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Hughes Europe has rolled out a HN System solution for Telefonica Espana that offers satellite-based VoIP rural telecommunications services.

“The rapid implementation of our Hughes satellite-based system network enables Telefonica to provide a high-quality and cost-effective communications service to meet its Universal Service Obligation under Spanish law,” said Christopher Britton, managing director of Hughes Europe. “Customers living in rural and remote areas can, for the first time, have access to all the benefits of broadband communications, such as Internet access, data transmission, Fax Group III and access to emergency services,” said Britton.

According to Hughes:

The rural network installation by Hughes is the latest project in a highly successful 15-year relationship working with the Spanish telecoms giant. For Telefonica Espana, the Hughes solution offered the ideal combination of cost-effective equipment performance, lower operational cost, and minimal implementation risk. And, because of the companies’ long-standing relationship, Telefonica had complete confidence in Hughes’ ability to deliver.

The new communications services are made possible through the installation of a second switching centre interconnecting the rural satellite VoIP network to the national telephony network. These services are available to new customers based in remote/rural areas and to existing customers migrating from the existing TRAC network (Telefonia Rural de Acceso Celular — Rural Telephony with Cellular Access) to the satellite-based VoIP network. The network comprises approximately 8,000 terminals, of which 80 percent are residential, 15 percent public telephony for city councils, and 5 percent for small/medium enterprises.

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I have posted a number of stories on Fusion Telecommunications International and its Efonica VoIP services. Since inception, the Efonica VoIP service has reserved a dominating position in the global market and rose as one of the undisputed VoIP leaders in Middle East. Now Fusion is introducing several new services for its customers. One such service is Mobilink.

The Mobilink service brings Efonica VoIP network to both traditional landline phones and mobile phones. In other words, users can enjoy VoIP services without Internet Access.

In fact, calls between Efonica members are free. The company charges a low rate to call any non-efonica number anywhere in the world. With Mobilink, you can reduce your telephone bills. Check here.

Commenting on the new service, Matthew Rosen, CEO and President of Fusion said,

Fusion is excited to offer this unique new service, particularly to the international community, and we believe that offering a free in-network calling option will significantly increase the savings for subscribers making international calls. Mobilink brings the benefits of VOIP to a larger universe of consumers that use mobile phones as their primary communications tool, and allows these customers to retain their usual calling habits while offering the quality and cost savings of Efonicas VOIP services.

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Explaining VoIP as the prospect of business communications in the Arab world, Efonica asserted that the countries of Middle East are still lagging behind the rest of the world when it comes to implementation of VoIP. The main reason is lack of awareness among the people and business enterprises of these countries. This in turn, slows down the growth VoIP market.

Fusion Telecommunications-owned Dubai-based firm Efonica that has more than one million VoIP subscribers elaborated small and medium business will benefit the most if VoIP-based communications take off in the Middle East. Consumers will also gain a lot with free and economical calling worldwide.

Roger Karam, CEO of Efonica described,

Once companies understand how this channel can be an important communications tool, they can boost their operational performance significantly.

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I repeat: Will Efonica beat Skype? In my previous post, I talked much about Efonica VoIP service of Fusion Telecommunications International Inc. I see it is growing and growing ever since its launch this year.

The latest news on Fusion marks an increase of 750,000 subscribers from more than 100 countries in the last three months. What is interesting to note the fact that Fusion is now getting paid registers for Efonica.

Impressively, Fusion registered more than 10,000 paid customers. Just imagine how it is growing in the already crowded market.

Efonica came to the mainstream VoIP market when it signed up 100,000 customers in the first month of its launch.

Upbeat Matthew Rosen, CEO of Fusion expressed,

Fusion is very pleased with the 88 percent growth of our Efonica subscriber community in three months.

He added,

As we continue that growth worldwide, we remain focused on enhancing our product and service offerings and increasing the value of our Internet community.

Meanwhile, an Albawaba page explains that Efonica is very shortly reaching Jordan. No doubt, it would pull more and more customers there.

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The Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRI) of UAE indicated that it is now contemplating lifting the ban on VoIP by the middle of next year, according to this report.

As of now, there are restrictions on VoIP calls (PC to phone calls using Internet) in UAE because of Etisalats monopoly. A TRA official pointed out that the Regulatory authority is studying all the aspects of the ban on VoIP facilities. If they find it is necessary to lift the ban, then there would be reversal in the decision.

Welcoming TRAs positive gesture on VoIP, the emerging VoIP service provider Efonica, a subsidiary of Fusion said,

The lifting of the ban on VoIP will further highlight the UAE’s stature as an early adopter of best technology. We are confident that VoIP will open up new opportunities in communications and allow regional and international companies based in the UAE to become even more competitive.

