Voip Calling Rates for Bermuda. Best voip rates in terms of cost and quality and Cheaper than Calling Cards

If you are looking for the cheapest calling rates to Bermuda and with guarantied good audio quality, then here is what you are looking for. The table below gives best calling rates for landlines and mobile phones in Bermuda for several voip application and service providers that i have used. Included in the rtable are the cheapest calling rates for Bermuda and with voip applications that gives very good audio quality. I have used all the internet phone applications included in this table and they all have remarkably good audio qualities. Some of the rates are even cheaper than calling card rates for thesame destination.

Application / Provider	Landline $/min	Mobile $/min
skype
skypho
voipcheap
voipstunt
Gizmoproject
Internetcalls
voipdiscount
Jajah
poivy
vbuzzer
efonica

Nikotel's Nikotalk - VoIP with 1 Click

Nikotalk is a web activated telephony service from Nikotel. It enables users to use their internet connection to initiate a call between their regular telephone and the destination telephone. Just like jajah web activated telephony service, no softphone, headset or broadband internet connection is required to use nikotalk. The distinguishing feature of nikotalk is the fact that it is not only web based but you can also download a small application that recides on your desktop. All that has to be done to make a call is to enter your telephone number and the destination's number and click the call button. Instantly your phone will ring and you will be connected to your destination phone. If you are not on your system you can use nikotalk directly from the nikotalk web page. Nikotalk is avaible for windows and Mac operating systems. Also there is mobile nikotalk for your internet enabled mobile devices. For those who like to make their calls directly from their web browser there is a nikotalk plugin for mozilla firefox. Simply you can start your phone call with nikotalk from anywhere you want. The audio quality is quite good and the rates are low. Web activated telephony has increased in popularity since the successful lauched of jajahweb and most voip applications released recently have it included one way or the other. More info about nikotalk is available at www.nikotel.com/nikotalk.html

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GoogleTalk and Skype to interoperate ?

That google and skype are getting closer to a click to call ad deal has been widely reported in the blogosphere. The most interesting part to me is the fact that Lewis Lin, product marketing manager of the softphone at Google dropped a hint about possible interoperation with skype something that is unimagenable some months ago. The statement from Lin goes: Just as exciting are our plans to explore interoperability between Google Talk and Skype, making it easier for our users to chat with one another. This is just another step in our commitment to interoperability via open, industry standards. Should this happen it will be a great thing for the voip softphone industry. It will give users the ability to fully explore the full potential of their voip softphone.

Globe Dialer - VoIP Application for your Mobile Phone

Globe dialer is another voip application for your mobile phone developed by Switch-Mobile. Just like MINO it enables you to make cheap international calls directly from your mobile phone. Making international calls directly from mobile phones is very expensive in most part of the world and applications like this could help reduce this cost significantly. Most mobile voip applications works by sending voice conversations over data connection offered by most mobile network providers but Globe dialer is different it runs over the voice network itself such as GSM or CDMA. Globe dialer can be downloaded directly to your mobile phone and it acts like a secondary phonebook for all your international contacts and when you call any of your contacts on this phonebook the call is routed through Globe dialer system to your destination so that you are only making use of domestic minutes from your provider. The international part of your call is charge at globe dialer competitive rates. Lots of mobile phone brands are supported allready but if yours is not yet supported you can still use globe dialer to call up to 220 countries by calling one of their Direct Dial-In Numbers. The audio quality is good and the fact that it runs over the voice network means your provider cant turn it off, also your calls are billed by the seconds which saves you a lot of money. If you sometimes have to make international calls from your cell phone then www.globedialer.com is worth checking out.

Envox launched the Envox IVR Upgrade Program

Envox Worldwide announced that it has launched the Envox IVR Upgrade Program that will enable organizations to replace their legacy IVR systems with next-generation solutions. These new Envox-based VoIP and speech-enabled solutions can increase automation rates by 100% or more, reduce total cost of ownership by 50% or more and ensure outstanding customer interactions. “The world is filled with dead-end IVR systems that are undermining customer satisfaction and retention objectives,” said Mark D. Flanagan, president and CEO of Envox Worldwide. “These legacy IVR systems carry exorbitant maintenance fees and add unnecessary cost to an organization’s overhead. It has become apparent that these legacy IVR systems, which are based on proprietary hardware, software and interfaces, have failed both the organizations and customers that they were designed to serve.” Envox created the IVR Upgrade Program to fill a significant void in the marketplace. Competitive disruptions in the market, as well as the ongoing evolution of technology, have left many enterprises and service providers with IVR systems that have become a “dead end” rather than a pathway to the future. The Envox IVR Upgrade Program will enable any enterprise or service provider to upgrade its legacy IVR system to a next-generation voice solution customized to address their specific needs, regardless of the application, the industry, the network type, or the user interface. http://www.envox.com

New Cistera VoIP App for Call Centers

IP phone application provider Cistera Networks introduced two new products, the Cistera ConvergenceServer 7500 and Cistera CallCenterEnterprise v1.7. The CisteraConvergenceServer (CCS) 7500 is designed for enterprise VoIP installations with large numbers of users and monitoring requirements. It can support up to 100,000 directory users or 600 simultaneous recorders. The CCS 7500 also supports four Intel Xeon Processors and up to 36GB of memory. The server runs the Cistera v1.6 platform and will support the CallCenterEnterprise v1.7 (CCEV1.7). The Cistera CallCenterEnterprise v1.7 will offer Call Center admins and supervisors additional features, including remote monitoring, screen capture, integrated instant messenger (IM) client with better presence support, coaching, and desktop remote control. CCEv1.7 also offers reporting, remote Web-based monitoring and QA sampling. The CCS integrates seamlessly with Cisco’s IP CosmoCom Completes Interoperability Testing with BroadSoft Contact center on demand specialist CosmoCom announced it has successfully completed interoperability testing between its CosmoCall Universe all-IP contact center software platform and BroadSofts BroadWorks VoIP application server. The interoperable solution empowers service providers to offer a complete hosted communication service to their enterprise customers with a unified PBX and Contact Center. CosmoCall Universe (CCU) enables service providers to offer a unified hosted contact center suite that includes ACD, IVR, IVVR, CTI, multimedia recording, and administrative tools, all within a single, high-capacity, high-availability, multi-tenant platform. BroadWorks enables service providers to offer hosted IP PBX services that have all the features of traditional PBX systems. Both services allow customers to benefit without incurring the capital investment and operational overhead of premise-based systems. Service providers hosting the two platforms can now deliver all of the telecommunications needs of an organization as a unified Contact Center Express and Enterprise. http://www.cistera.com

New Cistera VoIP App for Call Centers

IP phone application provider Cistera Networks introduced two new products, the Cistera ConvergenceServer 7500 and Cistera CallCenterEnterprise v1.7. The CisteraConvergenceServer (CCS) 7500 is designed for enterprise VoIP installations with large numbers of users and monitoring requirements. It can support up to 100,000 directory users or 600 simultaneous recorders. The CCS 7500 also supports four Intel Xeon Processors and up to 36GB of memory. The server runs the Cistera v1.6 platform and will support the CallCenterEnterprise v1.7 (CCEV1.7). The Cistera CallCenterEnterprise v1.7 will offer Call Center admins and supervisors additional features, including remote monitoring, screen capture, integrated instant messenger (IM) client with better presence support, coaching, and desktop remote control. CCEv1.7 also offers reporting, remote Web-based monitoring and QA sampling. The CCS integrates seamlessly with Cisco’s IP CosmoCom Completes Interoperability Testing with BroadSoft Contact center on demand specialist CosmoCom announced it has successfully completed interoperability testing between its CosmoCall Universe all-IP contact center software platform and BroadSofts BroadWorks VoIP application server. The interoperable solution empowers service providers to offer a complete hosted communication service to their enterprise customers with a unified PBX and Contact Center. CosmoCall Universe (CCU) enables service providers to offer a unified hosted contact center suite that includes ACD, IVR, IVVR, CTI, multimedia recording, and administrative tools, all within a single, high-capacity, high-availability, multi-tenant platform. BroadWorks enables service providers to offer hosted IP PBX services that have all the features of traditional PBX systems. Both services allow customers to benefit without incurring the capital investment and operational overhead of premise-based systems. Service providers hosting the two platforms can now deliver all of the telecommunications needs of an organization as a unified Contact Center Express and Enterprise. http://www.cistera.com

Avaya Technology is used by ING Comercial America

When ING Mexico, a provider of insurance, pension benefits and financial services, needed a way to enhance at the right time, the company selected an Intelligent Communications solution from Avaya. The company established a contact center in Mexico City with 305 employees and 229 agent positions that attend to an average of 220,000 calls each month. Car accident reports, health and life insurance inquiries, pension information, and tele-sales are just some of the services provided via the contact center, in addition to services for ING employees country-wide, such as IT and HR support. To manage call routing, Avaya Customer Interaction Suite contact center software allows incoming calls to be automatically distributed based on preset parameters. As a result, callers are more quickly and efficiently connected to the agent who can best attend to their needs. For example, 80% of calls related to accidents are quickly identified and attended to in less than 10 seconds and, in the case of customer service, in less than 20 seconds. The new system provides routing and reporting tools to help better balance calls among the staff, which, in turn, can be scheduled more efficiently to match higher-volume calling times. From the Avaya MultiVantage Communications Applications portfolio, Avaya Communication Manager IP telephony software serves as the core of the new communications network at each site. Avaya Call Management System software provides reports and management tools needed to monitor and analyze contact center performance, showing where improvements are needed and where to take fast effective action. http://www.avaya.com http://www.ing.com

New Multi-Site Call Routing Software from Interactive Intelligence,

Interactive Intelligence, the global developer of business communications software, has made available a new version of its multi-site call routing software, Interaction Director, which adds generic object routing to enable distributed contact centers and enterprises to more effectively route and process virtually any type of work task — from customer service trouble tickets and loan applications to catalog orders and address updates. “The latest version of Interaction Director marks a breakthrough by extending network-based, multi-site call routing to nearly any type of work request imaginable,” said Ken Landoline, senior analyst for Yankee Group. “This unique generic object routing across sites is yet another step in the trend we’re seeing toward the increasing interest in remote agent support, the blending of internal and external workforces, and overall multi-site performance optimization.” Interaction Director was first released in 1999 as a network-based pre- and post-call routing product designed to work with the company’s contact center automation software, Customer Interaction Center(CIC). Interaction Director helps organizations improve operational efficiencies by more evenly distributing calls across sites based on real-time information, such as agent availability, skill-sets, and other pre-configured rules. This includes the ability to route faxes, e-mails, and other multimedia interactions from ACD queues across multiple sites and groups. http://www.inin.com

IEX Corporation Acquired by NICE

NICE Systems, a global provider of advanced solutions that enable organizations to extract Insight from Interactions announced the completion of its acquisition of IEX Corporation, a provider of workforce management, strategic planning, and performance management solutions for the contact center. The acquisition of IEX Corporation, originally announced on April 28th, 2006, was an all-cash transaction for $200 million. The IEX and Performix acquisitions, the latter of which was completed on May 22nd, 2006, are part of NICE’s strategic vision to provide a comprehensive range of solutions for all aspects of contact center business performance and analytics. The combination of solutions from NICE, IEX, and Performix enables contact centers to gain the first holistic view of contact center performance, addressing stakeholders at all levels, and providing enterprise users with critical insights on strategic business issues. http://www.nice.com

ViaTalk Special Offer

ViaTalk is given away up to six months free subscription to their vt_unlimited service. With vt_unlimited you get free unlimited calls to US and Canada and low rates to other destinations. You only benefit from this offer if you sign up for 12 or 24 months subscription. For 12 months subscription you get 3 months free and for 24 months subscription you get 6 months free. Also no initial equipment cost and shipping is free. Click Here for more details about Viatalk special offer.

ViaTalk Broadband Phone Service Review

ViaTalk's VoIP service has been getting very good reveiews on the internet of recent. Infact not a few voip ranking websites ranked ViaTalk as number one among all the popular voip service providers. During my recent visit to the United States of America i have the opportunity to use their service directly and speak to one of their subscriber who is a friend of mine. In terms of audio quality ViaTalk is great, it quite match if not exceed the quality of regular PSTN telephone. They give 24/7 customer support, they are always there when you call and ready to give you all neccessary assistance to make your broadband phone working perfectly. ViaTalk monthly subscription ranges from just $9.95 to $15.95 per month for 500 free minutes to US and Canada to unlimited free minutes to US and Canada respectively. Features of ViaTalk include Enhanced Voicemail, Call Hunt,Call Recording,BYOD Service Access,ViaTalk On-The-Go, Incoming Caller ID w/ Name, Soft Phone Access, Call Forwarding, e911 Support, etc. You also get free equipment, shipping and installation. For detailed information about viatalk's products and services visit www.ViaTalk.com.

Kapanga - The SIP softphone with Fax and Videoconferencing Support

Kapanga is simply a new way of thinking about SIP clients. It not only allow users to make and receive voip calls but also to send and receive fax and do videoconferencing. With kapanga users can make direct IP-to-IP calls or use a SIP proxy of their choice. You can make kapanga-to-kapanga calls, kapanga-to-phone calls and could be very useful in an organisation with IP-based PBX system.

It fully support the T.38 standard for Fax over IP which means users can send and receive fax with kapanga just thesame way they do with a regular fax machine. Also calls and videoconference can be recorded in real time. In addition kapanga makes it possible to monitor the quality of your voip service in real time.
It does that by calculating the Mean Opinion Score (MOS) parameter in real-time, MOS is a very useful measure of quality of service. Kapanga supports most available media codecs such as: G.711 (A and m-law), G.722.1, G.723.1, G.726, G.728, G.729A, AMR, GSM 6.10, iLBC, Speex for Voice, H.263/RFC 2190, H.263/RFC 2429, H.264/RFC 3984, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, Theora for Video and T.38 (MH, MR, MMR and ECM)for Fax. It takes some time to properly setup Kapanga and not all its features are availabe for free, some need lincesing. Kapanga is activelly seeking partnership with Internet telephony service providers (ITSPs),Telephone companies (TelCos), Value added resellers (VARs) and System Integrators, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Federal, State and County Government agencies, Providers of IP communications products & services, VoIP-enabled enterprises and Enterprise call centers.

