Bell Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Throttling - Consumer group wants 80% of customers' bills returned to them

Bell Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Throttling - Consumer group wants 80% of customers' bills returned to them Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Consumers have come together in Canada in a class action lawsuit against Bell Canada for the company s practice of throttling traffic. There are two charges involved in the lawsuit. The first is for false advertising; the company had advertised the offer of a constant speed at all times which isn t true if throttling is going on. A

DSL vs. Cable: Which Is Really The Better Option?

Unless you really want to get stuck with an Internet connection that still uses dial-up services, any option other than that is good. So which is it? Would that be DSL or cable options? Choosing between the two is really dependent on multiple factors, like: what Internet connection speed you really need, your budget, the ISP service providers you are looking into, your computer capacity, etc. Let us expound on this matter. First of all, not everyone needs that high bandwidth allocation. If you

Vermont Struggles to Get Fully Wired - Fiber plans rejected in favor of wireless towers

Vermont Struggles to Get Fully Wired - Fiber plans rejected in favor of wireless towers Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Residents of Vermont got excited last year when the state s governor announced that there would be cell phone service and wireless Internet available to everyone in the state by 2010. However, they re starting to look at that prediction with a critical eye as little motion appears to have been made to keep that plan on track. One issue that s caused conc

DISH Sues TiVo to Avoid More Patent Problems - DISH wants to sell product without facing ongoing litigation

DISH Sues TiVo to Avoid More Patent Problems - DISH wants to sell product without facing ongoing litigation Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Back in 2006, TiVo filed a patent infringement lawsuit against DISH Network, claiming that DISH s DVR was a violation of a patent held by TiVo. The courts found that to be correct and recently denied DISH their appeal request. DISH is moving on to the Supreme Court with its appeal but in the meantime has filed a lawsuit against TiVo r

SIP Revolution, Massively Delayed - But There’s Hope

SIP Revolution, Massively Delayed - But There’s Hope The SIP Center asked for an article which I finally wrote the weekend before last. My article was actually rather negative, but they published it anyway. Now I'm feeling a little guilty as there is an optimistic note I could have used as my conclusion. So let me try again... First let me summarize my problem. When SIP emerged in 1996, it's support for direct connections from one user to another was extremely compelling. This was the VoIP pr

USB Speakerphone makes conference calls easy

If you’re traveling on business, chances are good you’re going to bring your laptop with you. More and more people are using VOIP technology like Skype for their phone calls at home or while away, but it’s not always easy to use a microphone. If you plan to make use of Skype and the like, you might want to look into the Pocketsize USB Speakerphone. Not only does it mean you don’t have to worry about a microphone slipping around, it’s handy if you’re trying to have a conference call with seve

Is A Ventrilo Server Right For My Needs?

Many people have heard of Ventrilo VoIP servers. They are most commonly known for aiding communication in multiplayer online games. However, the uses for this indispensable technology are countless.

VoIP Is Putting Power Into The Hands Of Decision Makers

If you still haven't explored VoIP phone technology, then you're missing a trick. VoIP means making free phone calls over the web, so VoIP to VoIP calls are totally free. And it saves already a fortune to thousands of companies in the world.

Can A VOIP Cell Phone Save You Big Money?

Cell phone plans gave us access to a certain number of call minutes for a set price plus, usually, free nationwide long distance on evenings and weekends. Of course, they also had disadvantages such as sometimes spotty service areas, dropped calls and, all too often, bad reception. Now VOIP is bringing us yet another option for long distance service, promising greater convenience and freedom. We can even consider combining cell phones and VOIP technology. Can these promises be fulfilled?

State Broadband Speeds Compared - Who knew that Delaware was a broadband juggernaut?

State Broadband Speeds Compared - Who knew that Delaware was a broadband juggernaut? Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Akamai today released their first ever “State of the Internet Report,” which covers a number of topics including broadband penetration, broadband speeds, security, and more. Of particular note to me was their measurement of speed, with the report examining not only the fastest countries, but the fastest States. According to Akamai, they consider anything 2M

VoiceEngine IP Phone to Be Used in China

VoiceEngine IP Phone to Be Used in China May 29th, 2008 by S. Caron Juphoon, a Chinese company, is going to use Global IP Solutions (GIPS) Voice Engine IP Phone for its new VoIP Phone Reference Design. “Implementing GIPS VoiceEngine technology has enabled us to successfully deal with challenges such as quality, network jitter, latency and echo, as well as multiple audio codec support,” said Vik Qian, General Manager at Juphoon. “Integration of GIPS’ technologies means our customers will enjoy

Comcast's Poor Customer Service Is The Media's Fault - New survey ranks Comcast 2nd worst company in customer service…

Comcast's Poor Customer Service Is The Media's Fault - New survey ranks Comcast 2nd worst company in customer service… Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Fresh off their lowest score ever in the American Consumer Satisfaction Index for customer satisfaction, Comcast comes in second place (only behind the perpetually imploding AOL) in MSN Money’s customer service hall of shame. Sprint, Qwest, Time Warner Cable and Cox also make appearances on the website’s list of the ten wor

What happens if you have good broadband ?

Om Malik has just wrote a post about broadband usage in London. In London there are a numer of providers and they have quality services for WI-FI, Broadband and 3G. Here’s the full report from Ofcom . In London: * 40 percent of people watch TV or video content online. * 20 percent make VoIP calls. * 32 percent are using their mobile phones to access the Internet. * 19 percent listen to audio content on their mobiles. The evidence is mounting better broadband and mobile services will resu

Centurytel Tells Users Their Browsing History's For Sale - Trial may move into full NebuAD launch starting in July…

Centurytel Tells Users Their Browsing History's For Sale - Trial may move into full NebuAD launch starting in July… Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Louisiana-based DSL provider CenturyTel was one of the first ISPs I’d heard was tinkering with NebuAD’s behavioral advertising technology. As I explored in discussions with NebuAD’s CEO, ISPs track and sell user browsing data to NebuAD, so that NebuAD can provide customers with more tailored ads. Most ISPs have been burying th

Time Warner Cable Pretends Cable Is Fiber - Guess it's cheaper than upgrading to DOCSIS 3.0

Time Warner Cable Pretends Cable Is Fiber - Guess it's cheaper than upgrading to DOCSIS 3.0 Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » I recently noted that Verizon has sued Time Warner Cable for false advertising, after the cable company’s latest ads made several misleading claims (they were delivering fiber before Verizon) and one patently false one (you need a dish to get FiOS). Verizon lawyers should love Time Warner Cable’s new website, which takes aim at FiOS. The website info

Infighting At ISPs Over Using NebuAD - Network engineers being ignored by execs with dollar signs in their eyes….

Infighting At ISPs Over Using NebuAD - Network engineers being ignored by execs with dollar signs in their eyes…. Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » I’ve had an interesting few months talking with individuals at a number of ISPs, each of which has either already, or is in the process of, implementing NebuAD user-tracking technology (unfamiliar? Go here). There’s a few things to note, one of which is that I’m noticing an even larger disconnect than usual between technicians (

Vocaltec Sells Patents to Karo Millennium

In a way, I must thank VocalTec because it was companies like them that helped me realize how IP would revolutionize communications and further help me decide to launch a magazine dedicated to the market in 1997. VocalTec was one of the first to have a column in Internet Telephony Magazine and I will never forget my many interactions with the company over the years. So it is with mixed emotions I witness the fact that the company is selling some of its VoIP patents to Karo Millennium J.P., L.

BF2142 Crash Course Videos - In Progress

Here's my plan: film myself performing particular BF gameplay, while captions explain the purpose of what's being done in the form of tips. In essence: "Here's how to play well, and let me show you how." I intend to do a series of videos - first thing I want to cover is basic infantry squad member work. So, no vehicles, no leadership, no maps, and no air. Just how to approach the enemy and cap flags/silos regardless of kit. Ideally, I'd like to film the shots in a controlled environment, i

The Real Score About Low Rate VoIP

It is not uncommon for people to look for low rate VoIP. In general, all forms of VoIP services are already cheaper than the usual telephone service.

How Does VoIP Work? Understanding The Basics

How does VoIP work? Like many people, you may have already heard of VoIP. If you weren't born in this decade, you may still wonder what it really is.

VoIP Ratings - What They Can Tell You

You can learn a lot just by looking at VoIP ratings. The quality of provider's service is reflected in a rating. Ratings are typically given from one to five with a full five being the highest.

But other than that, Mrs. Lincoln…

Richard Bennett takes a look at Save The Internet’s arguments for net neutrality. Apparently, lacking good examples, they’ve decided to make stuff up. He annotates, with corrections… “In October 2007, the Associated Press busted Comcast for blocking its users’ access to peer-to-peer file-sharing networks like BitTorrent and Gnutella. This fraudulent practice is a glaring violation of Net Neutrality.” Nope. Comcast slows BitTorrent seeding, but doesn’t interfere with BitTorrent downloads. And

AT&T Signs New VoIP Service Contract with Bulkmatic Transport

AT&T announces a new VoIP service contract with Bulkmatic Transport Co., a leader in dry bulk cargo shipping and distribution. Addressing bandwidth issues and network reliability, AT&T's network solution will support traffic for more than 30 domestic locations on a consolidated, integrated platform. Under the terms of the three-year contract, AT&T â€" Bulkmatic Transport Co.'s primary voice and network provider â€" will deploy its Private Network Transport, a fully managed network s

Connected London

Om Malik over on Gigaom is referencing a recent Ofcom report (The Nations & Regions Communications Market 2008 May) in the story, ‘In London, a Glimpse of a Broadband Future’.It’s about the state of connectivity in London and the UK. Full article is here.    Snapshot:   In London:   * 40 percent of people watch TV or video content online. * 20 percent make VoIP calls. * 32 percent are using their mobile phones to access the Internet. * 19 percent listen to audio content on their mo

Story Series Part 3 : Amobia

The brief history of Amobia.. Before Amobia was founded Early in 2002 David Jarvis contacted Joe after finding his personal homepage, looking for Linux geeks to help him build a wireless network in Cape Town. It sounded like a fun challenge, so Frogfoot started doing consulting work for Uninet. We did network design, routing, QoS, proxy servers, VSAT configs for DVB decoder cards, weird and wonderful asymmetric source routing hacks, some Mikrotik configs, BGP routing etc. David had just ret

Squawk Box May 29 - Guest Trevor Healy

Today we talked with JAJAH CEO Trevor Healy, about the JAJAH Q2 Telecommunications Industry Index. This is a piece of research conducted by JAJAH which reveals industry trends that I think a lot of people on the telephone call had been expecting for some time. The data was collected from 700 interviews conducted at CTIA, and then a series of C-Level carrier interviewers. We talked about the following topics: The biggest fear amongst landline telcos is the loss of fixed line connections: 4/5

Media Information Wars Resemble Neuromancer

This week’s attack by Hollywood hired gun MediaDefender against Revision3, an ad-supported online video site, brings to mind thoughts of the William Gibson cyberspace novel, Neuromancer. In the book, a guy is sucked into a giant information conspiracy when he’s recruited as a hacker to figure out a mystery. What he discovers is that an artificial intelligence called Wintermute trying to take over, yup, the world. The more information warfare is employed by industry, the more I wonder how long

