March 12, 2008
Texas Instruments’ VoIP chipsets are now compatible with Microsoft's RT audio codec unified communications platform. The company has been working closely with Microsoft to include its wideband codec into TI's VoIP solutions.
The dissemination of unified communications solutions to the market is being supported by Texas Instruments, further enabling Microsoft to quickly meet the application demands of service providers, and small ...
Texas Instruments and Microsoft achieve VoIP compatibility
by Lin Freestone
Texas Instruments’ VoIP chipsets are now compatible with Microsoft's RT audio codec unified communications platform. The company has been working closely with Microsoft to include its wideband codec into TI's VoIP solutions.
The dissemination of unified communications solutions to the market is being supported by Texas Instruments, further enabling Microsoft to quickly meet the application demands of service providers, and small ...
February 26, 2008
TeleGeography’s latest survey of European VoIP market growth estimates that VoIP subscribers in Europe had grown to 28.9 million by the end of 2007.
The survey states that, while VoIP is often associated with competitive carriers and cable companies, many European incumbents have counter attacked by launching their own VoIP services, often with great success. France Telecom has emerged as by ...
European VoIP market growth figures from TeleGeography
by Lin Freestone
TeleGeography’s latest survey of European VoIP market growth estimates that VoIP subscribers in Europe had grown to 28.9 million by the end of 2007.
The survey states that, while VoIP is often associated with competitive carriers and cable companies, many European incumbents have counter attacked by launching their own VoIP services, often with great success. France Telecom has emerged as by ...
February 2, 2008
The state-run telecom major in India, MTNL, has cut its international call rates to Re 1 per minute for its VoIP customers. The new rates apply to calls to 100 countries including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Japan, Malaysia and Kuwait.
The company has already cut call rates to the United States, the UK, Canada, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong to Re 1 ...
MTNL cuts international call rates to 100 countries
by Lin Freestone
The state-run telecom major in India, MTNL, has cut its international call rates to Re 1 per minute for its VoIP customers. The new rates apply to calls to 100 countries including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Japan, Malaysia and Kuwait.
The company has already cut call rates to the United States, the UK, Canada, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong to Re 1 ...
November 30, 2007
SoliCall has a solution to the problem of noisy business calls over VoIP networks, especially conference calls. SoliCall’s PBXMate reduces background noise and improves voice clarity.
SoliCall's PBXMate can work with any VoIP Network that supports SIP and it runs on Linux & Windows. SoliCall offers dramatic improvement of phone calls' quality. By simple configuration, the PBXMate can be used ...
SoliCall’s PBXMate reduces background noise on VoIP
by Lin Freestone
SoliCall has a solution to the problem of noisy business calls over VoIP networks, especially conference calls. SoliCall’s PBXMate reduces background noise and improves voice clarity.
SoliCall's PBXMate can work with any VoIP Network that supports SIP and it runs on Linux & Windows. SoliCall offers dramatic improvement of phone calls' quality. By simple configuration, the PBXMate can be used ...
September 14, 2007
US telecommunications company InteleCom, has signed a Letter of Intent with two major companies in China, Panda International Information Technology Co Ltd. and Shanghai NIU Telecom Ltd. The two Chinese companies will focus on the marketing of InteleCom's products and services through their sales and distribution channels to a potential market that includes all Internet, landline and mobile phone subscribers ...
InteleCom targets 1.1bn potential VoIP customers in China
by Paul Kerry
US telecommunications company InteleCom, has signed a Letter of Intent with two major companies in China, Panda International Information Technology Co Ltd. and Shanghai NIU Telecom Ltd. The two Chinese companies will focus on the marketing of InteleCom's products and services through their sales and distribution channels to a potential market that includes all Internet, landline and mobile phone subscribers ...
September 13, 2007
VoIP provider Skype has launched a Small Business Pack designed to help British SMEs benefit from low-cost internet telephony.
According to Skype's own research, 95 per cent of business users surveyed saved money by moving over to VoIP technology from traditional phone systems. The survey also found that VoIP can help to improve workers' productivity.
Skype's new Small Business Package ...
Skype launches package for British SMEs
by Jan Harris
VoIP provider Skype has launched a Small Business Pack designed to help British SMEs benefit from low-cost internet telephony.