BT gets delivery of its New VoIP Softphone from CounterPath

VoIP and SIP phone provider CounterPath Solutions just inked a licensing agreement with BT Retail, a division of UK-based telecom provider BT, to deliver the company’s softphone. BT Softphone is a tool that allows retailers to offer consumer broadband customers enhanced VoIP service, including more secure Internet voice calling, and video messaging. “Our aim is to help consumers enjoy a wide range of multimedia information, services and applications, as we move towards a converged communications landscape,” stated Gavin Patterson, group managing director, consumer, at BT Retail. “The BT Softphone allows consumers to experience all the benefits of VoIP, such as cost-effectiveness and increased flexibility, and CounterPath enabled us to provide an intuitive, user-friendly solution.” “As more consumers experience the benefits of VoIP and Instant Messaging, service providers are looking to maximize the value of IP-based communication for their customers,” said Donovan Jones, president and COO at CounterPath. “BT is one of the world’s leading telecommunications brands, and a leader in the UK broadband market, so we are excited to be working with the company as part of its commitment to increasing widespread VoIP adoption and to ongoing innovation in this space. The BT Softphone is the first phase of this approach and we look forward to working with BT in the future on the development of new multimedia applications and services.” http://www.counterpath.com, http://www.bt.com

Global Crossing Selects Ubiquity Software as SIP Platform Preferred Supplier for Global IP Network Expansion

Ubiquity Software and Global Crossing announced the execution of a multi-year, multimillion dollar agreement whereby Ubiquity Software will become a preferred supplier for SIP Application Server technology in Global Crossing’s global IP network. Under the agreement, Global Crossing will use Ubiquity’s SIP Application Server (SIP A/S) and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) service creation environment to develop, deploy, and manage a new generation of IP-based services and to migrate existing legacy applications to Global Crossing’s global IP platform. Global Crossing currently plans to deploy several applications including VoIP Interactive Voice Response and VoIP Network Transfer. In connection with the agreement, INUK Networks, a partner of Ubiquity, entered into a separate agreement to purchase VoIP services from Global Crossing (UK) Telecommunications Limited (GCUK). The services will be part of a triple play offering to be launched by INUK Networks later this year, providing university students broadband Internet access, IPTV and VoIP. As a worldwide provider of IP voice, video and data services to more than 600 cities in 60 countries and six continents, Global Crossing is responding aggressively to the demand for new and innovative IP-based applications and services. Global Crossing selected Ubiquity’s SIP A/S for its rapid service-creation capabilities and advanced SOOF-based SOA, operational cost savings potential, and the ability to address new customers with new and innovative services that extend its market leadership as an IP carrier. “The Ubiquity SIP Application Server platform strengthens our IP architecture and supports our strategy to rapidly offer new and innovative IP services to enterprise and carrier customers worldwide,” said Dan Enright, EVP Operations, Global Crossing. http://www.ubiquitysoftware.com, http://www.globalcrossing.com

SIP Peering Solutions from NexTone, Pactolus and Cantata are being used by LatiNode

LatiNode, a facilities-based VoIP service provider, is now using integrated solutions from Cantata Technology, NexTone Communications, and Pactolus Communications Software Corporation. The company is leveraging the solutions to achieve service improvements in speed, simplicity, security and economy through the use of SIP peering. The solutions enable LatiNode to expand trans-nationally and attract new distribution and retail customers through voice-over-broadband offerings, prepaid calling card and conferencing services built on an IP core network. The SIP peering strategy is helping the provider extend international voice services access economically. LatiNode is using the RapidFLEX Service Creation Environment and SIPware Services to launch new subscriber services. It is also using NexTone’s IntelliConnect System to make intelligent IP and IMS network interconnects to the Cantata IMG 1010 integrated media and signaling gateway. This will enable LatiNode to expand services throughout the Americas and Europe. The SIP peering scheme will enable LatiNode to implement IP customer and peer interconnects while also turning out new services and speeding up revenue recognition. The SIP Peering and SIP voice services architecture enabled by the new partners offers service differentiation and reduces carrier CAPEX and OPEX required to deliver voice services. The setup simplifies IP core network interfaces and the service architecture, reducing the costs of interconnecting with the PSTN for VOBB direct inward dial through LatiNode’s CrossFone services. “Cantata, Pactolus and NexTone form a uniquely comprehensive, simple and scalable service delivery solution,” said Jorge Granados, CEO and founder of LatiNode. “They are strategic partners in driving our triple-digit millions-of-minutes growth, and they share our mission of enabling LatiNode to expand telecom accessibility, usability and affordability among Hispanic and other communities around the world.” http://www.latinode.com

Palm Treo 700w Smartphone gets Microsoft CRM

X10DATA Corporation, developer of the x10DATA Mobile Platform, has announced that it has mobilized Microsoft’s Dynamics ERP and CRM applications on Palm’s Treo 700w smartphone. When powered by the x10DATA Smart Client, Treo users can navigate financial, sales, service, and project management applications in real time over Verizon’s EV-DO broadband network using 10 intuitive, single-handed commands. “The Palm Treo powered by x10DATA enables sales managers, service reps, and CEOs to do what they do best — from servicing customers and taking orders to managing projects and cash flow,” says Doug Migliori, President of x10DATA Corporation. “It means being 100 percent effective, 100 percent of the time, wherever you are.” After Palm introduced the Treo smartphone, it quickly became one of the most popular devices on the market, integrating a mobile phone with e-mail, organizer, Web access, camera, and more. Now, the Palm Treo 700w combines the functionality and ease of use Treo smartphones are known for with the power of Windows Mobile. And with the x10DATA Smart Client installed, it’s the perfect balance of ease and power, delivering everything needed to be fully productive while away from the office, with one-handed operation. http://www.x10data.com

AT1800RQS - The New Network Analyzer from Sunrise Telecom

Test solutions provider Sunrise Telecom introduced its new network analyzer, the AT1800RQS. This portable device — which was rated a near-perfect 4.5 in Broadband Gear Report’s annual Diamond Technology Review — is said to deliver “the power and flexibility to perform all required RF and DOCSIS field testing.” It is also reportedly one of the only RF testers to use a Windows CE operating system. This makes the AT1800RQS unique in its ability to run third party software applications with Windows or Web-based WFM/NMS systems. The AT1800RQS includes a true spectrum analyzer function, a QAM analyzer (the integrated dual band 6-8MHz IF filters and Annex A, B, C compliance make it well suited for global applications), as well as a built-in filtering system and a non-interfering bidirectional sweep platform. Sunrise says it is the only true field spectrum/QAM/sweep analyzer that integrates a DOCSIS 2.0 modem w/BPI+ manufacturer digital certificates. In addition, the built-in upstream QAM 16/64 generator option, when used in conjunction with the AT2500RQ QAM receiver, characterizes the return band, by quickly finding existing RF linear and non-linear network impairments. “MSO’s finally get the most powerful and flexible test instrument they have been seeking,” said Bernard Cadieux, vice president of marketing and business development for Sunrise Telecom’s Broadband Products Group, in the press release. “Only the AT1800RQS can deliver the complete functionality required to correctly and quickly diagnose, locate and help resolve problems — a true spectrum analyzer, QAM analyzer, cable modem and sweep transmitter/receiver.” http://www.sunrisetelecom.com

Hullo enters the VoIP Market with Free Calls and web activated telephony (web callback)

Hullo has launched a jajah like free voip service that enable users to call for free. At the moment its working only in North America and plan to extent to rest of the world soon. Like jajah hullo enables users to make voip calls from any phone by just entering their number and the number they want to call. As soon as they click call the two phones will be connected and they can talk. Unlike jajah which is web based allthough with firefox plugin, hullo is desktop based and also its totally free for calls to North America. PC-to-phone are also possible from hullo if you still prefer to call from your computer. Other distinguishing features of hullo are the hullo sFindMe and hullo HandOff. Hullo FindMe let you enter a series of telephone numbers which will be dialed whenever you have an incoming call so that you can pick your call or send the caller to your voicemail wherever you are. With Hullo HandsOff you jcan transfer your call to any phone on the fly which means now you can walk out of your home or office moving the call to your cell...never say “call you right back” again!. You also get a free call-in number and its possible to import your MSN Messenger and Outlook contacts directly to hullo. I have been able to test hullo and the audio quality is really good and it has features that could improve productivity if used well. But hullo should go global as soon as possible if they hope to compete with the likes of Skype, Jajah, vonage etc. Check out www.hullo.com for more information and download.

New Ethernet Switch Set from Narad can deliver up to 100 Mbps over Cable

With the likes of AT&T and Verizon aggressively rolling out new, high speed FTTH networks for the delivery of digital video, cable operators are now faced with the challenge of affordably upgrading their networks so that they can deliver next generation services with the same level of quality — or better. Narad Networks announced it has developed a new modular switch product line capable of delivering 100 Mbps simultaneously to every home on a cable operator’s network. Cable operators can use the new switch in a variety of network architectures serving both residential and business customers. For example, the switch can be deployed in a fiber to the curb architecture for high capacity residential broadband. Narad says the new Ethernet switch set will allow cable operators to upgrade their networks to deliver the same speeds or better as a FTTH network, but with less expensive electronic components and far less fiber construction, thus significantly lowering the overall cost. In fact, the company claims operators can achieve network speeds that are faster than those delivered by Verizon’s FiOS or AT&T’s Lightspeed. “In contested markets, cable operators now have a new HFC cable solution with superior performance and economics than their competitors,” said Michael Collette, chief executive officer of Narad Networks. “With this new platform, cable operators can future-proof their network to support more advanced services by delivering higher capacity at lower costs and in less time than anything offered by Verizon or AT&T.” More information available at http://www.naradnetworks.com

Free Web-based Network Analyzer Launched by WildPackets

WildPackets has launched a Web-based network analyzer, OmniPeek Personal, which is the first commercially developed expert network analyzer available free for personal use. Based on OmniPeek Analyzer, a component of WildPacket’s OmniAnalysis Platform, OmniPeek Personal “gives individual users the chance to experience the power and extensibility of WildPackets’ network analysis technology at no cost.” With OmniPeek, users can troubleshootperformance and security problems; view “top talkers” on the network and drill down to see which nodes are communicating, which protocols and sub-protocols are being transmitted, and which traffic characteristics are affecting network performance; change filters on the fly without having to stop and restart packet captures; and view packet-stream based analytics by conversation pair, instantly locating network events, such as SQL queries and DoS attacks. OmniPeek Personal, which runs on Windows, is available for download at the firm’s Web site. Users also can extend the functionality of the analyzer by using a number of available plug-ins. OmniPeek Personal offers “best-in-class” wired and wireless analysis in one application, as well as an intuitive real-time graphics and display; Visual Expert and Packet Visualizer toolsets; and application analysis and Apdex scoring that reflects end user satisfaction with applications. For more info visit http://www.wildpackets.com .

BroadLight partners Audicodes and Legerity to enable VoIP over PON

BroadLight, a supplier of ITU Passive Optical Network (PON) semiconductor and software, announced it is partnering with VoIP technology companies AudioCodes and Legerity (news - alert) to deliver an integrated reference platform that will allow customers to add VoIP services on GPON. The GPON VoIP reference platform is comprised of the BroadLight BL2000 Integrated BPON/GPON System-on-chip (SoC), AudioCodes’ AC48x Voice over Packet Processor family and the Legerity’s VE880 VoicePort Series telephone line interface systems. The combined system has already been adopted by XAVi Technologies, a Taiwanese broadband products supplier. JL Lin, chief technology officer of XAVi, said: “We chose to use the BroadLight and AudioCodes reference design because we needed to easily incorporate VoIP services in order to compete in major GPON contracts in review. Following our evaluation of the VoIP reference design, we believe it is a powerful and cost effective platform that will assist us in achieving design wins within the marketplace.” The joint reference design will offer PON OEMs and ODMs a hardware and software implementation of two or four VoIP channels, including full media processing (vocoders, echo cancellation, jitter buffer, etc.) and SIP signaling, supporting 3-way conferencing, call forward, call hold, call waiting and more. “We are pleased to empower BroadLight’s end-to-end GPON solution with our leading voice over packet technology,” stated AudioCodes’ Shaul Weissman, vice president of VoIP processors. “GPON is one of the most promising next generation access technologies and as a pioneer in voice technology we recognize the importance of VoIP in this space.”

Star Trek Technology brought to Earth by Eurotech

Eurotech has unveiled its space age Zypad wrist-worn computer. With an eye on revolutionizing the way millions of people work, the Zypad’s high-tech design is the compilation of circuit miniaturization, a wide range of computer hardware functions, optimized power consumption, and ergonomic considerations. Indeed, weighing only about 10 ounces, the device could conceivably function as a common everyday tool, not unlike a mobile phone. “The idea behind the wrist-worn computer project,” explains Eurotech President Roberto Siagri, “is to leave the user’s hands free. The Zypad enables users to work with a network connection without being tied to a fixed position. These wearable computers will give us a new freedom of movement, radically changing the way we work, and for the better.” While the primary target market for the wrist-PC will be demanding — perhaps hostile — environments where computers have become essential, yet the use of traditional PCs or other handheld devices is still impractical. In these instances, wearable computers will provide a means of access to integrated network resources without unnecessarily inconveniencing users. The flexibility of the miniature device is noteworthy, as it adds to the range of possible uses. Largely, the controls are dependent on users’ requirements and the intended application of the device. Both touch screens and navigation keys can be used, and voice recognition software is in the process of being developed for the Zypad. Really, the uses are nearly limitless, once the functionality of a full-size PC is places in a small, wireless, wrist-sized device, in environments where hands-free and always-on connectivity are particularly important.

NETGEAR's Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter makes High-Speed VoIP and Video Networking across Home Powerlines possible.

NETGEAR has announced the availability of its 200 Mbps Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter (HDX101) and Kit (HDXB101). The Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter is what enables users to seamlessly connect their Ethernet-ready devices to the home network. It distributes high-speed, high-performance — and, perhaps most importantly, affordable — broadband throughout the home, without any new wiring. NETGEAR’s Powerline HD Ethernet Adapters turn any AC electrical outlet into an HD-streaming, high-speed Ethernet broadband connection for real-time high-quality video, gaming, and VoIP. The adapter offers built-in Video Quality of Service (VQoS) for consistent performance with encrypted security, at unprecedented data rates, to seamlessly stream HD video throughout the entire home. “We’ve seen great demand for this technology, as its simplicity is unbeatable,” stated Kartik Gada, NETGEAR’s product line manager for connectivity devices. “Consumers are requiring faster, more reliable, convenient, and uncomplicated broadband connections throughout their homes, in order to support a growing number of applications, like online gaming, audio distribution, and HD video streaming, all of which require copious bandwidth. By working with DS2, we’ve developed the ideal solution for successfully bridging the gap in areas of the home network that aren’t conducive to wireless, without requiring a clutter of cords.” DS2 200 Mbps technology also supports advanced features, like QoS management, multicasting, and network isolation, making it the ideal application not just for in-home consumer electronics, but also metropolitan wide area networking. More infor is available at http://www.netgear.com.

Per second billing and Missed call Callback- Two interesting features of Webacall VoIP Service

Webacall VoIP service is like any other voip service providers excepts for two unique features which are per second billing and Missed call callback. Webacall bills the subscribers per second which could mean significant cost savings when compared to billing per minute which is what most providers do. The fact that webacall rates are as low as that of skype or in some cases even lower on a per minute basis makes it worth checking out. The second feature Missed call callback is even more interesting and unique to webacall. Missed call callback also referred to as ANI callback enable webacall subribers to use their account from any telephone in the world. All they have to do is to logon and register their telephone number against their userid. Once their number is registered they can call webacall access number from their regular phone and they will get a busy tone which means they will not be charged for that call but webacall system will recognise the number they called from, authorise the number against their account and call them back!. They can then enter the number they want to call and be connected immediatelly. Its also possible to register more than one number so you can use your account from your home, work or mobile phone. Like most service providers webacall also offer PC-to-phone, device-to-phone, web callback, sms callback and wap callback. Check out www.webacall.com for more information about their service.