Unification Of Diverse Resources For Unified Communications

I happened to be by Tom Keating's blog by today to find this gem of an article about Open Source and Closed Source communities working together to bring about truly unified communications about. He talks about efforts of Asterisk (the open source telephony solution) and OCS 2007, Office Communications server from Microsoft. The Process has it's own hurdles to pass from purists from Open Source camp to technical difficulties like SIP over UDP support, due to the nature of the two products. Mr. Ke

ALA Emerging Leaders - Bibliobloggers Comment

Lori Reed is NOT renewing her ALA membership next year: The announcement I just received from ALA about the application for Emerging Leaders is the final straw in my decision to not renew my ALA membership next year. The description of the program sounds exciting to someone who is eager to get involved in ALA: The program is designed to enable more than 100 new librarians to get on the fast track to ALA and professional leadership. Participants are given the opportunity to work on a variety

Sellgino 'GPS Photo Tour' - The USB-friendly Geotagger

Looking to geotag your photos? Unless you're a big photography nut and really big into travelling, we can't imagine that you would be, but for that really specific target market, a Korean company called Sellgino Telecom is trying to bridge the gap between the need and the still upcoming general support in cameras with the GS-200 GPS Photo Tour, a handheld device that uses GPS to log your movements. Software on your computer and a USB connection download that log and compare it with EXIF embedd

Hmmm... Buy an IP-PBX at Costco

I'm on vacation at Disney World this week but happened to be checking my email and noticed a bit of interesting news involving Costco, Microsoft, and VoIP. Yes, I know, strange bedfellows, eh? Apparently, you can now buy a Microsoft Response Point IP-PBX phone system from Costco.com! That's great news for Microsoft, though I would have liked to have seen Costco's retail stores carry this IP-PBX system as well. After all, who doesn't want to make a run to Costco to buy some inexpensive bulk pac

AT&T’s “MyMediaNet” induces much yawning

So I looked into my inbox today, exciting reading through a message introducing AT&T’s “new” MyMediaNet service, a web service portal for smart phones running on AT&T’s network.  I was expecting to be able to add all my favorite RSS feeds and POP/SMTP accounts into the MediaNet portal (the Symbian mail client sucks after all). So I rushed to set it up. It didn’t meet my expectations. I got to choose from approximately 20 pre-packaged “more of the same” content sources and the only cust

Are Mini-Notebooks on the Way Back?

Always loved the smallest of the small laptop PCs, but seems they never really took off for a number of reasons -- form factor is limited by keyboard size (chiclets anyone), features tend to not be pushing the envelope and price is high (smaller means pricier -- MacBook Air anyone). Now Acer and Dell seem to both be getting into the act. Read more about Acer's latest offering (with photos) here on the UMPC Portal. Ah, if we could only carry one gadget that could do it all ... will it be phon

Dell Set To Take On Asus Eee PC with Dell Mini Notebook [Dell Poised To Enter Mini Notebook Wars with ‘Mini Inspiration’]

It seems like not a single day goes past without another contender entering the mini notebook ring set on socking it to Asus’s Eee PC range and now, to add to the likes of HP’s Mini Note and MSI’s Wind (to name but two) it appears that Dell is set to enter the fray with their up and coming ‘Mini Inspiration’ PC (though much, including the device’s true title, remains closely under wraps). Rumoured to put in an appearance at next week’s Computex event, of the few details to have been establ

New Asterisk Community

In an effort to further educate purchasing decision-makers and influencers in the world of communications and technology, TMC has partnered with Digium to build an Asterisk Global Online Community. The goal of TMCnet's communities (and channels which are micro-communities) is to educate purchasing decision-makers by providing them with news, opinion and analysis on a specific field or topic area. The community just went live this week and already there are lots of informative articles wort

Microsoft looks to ‘Echoes’ to grow its Windows Live mobile, TV services share

Microsoft is readying a new platform, code-named “Echoes,” that it is hoping will get more telco carriers to offer their subscribers Windows Live and other forthcoming Microsoft services. Microsoft’s near-term goal with Echoes is to make the scaling and expediting of its Windows Live mobile service deployments easier. The platform â€" which got its start as an incubation under Israel Research’s Corporate Vice President Moshe Lichtman â€" is being spearheaded by Microsoft’s Israeli Strategic Develo

C&W signs €126m partnership with Tesco

C&W signs €126m partnership with Tesco May 29th, 2008 1:46 pm Tesco has chosen struggling Cable&Wireless to be its first exclusive provider of telecoms, signing a deal worth £100 million (€126 million) over five years. The contract involves connecting 1,800 Tesco sites in more than 14 countries including China, India, Japan, the US, Ireland and Turkey. Cable&Wireless will implement a VoIP platform on the network, which should reduce Tesco’s voice and data call costs, as well enabling the int

Small Wyoming Town To Be Better Connected Than Many Cities - Powell, Wyoming, Population 5,500, breaks ground on fiber project

Small Wyoming Town To Be Better Connected Than Many Cities - Powell, Wyoming, Population 5,500, breaks ground on fiber project Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » I’ve previously mentioned how the small town of Powell, Wyoming hopes to see an economic resurgence through the building of a $6 million fiber network. One of the project’s developers has previously posted in our forums. The private-public partnership is breaking ground this week, much to the chagrin of local operat

Use Existing Coax For Your Home Network - D-Link brings MOCA connectivity to the masses…

Use Existing Coax For Your Home Network - D-Link brings MOCA connectivity to the masses… Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Running fiber, VDSL, or cable to your house is one thing, but providers are faced with new suite of problems when it comes to cheaply wiring your home for the triple-play. Verizon recently decided to use 270 Mbps capable equipment from the Multimedia Over Coax alliance (MOCA) for Fios installs. The move allowed them to use existing Coax for home-network

A Q&A with Mark Jacobs, EA’s chief warrior on Warhammer Online

“It’s time to go to war.” That’s how Mark Jacobs opened a recent meeting with analysts at Electronic Arts as he talked about his new online game, “Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.” Jacobs started Mythic Entertainment 13 years ago to make online games. He has done 15 such games since founding the company. In 2001, the company launched “Dark Age of Camelot,” which introduced “realm versus realm” combat among thousands of players. Electronic Arts bought his Fairfax, Va., company in 2006. Now, a

Govt. Policy on IPTV and HITS Likely to be Announced Next Week. An Overview of the IPTV Industry.

 This is a Guest Post by Raghav Soni - one of our regular readers.   News Based Sources tells us that the government is likely to announce its policies on two advanced technologies i.e IPTV and HITS by next week.   The government had earlier proposed a Convergence law to address issues related to overlapping of Telecom and Broadcasting sectors.   The consultation process on both the technologies were initiated by the T.R.A.I in 2007. TRAI’s recommendations covered issues including licen

Blending mobile VoIP and call-through

I see that Truphone has launched a call-through add-on to its service. This is a bit like iSkoot with Skype, or various other pseudo-mobile-VoIP services like Jajah and Mobivox. This makes a lot of sense. I expect quite a few of the players in the space to attempt to bundle together: VoWLAN from home or hotspotVoIPo3G when 3G coverage & flatrate data is availableCall-through which exploit users' bundled GSM minutesA PC client as well as handset-based callingThere's no point in having a "on

Callpod Dragon Bluetooth Headset Review

In 2005 the City of Chicago banned cellphone use while driving. The fines are between $75 and $200. Bluetooth sales have skyrocketed in the Windy City since then. Most Bluetooth devices are categorized as Class 2, meaning they have a range of about 10 meters, or 30 feet. This is perfect for automobile use, but if you use your phone in a home or office, 30 feet may not be enough distance. Callpod’s Dragon is a Class 1 bluetooth device and has a range of up to 100 meters, or 328 feet.

More Service Providers Should Consider Becoming 'Broadband Parasites'

Back in July, 2003 in this blog post I first outlined a strategy for wireline service providers (RBOCs and PTTs) which I called being a “Broadband Parasite:” Five years later it turns out Wireless Providers like T-Mobile (in the US) have joined this fraternity by virtue of their support for WiFi UMA, while companies like Verizon and AT&T have not. I’m re-publishing my blog post in it’s entirety with the hope of inspiring a conversation or two with some of the people responsible for the str

ASUS confirm 5 Express Gate laptops

Mere weeks after ASUS confirmed it would be loading the quick-launch Express Gate Linux OS onto all of its upcoming motherboards, the software developers behind the distro, DeviceVM, have announced that several ASUS notebooks will also include it.  The M70T, M50V and M51Vr multimedia series and the F8Va/Vr series will be the first five models in ASUS notebook range to feature Express Gate.  With it, users can be online in seconds, watch videos, listen to music, chat over IM and VoIP apps and sh

Broadband Wanted In The Air

If this doesn't tell you that Boeing blew it by being premature and pulling out of the flying WiFi space over a year ago, nothing proves it better. A survey by BarclayCard shows that over fifty percent of the business travel market want Internet connectivity on the go and in the air, at least with the audience under 50. But even over 50 year olds, 40 percent of them, want it too. Put me in the first group, for I've already had the experience on Lufthansa when they offered Connexxion back in 2

Sony Speaks on Giving Games a Voice

Sony’s dialog manager Greg deBeer sat down recently for an interview on chooses voices for video games. Even with the best scene writers and dialog, voice actors need to be carefully chosen to set the right tone for a video game. DeBeer talks about finding voice actors to read video game dialog and the changing attitude towards voice acting in the industry. So I’ve been doing it for I guess about eight years now, and yeah, it’s been getting a lot better. I think the biggest shift that a lo

VoIP is Here to Stay

Just a few short years ago most of us could not have provided the name of one Voice over IP provider. Now, after much technological advancement and with the hard work of Internet developers, there are many IP-Telephony providers popping up all over the place. Voice over IP is the newest phone technology allowing users to call over the net, much in the same way that email is sent from one PC to another.

Conference: IT Security World 2008 Conference & Expo

IT Security World 2008 promises new strategies to overcome perennial problems, as well as progressive techniques to solve your most pressing pain-points such as VoIP, NAC, denial of service attacks, E...

What’s Your Number One Consideration When Purchasing VOIP Equipment?

What’s Your Number One Consideration When Purchasing VOIP Equipment? Site Feeds, VoIP, voipsupply.com No Comments » I encourage you all to post your comments on what you look for and consider when purchasing VOIP equipment from VoIP Supply.

Twitter Talk

Twitter Talk Site Feeds, VoIP, voipsupply.com No Comments » My friend and colleague, Nicole Schuman, recently posted about Twitter and its ability to “facilitate better connections.” I wanted to extrapolate a bit further on the flexibility, versatility, and visibility that Twitter enables Voip Supply to have and to offer our customers. First off let’s talk about Twitter. If you don’t already know, Twitter is […]

VoIP on iPhone Via RingFree

VoIP on iPhone Via RingFree Site Feeds, VoIP, voipsupply.com No Comments » One of the products that I have recently begun playing with is the RF Dialer for the iPhone from RingFree. RingFree is a San Francisco-based company that is creating mobile telephony softwares and services with their first product being the RF Dialer for the iPhone. The RF Dialer is a slick web based application that allows […]

iLocus Global VoIP Market 2008 Report Highlights

iLocus Global VoIP Market 2008 Report Highlights Site Feeds, VoIP, voipsupply.com No Comments » Research firm iLocus recently released their Global VoIP Market 2008 report, which details their analysis of various VoIP market segments. The full report is available for purchase Here I received the executive summary today from a colleague, which contained a few snippets that got my attention. According to their report: SIP Trunking has gained significant traction over […]

Data Retention in Belgium: coming soon?

