Multimedia Communications, Security, Mobile, and Cloud Computing News
News Archive - July 2004
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July 29, 2004
Siemens Invests in BISCSiemens will supply the enterprise infrastructure to transform one of Europe's largest privately managed networks to support IP telephony.
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July 29, 2004
Telco Video & VoIP Stakes Rising
July 29, 2004
Traditional telcos are gearing up for the battle of the century, and triple-play service over DSL is the main weapon of choice. — Choice? What other choice would they have?Networking tech promises speedy set-ups
July 29, 2004
A new signaling protocol will make it the work of a moment to set up or tear down heavy-duty communications circuits, researchers say. — IOW, no ACKs!Report: Mobiles on the move in 2004
July 28, 2004
Avaya Unveils New Wireless IP Telephony ProductsMobile phone shipments are rising faster than expected, with shipments expected to pass 625M units.
July 27, 2004
Nortel: Material Margin MadnessAvaya unveiled new converged mobility products that help extend the key advantages of office communications to employees traveling throughout — and beyond — an enterprise.
July 27, 2004
Wireless sales bolster VerizonNortel shares plunge 15% as the new CEO reports that the company is not meeting targets.
July 27, 2004
France cuts cost of broadbandVerizon Communications reported higher quarterly earnings as substantial growth in its wireless business.
July 27, 2004
France has approved a reduction in high-speed Internet access rates in an effort to accelerate the development of high-speed infrastructures and improve coverage in rural areas.Software maker plans Net phone service
July 23, 2004
Verizon's Net phone service takes wingSkype hopes to become the newest VoIP service provider, but its pricing model will differ from that of carriers like Verizon.
July 22, 2004
AT&T drops hunt for residential customers
July 22, 2004
Senate embraces state VoIP taxesAT&T said that it will drop efforts to attract new residential telephone users nationwide.
July 22, 2004
BT develops 'face-to-face' technology for mobile videoA Senate bill was supposed to keep states away from Internet phone services. One amendment makes all the difference.
July 22, 2004
NTT's new FLET Phone VP1000 video phoneBT has developed a mobile video face-centring technology that not only guarantees a high-resolution image, but also keeps faces firmly in the picture.
July 22, 2004
Acceptable risk seen in conferencingThis dedicated IP videoconferencing unit has an 8-inch touchscreen. — I can't read Japanese, but it appears that it supports H.323 and SIP.
July 21, 2004
...while the risk of being hacked rises when conferencing goes outside the firewall, many believe added security isn't worth the time or money.Judge: Feds, not states, should govern VoIP
July 20, 2004
AT&T Wireless launches high-speed serviceState utility commissions can have very little control over Net phone companies, a New York federal judge wrote in an order that hands another victory to Vonage and similar upstarts.
July 20, 2004
Businesses warm to converged networks
July 20, 2004
A Nortel-sponsored survey found that VoIP applications will make up the majority of investment in the next three years. A majority hope converged networks will also allow wider use of applications like video conferencing and collaboration software.BT signs up VoIP with Yahoo!
July 19, 2004
The price of VoIP's thriftiness
July 19, 2004
VocalTec Wakes UpIf you're thinking of dumping your standard phone service and placing calls over your broadband Internet connection, you might want to reconsider. — The people we know with VoIP service still have their PSTN line.
July 15, 2004
VocalTec has taken good steps forward in revamping its product offerings.Sprint's Big VoIP Plans for Small Business
July 15, 2004
Italians & Triple Play: It's AmoreSprint has bolstered its lineup of small office Net phone equipment, a move that promises to intensify competition in the hot market for selling voice over Internet Protocol systems to companies with tiny budgets.
July 14, 2004
Voice, Video, and Data Convergence is more than a goal, but a reality for some companies like Fastweb.Is MCI About to Be Bought?
July 14, 2004
Vonage Activates 200,000th LineLeucadia National Corp., which owns WilTel Communications Group Inc., has applied for regulatory clearance to buy a majority of MCI's shares.
July 13, 2004
Lucent Scores $5B Verizon DealVonage has now installed more than 200,000 SIP IP Telephony lines.
July 13, 2004
VCs Pump $10M Into NexToneLucent has secured a major deal worth "at least $5 billion" with Verizon Wireless for the future upgrade of the carrier's national voice and data network.
July 13, 2004
NexTone raises $10M from VCs who are interested in the company's SBC technology. — Apparently, they haven't seen the codeCisco inks Boeing VoIP deal
July 13, 2004
Texas Instruments Focuses on VoIP SecurityCisco is set to announce one of its largest Internet telephony contracts to date.
July 12, 2004
TI introduced a new suite of industry-compliant security features for VoIP-enabled customer premises equipment.New phone competition rules soon
July 12, 2004
ETSI Drives Convergence StandardThe FCC is close to creating temporary telephone competition rules that could help AT&T, MCI and others stay in the local phone business. — A rule can now make or break Ma Bell? What has the FCC done?