No more credit expiration for voipbuster!

Betamax GmbH has decided to drop the 120 days credit expiration it previously imposed on credit purchase for use on voipbuster but instead give 120 freedays which means the free destinations will only remain free for 120 days and afterwards you have to pay for those destinations mostly just 1 cent per minute. So instead of your credit expiring they just make you spend it. The stament on voipbuster website reads: "We decided to drop the expiry dates for credit. That means your credit will stay valid for ever!.If you buy credit, you will get 120 FREEDAYS (unless stated otherwise). This means you can call all countries in the free destinations list for 120 days at no costs. When the 120 days are over, you will keep your credit, and a minimal rate will be charged, this rate depends on the country check our rates list. AND IT GETS EVEN BETTER.. if you top up your account before your Freedays are over, we will ADD (instead of overwrite) your Freedays (up to a 365 days maximum) for example if you have 40 days left and you topup, you will get 160 Freedays."

No more free destinations on Poivy

Betamax GmbH the company behind poivy has decided to remove free destinations from poivy. They now only offer free trial calls to landlines in Austria, Czech Rep, Germany, Switzerland and United Kingdom. All previously free destinations now cost 1 cents per minute. This is a return to when poivy was originally launched with no free destinations and the cheapest call rate being 1.5 cents per min. This might be a signal that Betamax GmbH which have followed the footsteps of previous owner Finarea is about to launch another voip application with lots of free destinations and forced users of poivy to switch and buy another 10 euros minimum credit. It could also mean that the era of free calls with Betamax GmbH voip applications is coming to an end and the recent increase of connection fee for their direct callback service from 3 cents to 5 cents points in this direction. 1 cent per minute for calls to popular destinations is still the cheapest in the market but most people simply dont like the unethical business model of Betamax and previously Finarea.

VoiceOne(TM) and VariTalk Team Up to Send 'Snakes on a Plane' Personalized Phone Messages from Samuel L. Jackson

VariTalk, LLC and VoiceOne(TM) Communications, LLC, a subsidiary of VoIP, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VOII), announced today they have begun working together on what many would say is the most successful Internet and mobile marketing campaign ever for Time Warner-owned New Line Cinema's, #1 box office movie "Snakes on A Plane." The campaign empowers movie fans to create and send personalized phone and E-mail messages in the voice of Samuel L. Jackson. The official film site is online at http://www.snakesonaplane.com. Unlike most voice service applications, VariTalk's super-personalized marketing campaigns are on-demand arrangements - with people reacting to promotions, television and radio commercials, and especially word of mouth. "VoiceOne's proprietary software platform meets the demand with scalability that most hardware-dependent providers cannot match without significant lead time. And VoiceOne's proven technology meets an additional requirement: bullet-proof reliability," explained VariTalk's former CTO and newly named Chief Executive Officer Frederick Lowe. "When Snakes on A Plane took off, VariTalk was faced with a challenge: record call volume. VoiceOne stepped in quickly and seamlessly, enabling the Company to make immediate improvements in capacity and reliability." "We are pleased to have come together with VoiceOne. With effectively infinite scalability and 100% delivery success we're sure to rely on them for many future campaigns of this type," Lowe said. VoiceOne's Chief Technology Officer Shawn Lewis commented, "We are thrilled to be working with VariTalk on creative and successful marketing campaigns like this one. Our technology is scalable, flexible and reliable, so companies like VariTalk, who are on the leading edge of providing new ways to market products and services, can know their campaigns are going to work well technically."

WebPhone

I have been trying out this nice voip softphone WebPhone for some time and its been working really great. The audio quality is really good and the call rates are very reasonable too. There are two categories of webphone voip service which are webphone basic and webphone plus. With webphone basic you can make free webphone to webphone calls and call regular phones at rates starting from 1.9 cents. One interesting feature of webphone is the calling card feature which enable webphone users to use their webphone account from any phone and for just 1.49 dollars per month you can add this feature to your webphone account. With webphone plus you get all the features of webphone basic with unlimited incoming calls, a US number with a area code of your choice, call forwarding, call waiting, voicemail and call blocking all for just 5 dollars per month. Visit www.webphone.com for more details and download.

Google upgrades Google Talk

That Google is not doing really great in the VoIP arena is still a misery to many followers of voip technology. Since its launch, google talk has not live up to the expectations. Not a few expected google talk to sweep the voip world like a wild storm and drag skype to the background but those never happened. But it seems google has not given up on voip and still trying to win users to google talk. The latest version of google talk is testimony to the fact that google still want to capture the voip and instant messaging world like they did for the search engine world. Theis latest version is an improvement over the last version with features such as fast file sharing, sending and receiving voicemail for free and the users ability to show the music they are listening to in their status information. Google says this is a responce to feedback from users of google talk. These features are not new in voip applications any more but i believe it will nevertheless encourage people to have a look at google talk. Only the future will tell if google will be able to catch up with the likes of Skype, yahoo., Jajah etc in the voip business.

Get Free Wireless USB Phone from Parlino

In other to get as many people as possible to use Parlino, TELE2 is given away a free wireless phone to every user that buys 30 euros dial out credit. This wireless phone cost 69 euros and considering the fact that you will use the 30 euros credit purchased to call regular phones, this look like a very good deal. The features of the phone inlude USB connection, online contact list visible on phone, handfree (up to 50m), polyphonic ringtones and LCD display. With this phone connected to your computer you can make your parlino calls from any where in your home or office. If you are a parlino user or think of signing on just visit www.parlino.com/promotion/free-phones.php to be part of this promotion.

Parlino - The cheap VoIP service from TELE2

TELE2 Group, one of Europe’s leading alternative telecom operator launched recently a new VoIP service nicknamed Parlino. TELE2 provides cheap and simple telecoms for all Europeans with more than 30 million customers in 23 countries. Parlino is an easy to install and use softphone that allow free calls between registered user and cheap calls to regular phones all around the world. All one has to do to use this service is to download the softphone from Parlino website, install it, choose a username and start calling. PC-to-PC calls to other parlino users are free but to call regular phones users need to get Dial Out credits. Dial out is parlino service for calling regular landlines and mobile phones all over the world. Dial out rates starts at 1.5 euro cents per minute to 32 most popular destinations and the rates to other country are quite cheap too. Rates for calls to mobile phones starts at 1.5 euro cents per minute. If you wish to receive calls from regular phones on your parlino you can subscribe to parlino's dial-in service, for just 2.95 euros per month you get a phone number from a country of your choice and free voicemail service. With Dial in service your contacts can reach you from any regular phone. Presently dial in numbers are only available for Luxembourg and Sweden but i believe more countries will be added in the future. Parlino also have text messaging, chat and call forwading features which are now basically regular features in any voip softphone nowadays. I have used parlino for some time and the audio quality was really good and the other features worked really fine. For download and more information about palino visit www.parlino.com

Norlight Announces Its "Ip For All" Revolution

Norlight Telecommunications, Inc., a facilities-based communications company headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin, with over 30 years experience providing Internet Protocol and enhanced services and network services to commercial and wholesale customers in the upper Midwest, today announced plans to offer businesses integrated communications bundles that combine local voice, long distance, Internet services and enhanced data services over a private Internet Protocol(IP)connection. The same private IP network will deliver Norlight's hosted IP telephony services and enable managed premise-based IP solutions targeted at small and medium-sized businesses. Norlight's newest integrated communications offering, called IPLiveR, will be available this fall to Madison- and Green Bay-based businesses, with future market deployment planned for Norlight's other Midwestern markets. The integrated communications bundles delivered by a private IP network are specifically designed to help small and medium-sized businesses by providing them with the same kinds of timesaving calling features, enhanced services and money-saving economies typically enjoyed by big businesses that have been the early adopters of Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology. In addition to local voice, long distance and Internet services, Norlight's three IPLive bundles include caller ID and direct inward dial, and deliver enhanced data services free of charge, such as email with spam blocking and virus protection, Web site and file hosting, Web and voice conferencing capabilities, remote VPN connections, and managed firewall protection. An Advanced Features Package and a variety of a la carte services are also available, allowing businesses to tailor an IPLive bundle to their unique needs. According to a study by Sage Research, 60 percent of surveyed decision makers cited productivity savings as a motive for IP telephony deployment, along with another 75 percent citing cost savings. "We believe that every business can benefit from the ease of management and greater cost efficiencies delivered by Norlight's IP telephony solutions," said Tom Szews, Norlight's IP telephony and local service category manager. "With an array of IP telephony solutions tailored to fit businesses of all sizes, rather than older technology, one-size-fits-all services offered by many of our competitors, Norlight thinks it's time for an 'IP for All' revolution." Norlight is touting its IP for All movement via radio and direct mail to Wisconsin businesses. "We believe it's important for small to medium-sized business owners, in particular, to know there are affordable VoIP solutions that can provide productivity gains and help them grow their business. And that's what Norlight's IP for All revolution is about," explained KrisPalen, Norlight's director of marketing communications. "The productivity-enhancing features available from IPLive are now truly available to businesses of all sizes, not just larger enterprises." Norlight's IPLive service is designed to extend the life of a customer's existing phone equipment and provides at least a full T-1 of broadband Internet bandwidth, which is double that typically offered by traditional (non-IP) service packages using older technology. "Customers will enjoy greater data bandwidth using dynamic allocation. This allows customers to maximize the use of data traffic, while ensuring quality of service for voice calls. Dynamic bandwidth allocation is not possible when services are delivered via non-IP networks, as is the case with many of our competitors", said Kamlesh Sethi, Norlight's product manager for IP telephony and local services. In addition to its suite of IP telephony solutions, Norlight's services include managed network security, business continuance solutions, audio and Web conferencing services, and traditional voice, Internet and data transport services.

Fusion And Chinese Community Services Site Jinti Enter Into Strategic Partnership

Fusion Telecommunications International, Inc., a global VoIP service provider, today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Jinti, a rapidly growing Chinese community services site that today attracts in excess of 3 Million unique visitors from mainland China each month. As part of the agreement, Fusion will market its Efonica brand of VoIP services throughout the Jinti website. In addition to category exclusivity, the Efonica service offerings will be integrated into Jinti’s consumer registration process. As visitors register for Jinti services, they will be prompted to register for Efonica’s offering. “We are very pleased to enter into this relationship with Jinti, a key player in the burgeoning Chinese Internet marketplace. Jinti’s unique community services website continues to experience dramatic growth through unique service offerings and the execution of a dynamic business model. With a growing Internet community, presently numbering over 120 Million people online, China represents a key market for Fusion in the Asian Region and a tremendous opportunity for the Company to continue to grow our worldwide community of users” said Matthew Rosen, President and CEO of Fusion. “Fusion’s unique Efonica VoIP services are a very good complement to our community services website, giving our customers a chance to speak with one another and connect with friends and relatives for a significant savings. With over 400,000 subscribers registered in less than two months, Efonica represents a rapidly growing, cutting-edge service we are confident will appeal to the Chinese marketplace. We also believe that Jinti’s 500,000 registered users with over 3 million unique visitors a month offers US firms like Fusion a unique opportunity to rapidly establish themselves in the China market.” said Jin Zhao, President and CEO of Jinti. Efonica offers consumers the ability to call each other for free using their existing landline or mobile telephone numbers. Calls can be made to and from any combination of PCs, Internet phones and regular telephones (with a SIP adapter), connected to either a wireless, broadband or dial-up Internet connection. The service was introduced incorporating Fusion’s patent-pending Worldwide Internet Area CodeTM, which combined with a subscriber’s existing telephone number, further simplifies the process of making a call. Consumers subscribe to Efonica by visiting www.efonica.com and completing a free and easy registration process.

Voip Calling Rates for Benin. Best voip rates in terms of cost and quality and Cheaper than Calling Cards

If you are looking for the cheapest calling rates to Benin and with guarantied good audio quality, then here is what you are looking for. The table below gives best calling rates for landlines and mobile phones in Benin for several voip application and service providers that i have used. Included in the rtable are the cheapest calling rates for Benin and with voip applications that gives very good audio quality. I have used all the internet phone applications included in this table and they all have remarkably good audio qualities. Some of the rates are even cheaper than calling card rates for thesame destination.

Application / Provider	Landline $/min	Mobile $/min
skype
skypho
voipcheap
voipstunt
Gizmoproject
Internetcalls
voipdiscount
Jajah
poivy
vbuzzer
efonica

Beliefnet And DMD Mobile Holdings, Inc. Team Up To Provide Daily Motivational Messages

Beliefnet, Inc., the largest spirituality and faith-based website and online community, has announced a partnership with DMD Mobile Holdings, Inc., the leading provider of mobile technology and media in North America, to provide Beliefnet content over mobile phones, PDAs and other smart devices. Subscribers to Beliefnet Mobile will receive daily wisdom and inspirational quotes from well known authors, spiritual leaders and popular figures such as Maya Angelou, the Dalai Lama, Eleanor Roosevelt - even Marlene Dietrich, as well as humorous quotes and jokes. This relationship allows the largest spirituality and faith based website to expand its reach into additional digital media platforms. The portability of mobile multimedia content creates the opportunity for personal, spiritual reminders that are always on-hand. "Our customers want and need inspiration and spiritual support throughout the day. Now they can get it even when they're away from their computers," said Steven Waldman, Editor-in-Chief and CEO of Beliefnet.com. Since 1999, Beliefnet has provided users with inspirational and faith-based content via the Internet. With 3.1 million site visitors and 9 million newsletter subscribers, Beliefnet’s DMD Mobile partnership firmly plants the spiritual publishing industry into the world of wireless communication. “Beliefnet’s sought-after experts and spiritual leaders are widely respected, and we’re proud to offer access to their daily messages of inspiration,” said David M. Deutsch, CEO of DMD Mobile Holdings, Inc. Beliefnet Mobile is available on all major wireless networks including Cingular, Cingular Blue, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, Alltel, Nextel, and Boost, plus more than 20 other wireless carriers across North America. Future offerings include Joke of the Day, Bible verses and prayers along with ring tones and wall papers. Content will be available in text, audio, and video formats. Visit http://www.dmdmh.com/beliefnetmobile/ for more information or to sign up.

Voip Calling Rates for Belize. Best voip rates in terms of cost and quality and Cheaper than Calling Cards

If you are looking for the cheapest calling rates to Belize and with guarantied good audio quality, then here is what you are looking for. The table below gives best calling rates for landlines and mobile phones in Belize for several voip application and service providers that i have used. Included in the rtable are the cheapest calling rates for Belize and with voip applications that gives very good audio quality. I have used all the internet phone applications included in this table and they all have remarkably good audio qualities. Some of the rates are even cheaper than calling card rates for thesame destination.

