BSNL all set to introduce international calling cards

BSNL, the country`s largest telecom operator plans to launch a prepaid international calling card aimed at the Indian expatriate community as well as Indian tourists abroad, in six regions namely the US and Canada, Middle east, South East Asia, Western Europe, UK and Australia. The card will permit users to call from any landline, mobile or any voice over internet protocol (VoIP) enabled device from these countries. For selling and marketing of its international cards, the PSU has invited e

On The CounterPath to Success

If you want to build a perfect business plan, sometimes it makes sense to look at what has been successful in other markets and apply the same techniques in another space. McDonalds showed the world that a restaurant could become a successful worldwide chain and as such we have many worldwide restaurant chains today. This first successful chain shows the world that it can be done and the followers have an easier time and can even learn from the mistakes of the first. In communications, we oft

Skype Updates Beta Users (But Not The Beta 4.0)

Mike Bartlett has written a very personal update to the beta users of SKype 4.0. I like the tone and direction, as it shows under Josh Silverman Skype is actually listening to users (including bloggers.) The comment about a compact mode was my initial reaction when Josh took me through the details a few weeks back. With smaller screen devices like Mac Book Air's and the UMPC's from Asus and HP all gaining momentum with the road warrior set, the Mac and Linux team's efforts at Skype will likely

WiFi for Symbian S60 Mobile Phones

Mobile Phones that support WiFi connections have a huge advantage over those that do not. Connecting to a wireless hotspot makes it possible to use services that would otherwise cost lots of money. How about free services like VOIP phone calls, checking emails or surfing the Internet ? Best of all you can do all that with a free software that does all of that for you if your handy is using the Symbian S60 operating system and is currently supported by the developer. In case you are wondering,

It’s here! Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V is available for download

ItÂ's here! Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V is available for downloadÂ… Microsoft reaches a significant milestone for customers and partners with the release of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, the hypervisor-based virtualization feature included in select versions of Windows Server 2008. Those who have already deployed the x64 versions of Windows Server 2008 can receive Hyper-V from Windows Update beginning July 8, while new customers and partners can download Hyper-V later today (12:00 pm PT). The Windo

Allied Security Trust -- Let The Patent Wars Begin

You may remember a while back I wrote about Vocaltec selling some of its patents to what appears to be a firm that will become a patent troll. This scenario is becoming more and more common... Companies are now launching businesses based on buying patents and using them to sue others. In order to combat such companies, Verizon, Cisco, Google, Telefon AB L.M., Ericssson, HP and other companies have joined together to launch Allied Security Trust -- an organization which will acquire patents and

iCall - switch between VoIP and normal GSM calls on iPhone

iCall - switch between VoIP and normal GSM calls on iPhone Mon, 06/30/2008 - 04:08 â€" Andy Space iCall is an intelligent iPhone application that lets users switch between VoIP and normal GSM calls anywhere in North America - effectively using the WiFi at Starbucks to make a call. We're told this is an official Apple-approved application that's expected to debut at the App Store soon. Features include: Make and receive calls over WiFi Transfer inbound calls from a regular cell call to WiFi i

“LSC” Get The Special Treatment

Here’s a quickie for all you VoIP icon enthusiasts out there. Fueled by house music and a late-night Photoshopping session, Jonas Rask has released three simple icon replacements for Linkinus, Skype, and Colloquy, the big hitters for the Mac VoiceOver IP market. Taking a cue from the former’s default glossy style, the Danish icon designer adds a telephone, logotype, and an iChat-style bubble to make some visually-consistent, neato icons for these VoIP clients. They’re worth a look, even if you’

Online Collaboration Tools - New Technologies And Web Services - Sharewood Picnic Jun30 08

In this round of cool online collaboration tools Robin and I have this time picked services to send large giga-sized files online without worrying about how big they are, remote control any PC via your instant messenger, do free VoIP calls, and more. Photo credit: Vacuum3d Here the online collaboration tools we have selected for you this week: Fileai: Select a file and transfer it directly with no upload process via a download link Remote Live Desktop: Remote control any PC using a Windows Live

Skype: Telepresence for the masses

Video conferencing accounted for 28 percent of all Skype calls last year. Michael Kassner discusses why Skype should be considered a telepresence platform and how the multimedia technology of Skype has improved.  â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"- Last week I wrote an article called “Cisco’s TelePresence: Not your average virtual meeting” hoping to acquaint everyone with technology that’s dramatically changing business communications. After reading the article, a friend of mine

NETGuard Mobilizes

The National Emergency Technology Guard (NETGuard) mobilizes a corps of volunteers with technology experience who could help out after a disaster. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon discusses the effort with NPR (audio). It is funded by the Department of Homeland Security. NET Guard teams may assist local communities in temporarily reconstituting voice, data, and other communications systems. The idea of NET Guard was born in the aftermath of 9-11, when a number of communications and technology compa

Video Conference Calls Services

Web Conferencing is a huge market and will continue to be one especially for business VOIP customers. Now the market is moving towards Video Conferencing. Video Conference Calls are going to take over the teleconference calls market. Traditionally Web conferencing was limited to Teleconferencing but with broadband becoming cheaper day by day, People now moving towards Video Conferencing as a primary platform. Video Conference Calls are now being used more than ever. The challenge however is to

Broadvox adds Dialogic to SIP trunking lineup

Broadvox and Dialogic announced that the former's GO! SIP trunking solution was interoperable with the latter's 2000 Media Gateway Series; it is Broadvox's third SIP trunking interop announcement in a month's time. The Dialogic/Broadvox partnership provides a solution for the SMB and enterprise markets looking to ditch their legacy PBX and key phone systems with a more cost effective SIP trunking solution. The Dialogic 2000 Media Gateway Series is a 1U form factor box and can take anywhere fro

Submit a ZenPack, Win Fabulous Prizes!

There have been a lot of new submissions of Community ZenPacks to coincide with the recent Zenoss 2.2 Release. We’ve seen recent ZenPacks for a variety of things like Alvarion Wifi access points, Cisco IPSLA, Juniper Netscreens and Microsoft Routing and Remote Access. In the Zenoss forums there are a wide variety of ZenPacks being discussed and tested, but we wanted to really kickstart the process. So we’re announcing a “Submit a ZenPack Contest” with not 1, but 2 great prizes! What is the

Spyke WiFi Robot

Spyke is the first robot built that we control and transform a computer via a Wi-Fi. In addition, you can control it from anywhere in the world via the Internet. Spyke comes with a video camera, a microphone, a loudspeaker and 2 engines, Digital Music Player. It can also serve as VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) Telephone & webcam and is compatible with Skype 3.0. Spyke is a video surveillance camera, if a motion is detected, an alarm activated Spyke or send an image by e-mail. Anothe

VoIP as Evidence

"What you say may be used against you in a court of law" has a most interesting twist when it comes to VoIP. New York Law Journal delves into the legal implications of VoIP for corporations. A VoIP network may "unexpectedly" create a substantial quantity of stored information that could become the target of a discovery request. Add in how voice messages can be stored under a unified communications/unified messaging system, then backed up and there's plenty of room for an inquisitive and tech-

How-To Guide on Asterisk and Amazon EC2 Coming Soon

I am excited to announce the upcoming availability of my new How-To guide on Asterisk and Cloud Computing. Created for Amazon’s EC2 platform (part of Amazon Web Services), it will teach anyone with an AWS account and server to setup their very own PBX “in the cloud” in one hour or less! With this guide, open source telephony aficionados will be able to tinker with, deploy and manage a world-class telecom solution for their home or business. Setup extensions, voicemail, phone numbers and more!

Citrix Adds VoIP to Go To Meeting

The world of audio conferencing keeps getting brighter, and with the price of gasoline, as well as air travel services like GoToMeeting are seeing the light and adding VoIP to their platform. Technorati Tags: Andy Abramson, IVR, VoIP

A child's smile, a merchant move

Internet Solver can now be found at their new address: 11308 Aurora Ave. Urbandale. I personally want to mention that they've been wonderful for me and my business. When I have computer issues and questions they have been quite helpful. In addition to support of internet connectivity and VOIP, they also help with computer troubleshooting and repair. I've been using their services for years. Michelle Hinrichs of Michelle's Maternity and Nursery Nook in Indianola put out a heads up for no

VoIP Firms Aim for Multi-Billion Dollar Business - Jajah and Jaxtr have closed big deals which aid growth

The VoIP business is starting to gain some serious traction for the new wave of companies that are focused on using social networking to attract VoIP customers. Both Jajah and Jaxtr have closed deals recently that add between ten and twenty million dollars of funding to their businesses. Although they each decline to share information about their current revenue, predictions have been made that the VoIP business will be a four-and-a-half-billion dollar business within the next five or six year

FairPoint Is Failing to Please New Customers - Complaints range from problems with customer service to issues with caller ID

After finally starting to take over Verizon’s New England network, FairPoint has made a bad first impression with customers which seems to keep getting worse. The main issue thus far has been serious problems with 911 service in Maine which has led to a delay in the network takeover there. However, the Fairpoint Watch Program reports that there are many other problems facing new customers here. A few of the problems include harassing collections agency letters for bills totalling less than $20

iPhone to get iTunes remote control app

iPhone to get iTunes remote control app Posted by Joshua Karp on Jun 27, 2008 5:24 am 11 comments Filed in Apple, Features, Handsets Apple has just released a slew of iPhone/iTunes-related updates, and amidst the madness are a couple of pretty exciting bits of info. Most significantly, it looks like Apple is getting ready to provide iPhone and/or iPod Touch owners with a free iTunes remote control application. Very few details were revealed, but there’s a clear reference to the new applicat

DTV Transition Scam Preys Upon Consumer Confusion - Meanwhile, debate rages over extension of converter box coupons

Apparently there are still some people out there who are confused about what’s going to happen when the switch from analog to digital TV is made in February. Some shady businesses out there are preying on that confusion by advertising free converter boxes that don’t require the use of the $40 DTV coupons being given out by the federal government. These advertisements are a bait-and-switch scam that ends up costing consumers quite a bit of money but the ads are currently still running because i

Sprint's Instinct Reaches Record Sales - Dubbed just an iPhone-copy, it's still managed to sell well

Sprint recently teamed up with Samsung to offer a phone called the Instinct which many have said is just a copy of the iPhone with less memory and other drawbacks. Despite these negative initial reports, the phone managed to do well in the market, reaching record-breaking sales in the first week that it was launched. It is believed that this was due to the phone’s similarity to the iPhone and the fact that it was released a few weeks prior to the iPhone at a significantly lower price. Some say

US-NY: Syracuse-Sales Engineer

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Developing Technology & The Evolving Internet

by Stewart M. Russell The advances in technology keep coming in leaps and bounds and it’s hard to keep up with it all. Be it business, media, medicine, travel or communication, technology is constantly developing to introduce new devices and methods to make life easier for the average man. Among all the various technological fields in the modern world, information technology has become a primary focal point in all our lives. Life has definitely become much easier with IT. One of the biggest he

Alltel announces Wi-Fi partnership with Boingo

Alltel announces Wi-Fi partnership with Boingo Posted by Joshua Karp on Jun 26, 2008 2:17 pm 5 comments Filed in Alltel, Verizon, Wi-Fi If you’re an Verizon Alltel customer with a longing for free Wi-Fi, your life just got a bit easier. The carrier has announced a partnership with Wireless Internet provider Alltel to bring Boingo Hotspot access to wireless customers. For $69.98/month Alltel customers can experience all-they-can-eat data on their wireless handsets in addition to unlimited

Nokia N78 NAM giveaway!

