Bandwidth.com has just made an investment in FreePBX, the popular front-end interface to Asterisk-based distros. I discussed this news with Philippe Lindheimer just a couple hours ago. One of the questions I asked was if Bandwidth.com would get "preferred treatment"... Dal http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/

Officials in the European Union are looking into carriers who are believed to be blocking VoIP on their systems. More on VoIP Watch. Nimbuzz is blurring the lines between social network and outside communication. Read about it on VoIP News of the UK. Smith on VoIP has been working in the VoIP field for five years. Holy [...]

Forget the traditional definition of local. Local has gone totally global. After all, that’s why a person with a San Francisco phone number can live in Philly and work in New York. Globally local. iNum is letting VoIP users get even more globally local with a new service where users can use the new VoIP global [...]

There is a new plug and play VoIP and Bluetooth stereo USB adapter from Callpod, Inc. The Drone is for both PCs and Macs. It’s made of die-cast zinc and high impact polycarbonate making it both strong and druable. And it has the ability to operate within a range of 100 meters. According to Callpod: The Drone [...]

Evangelyze Communications has released a SmartVoIP solution with Quintum. SmartVoIP allows organizations to integrate Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 with IP phone system Microsoft Response Point. “We are incredibly proud of this achievement and the opportunity that this solution brings to organizations with remote and branch office communications needs. Through the [...]

Keynote Competitive Research just released its latest VoIP Service Provider Study. The study compared performance for AT&T’s landline service and six broadband VoIP providers, AT&T CallVantage, EarthLink trueVoice, Lingo, Packet8, Verizon VoiceWing and Vonage, as well as two cable voice service providers-Time Warner Digital Phone and Comcast Digital Voice-for the month of October. “We’ve been conducting [...]

Editor's Note:  We personally use Junction Networks for our SIP termination and we have been satisfied with their service.  I have also chatted with their CEO and he was very knowledgeable and courteous.New Jersey-based Critical Links has chosen VoIP service... Dal http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/

VoIP eavesdropping is a big concern, so Sipera Systems’s UCSNIFF comes none too soon. The free application allows companies to discover if their VoIP networks are vulnerable to eavesdropping. “UCSniff is an assessment tool that helps demonstrate vulnerabilities in VoIP design and implementation. It was born from the concept of combining targeted attacks against VoIP users [...]

There is still money to be raised and used in telecom and VoIP, says Andy Abramson. And he points to a recent round of fundraising to illustrate that. Read about it on VoIP Watch. Interested in inexpensive video conferencing? There is a new, cheap service that leverages on Skype. Read about it on VoIP News of [...]

VoIPshield Laboratories says that there are some serious security vulnerabilities in VoIP and Unified Communications (UC) systems that affect applications using media stream protocols like RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol). Among the impacted products are Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Office Communicator and Windows Live Messenger. “Most of the attention in enterprise VoIP/UC security has been paid [...]

MIPS Technologies, Inc.’s synthesizable MIPS32 24KEc processor core is powering Ralink’s RT3052 and RT3050 802.11n Single Chip Access Point/router SoCs. The core allows the devices to process things like broadband routing, Ethernet to Wi-Fi bridges, VoIP, online gaming and home entertainment. “Our new 802.11n AP/router SoCs are highly integrated to meet market demand for smaller form [...]

IP SMSC Converged Messaging is now available commercially from Mavenir Systems. The solution for mobile operators delivers cost savings as well as increased capacity for SMS networks. According to the company: The IP-based solution offloads the traffic from SMSC and SS7 transport networks to cap the investments in legacy systems. Mobile operators get a system capable of [...]

Optimus Telecomunicacoes of Portugal will be using BroadSoft, Inc.’s BroadWorks(R) VoIP application platform for a new residential VoIP service that will combine mobile services with web-based social networking features. According to BroadSoft: Optimus also uses BroadWorks to offer voice services to enterprises through business trunking. “After our success with deploying BroadWorks for our enterprise consumers, we selected [...]

Six VoIP and UC providers with top customer ratings were recognized by Nemertes Research at the recent PilotHouse awards. Exciting right? Except they put out a press release that didn’t say who the winners were. And they linked to a page that didn’t either. Perhaps if I keep clicking through links I [...]

Geeks On Call Holdings, Inc.has partnered with Tech Solutions, Inc. Geeks On Call will provide IT and VoIP support for Allstate insurance agents in the D.C. Metro area through Tech Solutions. “The partnership between Geeks on Call and Tech Solutions will give our franchise partners another advantage over the competition by allowing them to provide another [...]

Prepaid VoIP calling service Pingo now allows callers to make low-cost international calls using personal computers from anywhere in the world with Internet access. Customers can call any fixed or mobile phone number, avoiding access charges and roaming fees. “Pingo offers the best of all calling worlds: low rates, no hidden fees or extended contracts, and [...]

Users of the new T-Mobile G1 phone now have a VoIP option. VOXOFON is available on the Android platform through Android Market. According to VOXOFON, users who tried the application in beta enjoyed how easy it was to use. “At present, most people who own mobile phones still make international calls via landlines, calling cards or [...]

Kalimat Telecom, Iraq's national telecom network launched the first WiMax network in Baghdad. The $500 million project is the national Fixed Wireless Local Loop (WLL) Telephony and Data provider aiming to serve 28 million Iraqi citizens. Barely five percent penetration... Dal http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/

There is a new service for free international calls. Voipax has released a service called Freebuzzer. The free international calls are made through a web browser. You aren’t required to input a credit card number or complete registration. Better yet, there is no software or downloading required either. How is it free? Advertising. According to the company: To use [...]

iSkoot has raised an amazing $19 million in capital investments. Pretty darn good for an economic downturn, eh? Read about it on TechCrunch. VoIP Watch tells us about two new players in the VoIP and video game market. TMCnet says that VoIP played a vital role in the election. How? Read the story.