Data Retention in Belgium: coming soon? Submitted by bart coppens on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 21:18. Personal Today, the BIPT (Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunication) released a draft of the implementation of the EU directive regarding data retention in Belgian Law at the request of the minster for Enterprising and Simplification (dunno how else to translate 'minister voor Ondernemen en Vereenvoudigen') (downloadable in Dutch and French). It seems the idea is to introduce some for

Asterisk Lags Behind Other Platforms in SIP over TCP Support

Asterisk Lags Behind Other Platforms in SIP over TCP Support Site Feeds, VoIP, voipsupply.com No Comments » Alex Lewis over at NetworkWorld has written a story on SIP protocol support (UDP, TCP, TLS). Currently, Asterisk only supports SIP over UDP, and is lagging behind most of the “Tier 1″ vendors in support for SIP over TCP. Alex’s story includes a comparison of platforms and supported SIP frameworks. I did find a SIP over TCP […]

We Can Remember It For You Wholesale

Last week the UK's Home Office, began to considering plans to archive all email and telephony communication as part of the forthcoming Communications Data Bill and ongoing national security operations. As both the BBC and the Times have noted, the proposals originate from an administration that has a comically appalling record of data loss. Like much coverage of privacy issues, debates flip between Orwellian panopticons at one extreme and absolute privacy at the other; neither is a viable or

Vodafone UK go unlimited for data!

I've just received this text on my phone: "Good News! Your monthly data allowance is now unlimited so u can use mobile internet & email every day. Fair use applies. More at vodafone.co.uk/mobileinternet" Looking on the link supplied, I see the standard price of £7.50 is unchanged, but there is no mention of 120mb anymore - only unlimited. Also, the cost if you add it to your contract (ie: can't remove it until your contract expires) is just £5! Not bad for a free upgrade. I suspect ther

Truphone Gets an Upgrade - Dial and Save

Truphone moved one step further forward today with a major upgrade that effectively puts Jajah Direct type capabilities onto the mobile without you having to remember all those local numbers. In fact perhaps that’s a simple way to explain it. Imagine an invisible Jajah, something that just exists in the software. The software manages all the dial around numbers, and enables the call backs when necessary. All you need to know is the number you already have in your contact list. That seems pre

What Happened to Twitter Tags & Groups etc?

Ton Ziljstra writes a recent post on Conversation Symmetry and Twitter. I’ve used much of his logic in managing my Twitter so far. However I’ve really fallen behind on “following” and must address that. Concurrently all the recent “twitter outages” affect how I view it and force me to double check the content is current. Om Malik addressed the “outage problems” for me in an effective description here. In a nutshell he sums it up as a content management system being used as a messaging system.

The world just keeps getting smaller and smaller - Truphone Anywhere

Today Truphone a leader in VoIP with their S60 Software (works on all Nokia Smartphones) announced they have upgraded their software from 3.0 to 4.0. This is a big upgrade because for the first time a VoIP provider has made it possible to use their software without user intervention. For example earlier releases of Truphone (pre-4.0) had [...] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Microsoft Response Point VoIP Phone Available For Purchase At Costco.

REDMOND, Wash. â€" May 28, 2008 â€" Microsoft Response Point, an easy-to-use voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) phone system designed uniquely for the needs of small businesses (one to 50 employees), is now available to purchase on Costco.com, a leading global retailer. Costco.com will now offer the award-winning Syspine Digital Operator Phone System from Quanta Computer Inc. featuring Microsoft Response Point phone system software. “A small-business owner does a little of everything â€" CEO, accoun

Telanetix Expands VoIP Presence

Telanetix has signed an agreement with the nation's largest sales lead capture provider. The new customer provides an innovative service that allows their clients to capture vital intelligence about prospects and customers. Telanetix is to provide their VoIP business solution for the organization's contact center. The agreement has a two-year term, with an estimated value of approximately $4,000,000. The Sales Lead Information Management Industry is growing rapidly as businesses focus on opt

GIPS Voice Technology Ensures Quality on VoIP Calls for Juphoon's Customers

Global IP Solutions announces that Juphoon has selected GIPS VoiceEngine IP Phone for its new VoIP Phone Reference Design. Juphoon, headquartered in China, develops and provides software, industrial protocols and services to the global multimedia communications sector. VoiceEngine IP Phone is an extension of the GIPS VoiceEngine family. Building on the success of VoiceEngine, GIPS has created a solution that meets the highest voice processing requirements of today's hardware devices. VoiceEng

DOCOMO Offers 54 Mbps "Home U" High-Speed Mobile Data/VoIP for Home Broadband Networks For FOMA Users.

TOKYO, JAPAN, May 27, 2008 --- NTT DOCOMO, INC. and its eight regional subsidiaries today announced a service that will enable DOCOMO FOMAâ„¢ third-generation handsets to connect to home broadband networks via wireless LAN routers, allowing mobile phone users to enjoy 54 Mbps high-speed packet communication and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), beginning in June. With Home Uâ„¢, Japan's first consumer service for fixed-mobile convergence, DOCOMO FOMA phones will be able to download large-volume

Time Builder: Read Our Exclusive Report

Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers an alternative word processor, a utility designed to automate the formatting of legal documents, and software that automates time capture (see article below). Don't miss the next issue. Stop Tracking Your Time and Start Capturing It Instead By Peter R. Olson As a lawyer, you may not love living your life in painstakingly quantified six minute time increments, but until some of the so-called "alternate billing" options become mainstream, the bill

Google in Travel and A Monopoly

I was just reading how Google may soon get into travel search and as I realized this I wondered which companies would be affected. Travelocity? Expedia? Countless others? It will be interesting to watch. I also came across an article basically trashing Google for being accountable to no one. The article goes on to describe all the people it is not accountable to... Starting with shareholders and ending up with bloggers. The fact is whether you want to believe it or not, Google is in a p

Truphone 4.0 With Truphone Anywhere Released, Make Cost Effective Mobile Calls.

We have written a lot about truphone in the past, OpenSER Summit, First SIP phone call on an iPhone!, court case against T-Mobile in UK, but we now have some more news. Truphone has reached version 4.0 and Truphone Anywhere is a part of it now. You can download the application or upgrade from the link given below. The announcement gives us a list of benefits and cost savings based on where we live and they were also good to list the exceptions where ever they apply. I will list some of those cos

The Fork in the Road for Social Media

Social networking is at a major fork in the road. Down one road is adding more features to a walled garden and opening up just enough, so that users seldom need to leave. Most sites are going down this yellow brick road and the prize is clearly a big one. But they may end up back in Kansas. Down the other road, lies a future of being the primary repository for your connections (aka the social graph), but with this data available via open APIs to anybody who needs it. That is a utility type mode

Getting this off my chest finally…

You know, all the years I put up with his abuse, all the times I begged him to stop.. he never ceases to amaze me. He’s done a number on me mentally and emotionally. I’m so screwed up now I can’t even fucking think straight anymore. He plays with my head so much that I don’t even know whether I’m coming or going.. from one minute to the next with him it’s “you are a worthless whore” then “i love you and care about you”. But now, now he’s trying a different approach. The “I’m perfectly fine, and

Nemertes Benchmark: ACS Organizational Best Practices and Key Trends

Overview: More companies are discovering the cost and productivity benefits of using advanced communication services, such as MPLS, Ethernet and SIP trunking, which let them combine voice, data, video, imaging and enterprise applications on the same network. They also see the value in using hosted services, including hosted audio, video and Web conferencing, as well as hosted VOIP, contact centers and data centers. By implementing these advanced services, IT teams not only enable their

Social Security Goes VoIP

The Social Security Administration is going VoIP and a big way. We're talking 1,600 locations! Assuming at least 30 people per location, that's 48,000 employees and IP phones. 48,000 employees just to manage Social Security? With computer automation, direct deposit, and other automation, the SSA shouldn't need more than 1,000 employees. Heck, outsource to an American call center if you have to manage lots of inbound calls. It's no wonder Social Security is going bankrupt. (Update: Found that the

SIP Forum Growth

SIP Forum Growth The SIP Forum seems to be making some nice progress in attracting a broad swath of companies to its organization. In case you aren't aware, The SIP Forum is a non-profit IP communications industry association that engages in numerous activities that advance and promote SIP technology, such as the development of industry recommendations, the SIPit interoperability and testing events, special interoperability workshops, and general promotion of SIP in the industry. One of the

Truphone Launches Mobile Calls Over the Internet-Even When You're not Connected

Truphone has enhanced its service to enable customers make mobile calls across the internet even when they're on the move and thus not connected to the internet. The announcement of Truphone Anywhere is a boost to mobile phone users desperate to circumvent the high cost of calling abroad when they're out and about. Truphone Anywhere benefits customers while they are in ordinary mobile reception by automatically sending the long-distance part of their call over the internet, significantly reduci

Verizon Offers FiOS Customers 'Starz Play' - $5.95 to watch Starz movies via your PC or laptop

Verizon Offers FiOS Customers 'Starz Play' - $5.95 to watch Starz movies via your PC or laptop Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Verizon has announced that they’ve struck a deal with Starz Entertainment to offer FiOS customers the “Starz Play” broadband video service. The service offers users access to 1,000 films and 2,500 total “video selections,” though it will cost you an additional $5.95 per month (I notice the press release omits this fact). I’ve never quite understo

Comcast Ramping Up Customer Retention Offers - 200 new employees aimed at keeping you with Comcast

Comcast Ramping Up Customer Retention Offers - 200 new employees aimed at keeping you with Comcast Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Despite the fact that Comcast has hired some 15,000 new support workers in the last 18 months, Comcast customer satisfaction is at an all time low. The cable giant has been building a new, 700 employee call center in Newark, Delaware, where 200 new agents will be devoted specifically to retaining customers “no matter what it takes.” The new re

AT&T VRADs in CT Need Landowner Approval - CT Attorney General applauds anti 'lawn fridge' ruling

AT&T VRADs in CT Need Landowner Approval - CT Attorney General applauds anti 'lawn fridge' ruling Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » The Connecticut DPUC yesterday ruled that AT&T must get the permission of abutting landowners and municipalities before it can install utility boxes for its U-verse VDSL/IPTV service. The large VRAD cabinets have been a sore spot for a growing number of communities, who consider them property value killers. According to a statement

Voxbone Tapped for ''Truphone Anywhere'' Mobile VoIP Service

Voxbone has been tapped by Truphone to provide the access numbers for the mobile VoIP company’s new “Truphone Anywhere” service. “Truphone Anywhere” is the latest addition to Truphone’s mobile VoIP handset software. It will work like an all-knowing, international calling card â€" without the card. When the Truphone-running phone is dialed and senses the presence of a WiFi network, it will convey the caller’s voice as data via the Internet. Invisible access to the IP network “Truphone Anywh

Google Gears Powers MySpace

There is a fascinating transformation always taking place in computing. Mainframe computing relied on dumb terminals and then as clients became smarter, we started to migrate to client/server environments. Over time, news ways of working appeared and disappeared and more recently we have seen the hosted model become more important. I have mentioned in the past that Google Gears allows hosted applications the ability to run when there is no Internet access. It seems now that Gears as it is now

Super Wi-Fi is Still Just Wi-Fi - 1-2Mbps at a range of two kilometers….