Application / Provider	Landline $/min	Mobile $/min
skype
skypho
voipcheap
voipstunt
Gizmoproject
Internetcalls
voipdiscount
Jajah
poivy
vbuzzer
efonica

Voip Calling Rates for Belgium. Best voip rates in terms of cost and quality and Cheaper than Calling Cards

If you are looking for the cheapest calling rates to Belgium and with guarantied good audio quality, then here is what you are looking for. The table below gives best calling rates for landlines and mobile phones in Belgium for several voip application and service providers that i have used. Included in the rtable are the cheapest calling rates for Belgium and with voip applications that gives very good audio quality. I have used all the internet phone applications included in this table and they all have remarkably good audio qualities. Some of the rates are even cheaper than calling card rates for thesame destination.

Application / Provider	Landline $/min	Mobile $/min
skype
skypho
voipcheap
voipstunt
Gizmoproject
Internetcalls
voipdiscount
Jajah
poivy
vbuzzer
efonica

Best voip calling rates for Israel. Cheaper than calling cards

If you are looking for the cheapest calling rates to Israel and with garantied good audio quality, then here is what you are looking for. The table below gives best calling rates for landlines and mobile phones in Israel for several voip application and service providers that i have used. Included in the table are the cheapest calling rates for Israel and with voip applications that gives very good audio quality. I have used all the internet phone applications included in this table and they all have remarkably good audio quality. Some of the rates are even cheaper than calling card rates for thesame destination.

Application / Provider	Landline $/min	Mobile $/min
skype	0.035	0.136
skypho	0.067	0.089
voipcheap	0.012	0.120
voipstunt	0.018	0.0960
Gizmoproject	0.021	0.104
Internetcalls	0.018	0.144
voipdiscount	0.012	0.096
Jajah	0.020	0.150
poivy	0.018	0.168
vbuzzer	0.015	0.077
efonica	0.029	0.090

Best voip calling rates for Lebanon. Cheaper than calling cards

If you are looking for the cheapest calling rates to Lebanon and with guarantied good audio quality, then here is what you are looking for. The table below gives best calling rates for landlines and mobile phones in Lebanon for several voip application and service providers that i have used. Included in the rtable are the cheapest calling rates for Lebanon and with voip applications that gives very good audio quality. I have used all the internet phone applications included in this table and they all have remarkably good audio qualities. Some of the rates are even cheaper than calling card rates for thesame destination.

Application / Provider	Landline $/min	Mobile $/min
skype	0.123	0.245
skypho	0.121	0.222
voipcheap	0.108	0.132
voipstunt	0.120	0.300
Gizmoproject	0.146	0.275
Internetcalls	0.108	0.180
voipdiscount	0.108	0.132
Jajah	0.150	0.270
poivy	0.108	0.132
vbuzzer	0.099	0.194
efonica	0.119	0.240

Voip Calling Rates for Azerbaijan. Best voip rates in terms of cost and quality and Cheaper than Calling Cards

If you are looking for the cheapest calling rates to Azerbaijan and with guarantied good audio quality, then here is what you are looking for. The table below gives best calling rates for landlines and mobile phones in Azerbaijan for several voip application and service providers that i have used. Included in the rtable are the cheapest calling rates for Azerbaijan and with voip applications that gives very good audio quality. I have used all the internet phone applications included in this table and they all have remarkably good audio qualities. Some of the rates are even cheaper than calling card rates for thesame destination.

Application / Provider	Landline $/min	Mobile $/min
skype
skypho
voipcheap
voipstunt
Gizmoproject
Internetcalls
voipdiscount
Jajah
poivy
vbuzzer
efonica

Voip Calling Rates for Belarus. Best voip rates in terms of cost and quality and Cheaper than Calling Cards

If you are looking for the cheapest calling rates to Belarus and with guarantied good audio quality, then here is what you are looking for. The table below gives best calling rates for landlines and mobile phones in Belarus for several voip application and service providers that i have used. Included in the rtable are the cheapest calling rates for Belarus and with voip applications that gives very good audio quality. I have used all the internet phone applications included in this table and they all have remarkably good audio qualities. Some of the rates are even cheaper than calling card rates for thesame destination.

Application / Provider	Landline $/min	Mobile $/min
skype
skypho
voipcheap
voipstunt
Gizmoproject
Internetcalls
voipdiscount
Jajah
poivy
vbuzzer
efonica

Voip Calling Rates for Barbados. Best voip rates in terms of cost and quality and Cheaper than Calling Cards

If you are looking for the cheapest calling rates to Barbados and with guarantied good audio quality, then here is what you are looking for. The table below gives best calling rates for landlines and mobile phones in Barbados for several voip application and service providers that i have used. Included in the rtable are the cheapest calling rates for Barbados and with voip applications that gives very good audio quality. I have used all the internet phone applications included in this table and they all have remarkably good audio qualities. Some of the rates are even cheaper than calling card rates for thesame destination.

Application / Provider	Landline $/min	Mobile $/min
skype
skypho
voipcheap
voipstunt
Gizmoproject
Internetcalls
voipdiscount
Jajah
poivy
vbuzzer
efonica

Voip Calling Rates for Bahrain. Best voip rates in terms of cost and quality and Cheaper than Calling Cards

If you are looking for the cheapest calling rates to Bahrain and with guarantied good audio quality, then here is what you are looking for. The table below gives best calling rates for landlines and mobile phones in Bahrain for several voip application and service providers that i have used. Included in the rtable are the cheapest calling rates for Bahrain and with voip applications that gives very good audio quality. I have used all the internet phone applications included in this table and they all have remarkably good audio qualities. Some of the rates are even cheaper than calling card rates for thesame destination.

Application / Provider	Landline $/min	Mobile $/min
skype
skypho
voipcheap
voipstunt
Gizmoproject
Internetcalls
voipdiscount
Jajah
poivy
vbuzzer
efonica

Voip Calling Rates for Bahamas. Best voip rates in terms of cost and quality and Cheaper than Calling Cards

If you are looking for the cheapest calling rates to Bahamas and with guarantied good audio quality, then here is what you are looking for. The table below gives best calling rates for landlines and mobile phones in Bahamas for several voip application and service providers that i have used. Included in the rtable are the cheapest calling rates for Bahamas and with voip applications that gives very good audio quality. I have used all the internet phone applications included in this table and they all have remarkably good audio qualities. Some of the rates are even cheaper than calling card rates for thesame destination.

Application / Provider	Landline $/min	Mobile $/min
skype
skypho
voipcheap
voipstunt
Gizmoproject
Internetcalls
voipdiscount
Jajah
poivy
vbuzzer
efonica

Voip Calling Rates for Austria. Best voip rates in terms of cost and quality and Cheaper than Calling Cards

If you are looking for the cheapest calling rates to Austria and with guarantied good audio quality, then here is what you are looking for. The table below gives best calling rates for landlines and mobile phones in Austria for several voip application and service providers that i have used. Included in the rtable are the cheapest calling rates for Austria and with voip applications that gives very good audio quality. I have used all the internet phone applications included in this table and they all have remarkably good audio qualities. Some of the rates are even cheaper than calling card rates for thesame destination.

Application / Provider	Landline $/min	Mobile $/min
skype
skypho
voipcheap
voipstunt
Gizmoproject
Internetcalls
voipdiscount
Jajah
poivy
vbuzzer
efonica

Voip Calling Rates for Australia. Best voip rates in terms of cost and quality and Cheaper than Calling Cards

If you are looking for the cheapest calling rates to Australia and with guarantied good audio quality, then here is what you are looking for. The table below gives best calling rates for landlines and mobile phones in Australia for several voip application and service providers that i have used. Included in the rtable are the cheapest calling rates for Australia and with voip applications that gives very good audio quality. I have used all the internet phone applications included in this table and they all have remarkably good audio qualities. Some of the rates are even cheaper than calling card rates for thesame destination.

Application / Provider	Landline $/min	Mobile $/min
skype
skypho
voipcheap
voipstunt
Gizmoproject
Internetcalls
voipdiscount
Jajah
poivy
vbuzzer
efonica

Voip Calling Rates for Armenia . Best voip rates in terms of cost and quality and Cheaper than Calling Cards

If you are looking for the cheapest calling rates to Armenia and with guarantied good audio quality, then here is what you are looking for. The table below gives best calling rates for landlines and mobile phones in Armenia for several voip application and service providers that i have used. Included in the rtable are the cheapest calling rates for Armenia and with voip applications that gives very good audio quality. I have used all the internet phone applications included in this table and they all have remarkably good audio qualities. Some of the rates are even cheaper than calling card rates for thesame destination.

Application / Provider	Landline $/min	Mobile $/min
skype
skypho
voipcheap
voipstunt
Gizmoproject
Internetcalls
voipdiscount
Jajah
poivy
vbuzzer
efonica

Voip Calling Rates for Antigua And Barbuda. Best voip rates in terms of cost and quality and Cheaper than Calling Cards

If you are looking for the cheapest calling rates to Antigua And Barbuda and with guarantied good audio quality, then here is what you are looking for. The table below gives best calling rates for landlines and mobile phones in Antigua And Barbuda for several voip application and service providers that i have used. Included in the rtable are the cheapest calling rates for Antigua And Barbuda and with voip applications that gives very good audio quality. I have used all the internet phone applications included in this table and they all have remarkably good audio qualities. Some of the rates are even cheaper than calling card rates for thesame destination.

Application / Provider	Landline $/min	Mobile $/min
skype
skypho
voipcheap
voipstunt
Gizmoproject
Internetcalls
voipdiscount
Jajah
poivy
vbuzzer
efonica

Voip Calling Rates for Angola. Best voip rates in terms of cost and quality and Cheaper than Calling Cards

Voip Calling Rates for Angola. Best voip rates in terms of cost and quality and Cheaper than Calling Cards If you are looking for the cheapest calling rates to Angola and with guarantied good audio quality, then here is what you are looking for. The table below gives best calling rates for landlines and mobile phones in Angola for several voip application and service providers that i have used. Included in the rtable are the cheapest calling rates for Angola and with voip applications that gives very good audio quality. I have used all the internet phone applications included in this table and they all have remarkably good audio qualities. Some of the rates are even cheaper than calling card rates for thesame destination.

Application / Provider	Landline $/min	Mobile $/min
skype
skypho
voipcheap
voipstunt
Gizmoproject
Internetcalls
voipdiscount
Jajah
poivy
vbuzzer
efonica

Voip Calling Rates for Andorra. Best voip rates in terms of cost and quality and Cheaper than Calling Cards

If you are looking for the cheapest calling rates to Andorra and with guarantied good audio quality, then here is what you are looking for. The table below gives best calling rates for landlines and mobile phones in Andorra for several voip application and service providers that i have used. Included in the rtable are the cheapest calling rates for Andorra and with voip applications that gives very good audio quality. I have used all the internet phone applications included in this table and they all have remarkably good audio qualities. Some of the rates are even cheaper than calling card rates for thesame destination.

Application / Provider	Landline $/min	Mobile $/min
skype	0.051	0.228
skypho	0.046	0.262
voipcheap	free	0.156
voipstunt	0.036	0.084
Gizmoproject	0.105	0.383
Internetcalls	0.012	0.156
voipdiscount	0.036	0.156
Jajah	0.190	0.340
poivy	free	0.168
vbuzzer	0.032	0.262
efonica	0.055	0.320

Gizmo Project and LiveJournal team up.

SIPphone, Inc., developers of the free Gizmo Project Internet calling and IM software, and Six Apart, Ltd., the world leader in blogging software and services, today announced a partnership introducing to Six Apart's LiveJournal users a preferred voice and instant messaging client optimized for use with LJ Talk, LiveJournal's just-announced instant messaging and voice service. The co-branded "Gizmo Project for LJ Talk" software will enable LiveJournal friends to call each other for free, send instant messages and see each other's online presence (available, away or offline). LiveJournal is one of the web's largest online communities, organized around personal journals, social networks and interest-based groups.
Using the free Gizmo Project for LJ Talk voice and IM software, LiveJournal users will be able to make calls and instant message contacts from their LiveJournal Friends list, making it easier to stay in contact. Their existing Friends list will be automatically available to users when they log in to the software using standard LiveJournal account information, and new contacts can be added easily. All calls between LiveJournal users using the software will be free and LiveJournal users will be able to take advantage of the same promotional calling plans that regular Gizmo Project users enjoy.
"We're pleased to be working with Six Apart and LiveJournal, which will be the first major online community to extend real-time communication features like voice and IM to every one of its millions of members," said Jason Droege, President of SIPphone. "Because these features are based on the robust open standards of SIP and Jabber, LiveJournal users will always be able to communicate with the largest number of people around the world, including LiveJournal friends, other Gizmo Project users, or people that might be using other private-label Gizmo Project versions," Droege concluded.
LiveJournal users who use Gizmo Project for LJ Talk can easily access the following key features:
* High-quality free voice calls to people using Gizmo Project for LJ Talk as well as any other versions of Gizmo Project
* Instant messaging between LiveJournal friends, other Gizmo Project users, Google Talk users, or people using any other Jabber-based IM network worldwide. Allows users and their friends to have real-time written communications that can later be incorporated into journals
* Presence detection which allows users to see who is online
* Ultra low-cost calls to landline or mobile phones around the world
* Free conference calls among friends, which can be scheduled and moderated by Gizmo Project for LJ Talk users
* Free "Call me" and "IM" buttons on journal pages to initiate calls and instant messages from the web
* Point and click "voice posts", which allows Gizmo Project for LJ Talk users worldwide to easily post audio recordings (podcasts) on their Livejournal pages
* Real-time maps of caller locations, and more
Gizmo Project for LJ Talk is an outgrowth of Gizmo Project's new partner program designed to create and distribute custom-branded voice and IM software, or "softphones." The software delivers free VoIP calls, instant messaging and dozens of other advanced features, and can be used to reinforce a partners' own brand with a frequently-used product. Customization services are provided by SIPphone and projects from start-to-finish can be completed in about a month. Localized versions are available and co-branding of web content associated with the softphone and service can further improve the experience.
The free Gizmo Project for LJ Talk software for Windows, Macintosh and Linux lets users make crystal-clear free calls using the Internet and is expected to be available for free from the LiveJournal site in August. As easy to use as an Instant Messenger, Gizmo Project for LJ Talk also offers such features as free voicemail, free conference calling, complete call history, instant messaging, and free calling to millions of people on SIP-based networks, the most popular open standard protocol for VoIP communications.

Voip Calling Rates for Albania. Cheaper than Calling Cards

If you are looking for the cheapest calling rates to Albania and with guarantied good audio quality, then here is what you are looking for. The table below gives best calling rates for landlines and mobile phones in Albania for several voip application and service providers that i have used. Included in the rtable are the cheapest calling rates for Albania and with voip applications that gives very good audio quality. I have used all the internet phone applications included in this table and they all have remarkably good audio qualities. Some of the rates are even cheaper than calling card rates for thesame destination.