Nokia N78 NAM giveaway! Posted by The Boy Genius on Jun 26, 2008 5:02 pm 1104 comments Filed in Features, Handsets We told you we weren’t taking the whole giveaway thing lightly! In the market for a brand new Nokia N78 NAM phone? Stop right there â€" there’s a chance you could win one! Just to be clear, the exact model of this N78 is the N78-3. That has the 850MHz/1900MHz UMTS/HSDPA bands along with quad-band EDGE. Want to win it? All you need to do is leave a comment here and take our site

SPOTLIGHT: 30 Million Units of VQmon

If you are trying to troubleshoot VoIP or IPTV performance, it is likely you will end up touching Telchemy's embedded software at some point. The company has shipped over 30 million units of VQmon to over 100 equipment manufacturers, with the code ended up in everything from IP phones and gateways to routers, SBCs, and diagnostic probes; there's also another estimated 100 million additional shipments floating around on large ISP licenses. Customers include AudioCodes, Empirix, Ixia, Nortel, TI,

Ubuntu MID - part 2: communication

After listing all the launcher’s applications, we will now see how the browser works. Beside the browser (MidBrowser), Ubuntu MID contains a mail client (Claws Mail), a chatting client (Pidgin), a VoIP application (Ekiga) and an RSS reader (Liferea) - these will be presented in the next article. Although I made networking active in QEmu, Ubuntu MID did not connect to the network. I had to choose the network button and tap on “Wired Network”. So you can control whether it connects to your (Wire

Europeans ditch landline phones, use PCs to make Internet phone calls

The EU has conducted a survey of 27,000 households in 27 countries and the results are astounding: 24 percent of EU households have given up fixed telephone lines in favor of mobile phones. In the new Member states, that number is even higher: 39 percent. The landline infrastructure in many eastern European countries is poor so residents have simply moved to the mobile phone. Here’s another interesting statistic: 22 percent use their computer to make calls over the Internet (long live Skype). M

How do you Create Word Art?

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I should have been an English teacher, according to my degree. I never did become one, but I’m still addicted to words. I love to write. I also enjoy good design, and like playing around with word art. When I found this website, I couldn’t stop playing with words! Wordle is a free site that allows you to generate “word clouds” from any text you type or paste into a box. With a few simple mouse clicks, you can have your text rearrang

Be Careful Men!

I've been a fan of VoIP for quite some time now. Especially the ability to forward voice mails over email to others, along with storing the audio files for record keeping, etc. But guys, here's where you need to be careful. Along with all the advancements, comes some of the negatives. Here's an example of "How to guarantee a woman will NEVER call you back." You never know where your voice mail can end up nowadays . . .

FCC Wins In Court on Cable-Franchise Rules - FCC has more authority than states believe it should have

The FCC made changes to cable franchise rules last year which prevent “local franchising authorities from unreasonably refusing to award competitive cable franchises”. Those changes have faced an ongoing battle in court by various city and state franchising agencies which argued that the FCC had usurped their power when changing the rules. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the FCC was within its authority to make those changes. FCC Chief Kevin Martin issued a statement ab

Blyk's Success Leads to Expansion - Ad-based phone service seems to work

Blyk is a UK MVNO which offers no-cost and low-cost mobile phone service with revenue generated from advertising to the customer via the mobile phone. The company has been highly successful, gaining over 100,000 customers in less than a year. This can be compared to Helio which launched in 2005 and has only 170,000 subscribers. Blyk has done so well in the UK that the company has announced plans for expansion into Germany, Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands. This expansion is expected to take

Lack of Funds Shuts Down Wireless Oakland - Another citywide wi-fi effort bites the dust

Wireless Oakland is a municipal wireless network covering all of Oakland County in the state of Michigan. Seven phase one communities in the area have already started using the wireless service as the first part of the network’s development. The network was estimated to cost $70 million when complete but has already been stopped in its tracks due to a lack of funding, leaving those seven communities without their wireless connection. People who support the project say it will take less than $6

Gates Retirement Marks Beginning of New Computing Era - Cloud computing and other technology changes make a modern Gates impossible

There is an interesting article over at GigaOm which explores the reasons that no future technology entrepreneur is going to be similar to someone like Bill Gates or Steve Jobs. The retirement of Bill Gates is being called the “end of an era” and is therefore something that marks the beginning of the next era of computing. The shift towards open-source computing, cloud computing and commoditization make the new world of technology such that there are unlikely to be entrepreneurs who hang in th

Google Makes Content Available on your TV - With a PC and a Playstation 3, you can watch YouTube on TV

Google has announced that it has a new Windows application which makes it possible to access all of your Google content on your television using a DLNA device such as a PlayStation 3. It’s named Google Media Server and works on any PC running the Google Desktop, allowing things like YouTube videos and Picasa photos to be viewable on your television. This has led some to suggest that the Google Set-Top Box could be the next big thing announced by the company. read comment(s)

10 days later…

Hello again! It’s been 10 days since we launched the first Beta of Skype 4.0 for Windows, so I thought it would be a good idea to reflect a little and to respond to some of the feedback we’ve received. Firstly, I’d like to thank everyone who has given us their thoughts via our feedback site, on this and our other blogs, but also via the various feedback mechanisms we introduced for this Beta. It always amazes me how many people are so passionate about Skype and that’s what makes it so enjoyab

Researchers reveal VoIP vulnerabilities

VoIPshield Laboratories has alerted companies that market voice over IP systems of new security vulnerabilities.

InfoSecurity 2008 Threat Analysis

InfoSecurity 2008 Threat Analysis Posted by keem1201 at June 28, 2008 Paperback: 480 pages Publisher: Syngress (November 16, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 1597492248 An all-star cast of authors analyze the top IT security threats for 2008 as selected by the editors and readers of Infosecurity Magazine. This book, compiled from the Syngress Security Library, is an essential reference for any IT professional managing enterprise security. It serves as an early warning system, allowing

Revonet’s Attempt to End Lawsuit Denied

Revonet’s Attempt to End Lawsuit Denied June 28th, 2008 by S. Caron Sorry. Not happening, Revonet. A federal justice struck down an attempt by Revonet, Inc. to end a lawsuit filed by Covad Communications. The lawsuit alleged that Revonet misused Covad’s VoIP customer lead information, selling it to other customers. “We are very pleased that the Court has allowed us to continue pursuing our objective of holding Revonet accountable for its actions,” said Doug Carlen, Covad’s Senior Vice Presid

The Future of the Corporate Website involves People

A few days ago, I ran a contest for two winners to receive free tickets to the Internet Strategy Forum Summit in Portland. The winning responses, based on insight, ability to back up their predictions and being succinct were Christopher Smith and Kristie. I’ve selected the two winners, here’s their submissions: Kristie Connor, a Marketing Consultant, submits on the concept of ‘fluidity’. I like this concept as the corporate website won’t be the only container of brand and product content

The single biggest MS blunder: product activation

Engadget nails it when they say: Depending on who you talk to, Windows Product Activation is a serious privacy violation, a headache, minimal protection against piracy, or all of the above. Lucky for us, Microsoft is finally seeing (some of) the folly of its overbearing ways, and has gone with a more permissive nagware method with Vista SP1. This as opposed to the regular method of routinely locking users out of their systems, which, wouldn’t you know it, tended to hurt legitimate users more t

Landlines? One quarter of Europeans go without

A new study from the EU says Europeans are joining Americans in ditching traditional landline telephone service for mobile phones and VoIP. Looks like the incumbent telcos just aren’t safe anywhere. Read More…

Friday Open Thread - Words are but wind….

Friday Open Thread - Words are but wind…. Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » It’s Friday, so put up your feet and vent your high-speed geek angst into the comment section below. read comment(s)

Telchemy Ships Over 30 Million Units Of VQmon

Telchemy announces that over 100 equipment manufacturers have successfully integrated Telchemy’s VQmon software into a wide range of products, such as IP phones, VoIP Gateways, Routers, Session Border Controllers, Probes and Analyzers. Over 30 million units of VQmon have been shipped, representing an annual growth rate of over 200%. This number does not include an estimated 100 million additional shipments by a number of large ISPs who license VQmon on a subscription model basis. The VQmon p

Earthlink Free Of Money Pit Helio — Now What? - Virgin Media snaps up MVNO for a cool $39 million….

Earthlink Free Of Money Pit Helio â€" Now What? - Virgin Media snaps up MVNO for a cool $39 million…. Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Aside from their failed investment in municipal Wi-Fi and their unproductive investment in BPL (broadband over powerline technology), one of the biggest money sinks for the teetering Earthlink was Helio, an MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) they jointly ran with Korea Telecom. Today it was announced that Virgin Media purchased Helio for

New Wireless ETF Policies Compared - T-Mobile's two-year plan pales in comparison to AT&T & Verizon''s.

New Wireless ETF Policies Compared - T-Mobile's two-year plan pales in comparison to AT&T & Verizon''s. Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Consumer Reports (via the Consumerist) has an interesting post that compares the new early termination fee (ETF) policies wireless companies have been migrating to. A Consumerist graph (below, right) highlights how T-Mobile’s new ETF system doesn’t give discounts until very late in your contract. It also explores how AT&T

How to Lock Or Hide A Folder, A File Or A Drive On The Computer

These days, hiding or locking a folder or file is probably something you will need if you use a computer that others use too.  A previous post has been written on this topic here but I have found a few other methods of doing such a thing, excluding download programs that can be easily accessible to others. Here are five other methods: Windows Method 1 (the easy one) 1. Click “Start,” “Run,” and then type cmd. When the command prompt opens type “CD C:Test” (replace “Test” with the name of the

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Free Calls - An Effective Way of Communicating Over the Internet

Make free calls with unlimited access through the latest technology, VoIP. You simply need a broadband internet connection, a microphone and a software.

How to change the MAC addres on a Call Manager 5/6 Server

How to change the MAC addres on a Call Manager 5/6 Server Posted by Josh under Cisco , Cisco VOIP - No Comments After releasing the video tutorial for installing Call Manager 5/6 in VMWare, I received a comment asking how to change the MAC address on the Virtual server. The same person, (DrM) later posted another comment confirming that he had actually changed the address in the Linux OS. I had tried changing the MAC in VMWare with version 5.x but eventually gave up. This tutorial will show y

Rogers iPhone 3G plan is so… junk, useless, gouging

Rogers Canada finally unveiled it’s iPhone 3G plan.  It would have better kept it in the garbage can if you ask me!  What is it with Canadian cellular phone carier?  Are they gouging Canadians or not? I mean, the iPhone 3G is all about fast internet browsing, being connected all the time, staying connected all the time, installing applications from the app store over the air, downloading iTunes songs over the air, watching Youtube video and god knows what else is to come. But Rogers in their

New bill mandates closed captioning for Internet video

A new disability rights bill would extend closed captioning requirements to Web video. VoIP providers would also have to offer hearing-aid compatibility for their products. Read More…

D-Link to launch SIP/DECT dual-mode VoIP phone and home surveillance system in July

D-Link plans to launch a number of new products including a SIP/DECT dual-mode VoIP phone and small-size home security surveillance system, in July, according to company sources.

Security World: VoIPshield uncovers more VoIP security vulnerabilities

VoIPshield made its second announcement of security vulnerabilities in Voice over IP systems marketed by Avaya, Cisco and Nortel. This brings the total number of vulnerability groups reported to VoIP ...

