Source: www.voip-news.com
Forget the traditional definition of local. Local has gone totally global. After all, that’s why a person with a San Francisco phone number can live in Philly and work in New York. Globally local.
iNum is letting VoIP users get even more globally local with a new service where users can use the new VoIP global code instead of a country code for a phone number
Interested? Read about it in this feature on VoIP News.
Source: www.voip-news.com
IP SMSC Converged Messaging is now available commercially from Mavenir Systems. The solution for mobile operators delivers cost savings as well as increased capacity for SMS networks.
According to the company:
The IP-based solution offloads the traffic from SMSC and SS7 transport networks to cap the investments in legacy systems. Mobile operators get a system capable of handling both traditional SMS and next generation SIP/IMS Messaging on a single converged platform. Mavenir is setting performance benchmarks with unmatched densities in a single rack.
“The mobile operator’s messaging revenues are being threatened,” said Payam Maveddat, Mavenir’s VP of Product Management. “Our converged messaging solution enables mobile operators to effectively compete in this environment.”
Source: www.voip-news.com
Tektronix Communications joined in the fun of Global MSF Interoperability 2008 event. The event promotes multivendor interoperability and the advancement of monitoring and test solutions for multiservice networks.
According to the company:
At GMI 2008, Tektronix Communications monitored both voice and video services simultaneously in the access and core networks. Building on its heritage of innovation and industry leadership in next-generation network monitoring, Tektronix Communications used its Unified Assurance suite of solutions including GeoProbe and Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM) for network monitoring in a multiservice environment.
“Participation in GMI 2008 showcases Tektronix’ commitment to meeting service operators’ needs as they migrate towards multiservice environments,” said Mark Driedger, Vice President and General Manager, Network Management, Tektronix Communications. “However, there is a great deal of complexity that needs to be managed in a multiservice environment in order to ensure a high quality of service, which is fundamental to customer retention and reduced churn. In this environment, a monitoring solution that supports open standards and vendor interoperability is crucial for network operators to leverage the highest return on their network investments.”
Source: www.voip-news.com
Global Crossing is growing. The VoIP company is now offering CounterPath’s eyeBeam softphone as part of its market offeringVoIP solution in South America. With CounterPath’s IP Telephony softphone allows employees to access a full suite of corporate telephony services through their computer from any broadband connection in the world. That includes voice, video and Instant Messaging features.
“It is a strategic objective of CounterPath to be the dominant provider of VoIP technology that allows people to connect, communicate and collaborate. Being selected by Global Crossing to be a part of their initiative to bring advanced IP Telephony services to South America brings us one step closer to achieving that objective,” said Donovan Jones, President and CEO, CounterPath. “Through this collaboration, businesses and employees in South America can now enjoy carrier-grade, PC-based communications while gaining the cost-savings, productivity and mobility benefits associated with softphone technology.”
Global Crossing is a growing company that currently offers its services within countries including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
“Global Crossing is committed to offering the most comprehensive suite of communication services available in the market today,” said Guillermo Marmora, Vice President of Technology & Operations - Voice Services at Global Crossing Latin America. “CounterPath’s open-standards softphone technology is a welcome addition to our Voice and Collaboration Solutions offering in South America. For many of our customers’ employees who travel both within and outside of Latin America, a PC softphone is an intuitive, enjoyable, and cost-effective means of staying connected to their essential voice and conferencing services.”
Source: www.voip-news.com
Aruba Networks, Inc. is supplying the wireless medical network for Taiwan’s Taichung Veterans General Hospital. The 1,515 bed hospital serves 5,000 outpatients daily and has nearly 3,000 medical professionals on staff. “Aruba was selected for the upgrade following a technical evaluation focused on voice over IP (VoIP) quality of service, interoperability with the existing data network, and network security,” a news release said.
“Aruba’s excellent performance in the VoIP QoS tests, its compatibility with our core medical network, and the flexibility of its policy-based firewall — especially for guest access — convinced us that we should not only replace the existing network but expand Wi-Fi coverage throughout the entire hospital,” said Ching-Wen Yang, Taichung Veterans General Hospital’s Director of Computer Centers. “The system’s guest access provides exceptional flexibility with respect to provisioning visitor and employee access based on bandwidth allocation, resource access, and group type. Our Wi-Fi network is at once secure, easy to manage, and very flexible — an essential combination we always needed but had previously been unable to obtain.”
A wireless network allows medical staff to have access to critical data, anywhere, anytime, which helps the immediacy of care.
“Hospitals have very demanding wireless networking requirements by virtue of the regulatory environment in which they must operate, and the critical nature of the data, voice, and video information they handle,” said Marco Lee, Country Manager of Aruba Taiwan. “Patient records must be secured, voice traffic delivery must be assured, and large video files must be reliably transported. Aruba’s centralized encryption, adaptive radio management, and client-to-core security address these requirements and are well-suited to healthcare applications. It’s one reason why Taichung Veterans General Hospital and hundreds of other hospitals, clinics, and healthcare institutions worldwide have selected Aruba mobility solutions.”
Source: www.voip-news.com
If you are a business looking for information on converting to a VoIP system, having a basic primer is a must. And it’s got to be something that tell you what the important steps are to moving toward a VoIP system and the failsafes necessary for successful adaptation.
That’s exactly what Inc.’s article on VoIP does. Seriously. It even explains why redundancy and seperating data and voice services are important.
If you are thinking of adopting VoIP, you’ve got to check out Calling the VoIP Way.
Source: www.voip-news.com
Optenet has a new content security solution that includes a new bandwidth optimization function. The Optenet Bandwidth Management enables highly granular, real-time network traffic control.
