Multimedia Communications, Security, Mobile, and Cloud Computing News
News Archive - July 2005
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July 29, 2005
The war of the wiresThe WiMAX equipment market enjoyed a solid inaugural year in 2004, but according to a new report, the best is yet to come.
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July 28, 2005
Established telecoms companies are fighting an increasingly bitter battle against innovative attackers.VocalTec in End Game
July 28, 2005
WiMAX interest spreading to AsiaTroubled VoIP equipment vendor VocalTec Communications Ltd. has initiated a bidding process to find a buyer as it runs out of cash.
July 28, 2005
VoIP will be worth €12bn in Europe by 2010
July 28, 2005
As many as 32 million workers in Europe will be using VoIP within five years, according to a new report.PGP inventor to debut VoIP crypto
July 27, 2005
Phil Zimmerman, inventor of Pretty Good Privacy cryptography, will unveil a prototype of his new privacy software for net phone calls.New Bill Boosts Telecom
July 27, 2005
Avaya lends audio to IBM collaborationUS legislation, called the Broadband Consumer Choice Act of 2005, would broadly curtail the economic regulation in broadband-related telecom areas such as IP telephony and IP video.
July 27, 2005
FCC chief pushes to ease DSL rulesIBM and Avaya said that the companies have entered into an agreement under which IBM will begin integrating Avaya's audio software into its corporate e-mail, Web conferencing and instant messaging products.
July 27, 2005
NetCentrex Acquires IMS SmartsFCC Chairman Kevin Martin pushed his colleagues to move quickly to ease regulations on high-speed Internet service offered by U.S. telephone companies.
July 26, 2005
NetCentrex is acquiring fellow French firm, session border controller vendor NeoTIP, for an undisclosed sum in a bid to accelerate its IMS strategy.Motorola and Vonage Team Up to Bring New Full-Featured Voice-over-IP Solution to Consumers
July 26, 2005
Nortel plays role in shuttle launchMotorola announced that Vonage will now offer customers the recently introduced Motorola VT2442 VoIP gateway with home networking features.
July 26, 2005
VoIP Convergence is a Ticking Time Bomb, According to PortwiseNortel helped NASA upgrade Internet Protocol communications equipment on the space shuttle and in the command centers to ensure constant communication between Discovery and the ground crew.
July 25, 2005
VoIP to Create an Exponential Increase of Points in the Network For Unauthorised Access and Denial of Service.York Telecom to Provide Managed Bridging Services to Kentucky Tele-Linking Network
July 25, 2005
York Telecom announced that they, in partnership with AT&T, will provide IP-based managed scheduling and bridging services to the Kentucky Tele-linking Network, an umbrella organization which provides H.323-based videoconferencing services to state-level organizations in Kentucky.FCC establishes Net telephony E911 task force
July 25, 2005
The 3G handset quandary
July 22, 2005
Myths of Enterprise VoIP DeploymentsThe average price of cell phones using next-generation wireless technology will creep up $3 during the next few months, illustrating the cell phone industry's failure so far to make an important piece of its future more affordable to the mass market.
July 22, 2005
Workers Taking Fewer Business Trips; Videoconferencing UpVoIP is still an emerging technology, so there are new standards, moving feature sets and competing approaches, which make interoperability a major challenge. — Especially if you are going to sit and wait for SIP to mature.
July 21, 2005
The future of cellphones will be Wi-FiAccording to a recent survey, the bleary-eyed business traveler is becoming a less frequent sight, as nearly half of those polled said they travel for work less frequently compared to five years ago.
July 21, 2005
Congress to take up VoIP 911 rules in September
July 21, 2005
Marconi Introduces New Collaboration Tools for Its Real-Time Video Communications SystemUS Congress expects to begin hearings on its proposed 911 service requirements for VoIP providers in September.
July 20, 2005
Marconi announced the introduction of ViPr Virtual Share, a set of collaboration tools that enables the sharing of documents and applications across its real-time video communications platform.North American Residential VoIP Market Set to Enter Mass Market
July 20, 2005
3G wars heat up
July 20, 2005
IMS Takes Over the WorldCingular Wireless said that it will have wireless broadband networks up and running in 15 to 20 cities by year's end as it tries to catch rival Verizon Wireless.
