8x8 Awarded New Patent for Voice Routing Technology

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

8x8, Inc. EGHT, a leading provider of cloud-based unified communications and contact center solutions, today announced that it was awarded a new patent related to its voice routing technologies.

On December 1, 2015, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") issued United States Patent number 9,203,652 entitled "Systems, Methods, Devices and Arrangements for Cost-Effective Routing." The ‘652 patent relates to a variety of methods, systems, devices and arrangements for assessing and/or controlling call routing for IP communications. According to one such method, endpoint devices are used to monitor and/or assess call quality. The assessment is sent to a centralized server arrangement and call routing is controlled therefrom.

Since its establishment, 8x8 has been awarded 113 United States patents covering a variety of voice and video communications, signaling, processing and storage technologies.

About 8x8, Inc.

8x8, Inc. EGHT is the trusted provider of secure and reliable enterprise cloud communications solutions to more than 40,000 businesses operating in over 100 countries across six continents. 8x8's out-of-the-box cloud solutions replace traditional on-premises PBX hardware and software-based systems with a flexible and scalable Software as a Service (SaaS) alternative, encompassing cloud business phone service, contact center solutions, and conferencing. For additional information, visit www.8x8.com, www.8x8.com/UK or connect with 8x8 on LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+ and Facebook.

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