According to Skype's own research, 95 per cent of business users surveyed saved money by moving over to VoIP technology from traditional phone systems. The survey also found that VoIP can help to improve workers' productivity.
Skype's new Small Business Package ...
September 4, 2007
ISPhone, a provider of wholesale services to VoIP service providers, has announced the availability of US local and toll-free telephone numbers, or DIDs.
The service lets resellers offer their customers a US presence, no matter where they are based.
DIDs may be pointed to gateways and other devices anywhere in the world. For example, a company in Tokyo can purchase ...
ISPhone offers US local, toll-free numbers
by Lin Freestone
ISPhone, a provider of wholesale services to VoIP service providers, has announced the availability of US local and toll-free telephone numbers, or DIDs.
The service lets resellers offer their customers a US presence, no matter where they are based.
DIDs may be pointed to gateways and other devices anywhere in the world. For example, a company in Tokyo can purchase ...
September 3, 2007
Forrester Research, an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers, has polled 516 companies across North America and Europe, enquiring about their current telephony solutions and plans to upgrade in the near future.
The research discovered that an increasing number of European and North American companies are migrating their ...
VoIP migration increasing in European and US firms
by Lin Freestone
Forrester Research, an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers, has polled 516 companies across North America and Europe, enquiring about their current telephony solutions and plans to upgrade in the near future.
The research discovered that an increasing number of European and North American companies are migrating their ...Samsung launches two SyncMaster monitors with VoIP
by Lin Freestone
Samsung Electronics has introduced two 22-inch monitors with VoIP functions at IFA 2007 that it claims has opened the era of conferencing and video calls. The company maintains that the monitors with VoIP functions will become a must-have item for individual users and enterprises in the global market.
Samsung's new SyncMaster 220TN monitor is embedded with simple networking modules, enabling ...
August 22, 2007
The Business Unit of Verizon Communications is to launch a VoIP service for customers of its Hosted IP Centrex package that will give users access to new features like text messaging and calendar synchronization. The package allows users to access voice e-mail, control incoming and outgoing calls, manage their online presence, send text messages, and synchronize contacts and calendars.
Verizon ...
VoIP enhancements from Verizon’s business unit
by Lin Freestone
The Business Unit of Verizon Communications is to launch a VoIP service for customers of its Hosted IP Centrex package that will give users access to new features like text messaging and calendar synchronization. The package allows users to access voice e-mail, control incoming and outgoing calls, manage their online presence, send text messages, and synchronize contacts and calendars.
Verizon ...
August 21, 2007
NetQoS, a Texas-based software and services company, has launched a VoIP monitor to help organisations gauge how well VoIP systems are delivering end-user services and pinpoint the network causes of quality issues.
By adding call setup and call quality metrics to its existing VoIP management capabilities within the NetQoS Performance Centre, NetQoS now offers the most comprehensive performance monitoring solution ...
New VoIP network monitor from NetQoS
by Lin Freestone
NetQoS, a Texas-based software and services company, has launched a VoIP monitor to help organisations gauge how well VoIP systems are delivering end-user services and pinpoint the network causes of quality issues.
By adding call setup and call quality metrics to its existing VoIP management capabilities within the NetQoS Performance Centre, NetQoS now offers the most comprehensive performance monitoring solution ...EMC unveils comprehensive solutions for IP telephony management
by Lin Freestone
EMC, the world's leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions, is broadening its VoIP horizons with the release of new performance tracking and reporting capabilities for VoIP devices.
EMC has licensed Integrated Research's Prognosis technology for use in its EMC Smarts VoIP Performance Manager and Performance Reporter products. Denver-based Integrated Research is a leader in VoIP management ...Skype outage caused by massive PC restart by users
by Lin Freestone
It has been established that the blackout that left millions of Skype users without the ability to make Internet phone calls from their PC for two days in August was, in fact, triggered by the users of the service.
The recent outage happened after a massive restart of its users' computers across the globe as they re-booted after receiving a routine ...
August 20, 2007
US-based VoIP service and distribution company, i-Fortuity, has made considerable gains in global online positioning, distribution channels and customer acquisition in the global VoIP market.
