Motorola Launches T31 Series for Windows Live Messenger

Motorola has stormed the VoIP market with its T31 series, a cordless phone to make free phone calls to anyone on MSN Live Messenger. This phone has a base stationlinks which can connect to a computer for placing calls over Windows Live Messenger service and has got a phone jack for the purpose of placing standard PSTN calls.
The handset features a speakerphone, alarm clock, support caller ID with visual call waiting and is capable of displaying online Messenger contacts on a color LCD, along with a choice of four wallpapers. It also offers a private phone book that can store up to 80 names with three numbers per name, handset-to-handset intercom, 16 ringtones, and voicemail indicator.
The market price for this phone is almost hundred dollars. It makes use of DECT frequency for the purpose of providing up to ten hours of talk time. The Motorola T31 system is assigned to a regular landline, not through a VoIP carrier. It does work with Vonage and other providers but is not exclusive of.

Nortel Further Extends Momentum in Carrier VoIP Market

By signing-up some 1500 customers new regional carriers across the U.S., Nortel has extended its Communication Server (CS) to more than 135 customers globally. Among the largest regional carriers to select Nortel's CS 1500 solution are Hancock Telephone, ArkWest Communications, Venture Communications Cooperative and Dakota Central Telecommunications.
This IP multimedia softswitch gives regional subscribers and small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) a low-cost but highly-reliable solution for providing traditional voice services, as well as multimedia applications like IPTV, fiber to the premises, and end-user Web portal access.
The low-cost but highly-reliable Nortel IP multimedia softswitch solution provides traditional voice services as well as multimedia applications like IPTV, fiber to the premises, and end-user Web portal access. Samih Elhage, president, Carrier VoIP and Applications, Nortel noted that this announcement indicates that the value their carrier VoIP and multimedia solutions are resonating with customers. Elhage also said that the CS 1500 brings the latest voice and multimedia applications to regional carriers at a very affordable price. Nortel recently announced the new release of the CS 1500, which has added new revenue generating applications like unified messaging, single number service, subscriber Web portal and on-demand conferencing.
Hancock Telephone of Hancock, New York, is the first independent telephone company to install a Nortel CS 1500 softswitch and IP network in the state of New York. With the CS 1500, Hancock Telephone will be able to drive new voice revenue from both residential and SMB subscribers with advanced VoIP applications like single number service and unified messaging. To ensure seamless service for their subscribers, Nortel will provide Hancock Telephone with all the products and professional services required to completely design, build and manage their entire network.
Nortel's CS 1500 is deployed using a host and satellite softswitch model allowing Arkwest to converge their telephony and IPTV services in the most cost effective and least disruptive way for their subscribers. Nortel’s CS 1500 solution will benefit all the new regional carriers. The solution will allow Hancock Telephone of Hancock, New York, to drive new voice revenue from both residential and SMB subscribers with advanced VoIP applications like single number service and unified messaging.

SEC Accuses VoIP Inc.’s Former Execs of Lying to Investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has accused VoIP Inc. executives of being dishonest with investors as regards to the truth state of the industry. After confirming that the company’s former executives have engaged in fraudulent activities, the SEC suspended trading of VoIP Inc.’s shares – which last moved on April 9 for .0004 cents. SEC announced the temporary suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), of trading of the securities of VoIP, Inc. of Altamonte Springs, Florida at 9:30 a.m. EDT on April 13, 2009, and terminating at 11:59 p.m. EDT on April 24, 2009.
The Commission temporarily suspended trading in the securities of VoIP because of questions that have been raised about the lack of current and accurate information concerning the securities of VoIP because it has not filed not filed an Annual Report on Form 10-K since Dec. 31, 2006 or periodic or quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for any fiscal period subsequent to its fiscal quarter ending Sept. 30, 2007. The Commission cautions brokers, dealers, shareholders, and prospective purchasers that they should carefully consider the foregoing information along with all other currently available information and any information subsequently issued by the company.
In a complaint filed in Miami, the SEC said Osvaldo Pitters and Terrell Kuykendall recorded more than $1 million in “fictitious” revenue between November 2004 and May 2005. The SEC wants Pitters, Kuykendall and Ivester to forfeit the money they made from their alleged illegal activity, pay civil fines and be permanently barred from serving as officers or directors of any publicly held company, this the SEC argued would help sanitized the system and cautioned anybody that might want to step-in to their shoes.

