AVAYA Takes Educator Role
AVAYA has taken on the role of educator for VoIP migration in the enterprise space with the release of a web based documentary. Unfortunately their web site isn’t working properly at this time.
VOIP, Inc. Files 911 Patent
In what likely will be a hotly contested patent area, VOIP, Inc. has filed a patent application with the US Patent Office for technology that routes 911 calls originating on a VoIP line over PSTN lines. While it’s great that a patent like this has been filed, it still has to pass the muster of … Read more
France Telecom Rolls Out VoIP, Sorta
France Telecom has launched a VoIP service for the enterprise. Expect to see more country specific PTTs to emulate them country by country, and then form a pan European VoIP policy. Just give it time.
Reports Keep Swirling Around Level3
Reports keep swirling around that Level3 is making a major push with the cable companies and that many network type executives from both Cox and Comcast have been seen huddling and checking out Level3’s new offerings. If you recall, Level3 was the big player in the dial up to get on the Internet for years … Read more
Cisco Proves Its VoIP is Secure
Cisco likes to get third parties to validate its technology. Why? No one gets fired for buying Cisco these days, and having third parties come along and confirm their claims only makes them look better. So it should come as no surprise that Cisco keeps using their proven model in data networking marketing–announce, announce again, … Read more
Peerio Offically Announces Themselves
Over a week ago we mentioned that Popular Telephony would be rolling out Peerio, well today they officially did. Promising a serverless peer to peer platform, the new Skype competitor, the company plans to introduce a separate enterprise application based on this technology at SuperComm 2004, Chicago, IL, June 22-24, 2004. Their softphone client remains … Read more
More VoIP over Wi-Fi
A Levittown PA company has introduced a $39.95 a month VoIP Wi-Fi package in conjunction with VoiceGlo. What they don’t say is what you get? Expect all the other major VoIP players to come out with similar and more advanced packages in the next few months.
AT&T CallVantage Adds Features
Received an email last night outlining new features for CallVantage customers. I like the idea of a time zone being added, I just hope the user can define it should they move around the country. Adding a phone book is a good feature too, but the recent Vonage Click2Call with Microsoft Outlook integration may offer … Read more
More International VoIP
It seems the rollout of VoIP everywhere is upon us, and the international press is keenly picking up on what we already know. VoIP will change telecom. The rapid rollout and introduction of new carriers everywhere will eventually lead to consolidation, just as it has with cellular telephony. Just listen.
More On ENum
Seems this ENUM thing is more than I knew about. One of the readers of VoIPWatch passed this link on. http://www.thevpf.com/pr/2004-04-01-VPF-ENUM.pdf