VoIP Reseller Control Panel - Enjoy the Feature-Rich Applications

The VoIP reseller control panels are gaining momentum rapidly among the masses due to various lucrative options. These panels have been crafted with feature-rich softwares which easily facilitates several business processes.

Managed VoIP Services Shifting to Open Source

MSPmentor: "If you're a managed service provider mulling your VoIP options, keep this in mind: A growing number of customers--especially in Europe--are embracing IP phone systems that leverage open source and Asterisk..."

Enjoy the Benefits and Enhance the Productivity

The call termination services are transforming the facets of the communications rapidly with various innovative and unique features. People always search for better options to enhance the working style and also the productivity of their organizations at ease.

VoIP Supply CEO Elected to infoTech Niagara Board

VoIP Supply CEO Elected to infoTech Niagara Board Site Feeds, VoIP, voipsupply.com No Comments » Benjamin P. Sayers, CEO of VoIP Supply, has been elected to infoTech Niagara’s Board of Directors. This is his first term on the board of InfoTech Niagara.

VoIP Supply Named to Fast Track 50

By Sharla Sikes For the third consecutive year, VoIP Supply earned a place in the Fast Track 50, a list of the 50 fastest growing companies in Western New York. Buffalo’s Business First... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

VoIP Reseller - Preferred Globally

VoIP can be defined as the system of accessing the long distance calls over the internet at very cheap rates. Basically the analog signals get transformed into the digital form and help the users to connect with people residing in other part of the globe at very cheap rates.

Lagoon Host Advance Reseller Hosting With Free Backups

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Notes from Global Forum on Building the Inclusive Internet Economy: Developing Countries Perspectives

Finally, this is the formal one about what I get from the Global Forum on Building the Inclusive Internet Economy: Developing Countries Perspectives which I joined on June 16, 2008. This forum was initiated by United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Center for Information and Communication Technoloy Development (UN APCICT) as a part of bigger forum, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Ministerial Meeting on the Future of Internet Economy. It took place in Conference

Mahabir Punn Asks Support to Build Wireless Broadband Network Across Nepal

Mahabir Punn Asks Support to Build Wireless Broadband Network Across Nepal June 28th, 2008 by Gordon Cook I wrote about Mahabir here last December. He is performing miracles and deserves the widest possible support. REQUEST FROM MAHABIR PUN ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF NEPAL FOR ONE DOLLAR A MONTH “One Dollar a Month for a Wireless Nepal” TO BUILD WIRELESS BROADBAND INFORMATION HIGHWAY ACROSS NEPAL Dear Friends, I am Mahabir Pun and I have been invited to attend the ANA (Associations

Lingo VoIP Special Offer

We posted a deal a few days back on Lingo VoIP broadband phone service where you would get your first month for free and then $21.95 a month after that for unlimited calls after that. Now until June 30th, you can get that first month for free plus a $25 American Express Gift Certificate from Lingo. Don’t forget to use promo code: JYAM25

Guest Post: Asterisk Brings You Home

Guest Post: Asterisk Brings You Home Site Feeds, VoIP, voipsupply.com No Comments » Being far away from home for a long period of time is a trying experience; leaving your life behind and relocating away from your support systems - family and friends - is even more so. The first three months of living in Silicon Valley after moving here from Israel could easily be the toughest I ever had, and frequent phone calls with the people I left behind were a considerable part of the coping process. Bei

Wednesday Links: Jajah, Calliflower

Wednesday Links: Jajah, Calliflower June 27th, 2008 by S. Caron VoIP Watch is on dope watch and the award for dopiest goes to . . . American Airlines. Why? They’ve banned in-flight VoIP, saying that it is keeping with the ban on cell phone usage. Don’t think about it too hardâ€"it will hurt your head. Read it here. VoIP News of the UK reports that Gizmo 5 is now using Jajah. Read it here. There’s a new version of Calliflower out â€" the conference call service, not the vegetable. Read about it h

Sigma Systems selected by Suddenlink Communications to power advanced IP voice services for small and medium business

Sigma Systems selected by Suddenlink Communications to power advanced IP voice services for small and medium business Toronto, ON - June 25, 2008 - Suddenlink Communications (www.suddenlink.com) and Sigma Systems (www.sigma-systems.com) today announced that they are extending their long-standing relationship to power a new addition to the Suddenlink services portfolio: Advanced Commercial VoIP services for small and medium businesses (SMB). Sigma was selected based on its successful multi-yea

Sandvine: 44% of Internet Traffic P2P - Now please buy our hardware to help throttle it….

Sandvine: 44% of Internet Traffic P2P - Now please buy our hardware to help throttle it…. Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » According to traffic shaping vendor Sandvine, some 44% of all bandwidth consumed on networks operated by North American Internet service providers is thanks to P2P. Sandvine compiled data from several “leading” ISPs, and found that the largest consumers of bandwidth were file sharing (43.5%); Web browsing (27.3%); and streaming media (14.8%). Other usa

Why Carriers and Microsoft Need Each Other

It is evident that society has a different relationship with technology today than ever before. Jon Arnold, one of the most well-respected analysts I know has delved deep into Microsoft's relationship with telcos. He has really thought through the company's  Telco 2.0 offerings. Arnold makes the point that service providers are likely already Microsoft customers so the software giant is positioned well to have Telco 2.0 permeate carrier networks. He further points out that Microsoft needs carri

Time Warner Cable Launching Powerboost Today In NYC - Standard, Turbo and Extreme customers to see boost….

Time Warner Cable Launching Powerboost Today In NYC - Standard, Turbo and Extreme customers to see boost…. Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Representatives from Time Warner Cable have informed me that the cable company will be deploying Powerboost technology in their New York City market for Standard, Turbo and Extreme customers. Powerboost, first deployed by Comcast, delivers more than double the speed to consumers for the first few minutes of a large download or upload.

Enabled Comments from AOL/AIM, Yahoo, Movable Type, WordPress, LiveJournal, OpenID, or Vox users

Movable Type 4.0+ has several plugins that utilize Movable Type's extensible Open ID Login framework to give a customized login experience for AOL/AIM, Yahoo, Movable Type, WordPress, LiveJournal, or Vox users on Movable Type blogs. The logon requirements for AOL/AIM, Yahoo, Movable Type, WordPress, LiveJournal, and Vox all support OpenID which makes this possible. On any blog entry you'll see the following text near the Comments form: Sign in to comment using AOL/AIM, Yahoo, Movable Typ

TechCrunch Analysis Part II

My last post explored the company and product names discussed on TechCrunch and how they varied over time. The number of posts written by the various authors and how it varied over time was also illustrated. An obvious follow-up analysis is to look at the interaction between author and company/product names. Do certain TechCrunch authors specialize in writing about particular companies or products ? Or do some authors avoid specific domains ? I've done this analysis and presented the result

Vote On Telecom Immunity Delayed - Until after July 4 recess, giving opponents one last chance…

Vote On Telecom Immunity Delayed - Until after July 4 recess, giving opponents one last chance… Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) notes that the vote on delivering warrantless wiretap immunity to the nation’s phone companies has been pushed back until after the July 4 Congressional recess. According to the EFF, the delay gives opponents of the bill, which gives AT&T, Verizon and Sprint “get out of jail free cards” for doling out

D-Link to launch VoIP Phone

D-Link has plans to roll out a new SIP/DECT dual-mode VoIP phone as well as a small-size home security surveillance system next month, helping the company expand its current lineup of 802.11n draft 2.0 products. I guess this is but a logical progression for D-Link considering how they've been in the networking business for a fair number of years already. Home surveillance systems are doing pretty well no matter which country you're in, since every man would want to protect his castle. Permali

Planes, Trains And Automobiles

Even though the EU has given the green light to in-flight cell phone service, and Air France has been testing text-messaging from cell phones since last December, plans for in-flight cell phone service in the U.S. haven’t gone very far due to regulatory opposition from both the FAA and the FCC. Meanwhile, though, this week American Airlines began testing in-flight WiFi service on some transcontinental flights. AA says they won’t filter content, but that they will prevent users from using PC-bas

Request for PR section of the TG teamspeak

I would like to request/petition some new sub channels be created for the PR section of the TG teamspeak. Currently we have: Project Reality Admin - place for admins to hang out, so players can get ahold of them quickly in private, without disturbing other players. This is excellent :) Project Reality Public - place to just hang out between rounds, shoot the **** or see who is playing. This is great, but maybe change the name to "Project Reality Lobby" or something more casual soundin

VoIP Solutions - An Emerging Technology

VoIP means the system of accessing the long distance calls over the Internet at extremely cheap rates. Essentially, the analog signals get transformed into the digital form and help the users to connect with people from different parts of the world.

ALSO NOTED: T-Mobile $10 VoIP Plan; Digium & Critical Links Partner; and much more...

> T-Mobile's $10 VoIP Plan > Digium and Critical Links Partner to Offer Asterisk-Compatible Telephony Boards to Carrier Market > Objectworld Teams Up with Dialogic to Deliver Unified Communications to Existing PBX Systems > NetQoS Launches Managed Services > Blueslice and Cisco Partner on IMS Solution > Sipera Enhances Security for Unified Communications

VoIP, How it Works

If you have never heard about VoIP, then you should be ready to hear about the new technology in making long distance phone calls. VoIP or voice over internet protocol is a phone call making process using computer or laptop over high speed internet access. VoIP is a revolutionary technology. It has a complete rework potential in our world's phone system.

Taiwan market: Microsoft cooperates with Chief Telecom to offer VoIP services

Microsoft, on June 26, announced the launch of VoIP services using Windows Live Messenger in the Taiwan market through cooperation with Chief Telecom, an operator of IP telecommunication services in Taiwan. For the operation of the VoIP service, Microsoft uses its self-developed software while Chief Telecom is responsible for billing and customer service. IPEVO will also provide customized VoIP phones, Microsoft Taiwan indicated. Pricing for calls from PCs to fixed-line or mobile numbers is 5

Q&A with Insomniac Games chief Ted Price on cloning the golden goose

Ted Price is one of the stalwarts of video game development. He founded Insomniac Games as an independent video game development studio in 1994. Since then, the company has sold more than 28.5 million video games. The president and chief executive of Burbank, Calif.-based Insomniac is perhaps the biggest die-hard PlayStation developer outside of Sony. Even as many other studios go cross-platform, Price’s studio has made games exclusively for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3. It

Oh This One Had To Hurt

J.A. Watson today laid the smackdown in the direction of Skype when writing about the new Dell Video Chat application that became available yesterday which was developed by client SightSpeed for the world's largest computer manufacturer and e-tailing pioneer. With a post like that one has to wonder if Skype is becoming the new Vonage, not because they're weak technically or because the service is bad (both Vonage attributes), but just as Vonage suffered from corporatization, it seems the eBay

Jazinga Squawk Box Podcast

The other day, I posted about the Squawk Box I was hosting this week in Alec's absence. My guest was Shidan Gouran, CTO and co-founder of Toronto-based Jazinga. They're a promising startup with an easy-to-use, premises based SMB IP telephony solution. For small businesses looking for PBX-caliber telephony, and an alternative to a hosted offering, Jazinga is what they should be looking at. We had a strong turnout for yesterday's segment - 22 participants - and lots of good questions and discus

Hands on with the Toshiba Satellite Pro U400

This past week we’ve been able to take a closer look and get a hands-on with the Toshiba Satellite Pro U400.  Having already shown you the unboxing, it was time to see just how usable the U400 was in practice. We had high hopes for portability, and we weren’t disappointed; this small laptop hasn’t been hard to carry around, weighing only 4.6lbs. I liked being able to navigate easily through Windows XP as opposed to Vista (Toshiba provide downgrade media at no extra cost), which many still

Why Not Guitar Hero: Led Zeppelin or Somebody Else?

