XO carried 2 billion VoIP minutes in Q4

RESTON, Va., Jan. 19 (UPI) -- XO Communications said Thursday its fourth-quarter Voice over Internet Protocol traffic increased 22 percent to more than 2 billion minutes.

Virginia-based XO called the jump a "phenomenal" response to increased VoIP deployment and predicted continued strong growth for the Internet telephony technology.

"We anticipate ongoing interest and growth as more customers migrate from traditional networks to IP-based networks to take advantage of the opportunities and benefits," Chief Executive Officer Carl Grivner said in a news release.

XO reported that more than 2,500 business customers had signed up for its XOptions Flex plan since it was introduced last April.