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September 4th, 2008 |
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According to Phone+, VoIP is a tremendous value-add for broadband providers, representing $26 billion in revenue worldwide last year. That's 62 percent more than the previous year's nunbers. The data comes from Point Topic, which estimates that in 2007, value-adds like VoIP represented 30 percent of revenue for broadband providers, [...]
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September 4th, 2008 |
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Kudos to VoIP Supply for being named to CRN Magazine's Fastest Growing Retailers list. The Buffalo-based company is now rubbing shoulders with Best Buy, Staples, J&R and other big-name retailers. And their two year growth rate of more than 75% isnt' too shabby either (actually it tops a number of [...]
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September 4th, 2008 |
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28TEL now has service in Japan. The mobile telecommunications service provider has multi-linqual voice prompts and user interfaces as well as global calling, free roaming and free call services in Japan. Callers are given local numbers that route their calls to specific numbers abroad. According to the company: Through 28TEL's [...]
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September 4th, 2008 |
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Second Life has slipped into the online world pretty seemlessly, with conferences now adding Second Life dimensions to the real life. Instead of being this new, wild and crazy thing, it's gained widespread acceptance - I think, at least. Well, now there is even more to Second Life. A new [...]
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September 4th, 2008 |
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Flashphone has released an Adobe AIR application, TMC reports. Like Phweet, Flashphone should - in theory - work on Aircell. Do you Skype? If so, beware, there have been some mysterious hijackings that are leaving users locked out and paying for service they aren't using. Read about it on The [...]
Embedded gateway solutions developer Excelocity and Mindspeed have teamed up to create a reference kit for telecommunications and enterprise equipment vendors crafting signaling and call control application development for carrier access voice-over-IP (VoIP) gateways. To create the kit Excelocity has integrated its carrier-class[...]
VoIP News |
September 3rd, 2008 |
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Alcatel-Lucent Gets New BossesPlenty of us know about execs who "fail upward" — getting promoted despite all evidence against them. But sometimes, execs just plain fail. Such was the c[...]
VoIP News |
September 3rd, 2008 |
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It's been clear for some time that the VoIP-services business was changing significantly. A new Infonetics Research report now fills in some details about how and why it's changing. The report[...]
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September 3rd, 2008 |
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One of the biggest problems with Internet-based VoIP is that it usually involves computers. Users talk and listen through their PCs' microphones and speakers, or through connected headsets or hand[...]
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September 3rd, 2008 |
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One major issue complicating Web-based telephony has been software. Users have typically had to download programs known as softphones to make calls through their PCs using headsets or the built-in mic[...]
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September 3rd, 2008 |
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3CX has unveiled a free VoIP softphone for businesses. Yes, free. “3CX VoIP Phone is great for businesses that wish to have an easy to deploy, business-level VoIP soft phone. Because it is free, the usual hassle of administration of client licenses is avoided. The free editions of other VoIP [...]
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September 3rd, 2008 |
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Have you heard of Indafon.com? Apparently it's a new VoIP-instant messaging-SMS service that can be accessed from anywhere via PC. It offers free Indafon to Indafon calls, as well as cheap calls to other networks (payable through PayPal. It was developed in Europe. According to a press release: The Hungarian [...]
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September 3rd, 2008 |
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Nice. Jobs in other sectors might be hurting, but in the IP communications world, things are hoppin'. In fact, according to TMCNet, VoIP salaries had a hearty rise in the second quarter. That's right. A rise. A big one. It shouldn't come as a surprise though. As money gets tighter [...]
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September 3rd, 2008 |
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A school district in Colorado is giving the checkered flag to a new VoIP system. Boulder Valley School District in Colorado is getting a high-tech system that will connect the area's around the district's schools with Wi-Fi and also implement VoIP. There are municipalities that aren't this fortunate. Many of [...]
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September 1st, 2008 |
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Om Malik has caught Nokia (NOK) apparently moving away from mobile VoIP a little, by reducing the native support in the latest set of N-Series devices. Reading through various posts, my take is that the truth is a little more complex.[...]
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September 1st, 2008 |
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Everybody wants to be green these days. Manufacurers, bottlers, everyone. Even companies and VoIP providers. But that can pose challenges for SMBs. For one, in getting the service to work, and two in establishing it. Everyone also wants to be cost-effective and, well, effective too. Perhaps that's why NetworkWorld interviewed [...]
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September 1st, 2008 |
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Fun businesses can reap the rewards of VoIP too. There's a cool toy store in Massachusetts that has gotten hooked up with VoIP to solve their communications issues. Magic Beans owners Sheri and Eli Gurock chose Ayava's IP Office from All Business Communications. The solution is intended for small businesses. [...]
VoIP News |
August 31st, 2008 |
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It's Skype's fifth birthday and TMCNet is honoring the occasion with a cake that Seuss would love. Read their birthday post here. Birthday or not, VoIP Watch is wondering if Skype's day has come and gone, thanks to poor un-Web 2.0 decisionmaking. The latest example? The elimination of SkypeCasts. Read [...]
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August 30th, 2008 |
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Imagine if wireless devices could move seamlessly between Wi-Fi connection points without a hiccup? It might seem like a dream, but a new standard just developed and approved by IEEE could make it possible. Oh, wouldn't that be great? The original standard was only intended to be used with a [...]
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August 29th, 2008 |
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Healthcare providers seem to be embracing VoIP left and right. Carolinas HealthCare System is using VoIP to handle patient calls. The system is using a Nortel VoIP setup for it's virtual call center. There are 1,000 trained medical professionals fielding more than 600,000 calls each month. According to Triangle Business [...]
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August 29th, 2008 |
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Vyke is running a beta trial on its Symbian client for Symbian phones. The standalone VoIP client would allow users to make VoIP calls from their mobile phones. Read about it on VoIP News of the UK. Andy Abramson has the scoop on Aircell - you know, the company doing [...]
