LatiNode Finds The Right Tone

BY CHRONICLE STAFF

Jorge Granados follows the immigration news closely. But rather than the debate on whether to grant an amnesty or build a wall, he is specifically interested in the numbers. After all, thats his business. Granados heads up LatiNode, a Miami-based company that provides long-distance calls between the United States and Latin America. It sells directly to customers using calling cards (under the CrossFone brand) as well as to operators like AT&T, Sprint, Qwest, Telefonica and Telecom Italia.

The operators will use LatiNode VoiP connections to complement their own traditional networks. "Those are a big portion of our business," Granados says. "They buy millions of minutes a month."

It is a growing business for the the company Granados founded in an inner-city area of Miami only seven years ago. Last year, LatiNode posted...

Companies mentioned in this story: Cisco, NexTone, Pactolus, Skype, SunRocket