Voice over Internet Protocol is the revolutionary new service that is replacing traditional analog phone lines with Internet-based calling. Advantages to VoIP service include free or reduced cost international calling, free business class features and global ...
i-Fortuity grows in global VoIP market
by Lin Freestone
US-based VoIP service and distribution company, i-Fortuity, has made considerable gains in global online positioning, distribution channels and customer acquisition in the global VoIP market.
Voice over Internet Protocol is the revolutionary new service that is replacing traditional analog phone lines with Internet-based calling. Advantages to VoIP service include free or reduced cost international calling, free business class features and global ...
August 17, 2007
Many users of the online VoIP service, Skype, were affected by a software glitch on 16 August which prevented them from logging on and using the popular internet voice platform.
Skype’s engineering team determined that it was a software issue and estimated it could be resolved within 12 to 24 hours. Users were recommended to leave their Skype client running so ...
Temporary software glitch for users of Skype VoIP network
by Kathryn Lang
Many users of the online VoIP service, Skype, were affected by a software glitch on 16 August which prevented them from logging on and using the popular internet voice platform.
Skype’s engineering team determined that it was a software issue and estimated it could be resolved within 12 to 24 hours. Users were recommended to leave their Skype client running so ...
August 13, 2007
Los Angeles based Fonality has launched a new hybrid hosted IP PBX offering and IP-based calling service which will lower the cost of voice calls for businesses with between five and 500 employees.
The company's new trixbox Pro phone system, combined with its trixNet in-network calling service allows small businesses to make free calls using VOIP - calls over trixNet ...
Fonality launches free VoIP system for SMEs
by Jan Harris
Los Angeles based Fonality has launched a new hybrid hosted IP PBX offering and IP-based calling service which will lower the cost of voice calls for businesses with between five and 500 employees.
The company's new trixbox Pro phone system, combined with its trixNet in-network calling service allows small businesses to make free calls using VOIP - calls over trixNet ...
June 22, 2007
BT has released a new guide - "Understanding VoIP for Business" - to help smaller companies understand how they can benefit from VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) services.
The guide was produced after research showed that only 25 percent of small businesses in the UK are already using broadband telephony services. It promotes VoIP as a viable replacement for traditional ...
BT helps businesses benefit from VoIP
by Jan Harris
BT has released a new guide - "Understanding VoIP for Business" - to help smaller companies understand how they can benefit from VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) services.
The guide was produced after research showed that only 25 percent of small businesses in the UK are already using broadband telephony services. It promotes VoIP as a viable replacement for traditional ...
April 3, 2007
VOIP is not just for the casual user. This great internet technology can help the small business man save big bucks in communication expenses. It is especially beneficial to that home office that may have online employees or customers all over the world, or is looking to expand that direction.
There are several things that make VOIP attractive ...
VOIP Expands the Small Business
by Kathryn Lang
VOIP is not just for the casual user. This great internet technology can help the small business man save big bucks in communication expenses. It is especially beneficial to that home office that may have online employees or customers all over the world, or is looking to expand that direction.
There are several things that make VOIP attractive ...
March 30, 2007
When you make that call to your helpline (for your DVD player, your BBQ grill, or whatever else may be giving you trouble) it is very likely that you are going VOIP and you don’t even know it. Even more exciting it that you have no idea where your call may end up.
India is leading the world as the ...
VOIP Making It a Small World
by Kathryn Lang
When you make that call to your helpline (for your DVD player, your BBQ grill, or whatever else may be giving you trouble) it is very likely that you are going VOIP and you don’t even know it. Even more exciting it that you have no idea where your call may end up.
India is leading the world as the ...
March 29, 2007
Vonage is not the only VOIP provider on the market, although there are days that if feels that way. Vonage has had a vocal advertising campaign that has pushed it into the eyes of consumers more than the other internet phone providers out there.
With the all the trouble that Vonage has found itself in lately, many of its ...
VOIP Choices if Vonage Sinks
by Kathryn Lang
Vonage is not the only VOIP provider on the market, although there are days that if feels that way. Vonage has had a vocal advertising campaign that has pushed it into the eyes of consumers more than the other internet phone providers out there.
With the all the trouble that Vonage has found itself in lately, many of its ...
