Launched globally last November, Linksys One is designed to provide small businesses with a converged voice, video and data service that is easy to deploy and easy to use.

Linksys One is claimed to offer business-class telephones, Internet broadband access, data networking services, hosted applications, local and long distance voice services over a single connection.

The Linksys One customer premise equipment (CPE) solution will streamline a users communications requirements and replace separate voice, fax and data lines.

Soul will offer Linksys One through a network of valued added resellers who are qualified under the Linksys Partner Connection program.

Linksys and Soul are now recruiting and training agents and VARs.Soul plans to roll out its voice and Internet service with the Linksys One system later this year. It will however be pipped at the post by IP Systems which already has pre-commercial customers and which intends to commercial launch its service with a number of appointed VARs and testimonials from live customers on August 1.