October 17, 2007
VegaStream has released a new version of its VoIP Gateway product, which allows 999 calls to be made over VoIP lines.
The product follows research from communications regulator, Ofcom, which found that 46 per cent of household VoIP lines are unable to make emergency 999 calls, and 78 per cent of VoIP users were unaware that they would not be able ...
VegaStream allows 999 calls with VoIP
by Jan Harris
VegaStream has released a new version of its VoIP Gateway product, which allows 999 calls to be made over VoIP lines.
The product follows research from communications regulator, Ofcom, which found that 46 per cent of household VoIP lines are unable to make emergency 999 calls, and 78 per cent of VoIP users were unaware that they would not be able ...
October 16, 2007
The Australian government’s telecommunications watchdog has contacted more than forty VoIP providers urging them to find technical solutions to allow users access to the country’s emergency 000 number.
Up to now, VoIP providers in Australia have not been able to find solutions for offering the vital service to their customers.
There are currently three emergency numbers available in Australia.
Triple Zero can ...
Australian VoIP providers urged to provide emergency phone access
by Lin Freestone
The Australian government’s telecommunications watchdog has contacted more than forty VoIP providers urging them to find technical solutions to allow users access to the country’s emergency 000 number.
Up to now, VoIP providers in Australia have not been able to find solutions for offering the vital service to their customers.
There are currently three emergency numbers available in Australia.
Triple Zero can ...
October 15, 2007
Scottish VoIP company, Waterfront, has launched an innovative service called TV Telephony, which allows telephone calls to be made and received via a digital television.
The service also enables broadcasters, production companies, advertisers and viewers to interact.
Interactive features such as 'ring me back' can be incorporated into television shows, providing direct voice contact with viewers.
Waterfront is promoting the ...
Waterfront launches TV Telephony
by Jan Harris
Scottish VoIP company, Waterfront, has launched an innovative service called TV Telephony, which allows telephone calls to be made and received via a digital television.
The service also enables broadcasters, production companies, advertisers and viewers to interact.
Interactive features such as 'ring me back' can be incorporated into television shows, providing direct voice contact with viewers.
Waterfront is promoting the ...VoIP-PAL plans to extend distribution channels
by Lin Freestone
VoIP-PAL is planning to expand distribution channels for its VoIP products, along with new sales strategies that include selling its products online to increase its reach beyond the current market and client database.
VoIP-PAL.com has spent over two years researching VoIP products, software components and billing platforms and is now ready to launch its VoIP product suite of Softphones and ...WeRoam and Skype complete WISPr trials
by Lin Freestone
In collaboration with Skype, Swiss company Comfone has completed successful trials of Skype’s WISPr software stack for hardware devices on WeRoam’s aggregated WLAN hotspot network.
Skype’s technical team visited Comfone’s test facilities in Bern for initial tests. This has been followed by ongoing testing via remote facilities between Tallinn, Estonia and Bern.
Since it is difficult for a single service provider to ...
October 12, 2007
Truphone, which routes mobile calls via the internet, has introduced its best-ever call rates - and they remain in effect over the Christmas period.
Until 31 December, Truphone users can enjoy free mobile calls to landlines in 40 countries and to cellphones in the USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Mobile rates in Europe have been cut 20% to just ...
Truphone slashes VoIP call charges
by Jan Harris
Truphone, which routes mobile calls via the internet, has introduced its best-ever call rates - and they remain in effect over the Christmas period.
Until 31 December, Truphone users can enjoy free mobile calls to landlines in 40 countries and to cellphones in the USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Mobile rates in Europe have been cut 20% to just ...Direct VoIP access to 911 system under consideration in US
by Lin Freestone
In the United States, current Federal Communications Commission rules allow only traditional telephone service carriers to connect directly with the 911 emergency call system backbone to avoid swamping the service during emergencies.
Calls from VoIP phone companies have to go through a third party and do not have a direct way of providing a 911 service on their own.
A new ...
October 10, 2007
At its annual general meeting, telecommunications services provider, Canisp Plc, reported very good progress with the development of a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) product.
The product is currently undergoing beta testing and when this process is complete, Canisp plans to market the product through its dealer network.
The company reported enthusiasm for the new product and service offering from ...
Canisp beta tests VOIP product
by Jan Harris
At its annual general meeting, telecommunications services provider, Canisp Plc, reported very good progress with the development of a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) product.
The product is currently undergoing beta testing and when this process is complete, Canisp plans to market the product through its dealer network.
The company reported enthusiasm for the new product and service offering from ...
October 9, 2007
Tiscali UK Business Services is launching a ten line Voice Ready Broadband product. Designed for larger scale SMEs, the new product follows the launch of a four line Voice Ready Broadband product in May.
The product supports up to ten standard telephone channels across a single DSL line, making it a cost-effective and flexible solution for companies with more ...
Tiscali announces VoIP for larger SMEs
by Jan Harris
Tiscali UK Business Services is launching a ten line Voice Ready Broadband product. Designed for larger scale SMEs, the new product follows the launch of a four line Voice Ready Broadband product in May.
The product supports up to ten standard telephone channels across a single DSL line, making it a cost-effective and flexible solution for companies with more ...
October 8, 2007
NEC Corporation has announced the worldwide release of a new converged multimedia and SIP voice solution called Service Convergence Integrated Platform, which will be demonstrated at the Broadband World Forum event in Berlin from October 8-11.