You know, we've had many long talks at home about what band we would have chosen for the first dedicated Guitar Hero offering. Now many out there are probably very satisfied with the choice that was made, I imagine many of your may have chosen a different band if it was up to you. Lots of votes at home for Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page vs. Joe Perry -- are you kidding???) or even Buckethead. And let's not forget Jimi Hendrix; I could go on and on ... Now wouldn't it be cool if the folks behind G

Link: VoIP Trends Report | IP Convergence: Beyond VoIP, Beyond Cost Savings

VoIP Trends Report | IP Convergence: Beyond VoIP, Beyond Cost Savings Global Crossing blog observes that in the last 18 months Session Border Controller (SBC) adoption has increased 30%, and open source PBX adoption has increased only slightly. These are market share increases - the underlying market itself is exploding.

VoIPshield Presents New VoIP Security Vulnerability

VoIPshield Laboratories, the research division of VoIPshield Systems Inc., today made its second announcement of security vulnerabilities in Voice over IP systems marketed by Avaya, Cisco and Nortel. This brings the total number of vulnerability groups reported to VoIP vendors in 2008 to over fifty, representing over 175 unique vulnerabilities.

T-Mobile’s VoIP play may hurt cable more than telco

T-Mobile’s entrance into the landline business today is the latest encroachment of the fixed voice market from a competitor without a fixed voice network. Looking for our newsletter content? Subscribe now and get access to content not available on our Web site or RSS feeds. Telephony Email Newsletters

Review: T-Mobile's @Home Phone Service with Unlimited Calling for $10/mo

T-Mobile has officially launched its new VOIP @Home service to compete with the other digital home phone services. T-Mobile's @Home is available only as an add-on to its wireless plans and is compatible with any touch-tone home phone. We give it a brief testing. Read the full story here.

First look at the T-Mobile @Home service

T-Mobile @Home HiPort router(Credit: T-Mobile) The news has broke that T-Mobile will be offering a VoIP service called T-Mobile @Home in select cities nationwide. However, yours truly had a chance to get some hands-on time with the specially built T-Mobile HotSpot @Home HiPort wireless Linksys router made especially for ...

How a VOIP Hybrid PBX System Can Improve Your Business Communications

A VOIP hybrid PBX phone system combines the affordability and features of a pure VOIP system, which still utilizing the traditional copper phone lines. Using the copper lines ensures that phone service does not go out with the internet, ensuring companies don't miss a minute when it comes to business communications.

Guest Post: Choosing Phones for VoIP

Guest Post: Choosing Phones for VoIP Site Feeds, VoIP, voipsupply.com No Comments » Most of the processing in a VoIP system goes on behind the technology curtain, often with no warm and fuzzy interface. On the other side of the counter, the people actually using the phones have the most important need: usability.

VoIP Phone Service - Make Best Out of It

VoIP can be defined as a system of making long distance and international calls at very cheap rates with the help of internet. Basically the signals gets transformed from analog to digital form and provide the users a facility to connect with the people on the other part of the globe at very cheap rates.

Making Calls Through VoIP - Communicate in a New Way

When information technology was undergoing a radical change in the last century, several means of communication took birth, be it E-mail, Internet or mobile phones. These all methods suddenly became tremendously popular among common people. Of all these, mobile phones gained the most popularity after that came the number of E-mail and Internet. But among all these, another channel of communication took birth, it was VoIP.

Unified Communications Growth Soars

Infonetics sent me over a summary of their latest report on the unified communications (UC) market.  Infonetics Research reports that the unified communications market, which includes unified messaging and communicator software, jumped 20% sequentially in 2007, following a 19% increase in 2006. Similarly, the IP contact center (IPCC) market grew 24% in 2007, after a whopping 26% increase in 2006. Infonetics' report, Unified Communications and IP Contact Centers, shows that together, UC and IPCC

Fring -- Free Mobile VoIP, IM and More

Fring is a peer-to-peer Mobile VoIP based internet telephony network which enables users to interact with social networks and to call and chat for free. Recently it also launched an API, allowing third-party developers to develop new applications for the community. clipped from en.wikipedia.orgclipped from www.fring.com fringâ„¢ is a mobile internet service & community that enables you to access & interact with your social networks on-the-go, make free calls and live chat with all your

MyGlobalTalk offers free voip international call

Lately there hasn't been much action on the FREE VOIP market. Many companies such as Jaxtr are now moving to Paid Calls model realising that Free International Call strategy might not be good enough to survive in the competitive market. However it's important that you promote your product and establish a VOIP brand. To do that, one great way is to offer totally free international calls. MyGlobalTalk is doing just that. They are offering free voip international call to first 1000 people w

Dell Studio Laptop Line Official

It’s been sometime since the public knew of the Dell Studio laptops, but now Dell’s announced the line officially. Dell’s Studio laptops are sort of the mid-end machines of the Dell laptop bunch. There are currently two size variants available to the public. The Dell Studio 15 is the 15-inch version, while the Dell Studio 17 is the 17-inch one. Both sizes are available in seven different colors and patterns as well as 4 different trim hues. The Studio 15’s price begins at US$799, which could

Can Any Router Guarantee Bandwidth For VOIP?

QOS guarantees and border routersMost QOS algorithms are implemented incorrectly, including those included by default on FreeBSD , Linux, and other systems claiming to support QOS guarantees.The problem is that these routers are at the border of a very high speed network (the local network), a slower network (your broadband connection), and another high speed network (the actual Internet.As a result, what happens is that the packets end up being buffered at the router on the other side of the bo

The Zambia Adventure Begins

AdventureMan and I were watching Kite Runner, which we thought did a really great job on an amazing book, when we could hear our VOIP phone ring. I ran, because I broke the message-taking phone, and if I don’t get to this one by the fifth ring it goes to a message place online that I have trouble accessing. It was our son, from the Atlanta airport, en route to Lusaka with his beautiful bride, just calling to let us know he is on the way. We went back and watched the movie, but I had one of t

2 Terabyte CompactPCI Storage Blades from Performance Technologies

[IMG cpc5910_2008[1].jpg] Performance Technologies today announced they have increased the capacity of its  CompactPCI storage blades to 2 Terabytes. CompactPCI blades are popular in the telecom/VoIP/wireless space for their high availability, hot swappability, small form factor, easy upgradeability, etc. The 2 terabytes (TB) of RAID-ready storage is more than twice their previous amount. Check out the news after the jump... Continue reading 2 Terabyte CompactPCI Storage Blades from Perform

JAJAH Platform Selected by Gizmo5

JAJAH announces its platform has been selected by Gizmo5, a widely used free mobile and computer-based VoIP service. The partnership adds millions of users to the JAJAH platform, with JAJAH handling all call termination for Gizmo5 as well as additional tailored services including customer care and billing. Softphones, or software-based-phones, enable people to make IP-telephone calls directly from Internet-connected computers or mobile devices, and are increasingly being seen as an alternati

U.S. Broadband Cannot Be Fixed Until You Tackle Corruption - Editorial: broadband cheerleading and Ivy League round tables aren't enough…

U.S. Broadband Cannot Be Fixed Until You Tackle Corruption - Editorial: broadband cheerleading and Ivy League round tables aren't enough… Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » An eclectic and disjointed mix of businesses, consumer advocacy organizations, politicians and technologists this week banded together under the “Internet For Everyone” banner to promote, well, Internet for everyone. The group’s long list of strange bedfellows includes the ACLU, Google, Consumer’s Union,

Interview With Asterisk Founder, Mark Spencer

Tom Keating with Asterisk founder & Digium's Chairman and CTO Mark Spencer (picture: Sept. 2005 at Digium's former HQ)It's been awhile since I've interviewed Mark Spencer, the founder of the open source Asterisk telephony platform and current Chairman & CTO of Digium. Digium and the Asterisk open source platform has helped spawn an entire ecosystem of Asterisk-based products, some of which are competitive to Digium, while others are complimentary and help grow the Asterisk community.

Gizmo5 jumps onto the JAJAH platform

Over the past two years we have built a robust global IP-telecommunications platform that serves our 10 million plus JAJAH users and an increasing number of partner services like the recently announced Yahoo! Messenger and now the widely used mobile and computer-based VoIP service Gizmo5. Gizmo5 has chosen JAJAH as the platform for its IP-telephony services as well as additional tailored services including customer care and billing. Like Yahoo! and MailVision, Gizmo5 has turned to us t

Cocoa bean (chocolate) genome being sequenced

[IMG chocolate[1].jpg] The entire cocoa genome (DNA) is being sequenced and analyzed as part of a project to help create stronger, healthier cocoa crops. Cocoa, of course s the key ingredient in chocolate. Through the collaboration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), IBM and the world's largest chocolate company Mars, scientists hope to increase the crop's yield, as well as pest and disease resistance and increased water and nutrient use efficiency.

Nokia N78 Comes to U.S.

[IMG aas_mwc_nokia_n78[1].jpg]Gadgety mobile phone lovers across the United States can now buy the newest Nokia Nseries device -  the Nokia N78, which hits American store shelves today. Featuring integrated A-GPS, a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and high-speed HSDPA connectivity on North American 850/1900 MHz networks, the Nokia N78 has got all the goods. Now available through select consumer electronics and wireless retailers, online retailers and at the Nokia Flagship Stores in

Free Live Agent 411 Directory Assistance vs. Automated

We've all heard the wisecracks about the quality of Voice over IP, "Honey? What was that? You're breaking up. Very choppy. Damn VoIP!" and certainly we've all experienced issues when talking to a speech-recognition powered auto-attendant. Neither is 100% fool proof. Speech recognition accuracy is even worse when talking on your cell phone, or via speakerphone, but I wonder how well speech recognition would work on a noisy, busy city street while attempting to get automated (speech-rec) 411 direc

ICANN Opens Up Top Level Domain Restrictions - Get.ready for.the domain.rush chaos.lol

ICANN Opens Up Top Level Domain Restrictions - Get.ready for.the domain.rush chaos.lol Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Internet overseer ICANN today voted unanimously to relax the strict rules on top level domain names, according to the BBC. The new rules absolutely shatter previous restrictions that kept companies, individuals and countries to only certain domains (.edu, .net, .uk). Under the new rules, domain extensions can have any number of additional characters if yo

Time Warner Cable Confirms Powerboost Trials - Tested system this week in Syracuse, Binghamton NY markets

Time Warner Cable Confirms Powerboost Trials - Tested system this week in Syracuse, Binghamton NY markets Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Earlier this week a Time Warner Cable insider tipped me off to the fact that Time Warner Cable is testing Comcast’s Powerboost technology in certain upstate New York markets. Powerboost delivers cable customers a little more than double their usual bandwidth during the first few minutes of an upload or download. While user speedtests ne

Dell Officially Debuts New 'Studio' Laptops, Dell Dock and Dell Video Software

Dell Officially Debuts New 'Studio' Laptops, Dell Dock and Dell Video Software by Paul Miller, posted Jun 26th 2008 at 5:40PM Alright, this one is no surprise, but Dell is finally officially official about its leaked and re-leaked "Studio" laptop line. The specs are as previously stated, with a 15-inch Studio 15 model starting at $799, and a 17-inch Studio 17 model that starts at $999. What is perhaps more interesting than rehashing those laptop specs for old times sake is the new software De

'Lifestyle' apps key to PSP's non-gaming growth

Filed under: Sony PSP, Peripherals, Business Sony has provided a peek at some of the "lifestyle" applications it has in store for PSP in FY08. The company hopes these non-gaming titles will get a PSP into the hands of - you guessed it - non-gamers. Unfortunately, they all use peripherals not currently available in the US. They've all been previously announced for European release; hopefully their inclusion in the latest business update from SCEI head Kaz Hirai points to a pending E3 announcemen

Chrysler To Offer In-Car Wi-Fi - Option to be available in all 2009 models

Chrysler To Offer In-Car Wi-Fi - Option to be available in all 2009 models Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » While they’d previously only made vague hints about such plans, Chrysler today detailed their plans to offer Wi-Fi as an option in all of the company’s 2009 models (assuming they don’t go bankrupt). According to Chrysler, the system will be an extension of their existing UConnect service and operate under the brand “UConnect Web”. The 3G Wi-Fi router will cost $449 p

Geek OUT, baby.

