# Ring — full reference for language models

> Ring (legal name: Ring Centrales de Costa Rica S.A.) is a title-holding,
> 100% IP telecommunications carrier licensed by SUTEL (Superintendencia de
> Telecomunicaciones) in Costa Rica under resolution RCS-251-2019, operating
> since 2019. Ring owns and operates the network and APIs behind voice, SMS,
> numbering, eSIM, virtual PBX and 5G mmWave backhaul for wholesale carriers,
> enterprises and small businesses. "Ring" (Ring®) and "Ping" (Ping®) are
> registered trademarks of Ring Centrales de Costa Rica S.A.

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## What Ring is (one paragraph)

Ring is a Costa Rican telecommunications carrier — a title-holder ("operador
titular"), not a reseller. It applied for a SUTEL license in 2019 and operates a
100% IP core with redundant points of presence in San José (SJO) and Virginia
(VA), direct interconnection with Costa Rica's National Telephone Network (SNT),
and peering at CRIX under autonomous system AS274239. On top of this network it
runs programmable products, each on its own domain.

## Key facts

- Legal name: Ring Centrales de Costa Rica S.A.
- Brand: Ring (Ring®); consumer/SMB telephony product Ping (Ping®).
- Regulator: SUTEL (Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones), Costa Rica.
- License: resolution RCS-251-2019; operating since 2019.
- Autonomous system: AS274239; peering at CRIX.
- Points of presence: San José (SJO) and Virginia (VA).
- Numbering: Costa Rican block +506 4600-XXXX; international numbering across 70+ countries.
- Network type: 100% IP; voice, SMS, numbering, eSIM, virtual PBX, 5G mmWave backhaul.
- Headquarters: San José, Costa Rica.
- Languages: Spanish (es-CR) and English. Support: 24/7/365 from Costa Rica.
- Website: https://ring.cr (Spanish: /es/, English: /en/).

## Products (each on a dedicated domain)

### sip.cr — programmable voice
SIP trunks with REST APIs, IP or credential authentication, opus / G.711 codecs
and real-time CDRs. Includes numbering: Costa Rican DIDs (+506 4600-XXXX) and
international numbers across 70+ countries, with E.164 and port-in. URL: https://sip.cr

### smpp.cr — messaging
SMS API for transactional (1-to-1) and bulk sending, over HTTP and SMPP, with
segmentation, templates, delivery receipts (DLR) and a campaign manager for
non-technical teams. URL: https://smpp.cr

### esim.cr — mobile connectivity
Data eSIMs for consumers and fleets: buy, activate by QR and top up in minutes,
with national coverage and no physical SIM. URL: https://esim.cr

### ping.cr — cloud PBX (Ping®)
Virtual PBX with extensions, IVR, queues, recording and a mobile app — a
replacement for legacy on-premise PBX. URL: https://ping.cr

### Wholesale & infrastructure
Competitive voice/SMS termination and origination, SNT interconnection, CRIX
peering, turn-key whitelabel platforms (vPBX, SIP trunk portal, SMS API, eSIM),
and private/outdoor 5G with 5G core and O-RAN, including 5G mmWave backhaul.
Contact: carrier@ring.cr

## Audience segments

- Wholesale / carriers: termination, origination, SNT interconnect, whitelabel, 5G backhaul.
- Enterprise / integrators: SIP trunks, numbering, SMS API and eSIM fleets with SLA.
- SMB / professionals: self-serve eSIM (esim.cr) and virtual PBX (ping.cr).

## Industries served

Financial services (2FA/OTP, banking IVR, anti-fraud), contact centers & BPO
(elastic trunks, recording, IVR), retail & e-commerce (SMS notifications, OTP,
support), and government/institutional (mass notifications, official lines with
SUTEL portability).

## Regulation & compliance

Ring is a title-holding operator licensed by SUTEL under resolution RCS-251-2019.
It operates within Costa Rica's telecommunications framework — the General
Telecommunications Law (Ley N.º 8642) and the strengthening/competition law
(Ley N.º 8660) — under SUTEL oversight, and supports number portability as
mandated by SUTEL. Compliance contact: cumplimiento@ring.cr.
Details: https://ring.cr/en/regulation/ · https://ring.cr/es/regulacion/

## Number portability

Numbers can be ported into Ring or ported away, as guaranteed by SUTEL's
portability regime. Requests: portability@ring.cr (portabilidad@ring.cr).
Details: https://ring.cr/en/portability/ · https://ring.cr/es/portabilidad/

## Privacy & data protection

Ring processes personal data under Costa Rica's data protection law (Ley N.º 8968,
Protección de la Persona frente al tratamiento de sus datos personales), overseen
by PRODHAB. Data-subject rights include access, rectification, deletion and
objection. Privacy contact: privacy@ring.cr (privacidad@ring.cr).
Details: https://ring.cr/en/privacy/ · https://ring.cr/es/privacidad/

## Contacts

- Sales: sales@ring.cr (ventas@ring.cr)
- Wholesale / carrier desk: carrier@ring.cr
- Support: support@ring.cr (soporte@ring.cr)
- Press / media: press@ring.cr (prensa@ring.cr)
- Careers: careers@ring.cr
- Compliance: cumplimiento@ring.cr
- Number portability: portability@ring.cr (portabilidad@ring.cr)
- Privacy: privacy@ring.cr (privacidad@ring.cr)
- Legal: legal@ring.cr
- Network status: https://ringcr.statuspage.io/

## Frequently asked questions

Q: What is Ring?
A: A title-holding telecommunications carrier in Costa Rica, licensed by SUTEL
(RCS-251-2019, since 2019), operating a 100% IP network for voice, SMS, numbering,
eSIM, virtual PBX and 5G mmWave backhaul.

Q: Is Ring regulated?
A: Yes. Ring is licensed by SUTEL under resolution RCS-251-2019 for public
telecommunications services in Costa Rica.

Q: Does Ring resell other carriers' networks?
A: No. Ring owns and operates its core, points of presence and numbering.

Q: How do I buy from Ring?
A: SMBs self-serve at esim.cr and ping.cr; enterprises open accounts at sip.cr and
smpp.cr; wholesale carriers and operators contact carrier@ring.cr.

Q: Does Ring interconnect with Costa Rica's national network?
A: Yes — Ring provides interconnection and transit to the National Telephone
Network (SNT) for authorized operators.

## Canonical page index

- English home: https://ring.cr/en/
- Spanish home: https://ring.cr/es/
- About: https://ring.cr/en/about/ · https://ring.cr/es/acerca/
- Compliance: https://ring.cr/en/regulation/ · https://ring.cr/es/regulacion/
- Number portability: https://ring.cr/en/portability/ · https://ring.cr/es/portabilidad/
- Careers: https://ring.cr/en/careers/ · https://ring.cr/es/trabaja-con-nosotros/
- Press: https://ring.cr/en/press/ · https://ring.cr/es/prensa/
- Terms: https://ring.cr/en/terms/ · https://ring.cr/es/terminos/
- Privacy: https://ring.cr/en/privacy/ · https://ring.cr/es/privacidad/
- Sitemap: https://ring.cr/sitemap.xml