July 9, 2004
Service providers and vendors are working through the standards bodies to define the future of communication.WiMax Won't Take Off Soon
July 9, 2004
RTComm Deploys MERA Session ControllerDespite a lot of recent attention, the wireless broadband technology WiMAX is years away from wide use.
July 9, 2004
Daily Payload on Your Pocket PCMERA's SBC is used to link Teleglobe's VoIPLink International Long Distance Service to RTComm.
July 8, 2004
TANDBERG Introduces Breakthrough Technology That Transforms VideoNow you can view The Daily Payload on your Pocket PC, so you can access the latest industry news in the most convenient way.
July 8, 2004
NTT Com to Launch Voice/VideoTaking a major step to improve how video communication is experienced, TANDBERG has re-engineered its product line with a powerful new technology called MXP.
July 8, 2004
ETSI Holds IP Multimedia Services Workshop
July 8, 2004
Multimedia in 3G wireless networks and NGN networks was the focus of a recent workshop at ETSI.Broadband market to triple by 2008
July 8, 2004
The worldwide base for broadband technology is expected to reach 325 million subscribers by 2008. — Good. Perhaps we can finally get reasonable video telephony service.IRS notice sparks VoIP taxation fears
July 8, 2004
ETSI Slams VOIP Quality
July 7, 2004
A workshop hosted by ETSI Technical Committee Speech Processing, Transmission and Quality Aspects concluded that there is a lack of speech quality specifications and adequate tools for assessment and planning of Wideband speech communication systems.Vendors Detail Gear in BT VoIP Trials
July 7, 2004
Allstream Launches VoIP Access Service
July 7, 2004
Allstream announced the launch of its Voice Over Internet Protocol Access, which will enable VoIP service providers to connect to the PSTN.Vonage Offers 7-Digit Dialing
July 7, 2004
Congress Runs into VoIP Divide
July 7, 2004
AT&T fights for local service
July 7, 2004
VoIP hackers gut Caller ID
July 7, 2004
ITU Puts Convergence Center StageHackers have discovered that it is quite easy to get forge caller ID information and to reveal private numbers. — Any service provider who has such issues should simply contact Packetizer for an explanation as to how to resolve this issue.
July 6, 2004
Carriers and vendors have converged at the ITU to ensure that the NGN, which will converge voice, video, and data, will be standards-based.IRS Eyes Net Phone Taxes
July 6, 2004
Starbucks adds More Wi-Fi
July 6, 2004
MTM Technologies, Inc. Acquires DataVox Technologies, Inc.High-speed wireless Internet service is now available in more than 3,100 Starbucks coffeehouses in the USA as T-Mobile HotSpot locations are added to stores in five states.
July 6, 2004
MTM to acquires DataVox in a move to add IP Telephony, Security and Wireless Solutions to its product offering.Siemens, Juniper Join 21C Trial
July 6, 2004
China Moves May Hit Vendors
July 6, 2004
Congress Mulls New Net Phone RulesChina is considering merging the country's four carriers into two larger entities, something that some fear will result in a huge reduction in equipment purchases.
July 6, 2004
Two key members of Congress announced legislation that could create a sweeping federal regulatory framework for Internet phone calls.T-Mobile to use Nortel Core Network Solution
July 6, 2004
Diveo Broadband Networks to Offer VCON-Powered Service
July 6, 2004
C&W Launches VOIP ServiceDiveo Broadband Networks offers entire VCON product line to more than 800 corporate customers and over 100 universities throughout Brazil.
July 5, 2004
Cable & Wireless unveiled its fully managed business VoIP service, which could cut up to 25% from the costs associated with traditional business telephony.Videoconferencing to Save Planet!
July 4, 2004
Mobile Service Firms Starting To Provide Cell Phone TV, VideoThe rise in demand for air travel is one of the most serious environmental threats facing the world, a study says. — Well, okay, it's a little more complicated than that.
July 2, 2004
MERA Unveils Its VoIPal Session Border Controller
July 2, 2004
Facetop: Ghostly Videoconferencing
July 2, 2004
Cell phones heading into iPod territoryFacetop is an experimental videoconferencing implementation that superimposes a ghost image of the person you're talking to over an image of their desktop, allowing you to not only communicate with them via video but to share control of applications, watching them make changes as they go. — Now why didn't I think of that?
July 1, 2004
Dilithium Enhances Test Tool to Boost Roll-Out of 3G Video ApplicationsA new phone from Motorola receives calls like any other phone, but it also has a built-in MP3 player.
July 1, 2004
Military uses VoIP to Phone HomeThe Dilithium Networks Analyzer diagnoses, analyses and monitors 3G (3G-324M) video telephony calls and enables 3G operators and network equipment vendors to identify and address service issues critical to video telephony.
July 1, 2004
VegaStream VoIP gateways provide telephone services for military in Afghanistan.