So, I just bought a TalkSwitch 484vs. It’s a crazy little device that combines traditional POTS lines with what I refer to as a “supershitload” of VOIP and digital features.  Plus, it’s way expandable. I’ve had to do make the switch to new equipment because the VOIP phones I have suck over a DSL line of questionable quality. And packet loss on a voice call makes people sound like aliens.  Not conducive to biz, you know? With the Talkswitch, you wire 4 copper lines into the device, but then u

How Much Contingency Planning Is Enough?

I gave a web seminar with Adobe today. Following all proper best practices, I was on the line a full half hour early. Checked my audio levels with the operator. Dialed in on a second backup telephone line in case my first line dropped. Had a copy of my slides in hardcopy in case my computer died. Made sure my moderator was ready to take over and help out if I lost connection. Checked that the phone call was properly streaming over VoIP for participants who wanted to listen on their computer spe

Dell Enters the Studio

Remember when writing about computer hardware -- actual PCs and desktops -- was the heart and soul of writing about gadgets. Well, we're getting a bit of that back now, with Dell's introduction of Studio, a new consumer product line "designed for self-expression and creative living." Here's what Dell had to say: "People seeking stunning design, brilliant colors, and innovative new technology find inspiration in Dell's new Studio brand. These products are built for today's digital nomad ba

SightSpeed Business Upgrade Adds 9-way Video

Today, SightSpeed will announce a significant upgrade to SightSpeed Business, which was launched last fall. The new version offers simultaneous 9-way video and text chat. I'm a huge fan of SightSpeed, which doesn't get nearly the amount of attention that Skype gets yet has some features Skype lacks. Check out my 2006 review of SightSpeed 5.0. It was impressive then (2 years ago), with cool Slingbox functionality, and support for Windows, Mac, and Linux, so I'm sure it's much better now. Certain

Daily TIPs: Universal Gigabit, Better Batteries, Kill Switches, & More

Daily TIPs, Broadband, energy Neil Savage wrote: Everyone Needs a Gigabit by 2015 The government must take steps to push the availability of broadband Internet access if the U.S. is to remain competitive, a telecom law firm is recommending. The Baller Herbst Law Group, in a report to a North Carolina agency, calls for 100 megabits per second of affordable access for all Americans by 2012, with 1 gigabit per second service three years later, Ars Technica reports. Like electrification, it will r

How to Lowering Down the VoIP Rate?

Voice over internet protocol or VoIP is a revolutionary technology in making a phone call over the internet access. There are many providers that can be found in the web site that is offering low rate VoIP even though we are making a phone call to international or any long distance phone calls. PC-to-PC phone call using VoIP is the most commonly use system in VoIP technology. There are certain specification that we should use that can help low rate VoIP.

One Less Retail Music Outlet -- Starbucks ...

Sorry to hear the news about another retail music outlet pulling up stakes and retreating from the business. Now this is not a the level of Sam Goody's or (you name the store), but Starbucks is apparently planning to drop its in-store music retail offerings come September. That means no more "spinner" racks offering multiple CD choices to latte-buyers. And that also means no more gift cards and promotional giveaways for Apple's iTunes. Instead, we're told, the coffee chain will offer just

VOIP - The Disadvantages

Public Switched Telephone Network or PSTN is currently aside away as the regular phone that now is being replaced by the new technology of VoIP, voice over internet protocol, where making a phone call over the internet broadband access. The revolutionary of this technology is very good, but there is also some disadvantages or barriers that come along this existence. Major flaws in VoIP are on its reliability. Therefore, we can say that the disadvantages of VoIP are on its reliability, its accessibility.

Find out if your computer acts as a Skype Super-Node

Bandwidth usage can be extremely different for Skype users which can be attributed whether computers are being used as Skype Super-Nodes. A Super-Node is basically a computer that is running Skype and not preventing the software access to the ports 80 and 443 which are used to route traffic from other Skype users who are behind a protected system. The major problem with being a Skype Super-Node is that the bandwidth usage per hour will be much higher which might cause concern for users with In

Gizmo5 gets Jajah Managed Services

I just wrote about Jajah Managed Services a couple of weeks ago and now I’m here again to report that Michael Robertson’s Gizmo5 chose Jajah Managed Services for PSTN termination, billing and Customer care. + The main benefit Gizmo5 obtains from this deal is that they can now focus on marketing and on their set of fully-featured softphones for Windows, Linux, Mac and mobile platforms. On the other hand, Jajah is now joining forces with players that were perceived as competitors in the near

Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Launches

Just got a popup toast icon in my current version of Windows Live Messenger saying that a new version of Windows Live Messenger was out - namely Windows Live Messenger 8.5 which has been in beta. The previous (non-beta) version was Windows Live Messenger 8.1. In the new version, Messenger now works with Windows Live OneCare Family Safety to help you control who's on your child's list of contacts. It also has an updated look and feel and improved (VoIP) audio for video calls. And according to M

AT&T employee memo points out support for MMS feature on iPhone 3G?

So the iPhone 3G will finally be arriving in a couple of weeks. And with it is Apple’s new MobileMe service, iPhone 2.0 software, and a lower introductory price when compared against the first-gen model. The sad reality, though, is that the iPhone 3G still lacks features that even basic phones possess. Most notably, support for multimedia messages or MMS. However, according to some AT&T misfits, there’s an AT&T employee memo going around that lists MMS support as a feature in the iPh

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Launch Party!

We are all very excited about the launch of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. Now Circuit City is pretty excited too!  They've decided you can "party like a rock star with Guitar Hero: Aerosmith" at your local store on June 29 from 12-4 PM. Cool eh! Compete in the store tournament and you could win a Guitar Hero: Aerosmith bundle or a signed Black Crowes poster (heh, why not an Aerosmith poster?). Anyway, wear your best rocker costume and you could win a one-year membership in the Gamers Savings Clu

Squawk Box Discussion: Nokia and The Symbian Foundation

With the emergence of iPhone 3G and Blackberry Bold, certainly from a North American perspective, one has to wonder where Nokia is heading in the smartphone space. Certainly a clue evolved Tuesday when Nokia announced they were acquiring the remainder of Symbian they did not already own  for $410 million along with a plan to put the key intellectual property assets into an open source "Symbian Foundation" under an Eclipse Public License. And they convinced other partners with a Symbian interest

Cox: DOCSIS 3.0 Upgrades By Third Quarter - Albeit only 'in a limited fashion…' Probably Northern Virginia…

Cox: DOCSIS 3.0 Upgrades By Third Quarter - Albeit only 'in a limited fashion…' Probably Northern Virginia… Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » While Comcast continues their plan to have 20% of their network upgraded with 50Mbps pre-cert DOCSIS 3.0 speeds by the end of this year, most cable operators won’t be seriously upgrading until late 2009 or later. Cox CTO Chris Bowick says that Cox will be upgrading to DOCSIS 3.0 “in a limited fashion” by the third quarter of this year

Dell's new Studio laptops official, along with new Dell Dock and Dell Video software

Filed under: Laptops Alright, this one is no surprise, but Dell is finally officially official about its leaked and re-leaked "Studio" laptop line. The specs are as previously stated, with a 15-inch Studio 15 model starting at $799, and a 17-inch Studio 17 model that starts at $999. What is perhaps more interesting than rehashing those laptop specs for old times sake is the new software Dell is pushing to these laptops and eventually the rest of its computers. Dell Dock is just like what it so

Dell Launches SightSpeed-Powered Video Conferencing on PCs

One key advantage that Apple computers have over their PC counterparts is the inclusion of iChat.  This pre-installed and drop dead easy to use chat and video chat application is ready to go the minute you get your new Apple computer on the Internet. To accompany the launch of their sexy Studio line of laptops,  Dell is including a new utility on their Studio line computers called Dell Video Chat which is powered by SightSpeed, a proven video conferencing application I’ve written about before.

SIPphone Makes The Call To Jajah

Jajah, in its effort to become a backend platform for VoIP services, has started offering call termination, billing and other such services to one and all comers. They got a big boost when they signed up Yahoo! Now, the Sequoia Capital-backed company has signed up SIPphone, the company behind Gizmo and will handle their call termination. Does this mean Gizmo’s call quality will increase? I certainly hope so - I have stopped using the service because of poor quality of voice. Instead, I have

SightSpeed Goes Mainstream with Dell Video Chat

When I was invited to have a video chat on my MacBook Pro with SightSpeed CEO Peter Csathy to discuss today’s announcement that their software would now be bundled with Dell computers, I was skeptical. I expected to be making apologies for my poor home DSL connection which usually makes VOIP calls and webcam video look and sound like I’m underwater. I was pleasantly surprised. The SightSpeed software installed easily on my Mac, and the video conversation with Mr. Csathy was crisp, smooth and

MyGlobalTalk $50,000 giveaway!

MyGlobalTalk hit us up to let us know about their new VoIP application for BlackBerrys. Since they are just getting started and really want feedback from the community, we’re exclusively giving away 1000 free accounts, each with $50 of international talk time on them! We doubt they will last long, but it’s open to any BGR reader. Just jump on over to their site, install the app, and you will have $50 already in your new account. Not too bad huh? We’ve just started playing with the application

Skype passes ultimate mobility test

… or at least that's what they were saying to me when they sent me an email on Tuesday. Reading on, the story was about the Skype Nomad, a girl called Rebecca from Oz, who has been travelling around (the world), and finding out how easy it is to use Skype. So really the mobility part is her, rather than any specifically mobile solution (although to be fair she had a 3 Skypephone with her…). Anyways if you'd like to check out Rebecca's blog you can go here. --- Related Articles at IntoMobil

Choose the Best Deal For Your Phone Need

VoIP or voice over Internet protocol is the suitable technology for those who are travel lot or making long distance and international call lots. But there are several things to be considered in choosing the best plan based on your phone needs. This best deal is too got up few dollars and cents over your phone needs.

VoIP in Different Countries

The popularity of VoIP is grows rapidly. Voice over Internet protocol is changing the existence of conventional phones. Many PSTN or Public Switch Telephone Network is switching their phone to VoIP. It makes the use of VoIP is increasing significantly. There are different legal issues coming from different countries regarding to this growth technology of mass telecommunication services.