According to the company:
With Optenet’s bandwidth management capability, the ISP or customer administrator can monitor and control the bandwidth resources consumed by a URL connection, an IP address, or a traffic group, in efforts to reduce network congestion caused by increasingly popular practices such as streaming video, frequenting social network sites, and the downloading of large multi-media files.
“It’s critical for companies to optimize bandwidth capacity for the most significant traffic, whether that’s mission-critical data or the CEO’s email,” said Joel Silberman, vice president, North America, Optenet. “Prioritizing traffic is particularly important as businesses expand or add new, bandwidth-intensive applications, like VoIP and Web conferencing which require high-quality connectivity.”
Source: alanweinkrantz.typepad.com
Democrats, Republicans, Communists and Libertarians alike.
Let’s all join forces and welcome President McCain or rather if you believe the polls, President Obama, and even more important, the new BlackBerry Bold.
Even though I am personally an iPhone user, I used to have a BlackBerry for many many years. If I did not have an iPhone, I would be using the BlackBerry and standing in line at the AT&T store to buy the Bold.
Here’s the joint press release from AT&T / RIM:
Download BlackBerry Bold Launch FINAL 10-22-08
Key Features Include:
• Tri-band UMTS/HSPA; quad-band GPRS/EDGE
• Nation’s fastest 3G network
• Voice capabilities in more than 200 countries and data coverage in more than 150 countries, including more than 60 with 3G networks
• First BlackBerry sold by a U.S. carrier to provide 3G capabilities in Japan and South Korea
• Simultaneous voice and data capabilities
• Built-in Wi-Fi® (802.11 a/b/g)
• Built-in aGPS
• Bluetooth® 2.0
• 624 MHz mobile processor
• 1GB included memory and optional 16MB MicroSD
• Brilliant half-screen VGA (480 x 320) color screen
• Newly designed full QWERTY keyboard
• 2 Megapixel camera with video, built-in flash and 5x digital zoom
• Robust media player and music experience
• Corporate and personal e-mail access, and other BlackBerry productivity applications
• Tethering support for notebook computers
• Large 1500 mHh removable battery
Source: www.voip-news.com
The first phase implementation of Bandwidth.com’s new all-IP network has been completed by Sonus Networks. The Next-gen network deployment is intended to provide secure, advanced business communications services to small and medium businesses in the US.
“Our ability to serve small businesses has driven Bandwidth.com’s dramatic growth,” said David Morken, co-founder, CEO and president at Bandwidth.com. “We partner with Sonus because they share our vision for innovation and have a track record of delivering reliable, scalable and cost effective networks. We invest in industry leading technology, anticipating demand for our mission critical services like SIP trunking. Using Sonus infrastructure ensures that Bandwidth.com’s network is optimized intelligently to provide for and ultimately capture that demand.”
Bandwidth intends to use the complete Sonus solution.
“Meeting the demands of enterprise customers requires secure, scalable and highly available networks,” said Mohammed Shanableh, vice president of global sales at Sonus Networks. “The Sonus portfolio of integrated solutions delivers a robust IP-based network for advanced services. The intelligent session control technology enables Bandwidth.com to make its network more resource efficient. Bandwidth.com will be able to offer its business customers a range of innovative applications such as IP Business trunks, IP Centrex and collaboration applications.”
Source: www.voip-news.com
A new service from DeFi Mobile allows users to make and receive unlimited phone calls worldwide through a WiFi connection. DeFi Global Access is a subscription-based service that connects users to DeFi Mobile’s carrier-grade, global IP network for a flat rate of $40.
“DeFi Global Access members experience the freedom of unlimited global voice and data connection without the fear of shocking international long-distance and roaming fees, the frustration of juggling SIM cards, and fumbling with alternative work-arounds,” said Jeff Rice, Chief Executive Officer and co-Founder of DeFi Mobile. “DeFi liberates business and international travellers who are commonly financially gouged when crossing political and geographic borders. Relying on DeFi, our members and their businesses can save thousands in voice and data roaming fees, while enjoying better voice quality and support service than other networks provide.”
Has anyone tried this service? What’s your experience?
Source: www.voip-news.com
Response Point customers can now take advantage of a strategic alliance between Response Point-manufacturer Microsoft and Bandwidth.com. Bandwidth offers SIP-based phone lines.
“Bandwidth.com’s advanced network capabilities and ubiquitous U.S. coverage will greatly expand the IP service options available to Response Point customers,” said Xuedong Huang, general manager of Microsoft Response Point. “Bandwidth.com’s exceptional quality standards, focus on small businesses and ability to deliver a complete IP-based solution will benefit our Response Point customers from coast to coast.”
The companies plan to layout more details at the SMB Nation 2008 conference in Seattle that begins on Oct. 3.
“Bandwidth.com plans a nationwide roll out to train Microsoft’s small-business specialists, On-Line retailers and other value added Microsoft resellers on the simplicity of connecting Response Point to Bandwidth’s bundled voice service portfolio this fall,” said Jeff Uphues, VP of Sales, Partner Services of Bandwidth.com.
Source: www.voip-news.com
Here’s a freaky one.
THe Taliban is using Skype to avoid detection. ComputerWeekly says that the easy to obtain communication method is hard for authorities to track or detect.
Here’s an excerpt:
Security sources have told the Evening Standard that unlike traditional mobile calls, which can be monitored by RAF Nimrod spy planes, Skype calls are heavily encrypted.
Taliban leaders had previously been known to use satellite phones, which could be tracked and located by western forces.