Sigma Systems Offers VoIP Fulfillment Solutions to New Customers

Sigma Systems is set to offer three new customers in North America its residential and business VoIP services fulfillment solutions. While revealing this new development, the company pointed out that the recent turn of event will boost their stand in the market. Sigma Systems offers the provision of advanced IP service fulfillment solutions and these include order management, provisioning and activation of residential and business VoIP, Triple, Quad and All-Play services. These customers are using Sigma's Commercial Voice and Residential Voice solutions to provision, activate and manage VoIP services. Sigma's Commercial Voice Solution was named an OSS "Product of the Year" by Internet Telephony Magazine in January. Last year, the magazine honored the Residential Voice Solution with the Product of the Year award. By adopting Sigma Systems services, communications service providers are able to deliver integrated voice, video, broadband, content, all-play and commercial service bundles from a standards-based, platform. The service fulfillment solutions also speed up service creation, drive automation, decrease operational costs, and expand new revenue streams. Sigma's Service Management Portfolio enables the provisioning, delivery and management of integrated offerings, including TV, phone, broadband and wireless services. Sigma's Residential Video Solution was named a finalist for the 2009 IPTV World Series Awards for Best IPTV Service Delivery Platform. According to the company,Sigma has deployed its award-winning voice over IP fulfillment solutions at: a quad-play carrier for business VoIP services targeting small and medium businesses (SMBs). This operator also uses Sigma’s Service Management Portfolio for its broadband and residential VoIP services. The residential and business VoIP services are delivered on the Nortel CS2000 softswitch; a cable operator for business VoIP services delivered over the BroadSoft BroadWorks softswitch. Sigma also manages the operator’s residential VoIP services, which are delivered on Nortel’s CS2000 softswitch and a top-10 cable broadband operator for residential and business VoIP services offered on Nortel’s CS2000 softswitch. Sigma Systems is the proven global leader in delivering advanced IP service fulfillment solutions. Sigma's powerful solutions enable the world's Communications Service Providers (CSPs) to Deliver a Rich Consumer Experience through communications and entertainment services over any access technology to any device.

Verizon Unveils Latest Version of Hub Phone

Verizon has proven again that it really meant business and remains relevant as far as VoIP business is concerned. The company has launched the a new Verizon Hub, a VOIP-based, Linux-powered home phone service last. The Verizon Hub plugs into a home broadband line and acts as a VOIP Phone, family calendar, limited Web browser, messaging center, digital picture frame. The Verizon Hub is an 8-inch, 800x480 touchscreen device for surfing, checking the weather & traffic, and more. It also allows users to make PSTN phone calls via its POTS connection (no VoIP ), access email, search the web, view a calendar, stream music from the web, and view photo images from a digital camera - essentially making it double as a digital photo frame when not in use and it has a single DECT 6.0 cordless phone. One very important thing that people are often confused. Buying the device for $200 binds you on a two-year $35-monthly-fee contract with Verizon. This makes it less economical than other services, especially in these times of economic challenge. Besides, Verizon Call Assistant gives you most of what the phone gives you for free, to be used on a PC.

Betamax launch Telbo unlimited VoIP service. Unlimited calls to US/Canada for just $1 a month and more

At last the people at Betamax seems to have decided to adopt a business model that a lot of us in the voip blogosphere has been proposing to them for a very long time. I have always mentained that the best approach for Betamax is to offer a subscription based service which give customers unlimited calls to several destinations for just a small monthly fee instead of launching tens of applications offering unlimited free calls that they can not substain without trying to make money through unethical business methods. Recently they launched Telbo under the business name Dellmont Sarl, but it does not take a rocket scientist to know that Telbo is from them. Telbo bear all the signature of Betamax voip applications such as voipbuster, voipcheap, voipraider etc. I am not suprised they feel a need to rebrand but Telbo is a good idea and its what they should have done a long time ago.
If you have ever used any of Betamax voip applications then you know allready what Telbo is like. Apart from the name and color of GUI is just like any other Betamax products. The only major difference between Telbo and othe betamax products is that Telbo is a subscription based voip service. There are two subscription options, the Unlimited USA and Canada and Unlimited World. With the Unlimited USA and Canada, you make unlimited calls to any phone in USA and Canada for just $1 per month. The unimited world lets you make unlimited calls to 36 countries around the world for just $5.95 monthly subscription fee. The rates to other countries are still about the lowest in the voip market. Considering the superior audio quality of Betamax services, these are quite good deals for what they offer. I hope now they will provide some customer support which has been completelly missing in their other voip services.
If you want more information about Telbo or you want to try it out, visit www.telbo.com.