July 20, 2005
The latest report from Heavy Reading charts the rise of IMS technology, and says that it is key to fixed-line carriers' ability to deploy services more cheaply, despite the technology's roots in the mobile world. — We have another view: IMS will simply be another klunky PSTN-type switch system... watch and see.E911 Deadline: A Stretch for Most
July 20, 2005
Vonage and VTech Launch the First 5.8Ghz Cordless Broadband Phone SystemMany VoIP providers will not be able to provide "enhanced" 911 service to all their customers by the Federal Communications Commission's November 28 deadline, VoIP industry sources say.
July 20, 2005
Aethra Enriches its Video Communication Product Range
July 19, 2005
AETHRA SpA announced that it has broadened its range of video communication products to include powerful infrastructure solutions. This new AETHRA strategy is supported by the technological partnership with RADVISION.F&S Predicts NA VOIP Growth
July 19, 2005
A billion mobile phones by 2009
July 19, 2005
Skype Partners with The Cloud to Offer Affordable Mobile Voice over Wi-Fi on Major High StreetsSales of mobile phones are on pace to reach a billion annually by the end of the decade, when nearly 40 percent of the world's population will own a mobile handset.
July 18, 2005
World's Top 10 VoIP Providers by Subscriber CountSkype has partnered with The Cloud, Europe's leading WiFi network provider, to offer low cost WiFi access and internet voice calls at 6,000 of The Cloud's hotspots in the UK and Sweden.
July 18, 2005
Indoor WiMax LANs proposed
July 18, 2005
VoIP Carriers Track 911 Solutions
July 18, 2005
Users wary of VoIP, see it as over-hyped
July 18, 2005
Corporate Australia remains wary of VoIP despite the hype with few rollouts actually taking place.BT Selects Nortel Equipment for Hosted Business Voice over IP
July 18, 2005
SunRocket Smolders During Stall
July 18, 2005
Video-conferencing does the businessThe majority of SunRocket VoIP subscribers lost service for about seven hours on Monday, July 11, due to what the company calls "recent surges in subscribers and call volumes."
July 18, 2005
Vodafone takes the fight to VoIPTraffic and travelling are the main reasons why Irish SMEs are beginning to look at videoconferencing as a cost-saving technology.
July 18, 2005
It's Alive: VoIP Gateways Gain GroundVodafone is responding aggressively to the rise of VoIP by launching a low cost, flat rate phone service of its own, using capacity on its 3G network. — This is encouraging... competition!
July 18, 2005
TANDBERG Adds Significant Reliability, Security InnovationsVoIP gateways are taking over several key softswitch functionalities, prompting carriers such as YAK Communications Inc. to replace softswitches with less-advanced platforms. Global Crossing is putting half of its traffic through back-to-back VoIP gateway links.
July 18, 2005
Vonage Selects TCS for VoIP E9-1-1 ServiceAs organizations continue to expand their visual communication networks, TANDBERG introduced major advances that enhance the dependability and security of its H.323 video-communication systems.
July 18, 2005
Vonage has selected TeleCommunication Systems to provide critical Enhanced 9-1-1 (E9-1-1) technology components for Vonage's VoIP customers.WiMAX a disruptive technology for carrier ecosystems?
July 15, 2005
Vodafone Germany to keep VoIP out of the 3G network
July 15, 2005
VoIP gaining trucking's interest
July 15, 2005
Alvarion Rides the WiMAX WaveGainey Transportation Services (GTS), a 1,200-truck carrier based in Grand Rapids, MI, is moving to a VoIP to allow the carrier to make telephone calls using a broadband Internet connection and save GTS an estimated $60,000 per year in phone line, maintenance and long distance fees.
July 15, 2005
Cisco Plugs VoIP Gateway Holes
July 14, 2005
WiMax certification process launchedCisco has issued patches for several security flaws in its voice-over IP gateways that hackers could exploit and use to eavesdrop on telephone calls.
July 14, 2005
Criticom Secures VoIP Technology With $1 Million Contract From AT&TThe WiMax Forum announced that it has opened the certification process of first generation WiMax products.
July 14, 2005
VoIP Service Provider A Vs. VoIP Service Provider BAT&T has won a US$1 million network integration contract from Criticom International Corp., a division of Integrated Alarm Services Group (IASG), one of the nation's largest providers of wholesale alarm monitoring services.
July 14, 2005
This article describes things to consider when selecting a VoIP Service Provider.Vonage, AT&T Top VOIP Ratings
July 14, 2005
RADVISION's SCOPIA Gateway Powers Vodafone Portugal's 3G Contact Center
July 14, 2005
VoIP Pioneer Faces MeltdownRADVISION and COLLAB today announced that the RADVISION SCOPIA 3G video gateway is being used by COLLAB in its 3G Contact Center solution, which was selected by Vodafone Portugal to enable next generation voice, video, and instant messaging services.