In the spotlight: 360 Networks’ Nick Reifschneider

VoIP services are booming, at least at the wholesale level, for 360 Networks, which today announced the addition of Dallas to its wholesale offering. Editor-in-Chief Carol Wilson spoke with Nick Reifschneider, the company’s VoIP services product manager. Looking for our newsletter content? Subscribe now and get access to content not available on our Web site or RSS feeds. Telephony Email Newsletters

Record Skype Calls with MX Skype Recorder

Record Skype Calls with MX Skype Recorder June 24, 2008 Tags:- Messenger, Tools A great new recording tool that works in conjunction with Skype. MX Skype Recorder is a tool that works in conjunction with Skype (and with other VoIP applications) for recording calls. It has the following advantages: can work in automatic or manual mode, automatically compresses to the MP3/WMA format, […

Polycom Desktop IP Phone Combines Color Display, HD Voice, Gigabit Ethernet, And Industry’s First Color Attendant Console

SoundPoint IP 670 Delivers a Rich Voice and Visual Experience to Increase the Speed of Business INFOCOMM, LAS VEGAS and PLEASANTON, Calif., June 18, 2008 â€" Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM), the leader in unified collaborative communications solutions, today announced the newest addition to its SoundPoint® IP desktop phone line, the SoundPoint IP 670. The SoundPoint IP 670 is an application-enabled desktop SIP phone with a high-performance color display, Polycom’s revolutionary HD Voice technology,

VoIPshield Uncovers Additional VoIP Security Vulnerabilities

VoIPshield Laboratories made its second announcement of security vulnerabilities in Voice over IP systems marketed by Avaya, Cisco and Nortel. This brings the total number of vulnerability groups reported to VoIP vendors in 2008 to over fifty, representing over 175 unique vulnerabilities. The vulnerability groups will be disclosed in limited detail on VoIPshield's website, available at noon EDT today. Vulnerabilities are categorized into four exploit types based on their most likely malicious i

'Time Reversal' Advancements Aid Undersea Wireless - Though it won't be winning any data rate races…

'Time Reversal' Advancements Aid Undersea Wireless - Though it won't be winning any data rate races… Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Wireless communication underwater is difficult because water molecules absorb radio waves very efficiently, but a new technique that involves playing garbled acoustic messages backwards could improve wireless communications beneath the waves, according to New Scientist. Broadband powerhouse it isn’t: current tests of the system allow them to

T-Mobile Launches $10 Home Phone Nationwide (USA)

T-Mobile Launches $10 Home Phone Nationwide (USA) June 25th, 2008 2:47 pm T-Mobile will soon launch its US$10 landline phone service across the U.S., the company planned to announce Wednesday. Already available in Seattle and Dallas, the service will be offered to T-Mobile customers elsewhere starting July 2. The $10 monthly subscription includes unlimited local and long-distance calling as well as services including voicemail, call forwarding and call waiting. The service has a few drawbac

STRUCTURE 08: Are VCs Shunning Infrastructure?

Have venture capitalists been ignoring infrastructure investments? A panel moderated by Paul Kedrosky says no way, it’s just not sexy to talk about. The panel features: Rajeev Batra, Pricipal, Mayfield Tom Dyal, Managing Director, Redpoint Ventures Maha Ibrahim, General Partner, Canaan Partners Allan Leinwand, Partner, Panorama Capital Vivek Mehra, General Partner, August Capital Kedrosky: Is infrastructure on the outs for VC? Panorama’s Leinwand: I would argue with the premise of the pan

Inventor of the Internet takes aim at BitTorrent

In the 1960s, Lawrence Roberts invented computer networking via data packets, which led directly to the development of ARPANet and the Internet . And now Roberts is trying to fix one of the Internet's biggest problems: network overload caused by peer-to-peer file transfers. Not Al Gore.(Credit: Rafe Needleman / CNET) At Structure 08, he laid out the problem: 5 percent of the Net's users are running P2P transfers taking up 80 percent of its capacity, which is dramatically limiting the a

3CX PBX For Windows

From hardware PBXes like Jazinga, we move to a PBX that runs on Windows. 3CX sent me a press release about version 6.0 of their Windows-based PBX. They made a big deal out of adding 10 features in 20 weeks. 3CX has four different versions, including a free edition that is feature-limited, which includes an 8 simultaneous call limit. The other editions support additional features and more simultaneous calls (up to 32), as you can see in the comparison chart. I suppose this is good if you're

Jajah Chosen to Power Gizmo5 VoIP Services

After launching a telephony platform and landing Yahoo as one of its first clients, Jajah is well on its way to becoming a dominating force in the world of VoIP phone calls. Today, Gizmo5 (formerly SIPphone) has announced its decision to select Jajah’s Managed Services platform to power portions of its own VoIP service. Gizmo5 is a free, mobile VoIP service that extends to both individuals and businesses, and has additional features such as chat integration for a well-rounded approach to fr

Wednesday Links: Camera for Macs, 3CX, Jazinga

Wednesday Links: Camera for Macs, 3CX, Jazinga June 25th, 2008 by S. Caron Dameon at The VoIP Weblog got to play with Jazinga, a new IP-PBX that boasts the ability to be up and running without a IT staff’s help . . . It’s not quite market-ready yet, but Dameon predicts it could be huge when it is. Read about it here. 3CX has released a new version of their VoIP PBX. Read about it on VoIP News of the UK. Hey Mac users, you needn’t be restricted to poor quality video calls anymore. Logitech ha

JAJAH bags Robertson’s Gizmo5

Image via Wikipedia You may recall a few weeks ago that JAJAH announced that they had won Yahoo’s call termination business. Essentially, Yahoo outsourced their network to JAJAH.  That’s a great deal for JAJAH. This morning they’ve done it again, announcing a relationship with Michael Robertson’s Gizmo5.  In essence, Gizmo5 will do the same deal with JAJAH as Yahoo! did.  JAJAH gets millions of new customers, and Gizmo5 gets a reliable and more cost effective infrastructure.  It might tempt

Open Source Symbian

The mobile world is abuzz with the news of Nokia's plans to open source Symbian.  There's been a lot of great analysis of what this means for Nokia and its major competitors.  If you aren't up to speed on what it means, I recomend Micheal Mace's in depth business analysis Symbian changes everything, and nothing and Simon Judge's developer perspective, What I'm  wondering though is how the existenstence of a free, high quality, open source mobile software stack will change whole mobile ecosys

Free Call anywhere around the world (It's not a SCAM post)

I've a strange itch to try my hand on useful tech stuffs. This post is all about making free calls around the world. But, before I boldly claim the title of this post as it sounds, I used my mind and after thinking for sometime, I came to this conclusion. To be true, when I bought this product, I was real skeptical. Hey... wait.. I'm not endorsing anything out here. I actually contacted the company for any endorsement benefits or affiliates marketing bonus but they said they don't have that op

T-Mobile Launches Home VoIP Service

T-Mobile Launches Home VoIP Service 25 June, 2008 Posted by SolSie As Accessories, Mobile Phone (0) Comment T-Mobile USA plans to announce Wednesday that its new VoIP plan called @Home voice service will be available nationwide starting July 2. Subscribers will be able to connect any regular home telephone to a T-Mobile router that will send calls over the Internet. The service costs $10 a month plus taxes and fees for unlimited domestic local and long-distance calls. continue

Globe Telecom launches Globe Labs

This afternoon, Globe Telecom launched Globe Labs which is primarily tasked to bring in the latest information and communication technologies at the earliest market-relevant time to customers. As a new department inside Globe, this group is designed to build future technology development test beds. “As our first effort in Globe Labs, we have just concluded our 3G Multimedia Challenge, which garnered a lot of attention from developers and schools.” said Fernando Teodoro, Innovations Developmen

T-Mobile intro’s their @Home $10 per-month unlimited VOIP calling plan

Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, VoIP, Mobile T-Mobile has just announced the availability of their unlimited home VOIP calling service. Previously known and first introduced back in February as the HotSpot @Home Talk Forever plan is now more simply know as the T-Mobile @Home plan. The new plan offers users unlimited VOIP calling for just $10 per month and will be available beginning July 2 for current T-Mobile wireless customers. Non T-Mobile wireless customers can also sign

T-Mobile @Home Launches Nationwide for $10 a Month

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Brad Killer T-Mobile today announced the nationwide launch of T-Mobile @Home starting July 2nd â€" along with a new $10-per-month unlimited plan that's aimed squarely at persuading customers to eliminate their home phone service. "T-Mobile's endgame is not to become a major force in home phone services, where margins and customers are declining," notes BusinessWeek's Olga Kharif. "Instead, @Home is about delivering a blow to wireless competitors. With the U.S. wi

Telecomm Industry Stands to Make $1 Trillion over Next 5 Years Promoting Environmental Improvements

BOONTON, N.J. â€" Carriers and other providers in the global ICT (information and communications technology) industry can bring to bear an expansive array of technologies and services to substantially improve the environment while generating over $1 trillion in new industry revenue over the next five years, according to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation. The study found that by using existing networks and services, carriers and other ICT providers can utilize green

New York District Chooses AltiGen

New York District Chooses AltiGen June 25th, 2008 by S. Caron The Beacon School District in New York has chosen AltiGen(R) Communications, Inc.’s  VoIP phone system for district communications. Yep, this district is going VoIP. “Our goal was to standardize on one phone system that would seamlessly unite our 500 employees across the entire district without increasing costs. As an educational institution, it was extremely important that our system employ redundant AltiGen servers to ensure reli

American Airlines Launches Gogo In-Flight Internet Access

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Jeff Goldman American Airlines today began testing its in-flight Wi-Fi offering, called Gogo, on flights between Los Angeles and New York. "The service, offered in partnership with Aircell, will cost $9.95 to $12.95 depending on flight length, though the test service will be offered for free," writes WirelessWeek's Teresa von Fuchs. Basic access to American's Web site (as well as portions of Frommer's and the Wall Street Journal's sites) will remain free - and

D-Link Announces Dual-Band 802.11n Router for Around $120

I'm still living in the dark ages with my 802.11g wireless router but that's probably about to change. A couple of days ago D-Link announced their new DIR-628 Dual-Band 802.11n Router which is going to retail for around $120. According to the press release: D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumer and business, today introduced the newest product in its award-winning RangeBooster N® line of 11n Wi-Fi solutions, the DIR-628, a competitively priced solution for creating a

T-Mobile @Home, A $10 Home Phone Service From T-Mobile.

