the name
change.
The announcement reflects the evolution of
Neutral Tandem to a full-scale network
solutions provider, offering intelligent
networking to solve challenging
interconnection and interoperability issues
on a global scale. With an advanced
MPLS network that is highly interconnected
to carriers around the world, Inteliquent
provides voice, IP Transit, Ethernet and
hosted service solutions to major carriers,
service providers, and content management
firms based in over 80 countries and six
continents.
“Our new brand is an important step in the
evolution of our company and signifies a
commitment to both our customers and our
investors to deliver on our strategic
vision,” states Edward Evans, Chief
Executive Officer of Inteliquent. “The
name, ’Inteliquent’ scales with our expanded
product set, and aligns well with our
positioning as a global multi-services
company that provides intelligent solutions
to complex problems in the industry.”
“The rebranding comes at a time when our
customers’ network needs are growing more
complicated. To address this, we are
providing intelligent solutions to solve
these challenges -– whether in voice, IP
transit, Ethernet or hosted services,”
continues Surendra Saboo, President and
Chief Operating Officer of Inteliquent.
“At Inteliquent, we are building upon the
breadth and depth of our highly
interconnected network, and developing
solutions to solve tomorrow’s
interoperability issues.”
The management team will be formally
presenting later today at the Stifel
Nicolaus Technology and Telecom Conference,
where they will be discussing the formal
rebrand to Inteliquent and how it fits with
the Company’s growth strategy, as well as
providing an update on the Company’s
business activities. The presentation is
scheduled to begin at approximately 6:15 pm
EST and will be webcast live on Neutral
Tandem’s Investor Relation’s Web site at
http://ir.neutraltandem.com.
To learn more about the rebranding directly
from Inteliquent’s CEO and COO, visit our
new website at
www.inteliquent.com
and click on the video. Additionally, to
learn more about Inteliquent’s game-changing
products and services, contact
info@inteliquent.com or visit
www.inteliquent.com.
Join our video news conference to hear
more about Inteliquent’s evolution on
Thursday, February 9 at 12:00 p.m. EST.
For dial-in instructions, please email
pr@jaymiescotto.com.
About Inteliquent, Inc.
Headquartered in Chicago, Inteliquent
provides intelligent networking to solve
challenging interconnection and
interoperability issues on a global scale.
With an advanced MPLS network that is highly
interconnected to carriers around the world,
Inteliquent provides voice, IP Transit,
Ethernet and hosted service solutions to
major carriers, service providers, and
content management firms based in over 80
countries and six continents. With over 120
Ethernet sites worldwide, the company is the
largest global Ethernet interconnection
provider, a top 5 global IP transit provider
and has a leading IPv6 network. Please visit
Inteliquent's website at
www.inteliquent.com
and follow us on Twitter @Inteliquent.