The companys CEO, Roger Karam explained that the decision to review VoIPs implementation is a positive step. The company is keen see that the UAE also becomes an important part of this global revolution.

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VoIPCentral has posted two important stories on Efonica; one is Jontys argument that Efonica Dreams to Beat Skype by 2007 and second one about the Efonicas steady growth in the voice world. Now, I got another important story on Fusion Telecommunications International Inc that offers Efonica VoIP services throughout the world.

The news is that Fusion will market its Efonica brand of VoIP services throughout the Jinti website, a rapidly growing Chinese community services site. The Chinese community services site has more than three million unique visitors from mainland China every month.

Both the companies have inked a landmark deal under which the Efonica service will be integrated into Jintis consumer registration process. The customers who sign for Jinti services can access Efonica VoIP packages.

Roger Karam, CEO and President of Fusion commented,

With a growing Internet community, presently numbering over 120 million people online, China represents a key market for Fusion in Asia and a tremendous opportunity for the company to continue to grow our worldwide community of users.

He added that Jintis 500,000 registered users including three million unique visitors a month would empower US-based Fusion to stand tall in the Chinese VoIP market.

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Will Efonica beat Skype? The question may sound extremely strange, since Skype has a strong base in the major IP hubs of the world. However, the way Fusion is gaining momentum in the present VoIP market, it would not be surprising to put the above question.

The 100 per cent Fusion Telecommunications-owned Dubai-based firm Efonica has now more than 100,000 registered subscribers in less than a month. Fusion started its new Efonica service on June 19 and has already attained registrations from over 50 countries around the world. This is an indication of Fusions growing popularity.

Matthew Rosen, President and CEO of Fusion commented,

This is a historic day for Fusion. We have had a strong consumer response to our innovative VoIP offering, and are delighted that our vision of creating a worldwide Efonica calling community is becoming a reality so quickly.

The company is excepting more subscribers in the coming days.

Efonica facilitates its customers to dial any landline or mobile phone around the globe with its efoOut service, and to schedule a call between two phone numbers when they are away from their softphone or SIP enabled device with its efoLink service.

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The 100 per cent Fusion Telecommunications-owned Dubai-based firm Efonica, is warming itself to become the global leader VoIP services beating Skype that has over 100 million subscribers. But how? Well, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of United Arab Emirates ruling VoIP legal is imminent. The ruling is expected to come within Q1 of 2007. As the soundbytes emerging now, the suggestion is that Efonica will be fully prepared by then.

Upbeat with the prospect, Ibrahim Choueiry, Regional Director Asia and Africa, Efonica says;

We aim to be ready as soon as the TRA makes an announcement.

There may be a probable glitch though in Efonicas ambitions. It is that the key to be a world leader is to provide not only quality service, but also it should be free. Also, one more thing that might bother subscribers is that how many service providers would be into play though which the Efonica service would be provided.

So whether the service would be free or the service would be provided through other players that the only two current service providers Etisalat and Du is crucial to Efonicas grand plans.

An optimistic Choueiry believes that TRA ruling will probably let IP to IP calls be a free service in much the same way as communicating via MSN Messenger is free. However, if the service is provided through a third party, then obviously there would be some kind of a charge to the customer.

Anyway, only time will tell how this thing shapes up for Efonica. For that, one will have to wait till the first quarter of 2007. In any case, with a large migrant population in the UAE especially from South Asia, if this clicks, Skype might well have a competitor in its hands. Efonica can well spread like a viral not only in the Gulf, but to South Asia as well, and that’s where the numbers are.

Lets keep our fingers crossed.

News: Khaleej Times

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Efonica, an undisputed global leader of VoIP has enriched its network to offer secure and exceptional communications services to business and end-users in the Middle East.

Efonica which has major hubs in Dubai Internet City and New York plans to offer its services on a unique network running on a technology that removes the method of routing utilized by many VoIP peer-to-peer networks. Fusion Telecommunications International, Inc, which is the parent company of Efonica, has filed a patent application with the US patent office for its Directed Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) Peer-to-Peer (DSP) technology. Marwan Khadij, Business Development Manager, Efonica quoted,

Fusion is incorporating its DSP technology into the Company’s international network for Internet voice calls between any combination of computers, Internet connected telephones, wireless devices, and other SIP-enabled hardware.

He further commented,

We believe Efonica branded applications and uniquely configured VoIP network will provide significant advantages over most VoIP peer-to-peer networks.

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