Super Wi-Fi is Still Just Wi-Fi - 1-2Mbps at a range of two kilometers…. Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » PC World (via Techdirt) explores a new long-range Wi-Fi technology named “Max-Fi.” According to the project developers, their Max-Fi AirEZ 4000 rugged access point can offer 1-2Mbps at distances of 1.2 miles. It looks like the developers failed to sell their product overseas, so they’ve apparently re-branded it in an effort to piggyback on WiMax hype world wide. Lack o

ALA Emerging Leaders Program: non-librarians and non-conference-attendees need not apply

Lori Reed talks about the ALA Emerging Leaders Program, which requires that one be a MLS-holding librarian to participate. She laments the fact that ALA is shunning its "support staff" and not allowing them to be part of this, and sending the message that they can't be leaders too. I agree with Lori wholeheartedly. All of ALA's divisions, chapters, and committees need to rethink the way they ask for member participation. If it's an organization for all, its activities should be for all. I

7 Tower Deaths In 5 Weeks - Three of which were on AT&T projects…

7 Tower Deaths In 5 Weeks - Three of which were on AT&T projects… Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Tower climbing is one of the world’s most dangerous professions (in terms of death rate per 100,000 employees), something a recent body count spike only highlights. Last month I noted that five climbers died in a one week period. Two more deaths this month brings the total to seven deaths within five weeks and has brought even greater attention to industry safety prac

Is Google about to release an API for location?

Is Google poised to release an API for geo-location, based on it’s magical My Location feature in Google Maps for mobile? Could be. Something called the “Geolocation API” has appeared on this list for Google Gears code. And code for geo-location has appeared here. The “GeolocationAPI” is described thus: “Provides the geolocation of a device running a Gears-enabled web browser.” Here it is in the specific code for Gears. Now I’m no expert but inside this code are a number of references to “ce

Axess Communication

Communication using a telephone has become a vital thing for all of us. It is even more important for business. Without a reliable communication platform, not a single company can be successful now. In the past, communicating over a phone used to cost a lot of money, specially when calling out of the country. With the rise of VOIP, the price has been cut down dramatically. Skype is one of the most popular VOIP calling system today but this system can't be applied successfully in a large company.

Sangoma Blows Out Earnings -- Again

Wow! Yes -- I know we are supposed to be in a slowdown and all -- but if the news that Sangoma had yet another record quarter is not enough to let you know that there are strong pockets of growth in communications then I don't know what is. The company's second quarter results show annual net income growth of 66%. This as a result of record sales of $3.21 million and record net earnings of $0.96 million. Where were these sales taking place you ask? Well consider there was positive growth

Planex USB Audio Adapter

Planex has introduced its new USB Audio Adapter that allows one to benefit from crystal clear audio, whether from music play back or voice chats, simply by hooking it up to a laptop or PC via USB. Each adapter is equipped with a headphone and microphone input system, making it less susceptible to the noise inside the computer. It has its own volume controls along with a microphone input On/Off button, making it much easier to ensure that you won't accidentally rat off to your colleague about y

Tech Trade War?

In this corner weighing in at many billions of euros we have the EU... In the other corner -- backed by an anemic dollar and a slightly stronger yen we have the tag-team duo of the US and Japan... Let's hope there is a nice and easy solution to the brewing tech trade skirmish taking place between the US and EU authorities. The EU is placing duties as high as 14% on printers and some flat panel monitors. The US says these duties violate the terms of a 1996 WTO agreement. What is interesti

'Truphone Anywhere' Makes VoIP Calls Offline

Kiss extortionate international call charges goodbye.

Truphone offers offline VoIP calls

Truphone has launched a service that promises to dramatically reduce the price of long-distance mobile calls.

PC Phone Calls - Save On Your Monthly Bills

PC phone calls help the users to save a lot on calling, across the national and international locations. Unlike traditional system, it is based on the packet switching technique, wherein calls are routed over the internet.

VoIP Provider - Easy Ways To Become One

The VoIP providers can now make the most of the emerging opportunities in this domain and deliver high-end services to their clients. They should however, keep in mind that these services would take some time before becoming all pervasive.

VoIP Service - A Suite Of Advanced Telephony Features

The VoIP services are becoming an important part of personal and business communications. One could say that the developments in technology has provided a resilient and flexible suite of services to suit the requirements of users from different back grounds.

VoIP Routes Provided By Wholesalers And Affiliates

The VoIP routes are the means through which calls are being terminated. The wholesalers offer these routes for effective call termination. With flexible billing solutions, and several value-added features, the IP telephony solutions and the routes through which they are delivered are gaining in importance.

Cable & Wireless in landmark Tesco deal

[28.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic] Cable & Wireless has signed a five-year €125m contract with Tesco to create a new next-generation telecommunications network for the retail group’s UK and international operations. The company will become the exclusive supplier of data, fixed and mobile voice telecommunications to Tesco in the UK, streamlining the group’s existing systems into a single, efficient IP network, based on next-generation platforms. The network will have 40 times

Amobia Interview with Business Opportunities Mazagine

John Thwaits, technology journalist for BizAssist Technologies interviewed me about Amobia. The article should be in Business Opportunities magazine soon. I asked him if I could publish an online version here.. Amobia Communications Broadens the Wireless Horizon Amobia Communications builds wireless networks to bridge the last mile gap. They have pioneered an innovative way to deploy wireless access networks and offer high speed wireless broadband services. Amobia’s focus is on the emerging n

Serbia Can Go VoIP Too

Serbia Can Go VoIP Too May 27th, 2008 by S. Caron Service providers in Serbia can now offer VoIP too. GoIP International has opened an Eastern Europe office there in Beograd. According to TMC: GoIP International offers the unique “VoIP in a Box” white label platform that enables service providers to deliver personalized and advanced Voice overIP services to their customers. Ivan Solvason, founder and CEO of GoIP International explained in a statement that following multiple successful delive

Truphone Launches Truphone Anywhere VoIP Calls

Truphone has enhanced its service to enable customers make mobile calls across the internet even when they’re on the move and thus not connected to the internet. Truphone Anywhere benefits customers while they are in ordinary mobile reception by automatically sending the long-distance part of their call over the internet. When an international number is dialled, the Truphone software detects what is happening and takes over automatically. Truphone Anywhere will then make a domestic call to

Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Series Laptop Review & Specs

Lenovo is an excellent brand. It is consistent in manufacturing products of high quality and durability. The company sticks to its strengths, which are business platforms, and so it excels at delivering the end-user what he or she wants. The notebook has heaps of features, starting from a 64GB Solid State Drive, which has been proven to be considerably faster than traditional HDDs, not only in the speed of access, but also in general performance. The 7mm DVD burner on such a small device is

Raise your voices for newest member

A big IIA welcome to our newest member Argilon Global Services. Argilon are specialists in the development and deployment of Telecommunications, networking and IP technology training across Europe. Argilon have teamed up with security experts and local Dublin firm ESPION (www.espion.ie) to offer a Voice over IP workshop which, in addition to explaining the process behind VoIP technology, explores the security issues and solutions. This workshop takes place on 19th and 20th June in Espion Offic

Truphone releases v4.0 with capability to place low cost VoIP calls without the need for WiFi

Truphone releases v4.0 with capability to place low cost VoIP calls without the need for WiFi Posted by Matthew Miller @ 5:14 am Categories: Nokia, On the road, mobile services, VoIP, S60, Nseries Tags: VoIP, Call, Wi-Fi, Truphone, Call Back Feature, Internet, Engineering, Wireless LANs, Wireless, Matthew Miller I first started using the Truphone VoIP solution over a year ago on my S60 devices. I had the opportunity to chat with James Body, Truphone Director of Research, today to discuss

Of Cell Phones and Unborn Babies

Does cell phone use cause behavioral problems in children? A new study is out on the the matter and while it is not conclusive it did find increased cell phone use does seem to lead to children with more behavioral problems. The study took place between researchers in Denmark and UCLA and as part of the process, more than 13 thousand women were questioned. Over the past years, I have seen studies which show radio waves are harmful to people and other surveys which say just the opposite. Wh

New Promotion: Free Power Supply

New Promotion: Free Power Supply Site Feeds, VoIP, voipsupply.com No Comments » We have started a new promotion here at VoIP Supply…

A Good Manager:

A Good Manager: Site Feeds, VoIP, voipsupply.com No Comments » At VoIP Supply, we have some excellence within our management team. We also have ways to improve and provide a greater leadership experience to our staff. Some things that our management staff can, should, and generally do exhibit include (though we can all get even better at):

First Look: Elastix IP PBX Appliance

First Look: Elastix IP PBX Appliance Site Feeds, VoIP, voipsupply.com No Comments » Last week I had the pleasure of meeting with Jose Landivar, co-founder of PaloSanto Solutions, an OSS pioneer in Latin America, with locations in Ecuador, Colombia and Florida. Palosanto are the creators of Elastix, an OSS IP telephony platform derived from Asterisk. Elastix is growing in popularity outside of its native Latin America, and is characterized […]

Preserving cash: it's your Choice

We can't help but wonder if the Australian Consumer Association, which publishes Choice, hasn't been absent without leave in the battle between the consumer and the corporate forces invading our increasingly strained finances. Here they are hitting the media today with some advice on smart shopping, neglecting to say that their supermarket survey was published almost a year ago. Given the savage price increases that have occurred since then, their figures are completely irrelevant ... although

VOXBONE powers Truphone Anywhere

VOXBONE is the network behind today’s Truphone Anywhere announcement. Each handset running the Truphone v4 software has a database of local numbers, provided by VOXBONE, that is used whenever Truphone Anywhere is invoked. In fact, VOXBONE seems to be becoming the choice for commercial provisioning of inbound telephone numbers in the VoIP world. With their extensive network of points of presence, accompanied by an attractive business model, they continue to win business. Truphone is only the la

[$30.64] Logitech EasyCall Desktoprefurbished by AtomicDeals

V O I P, P D Q The Logitech EasyCall Desktop makes it easier than ever to stay connected with friends, family, and colleagues around the world using VoIP Voice Over Internet Protocol . Both keyboard and speakerphone provide one touch controls for easy call management, and the full featured speakerphone and headset make hands free conversations a snap. Enjoy superb comfort, an uncluttered workspace, and the superior performance provided by the cordless laser mouse with comfort enhancing rubber g

I Need Investors!

I am starting an internet and communications company in New Zealand and am looking for investors. I am going to deploy VDSL2 technology in exchanges around Auckland and then expand to other areas of New Zealand. Short Term Goals: Deploy VDSL2 technology to fifteen exchanges in Auckland by the end of 2008. Mid Term Goals: Deploy VDSL2 technology to one hundred exchanges in New Zealand by the end of 2010. Set up a fully functional VoIP home & business phone network by the end of 2009.

Truphone Updates Nokia Client, Adds Anywhere Support

As another bay step on their plan towards world domination, Truphone has announced availability of their new 4.0 client for Nokia S60 devices, which allows you to make calls over WiFi or 3G at much less expensive rates. The new twist on this is called Truphone Anywhere, which allows you to use Truphone to make calls even when you're not in WiFi or 3G range. How does this work? If you happen to be outside of WiFi or 3G range, but still have a GSM signal, you can ask that the call be routed ove

Web Conferencing For Ease Of Communication

In the neo-age of communication Web conferencing has become a very useful tool. Especially in the last one and a half decade it has become one of the very effective communication systems.