Application / Provider	Landline $/min	Mobile $/min
skype	0.169	0.200
skypho	0.108	0.206
voipcheap	0.048	0.168
voipstunt	0.048	0.216
Gizmoproject	n.a	n.a
Internetcalls	0.048	0.168
voipdiscount	0.072	0.168
Jajah	0.19	0.34
poivy	0.024	0.168
vbuzzer	0.088	0.188
efonica	0.15	0.21

Best Voip Calling Rates for Afghanistan. Cheaper than Calling Cards

If you are looking for the cheapest calling rates to Afghanistan and with guarantied good audio quality, then here is what you are looking for. The table below gives best calling rates for landlines and mobile phones in Afghanistan for several voip application and service providers that i have used. Included in the rtable are the cheapest calling rates for Afghanistan and with voip applications that gives very good audio quality. I have used all the internet phone applications included in this table and they all have remarkably good audio qualities. Some of the rates are even cheaper than calling card rates for thesame destination.

Application / Provider	Landline $/min	Mobile $/min
skype
skypho
voipcheap
voipstunt
Gizmoproject
Internetcalls
voipdiscount
Jajah
poivy
vbuzzer
efonica

Busta - Another Browser Phone

Check out Busta which is a browser based VoIP mobile phone and one can make and receive calls from a web browser. It's an open system so you can talk to any SIP account irrespective of the service provider absolutely free. All you require is an e-mail address. You can make or receive internet calls and messages which include video mails for free whereas SMS and calls to regular phones are made available at extremely low rates. You can access your address book and messages through Busta.com and even in case you could not make or receive calls at that PC you could easily reply to messages or send a low cost instant message. Busta expands up to Browser Unified Sip telecommunications Application. Now no need for any memory stick or messy software downloads as Busta is here for you. It can be labeled as an internet mobile phone and you can make and receive calls from a web browser and be assured that your contacts and messages would always follow you. For more information visit www.busta.com. Thx gautam

VoIP Event : Intermec i-comm 2006 Conference - Toronto (Sept 12-14, 2006)

A premier business solution and technical conference designed to strengthen your knowledge of bar code and RFID data collection technologies and mobile computing systems and to dramatically increase the power of your supply chain. We're pleased to invite you to the Intermec i-comm 2006 Conference, our premier business solution and technical conference. Join us in Toronto on September 12-14 and experience exceptional sessions designed to strengthen your knowledge of bar code and RFID data collection technologies and mobile computing systems and to dramatically increase the power of your supply chain. Celebrate Intermec's 40th anniversary of innovation with customers and partners like you who have shared in our success. We're Better Together, so join us there. Find out more or register today! Visit www.intermec.com/icomm2006 or call 800-934-3163.

VoIP enhances Home based Call Centers

Sure, voice over IP technology could help U.S. corporations move even more of their customer contact centers overseas than they have already. After all, VoIP, like the Internet itself, makes a user's physical location irrelevant. But the same technology can also help those same businesses keep more of that work at home. The reason: it'll let them extend the full capabilities of their contact centers to domestic workers who can't, or won't, commute to physically centralized facilities — not for $13 or $14 an hour. The change could come fairly quickly. A new Yankee Group report finds that 47 percent of agent seats in U.S. contact centers will have VoIP capability by the end of 2007. That's up from a mere 17 percent last year. The numbers are even higher with the real contact center pros, the ones that provide outsourced services to enterprises that don't want to do it themselves. In that group, 50 percent are already using VoIP, and 75 percent will in another 12 months, according to senior analyst Ken Landoline, author of the report. The report is the result of interviews with 351 "contact center decision makers." Transporting the voice call to the agent over IP links is actually the least important aspect of the advance. VoIP-based contact centers — the updated term, to reflect their broader capabilities, for what used to be called call centers — can work just as well, or perhaps even better, if the calls travel through a gateway and over the PSTN to agents, particularly if the agents are working remotely. What's more important is that the calls travel as IP packets through the heart of the system. That lets enterprises transform their contact centers from physical to virtual operations, in which agents can perform exactly the same functions no matter where they are located. "There is still a shadow of doubt about VoIP's quality of service," notes Landoline. "The real advantage of the VoIP application is the ability to use the unified application distributed throughout the enterprise." A VoIP system also gives those agents a lot more — and a lot more powerful — capabilities than they would have in traditional call centers using automated call distribution (ACD) equipment. The capabilities, based on IP-based features the older systems couldn't provide, are familiar. Presence awareness is one. Agents often receive calls they are not equipped to deal with, and need to bring in someone better qualified. "In a new VoIP system, they can look on screen at a buddy list and see who's available for the call, and just click on it," explains Landoline. "In the old days they would have had to call ahead to find out who is available, and then bridge in the call." VoIP also brings contact centers the usual benefits like unified voice mail, e-mail and fax capabilities, accessible through on-screen interfaces. And it allows managers to see, and gather data about, the status and performance of virtually any agent working for them anywhere, as easily as if they were all in the same building. It's that "agents anywhere" capability, as Landline puts it, that has companies excited. "More and more, people want to connect remote agents working from home, so that they can tap into some of the labor pools they haven't been able to use effectively in the past," he explains. "All they would need is a high-speed Internet connection and a telephone and a browser. You literally can work from your kitchen table on your laptop." A recent development will make it even easier for U.S. corporations to use domestic call agents. On August 18, Sprint Nextel began offering hosted contact center services, providing IP-based network and data center infrastructure. The service will allow enterprises to run VoIP call centers using their own agents, without having to shell out for equipment or facilities. The service, which runs on an Avaya platform, targets a variety of enterprises and needs, according to Susan Winter, product marketing manager. These include organizations whose customer contact needs vary by season or day of week. They could be financial services companies, particularly those with tax-related activities; companies with internal benefit enrollment deadlines; government agencies with weekly or monthly registration deadlines; and travel-related businesses. Companies just getting started are also potential customers. But Winter, too, sees the service's VoIP component as playing into the larger picture. "An industry trend is that there are going to be a lot more remote agents, with companies utilizing more domestic resources," she says. Being able to tap local workers without having to build a brick-and-mortar site is a significant advantage, she claims. The flexibility that remote work offers makes it easier to is get and retain high-quality agents, she adds. All of this could put a major damper on what seems almost a knee-jerk impulse among U.S. corporations to send customer contact work overseas. It's not just that it'll increase the pool of agents, by making available those who for one reason or another can't commute to centralized facilities. It's also that those agents can be in places like Idaho rather than India. That will help alleviate issues like "correcting" accents and overcoming cultural differences. It'll also change the cost equation. No longer will the choice be between equal-sized buildings in the U.S. and overseas. It'll be, rather, between smaller facilities in the U.S., with a lot of remote workers, and larger facilities overseas, where few workers are set up to work at home. That's important because even in developing countries, modern office buildings with state-of-the-art communications systems can be expensive. The impact on highly English-literate countries like India and the Philippines could be significant. Both have taken advantage of advanced telecom technology to transform themselves into major customer-contact outsourcing destinations. In a way, of course, it's just a new twist on an old story: what technology gives, technology can take away. The only difference now is how far it takes it, and how fast.

Minacom says quality of VoIP phone calls increasing

VoIP phone services worldwide sound better than the standard public-switched phone network, according to research from Minacom. But, these findings do not apply to PC-to-PC VoIP calling, like Skype, for a variety of issues. The company's data from the last 12 months showed that the quality of VoIP services offered by broadband VoIP providers, cable operators, and telecos has increased , with an average Mean Opinion Score of 4.2, compared to 3.9 for the PSTN. Minacom said, “Based on a MOS threshold of 3.6, only one out of 50 calls in North America were considered to be unacceptable – one in 10 worldwide – while greater than 85 percent of VoIP calls exceeded average PSTN quality of the same period.” Additionally, VoIP phone calls were found to connect quicker overall, 8.2 seconds on average compared to 8.7 seconds on a PSTN. Minacom's findings did not apply to PC-to-PC VoIP services, like Skype. The study comes as Brix Networks recently indicated that 1 in 5 Internet phone calls were classified as unacceptable, and that call quality was declining. “Minacom felt is should be clarified for both those in the VoIP industry, and individuals and enterprises considering VoIP service, that (Brix's) report evaluated computer-to-computer Internet phone service, similar to those offered by Skype, Google Talk, MSN and Yahoo Messenger,” The company said in a written statement. “The quality and service reliability of these applications does not compare to that of the VoIP phone services offered by telecos, cable operators, and broadband VoIP providers who carefully deploy, monitor and manage the the quality of their services.” “PC-PC VoIP quality is subject to many diverse impairments, including firewall settings, computer performance, antivirus installations, high-compression codecs, and Internet bandwidth shared with gaming, file downloads, Web surfing, and e-mail. By contrast, VoIP offered by service providers is switched using telecom-grade equipment, uses lower-compression codecs, and is prioritized over regular Internet traffic using sophisticated, standards-based multimedia telephone adapters maintained and monitored by the operator.” VoIP call quality is a very important and sometimes frustrating thing. A report by Telephia showed that more than 27 percent of VoIP subscribers who are likely to change providers do so because of network quality. Adding credence to Minacom's report, J.D. Powers & Associates had their own report which found cable TV providers who offer telephone service ranked higher than traditional phone companies in customer satisfaction.

VoIP Event: Fall 2006 VON - Boston, MA (Sept 11-14, 2006)

The definitive IP Communications event geared towards an audience of both Industry players and end users. Click to receive conference discounts or a FREE Exhibit Hall pass. Fall 2006 VON, September 11-14, 2006, is the definitive IP Communications event geared towards an audience of both Industry players and end users. Fall VON will examine the very relevant issues of IP’s impact on voice, video and wireless technologies and applications including; WiFi, 3G, EVDO FMC, IMS and more. Fall VON will bring together a worldwide community of over 10,000 professionals from various disciplines including; Service Providers, Equipment Manufacturers, VOBB providers, Cable Co’s, WiFi and WiMax providers and IPTV pioneers. VON has been THE industry event for the last 10 years and continues to keep its’ attendees on the cutting edge of IP technology by providing unmatched conference content and an 350+ company exhibit Floor. Register NOW while conference discounts are still available.

SingTel customers can now call over GSM/WCDMA and WLAN using VoIP technology

Nokia and SingTel (the main Singapore Telco) have announced a collaboration to bring together 2G/3G cellular and WLAN (Wireless LAN) in a single integrated dual-mode telephony solution in three Nokia phones, the Nokia E60, Nokia E61 and Nokia N80 Internet Edition. Selected SingTel Mobile subscribers will be invited for a service trial which will allow them to use voice and data services from home when mobile via SingTel's WiFI hotspots called SingNet Wireless Surf Zones. The full commercial launch of the service is expected to be later this year. The Nokia E60, Nokia E61 and Nokia N80 Internet Edition are the first Nokia devices that are able to support VoIP using the SIP protocol. All three devices will work on 2G, 3G and WLAN networks. The Nokia N80 Internet Edition also allows for streaming video and audio over WiFi and can be used as a media distribution system for a home network by connecting to audio and video systems using WiFi and streaming content to them. SingTel's VoIP on mobile service will be available to non-business customers on postpaid mobile plans, allowing them to make unlimited local calls using their SIP-enabled VoIP devices. The service can be accessed using a home WiFi networkor through more than 330 SingTel Wireless Hotspots across the island. The subscription fees for the service will be announced later. "Nokia is pleased to co-operate with SingTel on this industry leading initiative on our range of multiradio mobile devices", said Chris Carr, General Manager, Customer Market and Operations, Nokia Singapore, "Consumers can now experience the power of mobility and benefit from accessing Internet services and calls without being connected to a computer." Vicki Brady, Vice President (Consumer Marketing), SingTel said, "SingTel is proud to be one of the first operators globally working with Nokia to bring VoIP services over Wireless LAN to our customers using Nokia devices. With SingTel's VoIP on mobile service, our customers can make local calls over the Internet with their VoIP handsets for a fixed monthly fee."

VoIP Event : WiVoIP World Europe - Monte Carlo, Monaco (Oct 16-18, 2006)

Is your business ready to face the wireless VoIP challenge? This valuable 3 day conference will explore the key issues surrounding wireless VoIP deployments. Sessions examine future business models, implementation, handset strategy, content and security. Currently, 80% of mobile calls are made from urban areas where hot spots proliferate and municipalities are considering free city-centre services. At the same time, VoIP is gaining momentum with the general public and is fast becoming a feature in mobile communication devices as it is in laptops, PDAs and personal computers. It’s not just hype – wireless VoIP really is about to completely transform the telecoms industry as we know it. Find out how the next voice revolution will impact your business at WiVoIP World Europe 2006. Featuring senior-level insight from the organisations pioneering the way, including: Skype, Vonage, BT, Rebtel, Net2Phone, TelTel, Avaya, The Cloud, WiMAX Telecom, Liberty Network Europe, Telabria, Mobilkom Austria, EZ Tel, Cicero Networks, Plantronics, Urban WiMAX, Telio, Wind Telecomunicazioni, Abbeynet and more... WiVoIP World Europe 2006 provides an industry neutral forum where you can explore, debate and assess the potential of wireless VoIP on your business. A first rate agenda filled with industry leading speakers combines with outstanding networking activities where you can form crucial early partnerships, to create the only event you need for profiting in the transformed voice marketplace. Don’t miss out – book your place today at www.terrapinn.com/2006/wivoip. Who will attend? * Fixed line carriers * Cable carriers * Mobile operators * Satellite operators * Wireless providers * Regulatory bodies * Handset manufacturers * Wireless equipment manufacturers * Software manufacturers * Municipality representatives WiVoIP World Europe 2006 offers you a unique opportunity to gain insight into how key players in the market are preparing to address VoIP mobility. Find out how early adopters are embracing and determining their strategies to leverage this phenomenon, and take away this knowledge to boost your own WiVoIP strategy. Whether you’re a mobile operator wanting to find out how to protect against this critical threat to your core business, a fixed line carrier interested in discovering how you can win back business from mobile or a new entrant who wants to work out a strategy for best seizing the wireless VoIP opportunity, WiVoIP World Europe is your must attend event for 2006. Ensure your future profitability in the revolutionised telecoms marketplace by registering for WiVoIP World Europe 2006 now on Tel: +44 (0) 20 7242 2324. Alternatively, fax the registration form to Fax: +44 (0) 20 7242 2320, or register online at www.terrapinn.com/2006/wivoip.

