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Folks in Ventura County, California, will now receive automatic Reverse 911 calls in case of emergency. The new system works with landlines, mobile phones, VoIP and TTY. Potential uses for the system include alerting people to evacuations, hazards or water problems.

Landline numbers — both listed and unlisted — were already added to the calling list. VoIP users and cell phone users who want their numbers included need to sign them up.

For directions and more information, click here.

Source: www.voip-news.com

Artemis is going to be using Thomson’s softswitches for its deployment of IP telephony, reports VoIP News of the UK. Artemis has two subsidiaries with more than 250,000 subscribers.

The VoIP Weblog shares the problem with IP phones. What is it? They are simply too big! Read about it here.

SipVIcious is blogging about the Blackhat Europe Conference.

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Broadcom VoIP Technology Enables State-of-the-Art IP Phones for the Hospitality Industry that Provide Superior Voice Quality and a Full-Featured Multimedia Experience

LAS VEGAS, Jan 08, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — 2008 International CES — Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that Teledex, the leading worldwide provider of guest room telephones for the hospitality industry, has selected its voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology for three of Teledex’s latest state-of-the-art IP phones. Advanced Broadcom® VoIP processors and flexible development software enables Teledex to deliver a unique line of session initiated protocol (SIP) and hybrid (analog/SIP) phones that provide hotel guests with exceptional voice quality and rich multimedia features.

"Voice over IP has become prevalent in the hospitality industry since significant cost savings can be achieved from only having to maintain a single network that carries both voice and data traffic," said Stan Schatt, Vice President and Networking Research Director for ABI Research. "As a result, major hotel chains have been early adopters of VoIP technology."

The Teledex phones that integrate Broadcom’s VoIP technology include the Teledex Hybrid HD6200 series and the Teledex SIP LD4200 series. Both series of Teledex IP phones leverage Broadcom’s advanced BCM1103 VoIP processor that combines superior voice services with rich, graphical content to meet the specific needs of today’s hotel environment. By enabling advanced communications features over the hotel’s existing IP network, Teledex’s VoIP phones leverage common browser-based technologies that enable content and applications development in an open, collaborative environment.

Teledex also selected Broadcom’s BCM1190 VoIP processor for the popular SIP ND2200 series, which is the first non-display VoIP phone designed specifically for the hotel industry. The Broadcom BCM1190 IP enables Teledex to deliver cost effective, yet feature-rich IP phones, like the Teledex SIP ND2200 series, with the same voice quality and security features as higher-end models.

"Broadcom’s expansive VoIP portfolio and unique integration capabilities have enabled the development of three distinct models in the Teledex VoIP phone lineup," said Paul King, Director of North America Sales for Teledex. "Our innovative hotel guest room IP phones, with a complete solution for guest room deployments, present a consistent look and feel across all models, as well as outstanding performance characteristics."

"Today’s IP phones offer a wide range of features, especially in the hospitality industry where content usually accessed on televisions can now be accessed on VoIP phones," said Rob Franzo, Director of Marketing for Broadcom’s VoIP line of business. "The VoIP hospitality products developed by Teledex are innovative, feature-rich, low powered, and designed to be a multifaceted tool specifically for the hospitality industry."

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If you have got that Microsoft OCS 2007, (Office Communication Server 2007) running, you will be happy to know that Microsoft is following up with free tools and modules. One of the firsts in the field, QoEMS, will aid in troubleshooting voice quality issues by monitoring network performance in real time. Quality of Experience Monitoring Server (QoEMS) is designed as a soft module competing with network gear offered by the likes of Cisco Systems Inc.
If you want you can get a trial if you want to try out the OCS 2007
The QoE Monitoring Server is a new server role for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition. It provides the information that you need in order to better understand the media quality that your users are experiencing in your Office Communications Server 2007 deployment. With QoE Monitoring Server, you can do the following:
Gather statistics on media quality of locations or based on a grouping of subnetsProactively monitor and troubleshoot media quality of experience issuesPerform diagnostics to diagnose VoIP user complaintsView trends which can help you with post-deployment growth and measure results against the service level agreement The QoE Monitoring Server collects quality metrics at the end of each VoIP call from the participant endpoints, including IP phones, Microsoft Office Communicator 2007, the Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007 client, and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 A/V Conferencing Server and Mediation Server. These quality metrics are aggregated and stored in a SQL database. The data can then be used to alert you to abnormal media quality conditions and also to generate routine media quality reports.
Download the tool from here.

Source: voipcentral.org

Telecom-giant Avaya has released its latest Avaya one-X line of IP phones, which are based on SIP and work with company’s IP PBX system.

It enables click to conference Integrated Instant Messaging and provides speed dial numbers to corporate workers.

The latest Avaya IP phones have dual LED indicators and Fixed feature buttons to ensure call transfer, hold and conferencing services to the users. They also possess two-way speakerphones and multi-line functions.

The prices of the IP phones vary from $139 to $299.

Avaya has also launched its Avaya Distributed Office System, which enables IT experts to maintain a consistent IP Telephony functions by distributing call processing out to more than 1,000 branch offices from a central unit.

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In an effort to reduce telecom bills, the British Airways (BA), the largest airline of UK whose main hubs are London Heathrow and London Gatwick has reached out an agreement with California-based Cisco Systems to develop an advanced telephone system based on VoIP technology.

The telephone system will support BAs 14,000 office and airport workers, reports Computer World.

