AdEPT Telecom, a voice and data solutions provider, has been awarded a three year voice over internet protocol (IP) contract worth an estimated revenue of £2.5m over the life of the contract. The contract for voice over IP, a group of technologies which are used for the delivery of voice communications, covers 395 sites across 5 subsidiaries. Chief executive Ian Fishwick said: "This is one of the largest voice over IP contracts placed so far in the UK. An initial pilot covering 90 sites is anticipated to be followed by a phased roll-out of the other 300 sites. "It is clear that large customers will never simply move all of their sites to voice over IP in one day. They will conduct trials and pilots and then gradually roll-out the new technology. This means that companies such as AdEPT who can provide both traditional calls and line rental and voice over IP are ideally placed to handle a migration of this magnitude."The share price rose 6.35% to 33.5p by 11:56.NR