New USB VOIP phone from AMEX

Amex Digital has just put a new USB VOIP Phone on the market with this I Talk nano, the IT-N501 Lite. Our device feature an USB 2.0 port, a hand free talking function, an LCD display, Echo cancellation, noise reduction, and full duplex communication function. Otherwise, this I Talk nano is compatible Skype, MSN and measures 105x42x11mm. Available in Black or white color. ... Reader Comments

Pics From Network Neutrality Protest - Canadian geeks gather to make their voices heard….

Pics From Network Neutrality Protest - Canadian geeks gather to make their voices heard…. Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Users in our Teksavvy forum have posted photos from today’s network neutrality protest in Ottawa (see entire discussion thread). According to our users, there was upwards of 300 people in attendance â€" including a significant media turnout. That’s not too bad for a protest involving a technical issue the vast majority of average citizens remain utterly

NYC FiOS Deal Almost Finished - Only NYC Public Service Commission approval left…

NYC FiOS Deal Almost Finished - Only NYC Public Service Commission approval left… Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » After months of closed door negotiations, New York City gave the public something almost (but not quite) resembling actual input into their multi-billion dollar deal with Verizon last week. Today New York City’s Franchise and Concession Review Committee (FCRC) voted unanimously to approve Verizon’s proposal to wire the city with FiOS. Verizon is promising to h

Sprint Defends New 5GB EVDO Cap - What are you, some kind of freakish bandwidth glutton?

Sprint Defends New 5GB EVDO Cap - What are you, some kind of freakish bandwidth glutton? Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Sprint EVDO wireless broadband used to have a competitive edge over Verizon Wireless, because Sprint offered unlimited data consumption. Last week Sprint lost a lot of good will when it was revealed they’d be mirroring Verizon and employing a 5GB monthly cap. Sprint is apparently soothing angry customers by telling them that if they consume more than 5G

Truphone v4.0 adds ‘Truphone Anywhere’

Announced today, the newest release of Truphone - the VoIP solution for S60 handsets (iPhone is planned) Ewan discussed recently - has added an important feature to it’s existing WiFi-based features… routing calls over the mobile network itself via a local dial-in number or via a call-back mechanism. This allows people out of range of a WiFi hotspot (including a number of commercial ones for which an extra charge applies) and without a suitable 3G data tariff (or just reception) to continue to

Providers Can't Use Mouse Print To Ban Class Actions - Supreme Court refuses to hear T-Mobile appeal

Providers Can't Use Mouse Print To Ban Class Actions - Supreme Court refuses to hear T-Mobile appeal Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Over the past year or two I’ve been discussing how a number of companies (AT&T, Comcast, Verizon and T-Mobile come to mind) have been trying to erode your legal rights via fine print. By burying legalese in your contract, carriers attempt to prevent you from participating in class action lawsuits. Instead of allowing you your day in cour

Amex Digital IT-N501 VoIP Phone

Amex Digital has a spanking new USB VoIP handset in the market known as the IT-N501 Lite. It isn't wireless though, and remains tethered to your computer via USB 2.0. Features include a hands-free option, an LCD display, echo cancellation, noise reduction and full duplex communication function. It will function with just about any VoIP software in the market, with Skype leading the way followed by MSN and the rest. The IT-N501 measures 105mm x 42mm x 11mm and will come in both black or white

Tokiva launches, announces investment

I first met Tokiva’s Tong Li about a year ago when our mutual friend, William Bao Bean, introduced us. Over lunch, in Toronto, Tong showed Howard and myself a relatively modest SMS call back service running on a mobile handset, accompanied by some basic presence features. We left the meeting, promising to stay in touch, as Tong was preparing to move himself to Beijing and recruit a development team. Fast forward to today’s announcement â€" Tokiva has emerged from six months of beta test, announc

54Mbps Speeds on your Phones

Only in Japan will you get 54Mbps high-speed packet communication and VoIP over your cell phone, and this will happen from June onwards much to the chagrin of the rest of the world. It is amazing that such service is available to ordinary folk there, and here we are without even full 3G coverage throughout the entire country. Granted, Japan's not that huge in land mass size, but 3.6Mbps and 54Mbps is a whole world of difference. Only DoCoMo FOMA handsets will be able to take advantage of this

Shame on Dell

The New York Attorney General's Office has won a major suit against Dell, with the court ruling that Dell engaged in fraud, false advertising and deceptive business practices. Read more about it here. Now are we going to see any money (Show Me the Money) or is it going to be the typical case (no pun intended) where the lawyers clean up and we get a $25 credit toward the next purchase of a Dell product??? The company to pay restitution and forfeit unlawfully earned profits -- Show Me the Money!

The rise of Big Brother in the UK

It’s disturbing to read about the intention of the British Government to create a database to record every phone call, e-mail and time spent on the internet by the public as part of “the fight against crime and terrorism”. It’s this kind of mindless sleepwalking into a surveillance society that reminds me of Orwells 1984. Conrad’s The Secret Agent and V for Vendetta. There’s a necessary debate on how much of our civil liberties we need to sacrifice in the name of public security, but this is s

Vitelity Communications Sellected As The Telephony Service Provider For "PBX in a Flash" Project.

I have been a follower and user of PBX in a Flash from Nerd Vittles for a while now. When I read the news that they have selected the Vitelity Communications for as the VoIP IP Telephony provider, I had to check it out. I have had some contacts with Vitelity Communications but this provided me to explore bit deeper. But the offer they had for PBX in a Flash customers (for a limited time), half off the standard retail bundle (normally $7.95) and 60 free minutes of long distance in the USA and Ca

New VoIP Technology - Available To Customers Anywhere In The World

The world of communications is opening up to consumers around the globe and the reason for that is Voice over Internet Protocol, otherwise known as VoIP. Using VoIP phone service is simple and in many cases more convenient for customers than using a traditional land line to land line connection.

Enterprise VoIP Winners

Pike and Fischer analysts predict that AT&T, Verizon and Qwest will capture the biggest share of large enterprises as VoIP customers, but will face competition in the SMB space from a variety of new entrants. The big issue is whether the former RBOCs also will have the same success in the consumer market, despite early dominance by cable operators. This analyst thinks they will.

DOCOMO to Offer High-Speed Mobile Data/VoIP for Home Broadband Networks

TOKYO, JAPAN, May 27, 2008 --- NTT DOCOMO, INC. and its eight regional subsidiaries today announced a service that will enable DOCOMO FOMAâ„¢ third-generation handsets to connect to home broadband networks via wireless LAN routers, allowing mobile phone users to enjoy 54 Mbps high-speed packet communication and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), beginning in June. With Home Uâ„¢, Japan's first consumer service for fixed-mobile convergence, DOCOMO FOMA phones will be able to download large-volume

NTT DOCOMO Unveils 19 Handsets in New 906i and 706i Series

TOKYO, JAPAN, May 27, 2008 --- NTT DOCOMO, INC. and its eight regional subsidiaries announced today the new 906i and 706i series comprising 19 handsets and 64 body colors, which will be launched on or after June 1 (see charts below). The 906i series' eight handsets are equipped for all-round functions, including 3G/GSM international roaming, upgraded GPS location information, HSDPA, "One-Segment" mobile TV, 2 in 1® (combines capabilities of two phones in one), DCMX® mobile credit card and iD™ m

Asterisk With Office Communications Server 2007

Asterisk integration with Office Communications Server 2007 is a popular topic in the unified communications community. You wouldn't think integrating an open source Linux-based solution (Asterisk) with Microsoft's proprietary OCS 2007 UC platform would be popular, but it is. In fact, I have my ear to both the Microsoft OCS 2007 community and the Asterisk community and the integration of these two worlds is something I hear all the time. Some within the Asterisk community poo-poo the thought of

PacStar Named Reseller of Desktop Phones for the Military and Government

PacStar has entered into an agreement with General Dynamics C4 Systems to resell the Sectera vIPer Universal Secure phone. The vIPer is a secure, end-to-end VoIP and PSTN phone system that will replace Secure Telephone Unit and Secure Terminal Equipment units currently in use by the Department of Defense, the military and its allies. Incorporating the latest in secure desktop technology, the Sectera vIPer phone eliminates the need for multiple desktop phones. The vIPer phone is currently com

Who Are The "Digitally Savvy?"

A new report put about by consumer and media research firm Scarborough Research has revealed some interesting information about the section of the U.S. population that's being called the "digitally savvy." These are the consumers who are more likely to own high-tech items like DVRs, satellite radios, and VoIP phones and are more likely to engage in Internet activities that include blogging, downloading music, and other web 2.0 activities. In other words - they're us. Where They Live What might

ACN Launches VoIP and Video Phones in Puerto Rico

ACN launches its VoIP Phone Service with Video Phone in Puerto Rico, marking the company’s expansion into the Latin America market. VoIP phone service is the newest advancement in telecommunication tools. It uses the customer’s broadband computer connection to channel telephone calls. ACN Digital Phone Service utilizes VoIP technology and saves customers money with free calls to the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada for a low monthly rate. Each customer has their own phone number, which can be the sa

Truphone 4.0 is out

Truphone just released version 4.0 of their popular mobile VoIP client, adding the interesting “Anywhere” feature, which lets users get Truphone on any phone, whether it uses wifi or not. By calling a local number, like many other competitors (Mobivox, Talkplus, Jajah, just to name some), it lets users save lots of money in a very easy and seamless way. Great move by Truphone, it was exactly what I predicted in my article on IP Convergence TV. Truphone will immediately experience a take off

Suggestions for the next Lunch 2.0

During my visits to California in the past months I attended some events called Lunch 2.0, a very interesting initiative aimed to bring together professionals, enthusiasts and geeks in various fields of technology. I attended a lunch 2.0 at Meebo, eStorm, Cytrix and Loopt, in San Francisco, Mountain View and Santa Clara. Each of them has been a great occasion for meeting new people and expanding my network of contacts. All that said, while talking with a colleague of mine a couple of days a

Americans Surf on their Phone more than the British

According to a survey done by M:Metrics, Americans do more mobile browsing than British. Could that all be our data packages vs. theirs? I think so. We have it much better in the US than other countries, especially Canada. If you are wondering what Americans are looking at on their phones, they had some data on that too. Porn? No. Craigslist.org (1 hour 38 minutes per month) eBay.com (1 hour 25 minutes per month) MySpace.com (1 hour 25 minutes per month) Facebook.com (1 hour 24 minutes p

Sellgino shows off GS-200 GPS Photo Tour geotagger

Sellgino shows off GS-200 GPS Photo Tour geotagger by Donald Melanson, posted May 27th 2008 at 1:48PM Geotagging devices are cropping up at a pretty steady pace these days, and it looks like you can now add one more company to the bandwagon, with Sellgino now showing off its GS-200 GPS Photo Tour device. Like other similar options out there, this one relies on your photo's EXIF data to match 'em up with the locations logged by the GPS receiver (a SiRF Star III, in this case), with some software

Squawk Box May 27 - Truphone Anywhere

Truphone Anywhere wasn’t supposed to announce this morning, but gosh… it did! While we were on the line chatting with Truphone’s James Body and Tom Carter, the team at Truphone HQ was madly reconfiguring their web site and getting the latest version of the Truphone client online. So what’s special about it? Truphone Anywhere. Truphone Anywhere is a tool that lets Truphone users access Truphone’s famous low rates … via a local dial-in, and not just WiFi. Here in Canada, I will dedicate one of t

Post Memorial Day Communications Update

It has been a long weekend for many in the US as the weather these past few days was fantastic and based on the level of incoming e-mail I received, it seems many in the tech and telecom industries took the time off to barbeque and do whatever else they do with their families on long holiday weekends. This week, TMC roars back to its super-productive non-vacationing self with an abundance of articles designed to help you get the most out of today's communications systems. I have outlined a

Microwave Backhaul

This February at the Mobile World Congress, Intel invited me to experience their WiMAX network that they had set up in the city during the event. Of course I had lots of technical questions and one of them was on the backhaul equipment they used to connect the base stations to the network. I was told that they were using 50 Mbit/s microwave links with equipment from Dragonwave. Impressive I thought at the time and was thus happy to see that Dragonwave attended a recent WiMAX event in Munich. An

Enjoy VoIP Calls - Prepaid Long Distance Service At Low Rates

In a prepaid long distance service, the users pay for the calling charges in advance. These services are based on the packet switching technique that facilitates long distance as well as international calling at reasonable rates.