Google's eBay VoIP Deal

It was the talk of the telecom industry. Early last year, someone noticed that Google had posted a job ad for an expert who could, among other things, negotiate contracts for "dark fiber" — that is, optical fiber that is installed but not yet in use — in metropolitan areas and over long distances. For the credulous, only one conclusion was possible: Google had "dropped a hint" that it wanted to become a "global telecom powerhouse," replete with massive international infrastructure. The disclosure set off a storm of speculation about how the search giant could compete with and crush just about anyone in the telecom business, in fields ranging from VoIP to Internet access to cellular services. In August of last year, Google obligingly introduced Google Talk, a PC-to-PC VoIP service attached to its instant messaging client. Telecom carriers taking all the talk seriously had to be terrified, especially if they were already worried about VoIP in general. Last week, Google dropped a quite a different hint, in the form of a click-to-call ad deal with eBay. Yes, the deal showed it is getting more serious about VoIP, at least. But from the evidence, it won't soon be going after the AT&T's and Verizons of the world, or even the Vonages. It'll be using VoIP, rather, as a way to — surprise — help sell Web ads. (News "analyses," meanwhile, eventually reported that Google was believed to be, according to an abundance of rumors, "going dark" on its never-announced, never-verified plans to build a global fiber backbone rivaling those of major network operators.) The new deal will make Google the exclusive supplier of text-based ads on eBay sites outside the U.S. More important from a VoIP perspective, it calls for Google and eBay to incorporate click-to-call capabilities into their ads on one another's sites. This will allow users to make VoIP calls to participating eBay merchants or Google advertisers via either eBay's Skype or Google's Google Talk soft-phone clients and headsets, by simply clicking on the ads. But it won't convince them to throw away their home phones. "I don't think [the deal is] that much about VoIP," says David Lemelin, an In-Stat analyst. "I think it is about two companies that are probably in the best position to test the waters on customers' willingness to click and advertisers' willingness to pay for those clicks, and to really understand the dynamics of whether it's going to be worth an advertiser paying for a click to call or not." In fact, the announcement said more about Google's lack of interest in competing with telcos or their VoIP rivals for the mainstream voice market, than about its interest in doing so. That lack of interest becomes particularly evident in light of its previous lukewarm efforts. Unlike AOL with its AIM Phoneline, Microsoft with its Windows Live and Yahoo with its Yahoo Messenger, Google offers no outbound service to connect calls to the PSTN. And although working through Skype could offer that capability, the announcement only says the companies will "explore interoperability" between Skype and Google Talk — a tepid endorsement of the idea, at best. The search leader has left itself at least one opening. Since Google Talk is based on the open XMPP protocol, developers can create their own gateways to the PSTN and offer dial-in or dial-out services. Still, trying to use VoIP to replace or displace conventional phone service makes little sense for big portals like Google, according to Yankee Group analyst Jennifer Simpson, author of a recent report on Web voice services. That's because the real value of Web voice applications lies in what they can offer that conventional telephony can't. "Increasingly, we're seeing contextually based applications," Simpson says. "Users who might be looking at content or doing online gaming, or in this case are shopping online, are given the ability through the VoIP client to call friends or other users or a retail facility, and comment or ask questions. This is very different from our traditional use of the telephone line." The key difference is that the VoIP calls users make as a part of a broader Web interaction are often calls they wouldn't have otherwise made. In some cases, they might not have known that the other users or sellers were there, because they wouldn't have learned of them through chat rooms, context-based ads or presence detection, for example. In other cases, they might have known they were there, but would have felt more hesitant about picking up the phone and making a conventional call than about clicking on an icon as part of a Web interaction. "When you look at social networking or gaming, I don't think most gamers would think of calling each other on the phone while gaming," explains Simpson. "But if they can click a button and talk to one another through a VoIP connection while gaming, then that makes sense." Either way, it's evident that Web-based voice services of the sort Google and other portals are beginning to emphasize are attractive not because they are voice, but because they are Web-based, and part of larger sets of interconnected services and applications. The lesson is clear: Web portals will play an increasingly important role in creating the new kinds of socially interactive services that will in the future come to define telecommunications. And telecom carriers should worry less about portal operators' ability to move in on their shrinking traditional telephony territory than about their own inability to move in on the portals' rich, ever-expanding territory. For more about VoIP service providers, see our Service Provider Resource Center and our Phone System Resource Center .

VoIP Event : Voice Over Everything 2006 - Singapore (Nov 29 - Dec 1, 2006)

Voice Over Everything is a strategic conference that is not about voice technologies, but about the market for voice. It is a high level event that will look at optimizing network expenditures and driving commercial profitability of voice service offerings, while also addressing customer requirements for quality, security and price. Voice Over Everything will also consider voice as an enabler of mobility, bundled service offerings and opportunities in the voice market, ensuring maximum revenue potential and commercial profitability from convergence and whether the computer will eventually replace the telephone! For more information or to register, please call customer service on +65 6322 2700 or visit www.terrapinn.com/2006/voe_sg.

Infonetics Research says Service Providers see VoIP as a Money Maker

A new study by Infonetics Research said more and more service providers are looking at VoIP to beef up their revenue generation as traditional phone service income has fallen. The study, “Service Provider Plans for Next Gen Voice & IMS,” was put together after formal interviews with 24 service providers from North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Central America, and informal discussions with other service providers. “No longer is VoIP being offered only by specialist providers and VoIP pioneers, but by all types of providers in all regions of the world,” said Stephane Teral, principal analyst at Infonetics for service provider VoIP, IMS, and FMC. “Next gen voice services have elevated from lab curiosity to market reality.” Of those interviewed, 83 percent said the main driver for those adopting VoIP is the availability of new applications and services. The next two reasons, the service providers said, were for savings on operational and capital expenditures. But the main barrier right now is equipment interoperability. “This will not be an overnight process; replacing installed legacy gear in high teledensity areas like North America and Western Europe will take at least 10 to 15 years,” said Teral. “In these areas, many carriers are letting their legacy equipment slowly churn while using VoIP now as an augmentation or an alternative, or when more capacity or expansion to a new location is needed. Meanwhile, new entrants to the VoIP market and incumbents in regions like Eastern Europe and South East Asia that are bringing teledensity up to average levels are deploying next gen voice as their primary platform.” According to the study, service providers expect incoming and outgoing VoIP traffic to nearly double over the next year, with long distance traffic growing the fastest. Infonetics also said SIP is becoming the leading protocol for communication between softwitch/voice application servers and media servers, and it is expected to reach 100 percent penetration among respondents by 2007. Infonetics' report is just the latest in a flurry of indicators that VoIP is at the point of no return: Telephia reports that there are at least 2.9 million pure-play VoIP subscribers , the VoIP service revenue market is expected to hit $13.3 billion in 2009 , and there are even VoIP pay phones in Australia.

SoundPoint IP 650

Besides being the first desktop phone to incorporate HD Voice, the SoundPoint IP 650’s innovative micro-browser feature gives managers and executive users the ability to access XHTML-based applications, from the latest stock quotes to the weather forecast. The phone’s Polycom SIP 2.0 software fully supports Microsoft Live Communications Server 2005 for telephony and presence, and integrates with Microsoft Office Communicator instant messenger client. The phone also features a USB port for future applications. The SoundPoint IP 650 accommodates six lines in a standalone mode and up to 12 lines or 24 concurrent calls when equipped with up to three SoundPoint IP Expansion Modules, as an attendant console. The phone supports shared call/bridged line appearances that enable effective phone interaction between executives and administrative assistants and the busy lamp field (BLF) functionality that allows phone attendants to monitor the on-hook and off-hook status of key contacts and dispatch incoming calls for those contacts more efficiently. The phone is positioned so that it is extremely attractive for small to large enterprises that have a need for conference room phones that are intended to work in small offices or where dedicated conference phones are too expensive. Because of its greater sound quality and room-filling sound on hands-free calls, the SoundPoint 650 is an effective susbstitute for a dedicated conference phone in these situations. The SoundPoint IP 650 will be available for order in Q4 2006 in most countries around the world for a MSRP of US$449 through Polycom certified VoIP resellers.

New Phone Sound Quality Technology and New Phones from Polycom

Polycom has announced Polycom HD Voice, its new audio technology for telephones that provides dramatic improvements in audio quality to ordinary business desktop phone systems. Polycom HD Voice solutions are built using advanced technologies that Polycom has developed using more than 15 years in voice communications experience. These include wideband audio, enhanced signal processing, Acoustic Clarity Technology™ 2 (including next generation technologies for transparent full duplex, echo cancellation, dynamic noise reduction, automatic gain control and microphone management) and specialized system design to deliver unrivaled clarity and richness. VoIP News was given an advanced demonstration of the technology in the new desk phones that Polycom also announced at the Fall VON show. These phones, the SoundPoint IP 650, are a mid-range business desktop IP phone in terns of price but deliver room filling sound that is equal to or superior to that of a top-of-the-line conference phone. “The telephone remains the most critical communication tool in business, yet studies show that two-thirds of the frequencies in which the human ear is most sensitive, and 80 percent of the frequencies in which speech occurs, are beyond the capabilities of the public telephone network,” said Jeffrey Rodman. “People are accustomed to mediocre phone call quality because there hasn’t been an alternative – until now. VoIP gives us a new network dynamic to deliver a broader spectrum for voice communication and dramatically improve the user experience. Polycom HD Voice smashes the quality barrier of traditional telephony by leveraging broader frequencies and incorporating leading technology developed in Polycom’s labs.” Rodman also explained to VoIP News that Polycom expanded the frequency response range of these phones both in the upper registers, which is similar to other high-quality voice solutions, but also in the lower ranges which is not. Typically the lower ranges are thought to simply increase background noise without necessarily enhancing voice. But Polycom has done research to show that a careful expansion in the lower registers can dramatically improve the quality of voice reproduction without significantly increasing background noise. “Polycom HD Voice represents the next wave in VoIP, showing customers that VoIP communications quality can be vastly superior to that of traditional phones,” said Will Stofega, research manager, VoIP Services at IDC. “We have seen how VoIP offers greater flexibility, expanded integration options and long-term cost saving opportunities. Now we are beginning to see how the voice quality and user experience can be much better than we are accustomed to, and there will be no looking back.” “Polycom HD Voice sets a new standard for voice quality by leveraging our proven, market-leading technologies. Customers want to communicate more efficiently and Polycom HD Voice is like going from AM radio to CD quality, providing enhanced clarity in communications and collaboration, and ultimately improved productivity. Polycom HD Voice is the third element in our UltimateHD strategy, which also includes currently shipping HD video bridges and an HD video conference recording and streaming server. Next quarter we will add the fourth component, HD video conferencing systems, delivering an unrivaled end-to-end solution,” said Sunil Bhalla, senior vice president and general manager of voice communications at Polycom.

Verizon Business IP Web Center

Verizon, a traditional carrier, expanding into providing advanced call center applications, is more proof that carriers are moving beyond simply providing “dumb voice” circuits. Verizon’s IP Web Center is a network-based IP Contact Center offer ing that supports inbound/outbound telephony, Web call back, scheduled call back, Web chat, collaboration, e-mail, and fax. Verizon Business married its Voice over IP service to its Contact Center service expertise to deliver one of the industry’s first end-to-end contact center solutions. By combining the power of Verizon Web Center with the Verizon Voice over IP suite of services, businesses can reap the benefits of VoIP across their entire enterprise operations and achieve new capabilities and cost savings afforded by IP telephony. Some powerful features include unified messaging, ACD/IVR, quality monitoring, intelligence contact routing (across multiple media types), ability to create guest supervisors, pre-announced caller information (whisper announcements), enhanced statistical information, and remote agent capabilities. Verizon Web Center and Verizon Voice over IP now share the same network infrastructure and customer premises equipment so Verizon Business can activate a wide range of IP telephony services, including IP Web Center, Hosted IP Centrex, IP Integrated Access, IP Flexible T-1 and IP Trunking, at a given company location. IP Web Center is well suited for midsized businesses that want to expand the feature set of their existing contact centers. Since IP Web Center is a hosted solution that simply requires a phone and a broadband connection, large companies can also use the service for agents to make and receive calls any where in the United States, thus reducing the need to expand hardwired contact center facilities. It’s worth mention ing that companies are increasingly moving to the IP contact center, taking advantage of an IP network environment to become more flexible and realize infrastructure cost savings.Verizon Business’s newly expanded pricing options let customers pay as they go for IP-enabled Web Center services. Businesses only pay a monthly per agent price, plus call transport fees and associated IP phone equipment costs. This works well for companies that need to increase agent levels during busy holiday times and then reduce them when normal call levels resume.

SPIRIT DSP's TeamSpirit Mobile

With dual mode phones and high-speed Internet connectivity (e.g., EV-DO, WiFi) on mobile phones, customers are looking for to leverage softphones on their mobile phones for inexpensive VoIP minutes and more “connectedness.” TeamSpirit Mobile empowers OEMs with powerful VoIP functionality, bringing softphone applications to mass-market mobile devices. This product makes it easy for the equipment manufacturers and mobile software developers to build feature-rich, easy-to use softphone applications. These innovations will allow the end users to quickly adopt wireless IP capabilities of their mobile phones and enjoy the benefits of VoIP communication. TeamSpirit Mobile also includes a Voice Engine Software Development Kit (SDK) for mobile devices to help equipment manufactures develop high performance softphone applications. Spirit DSP claims that TeamSpirit Mobile is the fastest voice engine running on mobile devices today. They also claim that their mobile VoIP engine is the industry’s first to run a VoIP application on devices with CPU clock rate of 200 MHz or less, for example, the Qtek 8310 and the iPAQ 6340. TeamSpirit Mobile addresses the most challenging problems encountered in mobile IP applications, such as ensuring rich voice and quality video while dealing with limited system resources of a mobile device. This solution is optimized for appliances running under Windows Mobile 5.0, Windows Mobile 5.0 SmartPhone Edition, Windows PocketPC 2003, or Windows Smartphone 2003 operating systems. TeamSpirit voice engine has been specifically optimized for a dozen mobile platforms: OMAP 850, 1510, 1030 and others; Intel Xscale family; and any ARM9 processors starting from 168 MHz. SPIRIT’s proprietary technologies deliver exceptional voice quality and eliminate echo and surrounding noises while utilizing minimal resources. Their voice engine also includes optimized codecs, PLC, voice enhancement components (Full-duplex Acoustic Echo Cancellation, Automatic Gain Control, Noise Suppression) and adaptive jitter buffer. It also supports a built-in or third-party SIP stack, provides network support(RTP/RTCP) and call control API, and integrates network and voice processing subsystems. It can also be enhanced with video support using standard H.263 and H.264 video codecs. Finally, since it has low resource consumption, it prolongs battery life on mobile devices.

UCN inContact

InContact is a Customer Interaction Management service that combines multimedia customer contacts (voice, chat, e-mail, fax), skills-based ACD for both in-house and at-home agents, and a robust and completely customizable IVR. InContact is a redundant, hosted solution that leverages multiple core network carriers for maximum uptime. The product line addresses the needs of companies seeking to improve their customer contact experience by offering an integrated solution that addresses all customer interactions, including voice, e-mail, chat, and fax. Since the application is hosted, it grows as your organization grows and can be done very quickly. In fact, UCN was involved with quickly setting up the largest Spanish-speaking call centers spanning four countries to assist in Global Telesourcing’s Red Cross/Katrina fund raising efforts. UCN is unique in that they bundle two critical service packages together, namely the contact handling service application and phone service. By providing a single vendor solution, UCN customers get a single bill and single point of contact to resolve issues. Essentially, they are both the carrier and the enhanced software service provider. UCN incorporates a robust visual drag-and-drop programming capability, allowing the company to customize the IVR and skills-based ACD to meet their specific needs on their own, without the need for professional services. InContact is highly customizable and can easily make moves, adds, and changes on the fly using a Web-based management tool. You can also customize the management dashboard (displays of reports and statistics in real time). InContact also offers database integration with the leading CRM database programs. UCN is one of the true VoIP innovators building a nationwide IP network that was one of the first national, commercial VoIP networks in the country — going operational in 1997. The product was the first to deliver voice calls to the customer site via traditional TDM services, enabling the customer to keep their existing phone equipment yet take advantage of IP services — but hosted within the network.

