Voip canada service provider

TORONTO -- Allstream Corp. is offering local-area networking (LAN) management service to mid-sized and large organizations, and also plans to announce end-to-end voice over IP (VoIP) services.

The Toronto-based telecom service provider announced its managed LAN service, which includes network assessment, fault monitoring, performance reports and security monitoring.

Soon the carrier will announce converged voice and data services, whereby it will integrate Internet Protocol (IP) telephony equipment, said Jeff Crews, Allstream's vice-president of infrastructure.

Crews said Allstream's managed LAN offering includes a network assessment service, which is valuable to telecom managers who want to determine whether their IT network will support both voice and data.

Roberta Fox, president and senior partner of Markham, Ont.-based Fox Group Consulting, said Allstream's service could be a "nice first step" for IT staff who want to figure out whether their organization's networks are ready for voice.