FCC to limit VoIP E911 enforcement
By: By Carol Wilson
Once again backpedaling from its once-onerous deadline on E911 compliance, the Federal Communications Commission said yesterday that it will not take enforcement action against the Voice over IP service providers who have successfully notified at least 90% of their customers of the limitations of VoIP in emergency calling....
Radvision demos software collaboration capabilities at VON
By: By Tim McElligott
Radvision expanded its hardware product line for collaboration solutions last week at VON and demonstrated three new software solutions that support Microsoft’s Live Communications Server, Live Meeting and Intel’s AdvancedTCA Video Media Server for Carrier Networks....
Major Internet players further detail plans for voice
By: By Carol Wilson
One major new player emerged, and two existing ones announced major expansions at Fall VON 2005 last week...
VON Wrap-Up: Show size, eBay’s folly and hot investments
By: By Carol Wilson
After five days in its new home, the fall VON ’05 conference wrapped up quietly on Thursday. As one exhibitor noted, many attendees had either headed home or were at their hotels, nursing hangovers following the all-conference party that VON founder Jeff Pulver regularly hosts on the Wednesday night of each show. ...
At VON, the search for cool apps is on
By: By Ed Gubbins
The drive toward fixed/mobile convergence is accompanied by a lot of auspicious anticipation over the next batch of applications to be born of that convergence and the added revenue they will bring, but there’s less certainty over exactly what sorts of applications will fulfill those expectations....
VON: BroadSoft launches customizable ringback tones for VoIP
By: By Carol Wilson
BOSTON--BroadSoft this week announced that its BroadWorks VoIP application platform will enable both wireline and wireless service providers to let users customize the tones that callers hear and offer video ringbacks as well...
VON: Agilent offers end-to-end VoIP service assurance
By: By Carol Wilson
BOSTON--Agilent Technologies this week unveiled what it believes is the industry’s only VoIP service assurance system that can monitor VoIP traffic end-to-end as it traverses session border controllers and differing networks...
VON: Ellacoya attacks VoIP quality problems
By: By Carol Wilson
BOSTON--Ellacoya this week announced the addition of a VoIP Quality Reporter software module to its IP Service Control System, enabling service providers to determine the real-time performance and use of an VoIP service on their networks, including those of competitors...
Level 3: Mass market not ready for VoIP
By: By Ed Gubbins
BOSTON--The saturation of the early adopter market for voice over IP is looming, and the industry is stalling in its advance on a broader mass market, said Charles Meyers, group vice president of marketing for Level 3 Communications...
CommPartners chases SMEs through IT integrators
By: By Carol Wilson
Boston -- After more than two years of slogging through the complex state regulatory process, CommPartners this fall will unveil its new national network, with certified CLEC status in all 50 states and a national backbone built on agreements with Level 3 Communications and Global Crossing that raches 92% of the U.S. market. ...
Broadwing eases VoIP migration
By: By Carol Wilson
Boston – Broadwing used the VON Conference to show off its new SIP-based services, including Enterprise SIP solutions, an all-in-one VoIP utility service aimed at larger corporate users....
AOL talks up TotalTalk
By: By Carol Wilson
AOL is moving aggressively into VoIP for the masses, introducing its TotalTalk service Oct. 4 with the intent of taking on telephone companies and cable companies for consumer voice service...
AOL integrating SMS, VoIP into AIM
By: By Kevin Fitchard
AOL this week is testing a new integrated communications version of its AOL Instant Messenger service, which incorporates SMS into VoIP functionality into its mobile and PC clients...
VON: EarthLink to Sonus--We want your VoBB
By: By Tim McElligott
EarthLink has decided to go with Sonus Networks’ voice-over-broadband solutions to help deliver its consumer VoIP offering...
VON: Net2Phone offers SIP-based enterprise services
By: By Carol Wilson
Net2Phone Tuesday announced new enterprise VoIP products, aimed at small to mid-sized enterprises. ...
VON: EarthLink to use Level 3 for VoIP
By: By Carol Wilson
EarthLink will use Level 3 Communications to provide its VoIP service offerings, the two companies announced Tuesday. EarthLink will use the Level 3 (3)VoIP Enhanced Local service and offer local, long-distance and international service, including E911 service....
VON: TelTel launches SIP VNO
By: By Carol Wilson
BOSTON--Hoping to capitalize in the recent interest in adding IP voice to e-commerce and Internet applications, TelTel is launching an SVNO, or SIP virtual network operator, that can put any interested player into the VoIP business very quickly...
Sprint, Avaya team on VoIP
By: By Carol Wilson
Sprint and Avaya announced today that they will partner to develop hosted VoIP services for both wireline and wireless markets....
BellSouth’s Smith: VoIP no miracle cure for Katrina
By: By Carol Wilson
BOSTON--The telecom industry needs to be more careful in portraying VoIP as an alternative network technology in the event of disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, BellSouth CTO Bill Smith reminded the VON ’05 audience in Boston Tuesday morning...
VON: MCI expands global VoIP portfolio
By: By Carol Wilson
BOSTON--MCI today announced two additions to its VoIP services for enterprises, as well as an expansion of its wholesale VoIP product...
VON: SJ Labs launches Zero Touch strategy
By: By Carol Wilson
SJ Labs is taking a new approach to marketing its voice and video softphone, offering both zero-touch downloads of basic software and a premium product for service providers who want a higher degree of customization....
VON: VoIP providers missing SMB boat
By: By Carol Wilson
Small to mid-sized businesses are still somewhat confused about the Voice over IP value proposition, and need much more education about the service itself, according to a new study from Savatar, released today at VON. ...
VON: Sonus, Motorola demo voice over Canopy
By: By Dan O'Shea
BOSTON--Sonus Networks announced at Fall VON 2005 that it is demonstrating voice over wireless broadband capabilities over Motorola’s Canopy wireless broadband system. ...
VON: Reform slow in coming, says panel
By: By Carol Wilson
BOSTON--Despite the fact that there are now two telecom reform measures in front of Congress--one in the House and one in the Senate--a panel of regulatory insiders agreed Monday at the VON conference in Boston that chances are slim that telecom reform will pass this year...
VON: Level 3 launches E-911 service, deals
By: By Dan O'Shea
BOSTON--VoIP customers have another nine days to acknowledge notification from their VoIP service providers of the limited ability of VoIP offerings to support E-911 before those services are disconnected. Meanwhile, Level 3 Communications is seeking to help its interconnected VoIP providers comply with the Federal Communications Commission mandate for E-911 support with its new E-911 Direct service, launching this week at the VON trade show...