Flash-to-SIP Video Calls

Innovative Systems of Communication (ISC, Inc.), a Russian-based company, launched Flashphone.ru, a proof-of-concept Flash-based phone app which I discovered & reviewed back in November. More recently they launched a media server to go along with their Flash softphone application. Well, ISC dropped me a line to tell me they have implemented video calls that allow Flash-to-SIP and from SIP-to-Flash video calls using their Zingaya Media Server. As you probably know, Flash-to-Flash video cal

Enjoy 54 Mbps high-speed packet communication and VoIP from your mobile phones in Japan!

NTT DOCOMO and its eight regional subsidiaries today announced a service that will enable DOCOMO FOMA third-generation handsets to connect to home broadband networks via wireless LAN routers, allowing mobile phone users to enjoy 54 Mbps high-speed packet communication and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), beginning in June. With Home U, Japan's first consumer service for fixed-mobile convergence, DOCOMO FOMA phones will be able to download large-volume data, such as video, with the speed and

Tuesday Morning Links -

Tuesday Morning Links - Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » UK Regulator Ofcoms Broadband Digital Divide Report Criticised ISPreview.co.uk Music and film industry to get police force The Inquirer In London, a Glimpse of a Broadband Future GigaOm Mobile VoIP cuts free from Wi-Fi TechWorld.com Cut and paste could be outlawed The Inquirer FCC wants free broadband service, plus content filtering Arstechnica.com Aussie Govt gags talk on broadband project News.com.au

UPDATE on NICE/Verint Patent Infringement Case

UPDATE on NICE/Verint Patent Infringement Case May 26th, 2008 by S. Caron The Federal District Court for Northern Georgia in Atlanta has ruled that while NICE’s VoIP patent 6871229 is valid, Verint Americas, Inc., didn’t infringe on it with certain WItness products. NICE plans to appeal. “NICE has the broadest portfolio of granted patents in its industry. Our innovative and market leading products are protected by the most extensive portfolio of intellectual property,” says Dr. Shlomo Shamir,

New Cost-Saving Chip for VoIP Devices Unveiled

New Cost-Saving Chip for VoIP Devices Unveiled May 26th, 2008 by S. Caron STMicroelectronics has released a new SPEAr configurable System on-Chip IC that uses low-power 65 nm process technology. THe SPEAr Basic can be used in a variety of devices including VoIP equipment. The processor, which is $6 for quantities greater than 20,000, is a cost-saving chip that can shorten the time to market with its flexibility. It has an ARM926EJ-S processor core and two 16k memory caches that run at 333MHz.

How To Start A Voice Portal With Rs 1 Lakh

How To Start A Voice Portal With Rs 1 Lakh By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 22 May 2008 10:10 PM PST Just finished reading a very interesting post on ”How To Start A VoiceSite With Rs. 1 Lakh” by Veerchand Bothra from Netcore. Bothra writes that, apart from content, all one needs is Rs. 65000 ($1625) to acquire an E1 line (with 32 connections), Rs. 8000 ($200) per month to operate it, Rs. 35000 for a server and the open source application Asterisk to run the service. I’d mentioned asterisk earlier her

Britain's Prime Minister invites questions via Youtube

I always encourage people to embrace the opportunities for communication that new technologies have opened up: from VOIP to IM, cell phones to voicemail, blogging to social networking, I'm all over it, all of it. But there are some people who you would think would have better things to do with their time. So whilst I admire the initiative behind Gordon Brown's idea to answer questions from the British public over YouTube (politicians should be more accountable, not to mention more adept whe

Access Truphone Anywhere

According to the UK site Techworld, Truphone is set to announce Truphone Anywhere, a service that lets you acccess the Truphone network from any mobile, whether on WiFi or not. Truphone Anywhere dials a gateway on a local number, which then connects through to the destination number, saving money if it is an international call. Unlike some other services, this is transparent, with the call set-up handled automatically after the user dials the remote number. It is enabled partly by a recent Tr

Vodafone: consumer FMC - and VoIPo3G? - in Italy

Now this is a very interesting announcement from Vodafone Italy. Due for launch in the summer, it seems that Voda is launching a really clever combined ADSL Gateway + detachable HSPA Dongle product and broadband service. Apparently the box has been developed in collaboration with Huawei. Some more details, and a picture of the Huawei box are here, and a video of the detachable dongle is here. So, clever part #1 is that this combines an ADSL home broadband connection with an HSPA mobile broadba

Flash to SIP Video and Back

I just read about a company which allows Flash to SIP and SIP to Flash video calls. This could be useful for situations where SIP is not an option for whatever reason. According to ISC the company behind Flashphone.ru, video calling via Flash affords you the benefits of SIP without the hassles of software installs and settings and can easily be used on various platforms such as Linux, Mac and PC. TrackBack (0) | Comments (0) | Tag with del.icio.us | VoIP Blog - Tehrani.com | Permalink: Flash to

Options for Cutting Our Long Distance Phone Expenses

The other day I solicited opinions as to how best to cut our long distance expenses. While we’ve relied primarily on our cell phones in the past, our current house has spotty cell phone service and having multiple dropped calls during a single conversation is incredibly annoying. Given that DSL is our only option for broadband internet, that my wife wouldn’t be comfortable without a landline, and that neither one of us wants to be tethered to a computer when making calls, our options are somew

The 12 Commands of Starting a Business on a Budget!

       If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, chances are, you either are a business owner, or are thinking of becoming one. If you fall into the first category, you’ll know all about what I am about to elaborate on. However, I am hoping I can provide some good insight for even the seasoned entrepreneur. If you fall into the second category, this post will clear up some myths on becoming an entrepreneur and starting a business. Perhaps you’ve had that “golden idea” for years now,

Bad Service Saved Me Big Money

I just saved even more money than I planned. See, a while back we switched from Southwestern Bell to Time Warner digital phone service. We were sick of picking up our land line phone and receiving an earful of static, or dialing a number only to have it somehow misrouted by Ma Bell. (Yes, that actually happened on a number of occasions.) That wasn’t too big a deal: we both have cell phones and pretty much use them exclusively. What finally led us to make the change, though, was the realizatio

Did it make you mean, Tom? Did prison make you mean? John Steinbeck

Click images for desktop size: "Ancient Japanese Art" Awakened at 4 a.m. by my little blind dog. He was in need. Stayed up to nurse him. He's had four bad days in a row. As long as he gets excited by going on walks. As long as he keeps getting into trouble; keeps eating, I'm not going to be too worried about him. Just need to stay aware he's got some needs. I have to be careful to listen to him. Wish I could be that cognizant of everything else that goes on around me. I have come to a reali

DOCOMO in Japan to Offer High-Speed Mobile Data/VoIP for Home Broadband Networks

NTT DoCoMo today announced a service that will enable DOCOMO FOMA third-generation handsets to connect to home broadband networks via wireless LAN routers, allowing mobile phone users to enjoy Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), beginning in June. With Home U, Japan’s first consumer service for fixed-mobile convergence, DOCOMO FOMA phones will be able to download large-volume data, such as video, with the speed and convenience of broadband. VoIP calls to other Home U users will be free of

Hands-on: Lenovo ThinkPad X300 with 64GB Solid State Drive

Lenovo have come a long way since changing their name from Legend back in 2003, but what has this $13 billion brand done with the ThinkPad X300 Notebook and its 64GB Solid State Drive. Tweak Town have taken the laptop for a ride and reported the results over eight pages, in their summery they said, “Lenovo is an excellent brand. It is consistent in manufacturing products of high quality and durability. The company sticks to its strengths, which are business platforms, and so it excels at deli

Online Collaboration Tools - New Technologies And Web Services - Sharewood Picnic May27 08

Create your own video conferencing room and hook up with your instant messaging buddies directly from your phone. Discover new tools also to send and share very large files without using email. All of the above and more in this week collaboration tools Picnic. Photo credit: Mipan From Sharewood, here my selected set of online collaboration tools for this week: SnapYap: One-to-one free video conferencing room allows you to have free video-audio calls with your friends ADrive: File hosting servic

Top 10 Free Mac Apps

After being a hard core Windows user for life, switching to Mac has been a super smooth process thanks in large part to these sweet applications, which just so happen to be free! All are highly recommended. I’ll start with the best. Xee - This is a lightweight and unbelievably fast image viewer and browser. Forget Preview, I have it set to open every type image related file by default. A perfect replacement for ACDSee, which is Windows only. NetNewsWire - For all your RSS feed reading needs.