July 14, 2005
'Write once, run anywhere' not working for phones
July 14, 2005
When it was first introduced, Sun Microsystems' Java software for cellular phones was supposed to let developers write a single program that could run on any handset.River City Launches Hosted NMS/VoIP QoS Service Provider
July 14, 2005
River City Internet Group of St. Louis announced the formal and operational launch of its new, wholly owned subsidary, River City Network Performance Group.Global IP Sound Technology Will Support MSN and Microsoft Office RTC Services
July 13, 2005
Carrier VoIP Investments Pick Up MomentumGlobal IP Sound (GIPS) announced an OEM license agreement with Microsoft for voice processing solutions to improve PC-to-PC voice quality with MSN and Microsoft Office Real-Time Collaboration (RTC) solutions.
July 13, 2005
VoIP backlash in Germany?
July 13, 2005
Sprint, Nextel shareholders approve merger
July 13, 2005
Polycom Launches New Videoconferencing SuiteShareholders of Sprint and Nextel Communications have approved the two operators' merger plans, which will create America's third-largest cell phone carrier.
July 13, 2005
Vonage tops study of Net phone serviceThe newly launched Polycom ReadiSeries includes ReadiConvene MCU, ReadiManager SE200 conference scheduling and management system, and ReadiRecorder, an audio conference recording and playback solution.
July 12, 2005
AT&T Aggressively Rolling Out VoIP E-9-1-1 Service
July 11, 2005
Skype, Boingo tie up in phone deal
July 11, 2005
Eurobites: VOIP's Hot
July 11, 2005
VoIP TCO 45% SavingsThe inevitable is finally happening on the mainland of Europe - incumbent carriers are starting to offer widely available VoIP services that cannibalize their precious, traditional, circuit-switched voice revenues.
July 10, 2005
In recent research, it was found that VoIP TCO savings was 35-45% over traditional centrex solutions.VoIP E911 goes live in New York City
July 8, 2005
VoIP use on the up-and-up
July 8, 2005
Retail VoIP Booming Worldwide
July 8, 2005
UK-based research outfit Point Topic has done a survey of several VoIP providers around the world and concluded the business that VoIP is growing at an alarming rate.Telecom majors betting big on VoIP
July 8, 2005
India is fast on its way towards packet-based telecommunication networking, with almost every major telecom operator now contracting for VoIP equipment.Portugal Telecom launches VoIP in Portugal
July 7, 2005
Portugal Telecom announced the launch of VoIP softphone services in Portugal. The product was developed in conjunction with Jabber, Xten, and Critical Software. The service is available to all PT customers using the group's instant messenger service - SAPO Messenger.Viper Networks Launches Calling Account Product
July 7, 2005
Viper Networks announced that it has introduced a "stand alone" product which allows users to purchase a Viper Networks calling account and make calls on its global VoIP network.802.11n: WLANs to 600 Mbit/s
July 7, 2005
VoIP is coming to an enterprise near you; this learning curve is one you can't missThe upcoming 802.11n standard could offer far higher data transfer rates— as much as 600Mbps.
July 6, 2005
M5T Delivers MIKEY Stack
July 6, 2005
M5T announced the release of its M5T MIKEY SAFE stack (Multimedia Internet Keying), a key and security parameter agreement protocol used to secure real-time communications over wired and wireless IP networks.Zoom Launches VoIP Phone Service for Private Labeling
July 6, 2005
Zoom Technologies announced its VoIP ASAP Service, a turnkey VoIP telephone service that gives Internet Service Providers (ISPs) a fast and inexpensive way to sell VoIP service that the ISP brands and controls.WiMax: A Spec Divided
July 6, 2005
New wireless broadband 'whispers' below the radar
July 6, 2005
A new communications tool that "whispers" on busy radio channels could enable broadband Internet services for on-the-go wireless devices or hook up homes that cannot yet get fast Web access.IMS Taxes Mobile Voice
July 1, 2005
Mobile carriers making the move from traditional voice calls to VOIP will find themselves slapped with an "IMS tax," according to fixed/mobile convergence startups working in the field. The problem, they say, is that running voice packets over cellular networks will eat up significantly more bandwidth than traditional cellular services.More alarms over cell phone E911
July 1, 2005
New tax for broadband customers?
July 1, 2005
Many broadband customers in the U.S. will pay new universal service taxes akin to those on their telephone bills if Congress bows to suggestions from rural legislators.