ShoreTel 6.1

The ShoreTel system is a fully distributed IP phone system with no single point of failure, making it a reliable solution for multi-site enterprises. Created specifically to run enterprise-class telephony and voice services across multiple sites, ShoreTel’s systems do not suffer from the complexities of traditional systems evolved out of legacy voice or data switches. The ShoreTel system offers distinct benefits because of its unique, distributed architecture. For instance, call control is distributed to voice switches and voice applications, including voicemail and automated attendant that run on standard server hardware anywhere on an IP network. There is no single point of failure and there is a single system image across all geographies with complete feature transparency, making the system very easy to manage. ShoreTel’s switches and software are designed to provide easy deployment, and work well with their ergonomic and feature-rich ShoreTel IP phones. In fact, their latest phone is the ShorePhone IP 212k, an ergonomic IP key system telephone with 12 programmable buttons, exceptional audio quality, and big LCD display. Other features debuting in the latest ShoreTel release include a gigabit IP phone, the IP 560g, a new staff IP phone, the IP 230, Centrex flash capabilities, personal-assistant and Caller-ID enhancements. The ShoreTel system includes comprehensive key system functionality and it allows bridged call appearances to span locations, thus, virtualizing key system behavior across the enterprise. One of the most unique aspects of ShoreTel’s product line is that it’s the same exact hardware, whether you are 10 employees or 10,000 employees — a simple software license increases the number. A single hardware platform means less training for the reseller and VAR channel as well as easy upgrades. Competitive solutions include distinct products for different sizes of companies, forcing folklift upgrades when customers move between platforms and impacting customer service levels by requiring partners and customers to support multiple, complex products.

Sangoma Technologies's A200 FXO/FXS Analog Telephone Support System

We have tested Sangoma’s cards firsthand, so we know how versatile and innovative these cards are. Sangoma is well known for architecting their telephony hardware to support several softpbxs, including the popular Asterisk platform, Yate, OPAL PBX/IVR projects, as well as other Open Source and proprietary PBX/Switch/IVR/VoIP gateway applications. Sangoma’s A200 and Sangoma’s REMORA system together comprise the FXO/FXS version of the company’s Advanced Flexible Telecommunications (AFT) hardware designed for optimum support of analog voice traffic. The A200 series provides analog connections for FXO or FXS in expandable solutions from two ports to 24 ports. One of the most unique aspects of all of Sangoma’s products is that they are easily expandable to go from two ports to 24 ports utilizing the existing card and adding modules. This type of flexibility and field upgradeability has never been seen in this space before. Another innovative feature that Sangoma introduced in many of their products, including the A200, is a telco grade hardware echo canceller of 128ms. The A200 solution supports any combination of up to 24 FXO or FXS connec tions. A single PCI slot host connection for all ports ensures common synchronous clocking for all channels. The base AFT architecture is shared with Sangoma’s A101, A201, A104, and soon to be released A108 cards, ensuring common 3.3V/5V, high performance PCI compatibility. Just as with all Sangoma’s cards, the A200 has field upgradeable firmware to take advantage of hardware nd software improvements as they become available. The A200 consists of a REMORA daughterboard mounted on the AFT PCI card. The REMORA card has two sockets, each of which can accept a FXO-2 or FXS-2 module. Each FXO-2 or FXS-2 module supports two FXO or FXS ports respectively. Up to five additional REMORA daughterboards can be mounted in empty slot positions beside the A200 assembly connected to the A200 by a backplane bus connector. Importantly, the A200 fits into the 2U Form factor and short 2U compatible mounting clips are available for installation in 2U rackmount servers. It also features a 32-bit bus master DMA data exchanges across PCI interface at 132Mbytes/sec for minimum host processor intervention. Finally, it is fully PCI 2.2 compliant, making it com patible with all commercially available motherboards, and it performs proper interrupt sharing — something that often plagues other telephony hardware.

RingCentral Online 3.0

The ability for customers to reach you is important for customer retention. Large corporations have implemented many technologies to that end such as ACDs, digital fax servers, and more. Unfortunately, small businesses or entrepreneurs often cannot afford these systems. RingCentral aims to address to provide advanced contact technology to small corporations with 10 or fewer employees, mobile workers employed by larger firms, and road warriors. Small business customers include owners of home-based businesses, consultants, non-profit organizations, and the like. RingCentral provides advanced telecommunications services, unifying landline, wireless, VoIP and e-mail communications, and even exceeds services available to large enterprises with a fixed PBX. RingCentral provides dial tone independence, full fax integration, and does not require customers to purchase any new hardware or software — the service works seamlessly with existing landline and mobile phones. RingCentral gives you the ability to manage messages, faxes, and call records over the Web, on a PC, and over the phone RingCentral Online combines a toll free and/or local number with advanced call management, PBX, voicemail, and Internet fax, enabling customers to auto matically screen, forward, and place calls, take voicemail, send and receive faxes, and receive message alerts. RingCentral utilizes their Call Controller tool, a desktop pop-up window that allows customers to react to calls in real time without having to touch their phone. The Call Controller toll gives customers four clickable choices for handling the call: accept, reject, send to voicemail, or reply with a text-to-speech response. This text-to speech technology is a very innovative feature. Essentially, while customers are on hold, you can type a message, which will be translated to speech and broadcast to the caller. RingCentral has powerful answering rules including call scheduling, filtering, and routing technology, which allows customers to greet callers with various messages and route them according to the day, time, date range, and caller ID. Customers can route calls to voice mail boxes, extensions, and any phone in the world, as well as block calls with exceptions, allowing users to set specifications and overrides for VIP customers or family members. Their latest feature, RingMe, let’s customers embed a button into their Web sites or e-mail signatures so that onlinevisitors can reach them by phone with click-to-call technology. Additional new and enhanced features include FaxOut for sending faxes from any computer, Fax From E-mail, and Caller Preview function, whereby customers can hear who’s calling before deciding what to do with the call. RingCentral also features integration with Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express.

RADCOM's R70 Probe

As enhanced applications converge onto IP networks and as service providers look to deploy Triple and Quadruple Play services, the ability to diagnose and troubleshoot network issues becomes even more critical and more complex. Fortunately, RADCOM’s R70 provides what you could consider a “triple play packet sniffer.” The Linux based, intrusive and non-intrusive R70 probes monitor and analyze network traffic. The R70 probes are a high-end, upgradeable component of RADCOM’s Omni-Q, a network and service monitoring, analysis and troubleshooting system for public IP, cable, and advanced cellular networks. R70 probes give operators total visibility into the session and application levels, with full seven-layer analysis. They provide operators with a comprehensive and correlated view of all IP based services, including VoIP and IPTV, complete with service integrity metrics from their subscriber’s perspective. The R70 is the first probe in the market to process data at 10 Gbps. The R70 leverages the company’s existing, proprietary technology (the Gear Chip) to achieve its high level of performance that exceeds the processing limitations of most of not all other existing probes in the market. It is a unique monitoring and analysis tool that, in a single product, addresses the needs of ILECs, MSOs, and cellular operators. Service providers moving to an all-IP core network architecture will find that RADCOM’s R70 offers a comprehensive feature set to monitor and analyze their networks. Because it gives operators complete visibility in the IP-based service running over the network, it enables early stage fault detection, pre-emptive main tenance and optimization. Additionally, when operators seek to introduce new services to create new revenue streams, RADCOM’s R70 probe-based monitoring system reveals subscriber behavior providing valuable insight into the new service adoption process.

Paragon Wireless Inc's PWTW-1100

The ability to seamlessly make and receive phone calls on both cellular and WiFi networks is not a dream for tomorrow — it’s happening today with companies like Paragon Wireless leading the way. The Paragon Wireless PWTW-1100 is the first com mercialized SIP-based, voice optimized, dual mode (GSM/WiFi-VoIP) handset in the world. In fact, they started shipments in China in March 2006. Paragon Wireless has developed a patent pending technology that allows an optimal integration of two wireless radios (cellular and WiFi) in such a way that problems like power management, roaming, FMC, Mobile VOIP and security (WPA supported) are solved. It can automatically roam between radio networks in less than 50ms. Paragon has created the first commercialized product in its segment and the technology solution of integrating WiFi and VoIP with cellular radio in a way that also allows great performance. Paragon claims that independent tests have been conducted by China Telecom testing standby and talk times of their dual mode phone to confirm its good performance. The handset sports four hour talk and 72 hours standby time, even when both its WiFi and GSM capabilities are running. It has strong VoIP support with acoustic echo cancellation, and a suite of codecs that includes G.711, G.723, AMR, and LPC, as well as a dynamic jitter buffer and a voice activity detector. The phone features the most common PDA applications, including calendar, schedule manager, alarm clock, voice recorder, and more. It also features IM, e-mail, an Internet browser, and a VPN client. With its built-in SD memory card slot and MP3 player you can play music as well. It utilizes Intel’s PXA271 processor, a 2.4-inch TFT touch screen (320x240 QVGA, 260k colors, and backlit), a built-in speaker and microphone, and a 1.3 megapixel CMOS camera. The phone includes a simultaneously active 802.11b interface and a tri-band GSM/GPRS interface. The product is a normal cell phone size handset with large TFT display. It’s worth mentioning that both radios use the same user interface. While in WiFi call the user can receive cellular call and switch between the calls if needed.

Occam Network's BLC 6314 10GigE Transport and Optical Line Termination (OLT) Blade

Occam’s razor has always been associated with the concept of simplicity. For instance, Occam’s razor postulates that the answers to most scientific phenomenon are usually the simplest rather than the more complex. Well, Occam Networks aims to provide the simplest solution to the complexity of bandwidth hungry applications running on a service provider’s network. Occam’s newest blade for its flagship BLC 6000, the BLC 6314 10GigE Transport and optical Line Termination (OLT) blade, adds a whopping dual 10 Gigabit Optical Ethernet and multiple 1 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces to the BLC 6000 in a single,environmentally hardened blade. The Occam BLC 6314 claims to be the first and only product that delivers this level of bandwidth with a sub-50-millisecond failover rate. This enables telcos to create highly resilient access networks that can deliver a TV signal with “five nines”of reliability. The BLC provides an abundance of symmetrical bandwidth that enables telcos to easily create very high capacity access networks with 10 Gigabit Ethernet redundant transport rings at a fraction of the cost of traditional SONETbased OC 192. The BLC 6314 can be used for fiber to the home (FTTH) optical line termination. When combined with the Occam BLC 6312 blade, the BLC 6314 creates a high-capacity FTTP Optical Line Termination system with integrated 10 Gigabit Ethernet transport that can serve more than 250 subscribers with up to one Gigabit of full duplex bandwidth each. Having this kind of mega-bandwidth makes broadband cable and DSL look like dial-up! Also, the BLC 6314 can also be used for higher capacity access network aggregation using the company’s Ethernet Protection Switching (EPS). It provides resilient 10 Gigabit Ethernet aggregation rings for BLC 6000-based copper and fiber access networks. As bandwidth-intensive applications, such as HDTV, IPTV, VoIP VoD, P2P etc., continue to consume more bandwidth, service providers are looking for solu tions to their subscribers’ seemingly insatiable bandwidth appetite. Fortunately, Occam Networks’ BLC 6000 Broadband Loop Carrier (BLC) uses IP as a simple, common service delivery protocol for all services and Ethernet transport to provide the economical, highly scalable bandwidth needed for delivering today’s and tomorrow’s new services.

NICE Contact Center Interactions Solution

NICE has been one of the leading call recording and monitoring companies in the world has even diversified their call center feature/function portfolio by adding workforce management with their Performix acquisition and recent IEX acquisition. NICE’s next generation VoIP active recording solutions, with specialized contact center functionality, enable efficient management and administration of branches and agents from home and enhance centralized recording capabilities for distributed environments. By eliminating the need for setup, administration, and management of recording hardware at branches or remote sites, IP-based active recording profoundly reduces the overhead and complexity associated with previous generation VoIP recording. NICE’s VoIP active recording solutions enable efficient and centralized management and administration of branches and agents from home. The new offering is the first to include solutions for active recording in Nortel’s newly developed Duplicate Media Stream over IP (DMS-IP) architecture, active recording for Cisco’s CallManager, as well as offer new redundancy options for Avaya’s Communication Manager API, and IP-phone applications. Nice also supports passive monitoring and includes support for all the major IP telephony vendors, including Alcatel, Aspect, Avaya, Ericsson, IPC, Mitel, NEC, Rockwell, Siemens, and others. The nice thing about NICE’s VoIP recording solutions (pun intended) is that they are an integral part of the company’s unified product architecture and suite of solutions. This means a smooth migration to VoIP that is transparent to the user, thus providing investment protection. NICE also offers hybrid solutions that cover the entire spectrum of customer interactions management, combining traditional and VoIP, liability, and quality monitoring for contact centers. NICE offers software-only, scalable VoIP solutions that are certified by the world’s leading VoIP switch vendors, addressing small-scale to large, multi-site, high-end environments. Finally, NICE offers speech analytics that can perform word spotting and even determine customer’s state of mind (i.e., angry, excited) to aid in agent training and improve the customer relationship.

Meru Wireless Backbone System

The Meru Wireless Backbone System differs from most other wireless networking systems by using a “blanket,” in which every access point uses the same 802.11a and b/g WiFi channels. It essentially aggregates all the GHz frequencies together to give you more bandwidth — an aggregate of 240 MHz of backbone spectrum. This product aims to replace the wire going to the access point (AP) and uses wireless instead, essentially making this “zero-wire” to the desktop and the backbone. This solution enables an enterprise to go all-wireless. The WLAN is the only network — from the core to the device. Meru Networks claims that this product is the only one in the market that can support both voice and data over multi-hop wireless backhaul, with a switch-like experience over an all-wireless enterprise backbone, essentially making them the only solution to “unwire” end-to-end for both voice and data. Meru Networks told TMC Labs, “In the future, all networks will work this way. Wireless CATx will be the de facto connectivity mechanism. The industry segments that are first adopters of this product are: verticals such as universities, manufacturing, retail, hotspots (airports, convention centers, etc.)Horizontal targets are in geographies where old buildings are not pre-wired. This entails large markets in Asia including China, India, Japan, and the remaining Pacific Rim.” The market for this type of innovative product will be especially strong in the SMB, which will enjoy very low deployment cost and no radio frequency (RF) expertise requirements, with the added benefit of the elimination of wire for both voice and data, as well as easiermoves/adds/changes. The Meru Wireless Backbone System provides hierarchical aggregation of capacity over the air similar to EtherChannel, and the ability to provide multi-hop QoS and end-to-end security, and the ability to provide link redundancy and self-healing. Meru’s WLAN product claims to be the first to enable the “unwired office” — entirely cutting the access cable for voice and data. Osaka Gas, one of Japan’s largest utility companies with 50 offices and 6,000 employees, went entirely wireless — no wire for voice or data in any office barring disaster recovery — last year. Some other unique features include full-duplex wireless channels, a significant innovation based on patented antenna technology; Multi-hop QoS for commercial-grade voice+data support, extending Meru’s Air Traffic Control access technology to the wireless backbone; Seamless handoff and Virtual Cell, extended over multi-hop wireless backbone. If the clients are on 802.11g, the system can use the 802.11a channels for the backbone. Instead you can place all the data clients on one 802.11g channel and use the other channels for voice, and the “a” channels for the backbone. When 802.11n arrives, giving more capacity, the system will be compatible with it. Supporting both voice and data over a multi-hop wireless network is unique in the industry and, Meru believes, the pioneer of a trend that will eventually replace wire with wireless entirely. While we’re not ready just yet to give up our super fast Gigabit-wired Ethernet connection, in favor of a 100 percent wireless solution that is slower, we admire Meru for their vision of an unwired world.