Interview : Marty O'Donnell of Bungie :The Future of Bungie, Independence and New Halo Killers

Last week I sat down with Marty O'Donnell of Bungie and he was awesome enough to give me an interview. He is the Audio Director at Bungie and is an executive partner in the new Bungie LLC. Not only was he responsible for the audio and music in the Halo,Ony and Myth games he sits at the board room table when the decisions are being made. This is a Creative Common's licensed audio file and any podcast is free and encouraged to use it in their own show and redistribute it. Just post a link to 8bi

links for 2008-05-27

links for 2008-05-27 Posted by jf at May 26, 2008 “Get GrandCentral On Your Softphone “ (tags: phone sip voip gizmo grandcentral howto telephone tutorials) Bookmark to:

Astaro Security Linux 7.193 (Beta branch)

Astaro Security Linux is an all-in-one network security gateway that includes a firewall, intrusion protection, virus protection, spam protection, URL filtering, and a VPN gateway. Features include stateful packet inspection, deep packet filtering, intrusion detection and prevention, portscan detection, content filtering, virus detection for email and Web traffic, profile handling, IPSec, SSL, and PPTP VPN tunneling, spam blocking, proxies for HTTP, FTP, POP3, SMTP, DNS, VoIP, SOCKS, and Ident,

BT Home Hub Still full of Holes

British Hacker group GNUCITIZEN, and in particular Adrian 'pagvac' Pastor, have been focussing on the BT (British Telecom) Home Hub, an ADSL modem capable of acting as a wireless access point and interfacing with DECT compliant telephone handsets (the standard used in most cordless handsets) as well as supporting VoIP. In their past research, GNUCITIZEN identified several methods to compromise various features of the BT Home Hub, including the complete take over of the device by a remote attack

311: From innovation to institution

By Joseph A. Curtatone (The opinions and views expressed in the commentaries of The Somerville News belong solely to the authors of those commentaries and do not reflect the views or opinions of The Somerville News, its staff or publishers.) When I ran for mayor back in 2003, one of my campaign pledges was to establish a 311 constituent service line. I'd seen 311 at work in Baltimore, New York and Chicago. I knew how useful it could be, both as tool for tracking performance and productivity

Microsoft Got It Right! Small Business Telephone System - Response Point

For the past 15 years I have been dabbling in VoIP and IP Telephony and recently it occurred to me that the major benefits that excited me about VoIP and drove me down this entrepreneurial career path, are now finally past early adoption. When Microsoft announced that they were entering the SMB phone system market you have to believe that the innovation in that scene is largely over. In saying that, I also have to mention that the new Response Point PBX from Microsoft is impressive. In fact,

In London, a Glimpse of a Broadband Future

London is one of those few fortunate cities to have a surfeit of telecom competition. From broadband providers to mobile operators, Londoners have a choice. They have decent broadband speeds as well as access to Wi-Fi and 3G networks. And as a result, there has been a big change in their behavior. A new report from Ofcom outlines how Londoners (and the rest of the UK) are using these new wireless and broadband services. It’s a great example of how consumer behavior changes with bandwidth. In

Memorial Day Open Thread - That's right, let it all out

Memorial Day Open Thread - That's right, let it all out Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Empty your head into the comment section below, and have a great holiday! read comment(s)

More government woes for CIOs

As you might have read in the papers, seen on TV etc etc, the government has announced proposals for a massive database to store the details of all phone and VoIP calls, text messages, emails, and internet usage made by...

Monday Morning Links -

Monday Morning Links - Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Internet can save some ‘$721 a year’ on fuel Stuff.co.nz Insatiable Demand for Bandwidth and Need for Future Proof Network Architectures Driving the Global Deployment of Fiber Optic Networks TechWhack.com Bittorrent tosses Orb into Apple’s walled garden The Register Carriers Ask FCC to Squash Exclusive Phone Deals InternetNews.com Pennsylvania seeks faster expansion of broadband in state PennLive.com When Bi

Next-Gen Broadband Coverage To Be Spotty - As carriers focus only on more competitive markets…

Next-Gen Broadband Coverage To Be Spotty - As carriers focus only on more competitive markets… Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » I see that the Associated Press suddenly realizes we may run into some serious coverage issues when it comes to next-generation broadband deployment. Only Verizon is deploying FTTH, and they’ll likely hit a point where they decide that geography makes it unprofitable to proceed (50%? 60% of their footprint?). Verizon’s clearly selling those market

AT&T Launches Pro-Rated ETF System - $5 reduction in ETF total for every month under contract

AT&T Launches Pro-Rated ETF System - $5 reduction in ETF total for every month under contract Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Back in April I noted that AT&T will now be pro-rating their early termination fees. Just as a reminder: that new policy started yesterday. Instead of paying the previous $175 penalty no matter when you cancel, new and renewing AT&T customers will now see that $175 total reduced by $5 for every month they’re under contract. Sprint,

Fon Still Struggling To Be Relevent - In the face of unsecured hotspots…

Fon Still Struggling To Be Relevent - In the face of unsecured hotspots… Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » I’ve certainly had my doubts about the longevity of FON, the Spanish start-up that aimed to build a global network of one million wireless hotspots by the end of four years. The idea was to convince users to install Fon firmware on their Linksys residential routers, turning them into a unified community of global hotspots and bandwidth resellers. Instead, the company r

Jajah Widget for Chumby

                          Jajah, the voip service now clearly the only competition to Skype is rolling more and more partnerships and some of them are truly interesting and innovative even. they have now released a Jajah chumby Widget. jajah is no stranger to badges and widgets for the web. but they had never released a widget like this. actually. no one had. Chumby, as you already had the opportunity to read in this blog. is a Widget Gizmo. a appliance to display and interact with your fa

INFO: Life with Unified Communications

Last month, one of my great dreams as a geek at Microsoft were fulfilled.  Today, a piece of technology that I've been yearning for for over 12 years finally became available to me.  Today, I got to experience something that has been on my hot list for a very long time. Today... my Exchange Mailbox is "Unified Communications" enabled. Hyperlinked Dialing Anytime a phone number is prefaced anywhere on my computer (within a Word document, in a Outlook email, in a Web page in Internet Explorer)

Internetworking with TCP/IP Vol.1: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture (4th Edition)

This best-selling, conceptual introduction to TCP/IP internetworking protocols interweaves a clear discussion of fundamentals with the latest technologies. Leading author Doug Comer covers layering and shows how all protocols in the TCP/IP suite fit into the five-layer model. With a new focus on CIDR addressing, this revision addresses MPLS and IP switching technology, traffic scheduling, VOIP, Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN), and Selective ACKnowledgement (SACK). Includes coverage of Vo

Sorry Facebook, Jeff Pulver DOES NOT Have Too Many Friends

During the past year as I became consumed by Facebook, Facebook has become my portal for business communication. An increasing number of my business conversations have been taking place inside of Facebook. A cornerstone of this strategy has been my ability to continue to add new contacts as they join the Facebook community. On March 14, 2008 my strategy of using Facebook for business became challenged when I first reached the 5,000 friends limit. And while I thought it was cool to be at 5,000

fring is the clear leader with a WBI Award

Following on from our recent post announcing our nomination, we???re delighted to announce that fring has just won another award, this time we???ve picked up Best VoIP Product or Service for 2008 in the Wireless Broadband Innovation Awards in London in association with BT & Intel. ???The WBI Awards recognize leadership, innovation and excellence in wireless broadband??? said the Daily Express. ???fring has proven itself as a true Wireless Broadband Innovation Award winner by providing excell

3GSM 2007: Samsung’s D840

Susi has made a recent discovery over at 3GSM - could this be an LG Shine killer? Samsung have displayed unfortunate timing by announcing their D840, which, whaddyknow, has a highly reflective mirror finish, slide function, and design which resembles… Continued Toshiba is muscling in on the smartphone market, showing off two devices at 3GSM - the G900 and the E01. Attracting most of the attention is the G900, a horizontally-sliding handset, not unlike the popular HTC models. Like a good… Conti

Customer Service Isn't Cheap

© sirmikesterA commenter on my last post thought there are three ways a Vonage-like service might continue to survive: rock-bottom prices, kick-ass customer service, and call quality. Any company that can excel at these three areas can survive, or so the theory goes. I am going to ignore the sound quality issue and cover that later on. Instead, I'll focus on Customer Service. Having worked in Customer Service for over a decade, I can tell you one axiom that holds true: the people who pay the

Axacore Can Help You

Axacore is a technology company that can really help you with your web creation faxing and real world online technology needs. The www.axacore.com provides Fax Broadcast, Windows Fax, VoIP Fax, Windows 2008 Fax, and Fax solutions. They are the tools they provide to make your everyday online experience a pleasure to do your work. If your involve in web page creation or maybe like me you just help your husband when he is so busy they can really help you out. So don't forget to check out their we

Hackers target VoIP accounts

Hackers target VoIP accounts Friday, May 16, 2008 Usernames and passwords traded online

Best Voice Over IP Company

What is the best VoIP company? Worried about making the wrong choice? Read this first!

Comcast, Qwest Annoyed With Twin Cities Wi-Fi Plans - Government wants speeds that are faster than the upgrades these businesses offer

Comcast, Qwest Annoyed With Twin Cities Wi-Fi Plans - Government wants speeds that are faster than the upgrades these businesses offer Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Minnesota s Twin Cities are on a mission to get broadband speeds that are faster and faster to accommodate bandwidth demand from businesses, schools and residents. Multiple approaches to this have been put into place in both cities including development of municipal wireless networks and faster broadband off

Cable Channels Creating Original Content for Web - IFC is leading the way in new content series online

Cable Channels Creating Original Content for Web - IFC is leading the way in new content series online Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Cable television channels have begun to recognize the importance of putting their content on the Internet to meet the demands of consumers who are increasingly interested in tuning in to television online. Some channels are putting current content online whereas others are releasing episodes of discontinued shows to their web audience. How

Mobile TV Should Rely on Indoor Wireless Technology - Femtocells, sideloading and WLAN should all be considered

Mobile TV Should Rely on Indoor Wireless Technology - Femtocells, sideloading and WLAN should all be considered Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » There have been problems in the past with developing mobile TV because it requires technological advances that aren t yet ready. However, a new report suggests that we can actually make use of existing and emerging indoor wireless technologies to spread the development of mobile TV. The report looks at femtocells, WLAN and sideloa

My Saab European Delivery Experience By Jay Klein

Photo Credits: Jay Klein Jay Klein who has recently participated in the Saab Aero Academy, has provided Saab History an absolutely incredible writeup about his experience taking the opportunity to participate in the Saab European Delivery Program in 2007. It’s clear that the Saab European Delivery Program in the United States needs come back online soon. Here is his account of the Saab European Delivery program in his own words: Title: An American in Europe exposes and exploits a loophole

Benefits and Barriers to Mobile VoIP - Decisions need to be made before mobile VoIP sees widespread use

Benefits and Barriers to Mobile VoIP - Decisions need to be made before mobile VoIP sees widespread use Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » The average person is increasingly able to access mobile VoIP through his or her cell phone. There are definite benefits to this trend including a series of advanced features that may interest customers. These features include the ability to transmit data in multiple ways (voice, text message, IM, etc.) and the ability to see when someone

RIAA Wins First Federal Music Copyright Trial - Jail time, fines and restitution are expected

RIAA Wins First Federal Music Copyright Trial - Jail time, fines and restitution are expected Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » A young man has just been convicted of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement for his role in administering a music filesharing server. The man was a member of Apocalypse Production Crew (APC), a “release group” for pirated music. Others in the group have paid fines related to these charges but nobody else had taken the case to trial. RIAA say

Aren't Social Networking Platforms Supposed to be Social?

Let me begin by saying I am all for the advancement of social networking, web 2.0, and all the rest. In fact, I fervently support such advances that I find myelf writing about everything and everything to do with said topics on a frequent basis. But I think I missed or misunderstood something: shouldn't social media platforms inherently be open to as many users as possible, not limited by issues like users' choices in operating systems? On this lovely Sunday afternoon, I had every intention o

Podcast Episode 4

Recorded on Friday, the latest SMS Text News podcast is now available complete with traffic noise ‘atmosphere’. This week we ridicule mobile operator, Orange and take lots of listener questions and do our best to answer them. Our applications of the week…. aren’t. That’s a surprise. Thanks to the guys from Ping.fm who have given us the beta code ’smstextnews’ so you can try it too! Listen now using the player below or see the links below for other options: [Annotated on-line version com

Reach for the Sky-pe!

Call using VOIP on your mobile. Skype spreads its wings with a trial version on your mobile phone.

Emergency Calls, E911 and VoIP

Worried about calling emergency dispatch using VoIP? Don't stress, read this to find out exactly what you need to know.

Just What Is MajicJack?? Good Choice Or Bad Idea?