The SCI Platform bundles all functions necessary for supporting voice and multimedia services such as SIP server, an operation and maintenance server, and service ...
Convergence of voice and multimedia services from NEC
by Lin Freestone
NEC Corporation has announced the worldwide release of a new converged multimedia and SIP voice solution called Service Convergence Integrated Platform, which will be demonstrated at the Broadband World Forum event in Berlin from October 8-11.
The SCI Platform bundles all functions necessary for supporting voice and multimedia services such as SIP server, an operation and maintenance server, and service ...Vonage and Sprint settle patent dispute for $80m
by Lin Freestone
Internet phone company Vonage has reached an $80m settlement in a lawsuit filed by Sprint Nextel over a patent dispute.
In September 2007 a federal jury in Kansas City, Kansas, found that Vonage infringed on six Sprint patents, and ordered Vonage to pay over $69 million in damages plus 5% of future revenues.
Of the $80m payout, $35m covers past use ...VoIP improving in quality and reliability
by Jan Harris
According to new research by Keynote Systems, the quality and reliability of VoIP is continuing to improve and the technology is catching up with traditional public telephony networks.
Technology testing firm, Keynote, made more than 125,000 calls between New York and San Francisco over a month, as part of the study.
Although the firm recorded some delay and call completion problems, ...Telenor’s Bangladesh subsidiary fined $24.5m
by Lin Freestone
The Bangladesh subsidiary of Norwegian telecom Telenor has been fined $24.5m for illegally depriving the government of revenue. Telenor owns 62% of GrameenPhone, Bangladesh's leading mobile phone company, which has more than 15 million subscribers.
It has been established that GrameenPhone did not comply with laws requiring private operators to use the state-owned Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board land phone network ...
October 5, 2007
Heart of Birmingham Teaching Primary Care Trust has appointed BT to provide a hosted VoIP phone service over the NHS's N3 broadband network.
The N3 broadband network is being implemented by BT as part of the £12.4bn NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT). It was upgraded in July to allow VoIP calls.
BT will provide VoIP over three sites for Heart ...
Birmingham PCT embraces VoIP
by Jan Harris
Heart of Birmingham Teaching Primary Care Trust has appointed BT to provide a hosted VoIP phone service over the NHS's N3 broadband network.
The N3 broadband network is being implemented by BT as part of the £12.4bn NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT). It was upgraded in July to allow VoIP calls.
BT will provide VoIP over three sites for Heart ...Codima Toolbox 5.0 VoIP management system released
by Lin Freestone
Codima Technologies has announced the release of Codima Toolbox 5.0, which will equip IT managers with an easy to use, highly integrated VoIP management system from pre-assessment through post-deployment with real time passive analysis.
Codima Toolbox 5.0 ensures robust VoIP testing, monitoring and troubleshooting and will introduce unparalleled in-depth reports, free software for SINK system and Traffic Blaster system, multi-site scheduler ...
October 4, 2007
3Com has launched a range of IP telephony products designed to allow small and medium-sized enterprises benefit from enterprise-quality IP telephony.
The products will help SMEs unify communications and applications on an open architecture platform to facilitate business growth.
3Com's VCX Connect solution is designed for companies with 30 to 250 phone users.
It comprises Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) software-based ...
3Com develops VoIP for SMEs
by Jan Harris
3Com has launched a range of IP telephony products designed to allow small and medium-sized enterprises benefit from enterprise-quality IP telephony.
The products will help SMEs unify communications and applications on an open architecture platform to facilitate business growth.
3Com's VCX Connect solution is designed for companies with 30 to 250 phone users.
It comprises Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) software-based ...3 UK and Skype develop mobile handset
by Jan Harris
Mobile phone operator, 3 UK, is working with Skype and a handset manufacturer in the Far East, to develop a low-cost handset which will make it easy to make free calls using the mobile internet.
The Skype mobile phone will be launched later this year and will be available to contract and pre-pay customers, according to a report in the ...Hacker broke into routers and stole VoIP services
by Lin Freestone
In the United States, a hacker has been jailed for two years after breaching security at 15 separate telcos with incredible ease.
At the trial, AT&T reported that Robert Moore ran six million scans on its network alone. Other companies that were successfully targeted used aliases in an attempt to build up confidence in their services.
The global hacking exercise conducted by ...Talkdynamics launches VoIP conferencing and intercom system
by Lin Freestone
The second generation of VoIP conferencing and intercom systems has been launched by Talkdynamics, a global provider of IP-based voice solutions.
evoke is a VoIP, multi-user conference and intercom application that enables business users, collaborative workgroups and social networks to instantly and reliably communicate with each other on net, from anywhere in the world over any Internet or intranet device, ...
October 3, 2007
BT has launched a hosted IP telephony service based on Nortel's Communication Server 2000 IP telephony switch.
The new service, called BT Hosted Voice, is designed for both government and non-government customers, and has secured approval from the Communications Electronics Security Group (CESG), to carry voice traffic classified as 'restricted'.
BT Hosted Voice is the first service of its kind to ...
BT launches hosted IP telephony service
by Jan Harris
BT has launched a hosted IP telephony service based on Nortel's Communication Server 2000 IP telephony switch.
The new service, called BT Hosted Voice, is designed for both government and non-government customers, and has secured approval from the Communications Electronics Security Group (CESG), to carry voice traffic classified as 'restricted'.
BT Hosted Voice is the first service of its kind to ...