As per the agreement, Cisco System would provide nearly 8,500 IP phones along with the CallManager call-processing software and MeetingPlace conferencing software over an Ethernet network built by Cisco. BA will use them by March next year.

Cisco hopes the deal with BA will boost its IP phones selling in the market, but did not disclose the value of the deal. It is believed that the value of the deal is a multimillion pound.

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ZDNet Research reports that the residential market will reach 11.9 Billion by 2010. This figure is supplemented by the number of residential VoIP subscribers worldwide is expected to increase to 151.2 mln by 2010, rising at a CAGR, Compound Annual Growth Rate of 57.1% from 15.8 mln in 2005.
These are healthy figures for the VOIP providers as well as VOIP equipment makers. I think that these figure will also reflect healthy benefits to the VOIP users, be it corporate or Residential.
According to the article, "The residential segment is the second-largest market for VoIP gear. Equipment in this segment includes residential gateways and IP phones. Equipment makers are vying for a piece of the residential VoIP market, hoping to capture a slice of this growth. Telecom service providers also are aggressively targeting this segment in an attempt to maintain their share of the $430 bln annual voice market and to offer so-called triple-play services, i.e. suites of multimedia offerings consisting of video, audio communications and broadband Internet access."

Links;
ZDNet Research article

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ZDNet Research reports that the residential market will reach 11.9 Billion by 2010. This figure is supplemented by the number of residential VoIP subscribers worldwide is expected to increase to 151.2 mln by 2010, rising at a CAGR, Compound Annual Growth Rate of 57.1% from 15.8 mln in 2005.
These are healthy figures for the VOIP providers as well as VOIP equipment makers. I think that these figure will also reflect healthy benefits to the VOIP users, be it corporate or Residential.
According to the article, "The residential segment is the second-largest market for VoIP gear. Equipment in this segment includes residential gateways and IP phones. Equipment makers are vying for a piece of the residential VoIP market, hoping to capture a slice of this growth. Telecom service providers also are aggressively targeting this segment in an attempt to maintain their share of the $430 bln annual voice market and to offer so-called triple-play services, i.e. suites of multimedia offerings consisting of video, audio communications and broadband Internet access."

Links;
ZDNet Research article

Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com

ZDNet Research reports that the residential market will reach 11.9 Billion by 2010. This figure is supplemented by the number of residential VoIP subscribers worldwide is expected to increase to 151.2 mln by 2010, rising at a CAGR, Compound Annual Growth Rate of 57.1% from 15.8 mln in 2005.
These are healthy figures for the VOIP providers as well as VOIP equipment makers. I think that these figure will also reflect healthy benefits to the VOIP users, be it corporate or Residential.
According to the article, "The residential segment is the second-largest market for VoIP gear. Equipment in this segment includes residential gateways and IP phones. Equipment makers are vying for a piece of the residential VoIP market, hoping to capture a slice of this growth. Telecom service providers also are aggressively targeting this segment in an attempt to maintain their share of the $430 bln annual voice market and to offer so-called triple-play services, i.e. suites of multimedia offerings consisting of video, audio communications and broadband Internet access."

Links;
ZDNet Research article

Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com

ZDNet Research reports that the residential market will reach 11.9 Billion by 2010. This figure is supplemented by the number of residential VoIP subscribers worldwide is expected to increase to 151.2 mln by 2010, rising at a CAGR, Compound Annual Growth Rate of 57.1% from 15.8 mln in 2005.
These are healthy figures for the VOIP providers as well as VOIP equipment makers. I think that these figure will also reflect healthy benefits to the VOIP users, be it corporate or Residential.
According to the article, "The residential segment is the second-largest market for VoIP gear. Equipment in this segment includes residential gateways and IP phones. Equipment makers are vying for a piece of the residential VoIP market, hoping to capture a slice of this growth. Telecom service providers also are aggressively targeting this segment in an attempt to maintain their share of the $430 bln annual voice market and to offer so-called triple-play services, i.e. suites of multimedia offerings consisting of video, audio communications and broadband Internet access."

Links;
ZDNet Research article

Source: voipcentral.org

A large-scale migration to VoIP and other IP-related services is taking place in both the business and consumer markets. Although the adoption of VoIP phones is not so satisfactory at the current market, the growth of IP phones will speed up from 2008 onwards.

The high-tech market research firm In-Stat has outlined these points in its latest report ‘In-Depth Analysis: IP Phones Invade the Home and Office’.

The report explains:

The migration to IP phones will coincide with the adoption of next generation business and consumer applications such as presence-enabled calling features. Except for traditional business corded IP phones, wireless models will predominate.

According to In-Stat, the total IP phone annual shipments will touch 164 million units annually from 10 million units from 10 million units in 2006. It also found out only 40 percent of IP PBX seats are currently configured with IP phones. Cisco tops the business IP phone market with a 43 percent share. Avaya holds the second place with 12 percent share.

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Global IP Sound announced on Monday that it extended its partnership with Skype to enable hardware manufacturers to offer Skype compatible IP phones.
This comes in the aftermath of Skype beta announcement of Skype for mac.Skype now has Skype for Mac 1.5 BETA and also a video preview.
On the hardware front, "Skype has clearly revolutionized global personal communications with its offering," said GIPS’ president and CEO Gary Hermansen in a statement. "This latest step in our relationship helps to solidify this growing market by expanding the options for Skype-enabled hardware devices and the ability for consumers to have a consistent, high-quality user experience regardless of platform."
Read more at links given.