A new cheaper Internet telephone service launched mid 2007. Does it still have the potential to be a Vonage and Skype killer?

1ButtonToWiFi Review - It Sends Jolts Broadband Phone Service VoIP?

What's 1ButtonToWiFi and does it really give you super-cheap long-distance phone calls - even for free? Find out more right now...

Skype caves in to GPL requirements

Skype has abandoned its efforts to avoid complying with an open-source licence that requires it to provide source code with Linux-based VoIP phones.

Choosing The Best VoIP Provider

Are you looking for the best VoIP provider? There are thousands of available providers out there. Choosing just one can be very confusing.

The Pros And Cons Of Using VoIP

The VoIP is an abbreviated form of Voice over Internet Protocol. The VoIP is gaining impetus and is becoming the favorite of the telecoms.

[$19.99] Linksys Network Optimizer for Gaming amp; VOIP by Sellout Woot

At this price, buy one for your bitterest gaming rival and take away his excuse for why you always seem to get the drop on him....

Managed VoIP Services - Go For The Best

The article discusses the importance of managed VoIP services in the present context. The ways of selecting the best providers of such services are also outlined.

Pulver Dating Service

Pulver Dating Service Filed under: Pop Culture Business Profiles Blogging Technology â€" Stephanie @ 3:00 pm If you know about Jeff Pulver then you know he’s a futuristic technology sort of guru guy who predicts where we’re headed and creates the vessel for getting there. Take VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol). That’s Jeff. He’s the co-founder of Vonage and he pushed FCC legislature a few years ago with “The Pulver Order”. He’s also the globe-trotting guy behind uber successful “Social N

Is The Industry Up Or Down?

© Dave RaboinNicole Schuman raises an interesting question about the state of the VoIP industry based on the numbers. If you look at the quarter-over-quarter numbers, it appears the market is slowing down. If you look at the overall market penetration, it's going up. So which is it? I think one things for sure: the incumbent telcos are losing landline customers. Cable companies are seeing an increase in the number of subscribers to their telephony services. What's not clear to me is how mobil

Morodo bringing its low-cost calling service MO-Call to the iPhone

Morodo recently announced that it is bringing its low-cost calling service, MO-Call, to the Apple iPhone users. MO-Call is not a native third-party app like Fring, which we'll hopefully see hitting the daylight somewhere in June. It's more like Jajah and provides users with quick access to the low-cost callback service. In order to use it, simply point Safari to mo-call.mobi and let the interface guide you through the simple process. While you're there, you can also find out how much they'll

Free iPhone-Like Web 2.0 Icons

I love icons and mostly everyone loves good-looking web 2.0 icons so here is a good set of them provided by fasticon. They have got a good iPhone-Like icon look and can be best used on your blog for social bookmarking or you can use them on your desktop to make it look more web 2.0′ish. Icons can be downloaded from the link below: http://fasticon.com/freeware/index.php/web-2-icons/ Thanks to Hack Wordpress for the heads up. Don’t forget to take a look at our tutorial on How To Integrate W

Finding Out How VoIP Woks

You may want to know how VoIP works. After all, this could be the future of audio communications. Now, VoIP could be used instead of phone lines.

Call Control

Hi, The links provided below can be helpful in developing your application. http://dev.aol.com/api/aimcall http://dev.aol.com/article/2008/building-a-dotnet-voip-application-using-aim-call-out Hope this Helps. Thanks.

Linksys Network Optimizer for Gaming & VoIP - OGV200 $19.99 (buy.com)

The Network Optimizer sits between your home router and broadband cable or DSL modem, and automatically prioritizes time-sensitive network traffic like online gaming and VoIP calls for smoother performance.

Benefits of adding VOIP

broadban d connection at home. You then need to purchase an equipment called VOIP phone adapter to use VOIP. The phone adapter will allow you to use all your

For Alcatel-Lucent, blood may be thicker than water

Shareholders of struggling Alcatel-Lucent SA [ALU] will vote next Friday on a resolution that would allow the board to remove the CEO or chairman by a simple majority vote, rather...

37signals + Lypp Mashup Canceled

Due to the fact that there are not nearly enough active applicants to constitute a fair contest we are canceling the 37signals + Lypp mashup contest. more… by erik | sipthat.com

Can I Make Phone Calls On My Laptop?

There are a few ways you can make phone calls. Currently, The best way is to go to a company that sells VoIP phone service. (stand for Voice Over Internet...

VoIP, Cellular bite U.S. fixed-lines hard

Over 16 million U.S. consumer VoIP lines were in service by the first quarter of 2008, according to new data released by TeleGeography, representing nearly 14 percent of all households and 27 Read more...

British Proposal May Force ISPs to Fork Over Online Activity, Emails, VOIP Calls

The British Home Office is considering a proposal that would require British ISPs and telecoms to surrender records of customer emails, internet use, VOIP calls, and text messages. The ruling, if...

What Is VoIP? How It Works

VoIP has become immensely popular these past few years. Its growth has been attributed to its low cost and ease of use. Here are a few things to know about VoIP.

SPOTLIGHT: Cape Verde, South Africa Advance VoIP

VoIP is heating up in Africa, both legislatively and in adoption by business users. Cape Verde intends to legalize VoIP and will license two or three international service providers offering Read more...

IT Gets Personal: Jonathan Christensen's Personal Experience

Our choice of PC's and the associated applications are becoming a factor in the definition of our personality:: Windows or Mac? IBM or Dell? Our smartphone choices are becoming a factor in the definition of our personality. Blackberry, iPhone or, Nokia? But just as important is how these associations are also playing a role in how IT departments are losing control over our IT platforms. I recall a story when the first IBM PC's came out where a major Canadian bank Vice-President chastised an e

UstreamTV test ended

I have been running a UstreamTV test for a week on this blog streaming a live video feed from my desk 24/7 and I am really pleased with the amazing quality of both the video and audio. However the amount of bandwidth used was huge during this week, close to 40GB and with a 60GB monthly cap I have on my ISP account which has been recently introduced I could not possibly do it as a full time option without upgrading and paying extra cost for it. Plus if you add the fact the my Internet browsing go

iDIAL

As we’re soon due to stock the iPhone adapter we were very pleased to see the iDial, the perfect software accompaniment when using your iPhone with a Hulger handset. thanks notcot

Cost of Cable Continues To Rise Despite Technological Advances - Industry says you get more viewing value for your dollar

Cost of Cable Continues To Rise Despite Technological Advances - Industry says you get more viewing value for your dollar Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » The New York Times has an article today about the rising cost of cable television in comparison to so much other technology out there in the market. They point out that advances in technology have lowered prices on everything from mobile phones to music players but that the costs of cable continue to go up even as altern

Apple opens Boston store

Entanet VoIP nominated for Comms Business Award Retail Vision to come to UK? MSI launches innovative new fan design ASI set to take on rivals with new business range Apple opens Boston store

Business VoIP Directory

Permalink -- click for full blog post The Ultimate Business VoIP Blog Sign up for this blog news feed from Business VoIP Guide! Stay current with the best business VoIP information news around.

MVNOs could drive first phase of Mobile VoIP Services

A survey of MVNOs carried out by iLocus has revealed that nearly one-fourth of MVNOs are already offering/trialling mobile VoIP. By 2010 over two-thirds expect to have a mobile VoIP offering in place.

Why Everyone Should Be Embracing VOIP

Communication is the principal dimension driving evolution, therefore harness the potential of the internet and embrace voice over IP services. This easy to understand article highlights the advantages VOIP can do for you.

VoIP PBX - Advanced and Innovative Version of PBX

VoIP PBX is the switching system that manages calls in busy environments - at the click of a few buttons. It becomes possible to use these solutions for hassle-free switching and connecting of calls.

Call Termination - Reduces the Calling Cost

Call termination services help the business houses to reduce their telephone bills and improve the call productivity. Moreover, these services allow the business houses to connect with different corporate offices at no additional cost.

VoIP PBX Solutions - An Upgradation In VoIP Technology

The VoIP PBX solutions are the means to avail these services from a local exchange. These solutions help overcome geographical barriers and the users can access every facility that the conventional PBX can provide.

Echo Free USB to Phone Adaptor

CuPhone have created a USB Phone Adaptor which promises Echo Free phone calls. The device allows you to accept calls from landlines as well as calls from a VoIP service such as Skype. (more…)

VoIP Connection With Calling Cards

Calling cards are the means of availing VoIP connection by paying for the connection beforehand. The cards allow people to keep their expenditure on phone calls under control. International calling is facilitated at low costs.

Wholesale Carrier Services - A Great Fillip To VoIP

The wholesale carrier services of VoIP are being offered to the resellers at very competitive costs. These services come with good transmission quality, reliability of services and high bandwidths in any part of the world.

Ken Camp On Tring Me

If you want to know about another player in the mobile VoIP space called TringMe, check out Ken Camp's long post. It tells me a lot, maybe more than TringMe would have. Way to go Ken.

Realtime Review of Nimbuzz

Realtime Review of Nimbuzz Site Feeds, VoIP, voipsupply.com No Comments » The piece talks about a beta program, Nimbuzz!, in the works to include VoIP services, IMing, Texting (SMS) and Chat all on a mobile phone.

Mobile VoIP Application Embeds Social Networking Connectivity

VoIP provider, Nimbuzz has an application which the company says offers an all-in-one solution for free mobile VoIP calling, conference calling, instant messaging, chat and group chat, and photo and file sending across multiple IM communities,

VoIP Phone Service - Delivers High-End Communication

The VoIP phone services are gaining in importance over the pre-existing PSTN systems as they deliver high-end media-rich collaborative applications quite easily. The IP services enable the users to enjoy a "unified" communication over the internet.

Joi Ito on The Need For Mobile Internet

One of the first people I ever got to know in the online world was Joi Ito. That's going as far back as 1984-85 and the says of Unison and the Well. I got to know Joi through what was one of the earliest "social networks" around, called the ENA, the acronym for the Electronic Networking Association. Yesterday the former quantum physics major at University of Chicago wrote a post questioning if we really need a Mobile Internet. He calls into question the current mobile structure that exists, bo

Enhancing Business Efficiency with MPLS

MPLS is so much more than a way to increase the speed of data transfer. It also enables video conferencing and cost effectively manages intra-office telephone calls, and that's just the tip of the proverbial iceberg.

Role of VoIP in Contact Centers

As of now, the call centers mostly depend on VoIP based solutions. As a matter of fact, with time, the role of voice over IP in contact centers has increased improving productivity with less capital investment.

VoIP Reseller Services - Branded with Private Label VoIP

Private label VoIP is a way for making the most of VoIP and call termination services by making use of certain software and hardware. The entire process eases the use of voice services over the internet.

Will VOIP & IP Telephony Eventually Replace Traditional Phones?

What is VoIP? It uses the same principles as a phone but it uses the transmission of the internet. Most VoIP to VoIP phones are actually free - amazing no call charges and no more bills.

The Upcoming of Internet Telephony

Internet Telephony is being indiscriminately used for accessing services that is not possible with the traditional phone lines. It eases connectivity and provides the users with a lot of options so as to avail the best.

Best VoIP Service- A Quick Primer

There are a lot of benefits to a VoIP service that you can utilize. Nonetheless, there are some factors you need to consider when you are selecting a VoIP provider and service that you will use.