What is Bandwidth (company)?
{{Infobox company | name = Bandwidth Inc. | logo = Bandwidth Logo.png | type = [[Public company|Public]] | traded_as = {{NASDAQ|BAND}} (Class A)<br />[[Russell 2000 Index]] company | foundation = {{start date and age|1999}} | location = [[Raleigh, North Carolina]] | key_people = David Morken, CEO | products = [[Telecommunications]]<br />[[Voice over IP|Voice]]<br />[[SMS]]<br />[[Multimedia Messaging Service|MMS]]<br />[[Session Initiation Protocol|SIP]] Trunking<br />[[911 Access]]<br />[[Phone Numbers]] | num_employees = 700+<ref>{{cite web|url=https://businessnc.com/david-morkens-faith-in-fiber-grows-raleigh-based-bandwidth/|title=David Morken's faith in fiber grows Raleigh-based Bandwidth|date=July 2019 }}</ref> | homepage = {{url|https://www.bandwidth.com}} }}'''Bandwidth''' is a Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) company, founded in 1999 by David Morken and Henry Kaestner in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bandwidth co-founder steps down|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2018/10/31/bandwidth-co-founder-steps-down.html}}</ref> The company specializes in selling software [[Application programming interface|application programming interfaces]] (APIs) for voice and messaging, leveraging their proprietary IP voice network. It went public in 2017 on the [[NASDAQ]], raising $80 million in capital.<ref>{{cite news|title=Overview|language=en|work=www.nasdaq.com|url=https://www.nasdaq.com/markets/ipos/company/bandwidth-inc-849754-84988}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bandwidth stock up 5% after IPO|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bandwidth-stock-up-5-after-ipo-2017-11-10}}</ref> As of 2020, Bandwidth plans to relocate its headquarters in [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], North Carolina, announcing plans to hire around 1,000 new employees.<ref>{{cite web|date=20 October 2020|title=Bandwidth, development partners unveil renderings of future HQ campus in Raleigh|url=https://www.wraltechwire.com/2020/10/20/bandwidth-development-partners-unveil-renderings-of-future-hq-campus-in-raleigh/}}</ref><ref>