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The dynamic duo talks about shaping of the VoIP IP Telephony and Unified Communications for the coming year. They also discuss the value of SIP trunking that is driving the enterprise SIP adoption. I only wish they spoke more. Follow the link to find out all the above and who will get 12 gold medals in next Olympics.
Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com
A few weeks ago I questioned about VoIP IP Telephony training. But then I just remembered about INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO East 2008 (ITEXPO). ITEXPO has been a premier training venue for all things VoIP IP Temlephony.
TMCNet and my favorite VoIP magazine, Internet Telephony just announced the upcoming event and the associated programs. The conference and trade show will be held at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, Florida, January 23-25, 2008.
So what are the programs people could expect to encounter at ITEXPO East?
* Unified Communications
* Enterprise Solutions
* VoIP for SMB
* Service Provider Solutions
* Essential Issues
* Open Source
* SIP Trunking Seminar
* Wireless/Mobility
* SIP Solutions
* IPTV Solutions
* Call Center 2.0 at ITEXPO
* Reseller Solutions Day
* TMC University SIP Courses
So mark your Calendars and select appropriate programs that appeal to you.
The entire program schedule can be viewed at the event’s Web site, http://www.itexpo.com.
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LEXINGTON, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SinglePipe Communications, Inc. (SinglePipe), a facilities-based wholesale communications provider, announced today that it has received an additional $2.5 million in equity funding. The financing was led by Louisville, Kentucky-based Chrysalis Ventures, a leading source of equity capital for growth companies in the Midwest and South. London, Kentucky-based Meritus Ventures, L.P., a Rural Business Investment Company (RBIC) which invests in expansion-stage companies in central and southern Appalachia, also participated as a co-investor.
SinglePipe provides residential and business VoIP services through wholesale and agent channels to clients across the United States with points of presence throughout the Southeast. The company delivers private-branded turnkey wholesale VoIP solutions to a large provider universe that includes Cable Operators, Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLEC’s), Internet Service Providers (ISP’s), Wireless ISP’s, VoIP Providers, and Value Added Resellers (VAR’s). SinglePipe offers turnkey solutions for residential VoIP, Hosted PBX, and SIP Trunking/Line Replacement over its own highly reliable network and in conjunction with partners nationwide. Its services include origination/termination, turnkey VoIP with industry-leading support, training and marketing resources.
In January 2007, the company raised a $4.0 million Series A equity investment, also led by Chrysalis Ventures, to fund its acquisition of ALEC, a Lexington, Kentucky-based CLEC and provide working capital necessary to aggressively market the company’s products. As a result of this existing private network, the company is now able to provide wholesale local telephone service at a lower cost compared to traditional voice options, as well as to offer the rapid and cost-effective introduction of new features and services at no additional cost.
According to Matthew J. Phillips, SinglePipe CEO, “We are delighted to partner with Chrysalis Ventures and Meritus Ventures for this additional round of equity financing which will help us continue to grow our business. In addition to capital, both investors provide strong leadership and expertise to support our aggressive entry into the rapidly expanding VoIP market.”
“SinglePipe is off to a great start and we are pleased to participate in this follow-on round of growth capital,” said Wright Steenrod, principal of Chrysalis Ventures and member of the SinglePipe board of directors. “Meritus Ventures is an experienced partner and we are excited they have chosen to invest in the SingePipe team.”
“We are very pleased to be co-investing with Chrysalis Ventures in SinglePipe Communications in this follow-on round of growth capital,” said L. Ray Moncrief, Meritus Ventures Fund Manager. “This investment highlights the fact that high-tech businesses flourish in rural areas and that rural businesses can attract high-quality management teams.”
For more information, www.singlepipecom.com.
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Paris, September 5, 2007 - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) has joined efforts with VoIP Unlimited to provide Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunking services to businesses in the UK. The new services allow business partners to provide small- to-medium-sized enterprises with next generation network connectivity, helping them reduce business costs and achieve greater efficiencies with minimal disruption.
VoIP Unlimited’s SIP trunking services use voice over broadband to connect to VoIP Unlimited’s core IP network from any location, offering significantly reduced line rental costs compared to ISDN connections. Furthermore, as well as enjoying free calls to other SIP trunking users, businesses will be able to retain their phone numbers even when moving premises in the UK, removing the need to rebrand or reprint sales and marketing collateral.
VoIP Unlimited SIP trunking services complement Alcatel-Lucent’s OmniPCX office telephony system. Business partners that take on the new services will benefit from a free branded billing service, including commission on IP minutes, enabling them to gain additional revenues from their end-users.
"The VoIP Unlimited package of next generation network connectivity combined with value-added services provides a compelling option for Alcatel-Lucent resellers looking to help their end-users to harness the benefits of IP,” said Trevor Evans Business Development Manager for Alcatel-Lucent “SIP trunking is ultimately going to replace dedicated ISDN connections. Business partners that sign up now will be able to steal a march on their rivals and enable more organizations to transform their networks.”
“In order to truly make SIP trunking a viable option for companies in the UK, the services we deliver have to be compatible with major vendors’ telephony solutions – the tests made with Alcatel-Lucent’s offering have all been extremely successful,” said Steve Bieniek, sales director, VoIP Unlimited. “We are proud to have been selected as a partner to work with Alcatel-Lucent to respond to the increasing demand for VoIP in the UK market.”
* Business partners can access a presentation on VoIP Unlimited’s wholesale SIP trunking services via Alcatel-Lucent’s sales training portal. A free SIP trunk configuration file for Alcatel-Lucent’s OmniPCX Office system is also available on request from VoIP Unlimited.
Source: voipcentral.org
SIP Trunking service provider, BandTel and Epygi Technologies have formed a strategic alliance to provide result-oriented VoIP solutions to the business enterprises.
Epygi, a global leader in VoIP IP PBX technology would integrate its PBX-supported hardware with BandTels global ITSP network for an interoperable VoIP solution for the small and medium sized businesses (SMBs).
Commenting on the joint agreement, BandTel CEO and Co-Founder, Chris Dunk said,
By combining our scalable, reliable architecture with Epygis high-performance Quadro product line, we are working together to achieve seamless integration and a high-quality voice service through compatibility and interoperability.
California- based BandTel terminates VoIP calls on the PSTN worldwide and offers cost effective dialing plans including flat rate and minute-usage agreements. Epygi designs and manufactures all-in-one IP PBXs with numerous capabilities, high-capacity Voice over IP gateways, and cost-saving Conference Servers.
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Cisco yesterday announced several updates to its branch office-ready Integrated Services Router (ISR), adding into the mix modules for WAN optimization and application acceleration, a tunnel-less VPN based on Group Encrypted Transport (GET) technology, and a new services engine.
The addition of a tunnel-less VPN, also called the GET VPN, eliminates the trade-off between data encryption security and routing intelligence, according to Inbar Lasser-Raab, director of product marketing.
Further more Cisco added a new set of voice, video and collaboration services into the ISR to give customers lower cost and more secure communications, along with increased availability and enhanced applications. New services include Session Initiation Protocol trunking; consolidated voice, video and data on a single primary rate interface; secure Survivable Remote Site Telephone on Call Manager Express; integrated voice XML; and session border control.