BELLEVUE, Wash. â€" June 25, 2008 â€" T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced a groundbreaking new home phone service that enables customers to make unlimited nationwide calls from their home phone for just $10 per month*. Beginning July 2, T-Mobile will breathe new life and value into the home phone by launching nationwide T-Mobile @Home®. The service allows customers to keep their home phone number, ditch their high phone bill and save money by adding their home phone line to their T-Mobile service.Ac

VoiceNetworkx Testing New Service

VoiceNetworkx Testing New Service June 25th, 2008 by S. Caron VoiceNetworkx, Inc. is test piloting “Conectame” Residential VoIP service in Hispanic markets. The service is intended to connect people with their Mexico-based friends and family. “The consumers will be able to reach friends and family in Mexico through our VoIP service with plans that begin at $59.00 per month with unlimited calls. Additional services include multiple DID’s in Mexico and US cities as to facilitate calls from Mexi

Get all your voicemail messages on your BlackBerry with Fusion Voicemail Plus

Get all your voicemail messages on your BlackBerry with Fusion Voicemail Plus This is one for the business user who has several phone accounts such as a mobile phone, home phone, VoIP and office line. Fusion Voicemail Plus aggregates all voicemail messages onto your handset, and has just become compatible with BlackBerry phones after working on the Windows Mobile operating system for so long now. All voicemail messages are displayed in a handy colour-coded interface, which detail the caller,

Unboxing of Nokia 6013

T-Mobile announced the availability of the Nokia 6031 on June 23rd .This stylish phone holds true to the saying good things come in small packages. At only 4.2 x 1.7 x 0.5 inches and 3.2 ounces this little phone is full of goodies. The biggest feature on the Nokia 6031 is that it supports WiFi for VoIP; T-Mobile’s package offers unlimited nationwide VoIP calls made from any accessible hotspot, including their most popular, their home router. This stainless steel candy bar phone comes with a

Jeff Pulver on NBC5

The ties between unified communications and social media are rapidly growing tighter. It was great to see our good friend Jeff "I Travel for Breakfast" Pulver making some news on NBC5. LeeAnn Trotter from NBC5 in Chicago recently attended one of Jeff's breakfasts. You can see the video output here - http://video.nbc5.com/player/?id=268426. Jeff is one of the many working professionals in the broad field of unified communications who's been leveraging a variety of social networking tools to buil

T-Mobile Enters VOIP With "@Home" Service

Since much of the country isn't ready to part with their dear landlines in favor of a mobile-only life, T-Mobile [FRA:DTE] is convinced they can grab a slice of the action from the incumbent service providers by introducing a new service called T-Mobile @Home. The service uses a Linksys-sourced router that plugs into your broadband connection and proviced VOIP that can connect to your existing home phone. The pricing structure is cut-rate: $10 a month on top of your regular T-Mobile bill for un

Night Vision Web Cam for the Dockffice

Night Vision Web Cam for the Dockffice 25.06.2008 by BrettBum Category Cameras, Outdoors, VOIP 1 Comment â†' This is a little silly but might actually be somewhat practical. I work on a dock on a lake in North Carolina. Out here with the bugs and the frogs and it is generally very peaceful. The thing is that I do a lot of work with technology, including video conferences. Now, at night if I run my normal web cam, it doesn’t pick up my image too well, because it is dark in the office

WiFi Heads Out to Sea

You didn't think I would leave boaters out of today's rash of WiFi/transportation related news did you? The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced yesterday that WiFi service was available immediately on eleven MBTA commuter boats, providing customers free connection to the Internet using laptops or other Web-enabled devices. All MBTA Commuter Boat vessels on the F1 -- Hingham/Boston and F2/F2H -- Quincy/Hull/Logan/Boston ferry routes will offer the WiFi service. Track

Report Insists U.S. Must Have Widespread 100Mbps By 2012 - And needs to consider having 1Gbps service by 2015 to stay competitive…

Report Insists U.S. Must Have Widespread 100Mbps By 2012 - And needs to consider having 1Gbps service by 2015 to stay competitive… Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » A new report for the e-NC Authority developed by the Baller Herbst Law Group (I’ve interviewed muni-deployment expert Jim Baller several times over the years) argues that in order to remain competitive, the U.S. must have widespread deployment of 100Mbps service by 2012, with 1Gbps service emerging by 2015. Hey

T-Mobile @Home $10 'Landline' Goes Nationwide - A $50 WRTU54G and a dream…

T-Mobile @Home $10 'Landline' Goes Nationwide - A $50 WRTU54G and a dream… Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » In June of last year, T-Mobile introduced their Hotspot@Home UMA service, which lets users “seamlessly” (depending who you ask) transfer calls between their cellular network and Wi-Fi. Hotspot@Home costs T-Mobile users $19.99 per month for a single line (on top of your existing wireless plan), or $24.99 per month for up to five lines. The service comes with a branded

American Airline Broadband Won't Use Website Filters - Though VoIP will certainly be blocked…

American Airline Broadband Won't Use Website Filters - Though VoIP will certainly be blocked… Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Boing Boing has a little more detail on Aircell’s “GoGo” service that’s going to be offered by both American Airlines (the maiden voyage is this week) and Virgin Airlines. We already knew that the service would cost $9.95 for flights three hours or shorter and $12.95 for longer flights, but executives are now offering some additional details. Some

3CX Phone System: version 6.0 is out

3CX Phone System for Windows, a software-based IP PBX which I already covered in this blog a few months ago, is out with the new version 6 which adds more than 10 new features to the previous version. Here is a summary of the newly added features: 1. Call conference service - up to 32 participants. 2. Windows 2008 server support - run a PBX virtualized. 3. Paging - page groups of users to broadcast a message. 4. Intercom - with two-way audio capability. 5. Support for Vegastream gatew

T-Mobile missteps again with new @Home VoIP program

T-Mobile, cellular provider ranked number one in customer care, has been developing a home network solution for mobile customers for some time. Now, T-Mobile will provide VoIP service to customers for unlimited home calling at just $10 a month. According to press release, T-Mobile is announcing the new program today, a program that is targeted at those customers who are reluctant to abandon landline phones. @Home will be a viable alternative to standard landline rates and comes in at a much lo

T-Mobile @ Home

Todd is going to love this, but T-Mobile's Hotspot @ Home service has morphed into something that actually works, and might just replace that landline we're all so hot to get rid of. Labeled T-Mobile @ Home, it allows you to have unlimited nationwide calling for just another $10 more on your existing T-Mobile bill. It works with a Linksys-based VOIP router that then lets you plug in any corded phone (or cordless base station). The router costs about $50, and they even sell V-Tech cordless han

Why Deploy Fiber To The Home When You Can Pretend You Do? - Cable operators pretend that having fiber in a network is the same as FTTH….

Why Deploy Fiber To The Home When You Can Pretend You Do? - Cable operators pretend that having fiber in a network is the same as FTTH…. Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » One trick up cable’s sleeve in their battle against FiOS has been to try and confuse customers who don’t know the difference between fiber to the home (FTTH), and hybrid fiber/coaxial networks. For cable operators that are taking a half-hearted approach to deploying DOCSIS 3.0 and competitive speeds, trick

Live by the Skype - Die by the Skype

Over the last few months, I have fully embraced Skype. I have been using it for years, but largely just for chat and the occasional phone call. But a couple months back when my primary phone (cell phone- a treo 700 with Verizon) became completely unreliable, I started using Skype heavily until I could switch back to T-Mobile. During that time I came to like Skype a great deal more, especially the video call capability. However, it has also been a little problematic. I sometimes lose sound

Final MobileBeat nominees: mBit, Gupshup, Vlingo, Yap, Greystripe, Soonr, BIM

The countdown to the MobileBeat2008 conference continues. Today we’re adding seven more companies to the list of nominees for best mobile company, or the one with the biggest, baddest idea and that has a decent chance at being a business hit. The top 30 winners will be shortly and invited to the conference. There, an overall winner will be announced. The latest nominees, and the final ones to be added to our list, are as follows: mBit â€" a P2P search and file-sharing technology for phones, ov

Old School Media Blows a Little Hot Air

In a post at Business Week, Peter Burrows talks about the spat that occured last week when the AP went all USSR Ministry of Deception on bloggers, demanding they remove exclusive content purportedly owned and copyrighted by the AP.  This got me thinkingâ€"does this mean bloggers who work for newspapers (who own the AP) aren’t allowed to use AP material?  I have a client with several blog products that IS a newspaper. So what does this mean for them? Check out what Burrows writes: In a demonstra

Links 25/06/2008: Financial Times Covers GNU/Linux, KDE 4.1 Reaches Beta 2

Links 25/06/2008: Financial Times Covers GNU/Linux, KDE 4.1 Reaches Beta 2 Posted in News Roundup at 7:29 am by Roy Schestowitz GNU/Linux Lessons of the Linux revolution It took the backing of IBM to turn Linux into a piece of software that companies were prepared to base their core information technology systems on. Similarly, Google’s backing could help turn Linux into a more serious competitor in mobile. 10 Reasons why Free Software and GNU/Linux should be used in schools I’ve got a

Asterisk 101: Some CallerID Tips & Tricks

Asterisk 101: Some CallerID Tips & Tricks Filed under: Technology Telephony â€" ward @ 3:00 am If you're relatively new to Internet Telephony and VoIP, then it may come as a bit of a surprise when CallerID for incoming calls shows the phone number for both the name and number of the incoming caller or when names that popped up using your plain old telephone's CallerID service no longer do. The problem is that most telephone providers only deliver a CallerID number when sending calls. Thus it i

Orlowski thinks Symbian is all but dead

In an article today at the Register, Andrew Orlowski posts (my comments interspersed): The smartphone wars once devoured a great deal of attention and energy, particularly during the long PR war that took place in the first four barren years - from the birth of the venture exactly ten years ago, to the first mass market consumer handset appearing in 2002. Today, apart from a few gadget fans, nobody really cares any more. (In my best Luke Skywalker voice: “I care”.)  Seriously, anybody in busi

T-Mobile Offers $10 a Month VoIP

T-Mobile @ Home is a new nationally available over-the-top consumer VoIP service pricied at $10 a month. There isn't much of a catch, aside from the fact that the service only is available to T-Mobile wireless customers on plans costing $40 a month or more. It isn't so much that T-Mobile wants to be in the over-the-top VoIP business. It is that it needs something jazzy to keep its mobile customers loyal. The company hopes $10 a month home phone service is that sort of thing. The new service is

T-Mobile announces new home phone plan for $10 monthly

There are lots of people out there who no longer have a home phone, preferring instead to use only cellular phones. However, for some people giving up their home phone is something they don’t want to do. For these folks finding ways to save money on home calling can be a priority with the average home phone bill hitting $65. T-Mobile has announced a new home calling plan today called T-Mobile @Home that only costs $10 per month for unlimited nationwide phone calls. The service will be offered

30+ Apps For Jailbroken iPhones and iPod Touches

We’ve put together a list of over 30 applications for jailbroken iPhones and the iPod Touch that let you connect with friends, play games, stream media, and more. The iPhone and iPod Touch are great gadgets, but there are a lot of ways to make them better. Luckily there is a large application community out there that agrees, and they are turning out a seemingly endless supply of new apps that keep extending the usefulness of these devices. Mind you, you do need to “jailbreak” your gadgets to

Head-to-head: Jazinga vs. Asterisk Appliance, Part 2

(Here’s part one in case you missed it.) Yesterday I had a great talk on the phone with Randy Busch, CEO of Jazinga, the Toronto-based technology company behind the Jazinga VoIP PBX system. I learned several positive things during this conversation: Jazinga isn’t required to be a NAT firewall in order to support IAX trunks, as it is in order to support SIP trunks. Jazinga is based on Asterisk and Freeswitch. Its web user interface is mainly Flash-driven. It has an onboard hard disk and is bas

Is VOIP a Future-Proof Solution?

VoIP (voice over IP) continues to attract a lot of attention, but VoIP deployments and widespread use have slowed, according to a recent study by Forrester Research. VoIP, which stands for Voice over Internet Protocol, is basically the transmission of voice traffic over IP-based networks. VoIP allow making and receiving phone calls via an online connection. VoIP users tend to think of their connection as being "free," since they can call anywhere in the world, as often as they want, for just pennies per minute. Actually, only VoIP to VoIP calls are completely free of charge, when caller and receiver are under the same VoIP provider.

Motorola Gains DOCSIS 3.0® Certification in First CableLabs® Wave to Include Digital Voice Modems

Motorola secures first full Industry certification for voice and data modem including PacketCableâ„¢ 1.5 Certification for Motorola SURFboard® SBV6220 eMTA HORSHAM, Pa. â€" 24 June 2008 â€" Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced that it has achieved PacketCableâ„¢ 1.5 certification for the Motorola SURFboard® SBV6220 digital voice modem. Certified during CableLabs® Cert Wave 59, this certification marks one of the first complete DOCSIS 3.0 and PacketCable 1.5 certifications of an embedded multimedi

Sanderson Weatherall upgrades network investing in Foundry’s FastIron LAN switches

Sanderson Weatherall upgrades network investing in Foundry’s FastIron LAN switches * New switches support VoIP infrastructure across two locations LONDON - 23 June 2008 - Foundry Networks, Inc., a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing, today announces that Sanderson Weatherall, a leading independent practice of chartered surveyors and property consultants, has deployed its FastIron SX 1600 and FastIron GS684 PoE switches as part [...] Kategorie: Compute

Motorola, Inc. Gains complete DOCSIS 3.0 and PacketCable 1.5 certification for the Motorola SURFboard® SBV6220 digital voice modem.

