Bandwidth.com Offers Free Hosted IP PBX for SIP Trunking Customers

September 29th, 2008
When SMBs (small- to medium-sized businesses) want to move to IP telephony, the biggest decision they face is whether to go with a hosted or a premise-based solution. A key consideration in making tha...

Friday Links: History of VoIP, Targeted Attacks

September 27th, 2008
Did you know that VoIP is illegal in Zimbabwe? Apparently it was, but not not be anymore. Read about it on Metro Zimbabwe. VoIP system users can be targeted in attacks, says CNET. Read about the new tool that’s being tested to see just how vulnerable VoIP can be. It’s a little rudamentary, but useful. Jules59 explains [...]

New Mexico’s New VoIP Option

September 27th, 2008
Metramax is coming to New Mexico and it has a VoIP option for users … Azulstar’s new wireless broadband system, MetraMax, is running on Redline’s 3.65 GHz RedMAX WiMAX Forum Certified System. “The launch of MetraMax includes a complete transition for Azulstar from Wi-Fi to WiMAX technology. We’ve already converted Grand Haven, the first WiFi city in [...]

DeFi Offers Global Service

September 27th, 2008
A new service from DeFi Mobile allows users to make and receive unlimited phone calls worldwide through a WiFi connection. DeFi Global Access is a subscription-based service that connects users to DeFi Mobile’s carrier-grade, global IP network for a flat rate of $40. “DeFi Global Access members experience the freedom of unlimited global voice and data [...]

Digium Integrates Skype into Asterisk

September 26th, 2008
Perhaps the biggest question is: What took them so long?Digium Inc. has announced that it is integrating the pioneering Skype Ltd. Internet telephony service into the equally pionee...

MOBIVOX Makes Platform Move

September 26th, 2008
Though MOBIVOX Corp.'s mobile VoIP service offers a number of attractive features, its chief selling point is what the Canadian company calls its VUI (Voice-Activated User Interface). The voice-re...

Ramshyam Lowers Call Center Prices

September 26th, 2008
Ramshyam Communications Limited has lowered its prices in hope so drawing more small businesses to take advantage of their call center outsourcing services. “Ramshyam has lowered its offshore call center fees because we feel strongly about supporting our existing and future clients during these difficult times,” stated Sandeep Periwal, founder and CEO of Ramshyam Communications Limited. [...]

New Conference Phone Can Make 5-Way Calls

September 26th, 2008
There is a new SIP-based conference phone from Konftel. The Konftel 300IP records and stores calls on a memory card and also allows for five-way calls. Five way calls! Personalized profiles of users can also be set up. “Surveys indicate that we will see an increase in the number of teleconferences in the future because of [...]

Could VoIP Help Collections?

September 26th, 2008
VoIP systems could prove to be the cost-saving, scalable multiple line that collections companies need to help their clients recover much-needed money. Well, I might be going a little too far with the much-needed thing, but you get the idea. They think it’s much needed. According to VoIP News: The key piece of equipment in the collections [...]

SaaS Comes to VoIP: PanTerra Networks Offers Feature-Rich Hosted Service

September 25th, 2008
PanTerra Networks Inc. describes itself as an on-demand unified-communications solution and spends a great deal of time marketing the value of SaaS (Software as a Service). But from the average potent...