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Software Based PBX for Windows

Posted on February 26, 2008 - Filed Under Industry News, VoIP News | Leave a Comment

3CX has released a new version of 3CX Phone System for Windows. The latest version of the award-winning software-based IP PBX has an integrated 3CX Tunnel which simplifies firewall configuration by channeling all VoIP traffic over a single port; making it easy for remote workers to connect to their company’s PBX and for Network Managers […]

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2-8-2008 Week in Review

Posted on February 8, 2008 - Filed Under VoIP News | Leave a Comment

The first week in February ends with another pure play closing shop, new product announcements, more cable cuts, and the FCC auction creeping up on the 20 billion mark.

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2-1-08 The Week in Review

Posted on February 1, 2008 - Filed Under Commentary, VoIP News | 1 Comment

Commercial Block C of the 700MHz auction has met the minimum reserve, ensuring open access for all…cables in the Mediterranean were cut, causing a massive slowdown of Internet and telecommunication services from Egypt to India…Sprint is reviving talks with Clearwire…Continental cuts a deal with LiveTV LLC to offer in flight WiFi Internet access and Satellite TV starting in 2009…8X8 Announces Profitable Quarter…

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Clearwire, Nortel Partner for VoIP over a WiMax Network

Posted on January 24, 2008 - Filed Under VoIP News | Leave a Comment

Wireless broadband provider Clearwire Corp announced this week that it was partnering with Nortel Networks to offer VoIP telephony services to its customers over its own network infrastructure…Last summer, Clearwire struck a deal with Satellite TV providers DirecTV and Echostar that would allow each of the companies to sell a bundle of Internet, voice, and TV services. If they can make it work, another player in the triple play market can only be a good thing for the consumer.

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Comcast Slides into Fourth Place as Largest Phone Service in U.S.

Posted on January 11, 2008 - Filed Under VoIP News | 2 Comments

Comcast announced this week at CES that it has surpassed first Vonage and now Embarq, to become the fourth largest residential phone service provider in the U.S., behind Verizon, AT&T, and Quest. According to CEO Brian L. Roberts, Comcast is the fastest growing residential phone service in the country, now offering its triple play of voice, video, and broadband Internet access to over 40 million households.

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Microsoft’s Office Communications Server Goes Beta

Posted on March 15, 2007 - Filed Under VoIP News | Leave a Comment

In a keynote webcast address at VoiceCon Spring 2007 in Orlando, the president of Microsoft Corp.’s Business Division, Jeff Raikes, announced the distribution of a public beta-test version of Office Communications Server 2007 and the client software Office Communicator 2007 later in March. An optimistic Raikes also predicted that in three years time 100 million […]

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The FCC, TWC, Skype, and the Cellular Industry

Posted on March 10, 2007 - Filed Under Commentary, VoIP News | Leave a Comment

On March 1, 2007, the FCC ruled in favor of a petition brought by Time Warner Communications, stating that local exchanges cannot deny access to wholesale telecommunication carriers (TWC) to provide services and exchange traffic, including voice over Internet protocol (VoIP).
The decision overturned rulings in South Carolina and Nebraska that allowed local rural exchanges to […]

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Microsoft Unveils Windows Mobile 6 - Google’s Gmail Valentine Surprise

Posted on February 14, 2007 - Filed Under VoIP News | Leave a Comment

Microsoft announced the launching of its new smart phone operating system Windows Mobile 6 at the GSM World Congress in Barcelona this week. Featured in the new OS is improved functionality of the Windows Mobile Office applications, including the mobile versions of MS Word, Excel, and Powerpoint as standard in every device.
Outlook Mobile now […]

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Fixed Mobile Convergence: Bridging the Cellular Landline Divide

Posted on February 9, 2007 - Filed Under Articles, VoIP News | Leave a Comment

As more and more consumers opt out of traditional telephone services in favor of cellular phones, the undeniable trend in the telecommunications industry is the development of Fixed to Mobile Convergence, or FMC, to allow cell phones to seamlessly switch from the cellular network to a landline network infrastructure, and back again.
The dwindling revenues […]

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FaceTime Provides End to End Security for Skype Business

Posted on February 6, 2007 - Filed Under VoIP News | Leave a Comment

California based FaceTime Communications announced a new partnership with Skype, utilizing the FaceTime Internet Security Edition to provide gateway to endpoint security and management of Skypes software for business. Using proprietary APIs made available by Skype, the program will allow administrators to controll the services available to endusers at a granular level, as well […]

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