HORSHAM, Pa. â€" 24 June 2008 â€" Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced that it has achieved PacketCableâ„¢ 1.5 certification for the Motorola SURFboard® SBV6220 digital voice modem. Certified during CableLabs® Cert Wave 59, this certification marks one of the first complete DOCSIS 3.0 and PacketCable 1.5 certifications of an embedded multimedia terminal adapter (eMTA) in the industry, continuing to fill out Motorola’s industry-leading suite of customer premises equipment (CPE). In response to t

Unlimited Long Distance Calling Plans With VoIP

Many people are preferred to use the telephone service than meeting people directly. But lots more people are have to use the telephone service to meet others. It is happen especially to those who are contacting others that take long distances. Telephony is become the most important item to contact others, after Internet connection. However, the phone call rate for this will be very excessive and high.

Android Learns What Others Have

According to Wall Street Journal reporters Jessica Vascellaro and Amol Sharma, the Android development effort is proving more protracted than originally expected. Nokia and other executives at mobile device firms using competing operating systems had suggested this would be the case. Google executives also indicate that custom applications some of the participaing mobile providers want to provide also are taking more time than expected, the Wall Street Journal reporters say. Sprint, for exampl

Creative Switching Designs Licenses Vianix� MASC�

Vianix announced today that it has executed an OEM License Agreement with Creative Switching Designs (CSD), a well known provider of Enterprise Voice Over IP (VoIP) telephony products. CSD selected Vianix' MASC as the enabling technology for their call recording solutions. The call recording market they serve is valued at $3B. Virginia Beach, Virginia (PRWEB) June 25, 2008 -- Vianix (www.vianix.com) announced today that it has executed an OEM License Agreement with Creative Switching Design

Lightning Review: T-Mobile's @Home VoIP Phone Line [Review]

The Gadget: T-Mobile @Home, a phone service for T-Mobile customers hooks your standard home telephone over the internet to make unlimited nationwide calls for just $10 a month on top of your current wireless bill. It's similar to the Hotspot@Home service which uses a cellphone for home calls, but only for home phones. The Price: $10 a month with 2-year contract provided you have a qualifying T-Mobile plan ($39.99 standard plan or $49.99 FamilyTime plan), plus $49 for the T-Mobile @Home HiPort

T-Mobile set to launch @Home VoIP service nationwide

T-Mobile is set to expand their voice over IP business with the nationwide launch of their new @Home voice service starting on July 2nd. The new service, which was being tested in Dallas and Seattle, is designed to replace traditional home phone lines, will provide unlimited domestic and long distance phone calls, and will be offered to any T-Mobile paying customer. Eligible T-Mobile customers include those paying individual plans of at least $39.99 a month or family plans of at least $49.99 a

Cheap calls in india

India is slowly making it's way towards making VOIP as Tier 1 type of communication medium. This is really big news for everyone who wants to make cheap calls to India. We have confirm news that The Internet Service Providers Association of India (ISPAI) have asked the government to premit unrestricted domestic internet telephony. That means VOIP can be totally legal in India. This will get rid of illgal grey routes and STD calls can be offered at 15 paise/minute and local calls can be free on

1 hour of Free Calls to India

As promised earlier, we are always on the lookout for Free Calls, especially India or other asian countries. Extremely sorry for not posting this for some time. Don't miss this great free calling offer to India. Thanks to Rohin for sending us the tip.Rebtelis currently offering 60 minutes of free calls to India for their New customers. Yes, this will only work for new registrations. If you are a old customer, you might want to try registering again :-). Few things to remember, Free Calls talkt

Jazinga Might Have The IP PBX Right

I got a piece of hardware from UPS on Monday from a company called Jazinga. It's a Wifi-enabled router with a PBX that promises to make it possible to have a PBX up and running without an IT staff. In it's pre-release form, it's not quite like that, but with some bug fixes (and updated documentation), this could be really big. After going through their web-based setup wizard, which took maybe 15 minutes at the most, I had defined users, extensions, and an auto-attendant. There is a lot of feat

When I run out of quota, what then?

Massive panic attack today, my peak usage hit 30gb for the month to June 28. Anyone reading this inside the United States will have no idea what I’m talking about but it works this way: you buy broadband on a plan in Australia, even though they claim it’s unlimited (well some companies do,they lie…by unlimited the don’t charge you extra to use), you get X number of GB per month to download. Depending on the ISP and plan your uploads might also count to your quota (mine counts them ). When you

Why is the new 3G iPhone cheap? Its build cost

You may be really happy that the new 3G iPhone is going to have a much cheaper price and also a lot better features, but how can Apple give us more technology for a cheaper price in under a year. The market researcher iSuppli might have found the answer to that question. Researcher iSuppli have said that the new iPhone 3G costs just $173 to make, and that would then add up to why we have been seeing a $199 price tag (£99 pound in the UK). This price point has given Apple and their iPhone a g

Cisco Learning Network! Because Networking Is More Than Ones And Zeros.

ORLANDO, Fla., CiscoLive, June 24, 2008 - Underscoring its commitment to accelerate the development of technical talent across the globe, Cisco today unveiled the Cisco Learning Network (www.cisco.com/go/learnnetspace). Designed for both the seasoned professional as well as individuals considering a career in information technology (IT), the Cisco Learning Network is a Web 2.0 community that enables networking professionals to collaborate globally through document sharing, open forum discussi

3CX Develops 10 Key New Features for Its IP PBX

3CX announces the release of version 6.0 of 3CX Phone System for Windows. The most recent version of the award-winning and software-based PBX ships with 10 key new enterprise-level features such as call conferencing, paging and Windows 2008 support. These 10 new features were developed by the international software development company in only 20 weeks. 10 Key New Features of 3CX Phone System for Windows v6.0 1. Call conference service -- up to 32 participants. 2. Windows 2008 server supp

Sipera Upgrades Security Appliances

Sipera Systems announced that it is upgrading its security appliances to better service the emerging SIP trunking marketplace. Sipera IPCS security appliances now offer advanced SIP trunking security features and better integrate with SIP trunk provider services. Furthermore, the company announced that it's revamping its Sipera VIPER Engine (the core security engine for Sipera IPCS appliances), to address the most recent vulnerabilities and threats, adding the capability to download security

Charter User Monitoring Plans Suspended - 'Enhanced user experience' apparently not so enhanced….

Charter User Monitoring Plans Suspended - 'Enhanced user experience' apparently not so enhanced…. Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Last week Charter informed news outlets that their controversial trials of NebuAD user tracking technology were delayed due to technical glitches, but insisted they’d be moving forward with the project when the kinks were worked out. This week they tell Wired News that they’re indefinitely freezing the project. Charter originally tried to convi

American Airlines' WiFi debuts tomorrow; Glenn Fleishman's analysis

I blogged yesterday about chatter throughout the 'web surrounding plans by Virgin America and American Airlines to offer wireless broadband on domestic flights. Included in that post were comments from a Virgin America spokesperson, and a promise from me that we'd speak to American Airlines and follow up with details soonest (American launches their WiFi this week, Virgin's waiting a bit longer). Today I joined wireless tech journalist Glenn Fleishman of Wi-Fi Networking News for a conv

T-Mobile unveils @Home service nationwide

What has up until now been the exclusive playground of Seattle and Dallas-based T-Mobile customers will soon be sweeping across the entire nation. T-Mobile has announced that their @Home VOIP phone service will be available wherever T-Mobile service is found, beginning Wednesday, July 2nd. For those that need a refresher course, @Home is a supplemental service that allows existing T-Mobile customers to add a home phone line to their account for $10/month. The service requires a proprietary Li

Time Warner Cable Testing Powerboost Technology - Upstate NY users begin to see the telltale signs…

Time Warner Cable Testing Powerboost Technology - Upstate NY users begin to see the telltale signs… Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Comcast’s “Powerboost” technology gives cable broadband users an extra boost of bandwidth for the first part of a large download (or upload), more than doubling connection speed for a limited time. Since their initial deployment across the Comcast network, they’ve licensed the technology out to other companies such as Cox or Canadian cable pr

Verizon: Our Focus Remains On FTTH - Suggests that hints of rural FTTN plans unfounded….

Verizon: Our Focus Remains On FTTH - Suggests that hints of rural FTTN plans unfounded…. Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Last week, Verizon Chief Technology Officer Mark Wegleitner strongly hinted to Reuters that his company might explore less expensive alternatives to pure fiber to the home once the company started hitting more rural regions. “What we’d look for is another approach to FTTP,” Reuters quoted Wegleitner as saying. “I’m not sure what the trigger point would

Bell Canada Offers 'Proof' Throttling Was Necessary - Responds to Canadian regulator demand for hard data…

Bell Canada Offers 'Proof' Throttling Was Necessary - Responds to Canadian regulator demand for hard data… Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Bell Canada recently decided it would be a good idea to throttle P2P traffic before it hit independent wholesale ISP networks, without telling anyone about it. While it’s fairly clear the move was aimed at ensuring that nobody could offer higher quality service than Bell Canada’s Sympatico unit, Bell Canada proclaimed that the move was

T-Mobile @Home offers $10 per month unlimited VOIP

Starting July 2nd, existing T-Mobile customers will be able to add unlimited VOIP home phone service for $10 extra per month, plus a one-time outlay of $50 for a T-Mobile-branded Linksys wireless router with built-in VOIP functionality. The router has two SIM card slots inside and, as such, can handle two separate phone numbers. You’ll get an additional number on top of your current cell phone number or you can port your existing landline number over if you have one. The offer is available f

TroyTracker 2008

Some of you know that Troy Reimer, SNAPPS Quickr guru and LotusScript diety extraordinaire, is moving this week from Lawrence, KS to Abbotsford, BC, Canada. Driving two massive trucks (well, not himself) containing all your worldly belongings, with four kids, across the country is daunting to say the least. I've been keeping tabs on his progress since he left yesterday morning - he keeps replying "have I got a STORY for you". Anyway, he'll be settling in tonight in Evanston, Wyoming - just pass

T-Mobile launching $10/month home phone service

I’m too tired and drunk off my keester to comprehend what’s going on, but it’s something about a $10/month service for T-Mobile @Home to piggyback on their wireless service. Full release after the jump. T-Mobile Ultimate Home Giveaway â€" beginning July 7th - Two new homes will be given away. One home will be awarded through a partnership with ABC’s “The View,” and the second home giveaway will be through an online contest and retail store events. Customers will also have the chance to win oth

Bill Gates’ secret frustrations picked apart by yours truly

TOO TOO good. I LOVE it. Here’s an “epic” e-mail Bill Gates sent to some of his top people a couple of years ago, complaining about the decrepitude of Windows. No surprise there. We’ve all been fighting with Windows for years, and yet it seems that Uncle Bill had only just realized his flagship product is Crap 7.0 as late as 2003. Take a look (comments interspersed), and while you doâ€"imagine this e-mail was sent just yesterday. Not much has changed since Bill sent this email. â€"- Original Mes