DecisionOne is TalkSwitch’s Certified PBX Installer

Voice systems designer TalkSwitch announced it tapped DecisionOne, a technology support services firm, as a certified installer of its TalkSwitch line of IP/PSTN hybrid PBXs. The deal calls for DecisionOne to work with authorized TalkSwitch resellers to provide installation and technical assistance to TalkSwitch customers in the U.S. and Canada. The partnership will provide TalkSwitch customers with on-site assistance for equipment installation and technical troubleshooting in cases where the TalkSwitch reseller is unable to do so. These features will be available through the company’s Desktop to Dialtone service. “DecisionOne’s North American coverage is a benefit to our rapidly growing reseller channel,” said TalkSwitch’s president and CEO Jan Scheeren, in a statement. “Resellers looking to roll out a large-scale deployment, or arrange an installation in an area where they may not have adequate coverage, can call on DecisionOne to provide expert installation and troubleshooting service at the customer’s location. The company shares our dedication to providing quality service to small businesses, and we look forward to a successful relationship with them.” DecisionOne’s Desktop to Dialtone offering is a set of nationwide technical support services for VoIP original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), service providers, and value-added resellers that provides immediate national support services infrastructure for those companies looking to up or enhance their service capabilities. Desktop to Dialtone service spans the VoIP lifecycle to include network assessment, logistics, deployment, technical service desk and maintenance. http://www.talkswitch.com http://www.decisionone.com

Airspan andFujitsu partners to Deliver Carrier Class WiMAX Solution

Is WiMAX the “best” solution for the last mile dilemma facing U.S. service providers seeking to deliver high quality VoIP and IPTV to their customers? The answer to that question, increasingly, is “yes,” but to say WiMAX is the only logical solution — for the now and in the future — would be stretching things a bit. It appears that widespread adoption of the WiMAX standard 802.16e is more than a year off, but in the meantime, U.S. service providers are gravitating to the current, 802.16-2004 standard in droves as they frantically upgrade their networks for the delivery of next generation video and voice services to their customers. Adoption of the technology has reportedly been more pronounced in recent months particularly among operators working in either dense urban or extremely rural regions (in an urban setting, a single WiMAX node can be used to deliver next generation services to dozens, if not hundreds of customers simultaneously - while in rural setting, it can be used to provide access to homes which are too costly to reach via a fixed line). Networking solutions provider Fujitsu is playing a big role in driving WiMAX adoption rates. The company announced it is partnering with WiMAX equipment maker Airspan Networks to deliver a new, end-to-end, turnkey WiMAX solution for U.S. service providers. Fujitsu will become a reseller for the full line of Airpan’s AS.MAX products, and will provide support for the new carrier-class solution through its Network Life Cycle Services. Airspan’s (news - alert) AS.MAX products support a range of end-user devices that integrate both WiMAX and WiFi technologies. Fujitsu (news - alert) plans to enrich these products with advanced network features that will make it possible for carriers to deliver quality VoIP services, including integrated SIP gateway messaging to enable call control and capacity reservation for voice traffic. With the combined solution, voice capacity is not reserved until requested, and can be dynamically adjusted while maintaining QoS, thus enabling the optimal use of radio link capacity while offering an ideal consumer experience. http://www.airspan.com ,http://www.fujitsu.com

Nexus IS is choosen as First Platinum Partner by IPcelerate

Dallas-based VoIP provider IPcelerate announced the launch of its new Platinum Partner program. The first company to earn that designation is Nexus IS, a growing provider of converged communications solutions. IPcelerate explained that its Platinum Partner program is reserved for only the most valued and best performing com panies. Members gain access to training, marketing services, and new sales channels. Now that Nexus IS is one of IPcelerate’s Platinum partners, the two companies are working together to provide customers with compelling and impactful VoIP solutions. Nexus IS’ CEO Deron Pearson said that the Platinum designation is very beneficial to the company. “We will now be able to separate ourselves further from the competition by developing custom solutions to solve our customers’ problems,” Pearson said in a statement. http://www.ipcelerate.com , http://www.nexusis.com

Vodavi and Speakeasy in marketing partnership

Vodavi, a provider of traditional and next-generation business telecommunications solutions and Speakeasy, (news - alert) a broadband provider, announced their new marketing partnership targeting the SMB space. As part of the agreement, Speakeasy will market Vodavi’s 6800 Series IP Terminals in conjunction with its flagship business VoIP solution aimed at small business customers seeking a single provider for hosted voice and data connectivity. Speakeasy business VoIP offers SMBs the benefits and functionality of a sophisticated PBX phone system without having to invest in complex and expensive on-site hardware. The partnership gives Speakeasy’s direct sales and certified indirect solutions providers a hosted business VoIP solution that delivers Speakeasy’s broadband connec tivity, local and long distance phone service, along with Vodavi’s 6812 and 6830 carrier-grade desktop terminals. The 6800 Series Hosted IP Terminals include a library of features and functionality business customers are accustomed to in a traditional desktop telephone. Unique features that make Vodavi’s IP Endpoints attractive for Hosted solutions include Enhanced Shared Line Appearance, Line Status Monitoring, and the first true hosted IP attendant console that can manage and monitor 24 line appearances with its unique single button direct station select (DSS) and busy lamp field (BLF). DSS and BLF are ideal for attendant console or secre tarial call coverage positions that need extensive single button feature access.

TransNexus and Emergent Partners for VoIP Peering

TransNexus and Emergent Network Solutions certified the Entice Session Border Controller and NexSRS certificate authority and settlement server, which, the companies said, are now fully interoperable for secure VoIP peering. The system combo uses Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) services for a more secure peer to peer access control and settlement accounting among interconnect peers. This security feature allows VoIP wholesalers, VoIP clearinghouses, IP transport providers, and network co-location providers to “increase customer loyalty and generate new revenues from peer to peer VoIP traffic.” Secure VoIP peering for Entice now includes two new features used to reduce interconnect fraud risk and settlement disputes. “First, digitally signed tokens included with each call setup ensure secure peer to peer access control. Then, real time collection of encrypted call detail records from both source and destination peers eliminate interconnect settlement billing disputes,” explained the companies. In order to enable secure VoIP peering, the Entice Session Border Controller communicates with the NexSRS settlement server using the OSP peering protocol, an operations and billing support (OSS/BSS) protocol standard. The OSP peering protocol is supported by VoIP platforms such as Cisco, Veraz, Asterisk, SIP Express Router and OpenSER.

Fusion Surpasses 400,000 Efonica Subscribers

NEW YORK, August 14, 2006 – Fusion Telecommunications International, Inc. a global VoIP service provider, today announced that in two months since launching its new Efonica VoIP service, it has registered more than 400,000 subscribers, having added an additional 150,000 subscribers in the last two weeks alone. “Fusion is very pleased with the rapid growth of the worldwide Efonica subscriber community. In a short period of time, we have demonstrated our ability to acquire customers rapidly and are successfully achieving a critical mass from which the Company will continue build value”, said Matthew Rosen, President and CEO of Fusion. Efonica offers consumers the ability to call each other for free using their existing landline or mobile telephone numbers. Calls can be made to and from any combination of PCs, Internet phones and regular telephones (with a SIP adapter), connected to either a wireless, broadband or dial-up Internet connection. Sign-up for Efonica services is fast and easy and can be done anytime by visiting www.efonica.com. “Achieving this milestone of 400,000 subscribers, Efonica is continuing to focus on developing cutting edge feature and product offerings for our customers worldwide and further enhancing our global distribution network. Having amassed more than 400,000 subscribers in less than two months since launch is a great testament to the ease and universality of the Efonica service offerings. We look to be continuously remain ahead of the curve, offering revolutionary and innovative VoIP products and services.” added Roger Karam, President of Fusion’s VoIP Division.

VoIP, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results: Notes Both Consistent Margin Improvements and Declining Losses

VoIP, Inc. a leading provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications solutions for service providers, resellers and consumers, today announced financial results for its second quarter ending June 30, 2006. Highlights for the quarter include: " The 2nd quarter 2006 results represent a more than 55% reduction in losses with a reported net loss of $6.1 million as compared to the 1st quarter 2006 loss of $13.8 million. " The Company has demonstrated a continuing trend of reduction in its overall loss for three consecutive quarters, beginning with the 4th quarter 2005 net loss of $14.5 million. " Approximately $10 million (50%) of the six-month loss was non-cash (including stock/option compensation expense, depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses). " 2nd quarter 2006 produced positive gross margin of $230,000 (+3% of sales) - first positive gross margin reported by company in past four (4) quarters. " The 2nd quarter 2006 results show a continuing improvement trend in gross margins for three consecutive quarters with current 2nd quarter gross margins at +3% versus -6% of sales (-$619,000) in 1st quarter 2006 and -7.2% of sales (-$708,000) in 4th quarter 2005. "It is gratifying to see that our profit improvement actions implemented over the past several quarters are now taking hold," said Gary Post, VoIP, Inc.'s President and CEO. "We now have our sights set firmly ahead toward break-even," Mr. Post added. "We have developed a lot of useful technologies at VoIP, Inc., and we are now on course to commercializing these technologies. These positive results will be reflected in customer growth and our future financial statements," said VoIP, Inc.'s CTO/COO Shawn Lewis. VoIP, Inc.'s full 2006 2nd quarter financial statements will be included in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, expected to be filed on Wednesday, August 16, 2006. About VoIP, Inc. VoIP, Inc. is a leading provider of turnkey Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications solutions for service providers, resellers and consumers worldwide. The company is also a certified Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) and Inter Exchange Carrier (IXC). Through its wholly owned subsidiary VoiceOne Communications, LLC, the Company provides a comprehensive portfolio of advanced telecommunications technologies, enhanced services, broadband products, and fulfillment services to the VoIP and related communications industries. Current and targeted customers include IXCs, CLECs, Internet Telephony and Conventional Telephony Service Providers (ISPs and ITSPs), cable operators and other VoIP Service Providers in the United States and countries around the world. The Company enables these customers to expand their product/service offerings by providing VoIP's nationwide Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) and other services such as voice termination/origination, e911 emergency call service for VoIP, CALEA, Broadband Voice, IP Centrex, and other advanced communications services and technologies. For information on VoIP, Inc. visit the company's web site: http://www.voipinc.com.

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VoiceOne™ Unveils Click4Me.Net -- Free Web-Click Phone-To-Phone Calling Service

VoiceOne[TM] Communications, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of VoIP, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VOII), a leading provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications solutions for service providers, resellers and consumers, announced today that a beta version of Click4Me.Net., the world's first Web-click calling service that utilizes the web for free phone-to-phone calling, is available for testing on VoiceOne's just launched Virtual Lab at http:// Labs.Voiceone.Com. Labs.Voiceone.Com offers an open forum for users to preview, test free of charge, and provide feedback on new IP communications services developed by VoiceOne. VoIP, Inc.'s CTO Shawn Lewis said, "Cick4Me is designed to meet the needs of active, on-the-go businesspeople. It integrates the World Wide Web, VoIP calling, mobile telephony and landline functionality all within one product. It even enables users to connect with others without giving out their phone number." To access the Click4Me.Net service, simply log on and register at http:// Labs.Voiceone.Com or at www.Click4Me.Net Users of the service can connect from their phone to other users' phones free of charge simply by entering their e-mail address or Click4Me.Net user name. Users can then review, provide feedback on the Click4Me service or discuss additional IP communications services with VoIP Inc.'s development team at http://Labs.Voiceone.com. Added Lewis, "Users are not required to sign up for any type of VoIP phone service or use Instant Messaging or any special programs to make and receive phone calls through this service. It's also customizable and has numerous exciting features and functionality, including working with cell phones and the ability for the service to be embedded into e-mails." VoIP, Inc.'s President and CEO Gary Post commented, "Click4Me.Net is one example of the many ground-breaking services being developed by our VoiceOne subsidiary that make creative use of VoIP technology and demonstrate our ability to deliver innovative solutions tailored to meet the fast-changing needs of our customers. The services being developed by VoiceOne represent the future of telephony, and we are making them available today to consumers free of charge through our Virtual Lab." Registered Click4Me users maintain their settings online and can set their availability status to Away, Do Not Disturb and Available. Registered users can also change the unpublished number at which they wish to be reached. Additional features allow users to apply custom filters for blocking specific callers or require special PINs to complete calls. Cell phone users can also connect to Click4Me users by navigating to the web interface for cell phones, http://www.click2me.us, and entering the user's e-mail address or Click4Me ID. There is no charge for the call. Click4Me technology can be integrated into emails, web pages, web advertisements and more by embedding a simple hyperlink tag like "Call Me Now." Users who click on the tag are automatically directed to a web page directing them to the intended party. VoiceOne plans to add additional Click4Me.Net features over the coming weeks, including voicemail, text message notifications, and text message dialing. Interested parties may either go to labs.voiceone.com or www.click4me.net to learn more and to start testing the world's first free Web-click calling service. VoIP, Inc. is a leading provider of turnkey Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications solutions for service providers, resellers and consumers worldwide. The company is also a certified Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) and Inter Exchange Carrier (IXC). Through its wholly owned subsidiary, VoiceOne Communications, LLC, the Company provides a comprehensive portfolio of advanced telecommunications technologies, enhanced services, broadband products, and fulfillment services to the VoIP and related communications industries. Current and targeted customers include IXCs, CLECs, Internet Telephony and Conventional Telephony Service Providers (ISPs and ITSPs), cable operators and other VoIP Service Providers in the United States and countries around the world. The Company enables these customers to expand their product/service offerings by providing VoIP's nationwide Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) and other services such as voice termination/origination, e911 emergency call service for VoIP, CALEA, Broadband Voice, IP Centrex and other advanced communications services and technologies. For information on VoIP, Inc. please visit the company's web site: http://www.voipinc.com.