Inteliquent is a
communications enabler offering network-based voice and messaging services to
wireless,
cable, carriers and communication service providers. The products of Inteliquent include voice, toll-free, messaging, and emergency services.
In 2003, Inteliquent created the first independent tandem network, a "network of networks" uniquely interconnecting disparate carrier networks to facilitate the exchange of traffic. This network greatly streamlined the way
wireless,
cable,
CLEC and
broadband telephony companies routed local transit traffic between one another, and formed the foundation for later interconnection service arrangements.[2]
2008 - Neutral Tandem added terminating and originating switched access services, which are provided in connection with long-distance calls.[citation needed]
2010 - Named no. 2 on Crain's Fast 50 (fastest-growing companies by five-year revenue growth).[4]
2010 - Completed acquisition of Tinet SpA, an Italian-based global carrier in the IP Transit and
Ethernet wholesale market.[5]
2017 -
GTCR acquired Inteliquent and merged it with Onvoy moving forward as "Inteliquent".[6]
2021 - Sinch acquired Inteliquent for $1.14 billion.[1]
2022 - Inteliquent receives Warning Letter from the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for routing and transmitting illegal robocall traffic directly or indirectly involved in activities such as Social Security Administration imposters, utility disconnection scams, credit card rate reduction scams and car warranty scams, among others.[7][8]