Category Archives: VOIP
2600hz – Download blue.box
Blue box is a nice front end gui for Freeswitch.
Under the hood: OpenSIPs and FreeSWITCH
So if we say OpenSIPs is the load balancer that directs traffic (call flow) along the road which is the Internet…where does all that traffic get directed towards? You guessed it. FreeSWITCH.
FreeSWITCH is a media server. Think of a media server as being similar to a language translator between two people who speak two completely different languages. In its simplest form, a media server takes audio from one person, processes it, and passes it on to another person. It also provides translation services, meaning if one person “talks” another language it can convert that language on the fly to something the other party can understand.
Sound Incorporated
We design and implement a vast array of communication products that allow businesses to operate in the most effective and efficient manner possible. From traditional telephone systems to VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) we strive to meet and exceed all technological expectations for business success.
via Sound Incorporated.
You can hardly make it out but I think the address of this place is 1550 Shore Road in Naperville. For a company in the telecommunications business I find it strange how they can’t put together a decent readable web site. They also serve up pdfs for invitations like those awful restaurant web site serving up menus as pdfs.
Asterisk Key System Emulation
Multi Phone Hold
We have a number of locals that dial more than one set and, on our legacy Nortel Meridian, the users used to be able to place the call on hold on one set, and pick it up on another. When we switched to Asterisk, this was the most complained about missing feature, so I came up with the following trickery to make our Polycoms emulate the same functionality.
via Asterisk Key System Emulation – voip-info.org.
SLA=Shared Line Experience
SLA can also be confused with Service Level Agreement which is also a telecom acronym.
ShoreTel Sends A Clear Message To The Competition
Upon reporting Q2 financial results last week, ShoreTel (SHOR) may have momentary roused some in a sleepy industry. While its overall business performance in the quarter was largely in-line with expectations, it was the announcement of its planned acquisition of M5 Networks, a hosted, business phone service provider that would have caused the awakening. The announced acquisition marks the first, focused entrance into the fast growing but fragmented hosted telecom services business by a major PBX manufacture and may well set the stage for others to follow. In an industry that has long eschewed the hosted-voice platform the way a king might a peasant, the announcement is sure to bring about a polarizing discussion.
via Can You Hear Me Now? ShoreTel Sends A Clear Message To The Competition – Seeking Alpha.
M5 Networks Acquires Geckotech to Expand Hosted VOIP Reach
Hosted VOIP provider M5 Networks announced on Nov. 3 that it has acquired Chicago-based Geckotech for $8 million.The combined companies will handle what company officials describe as the “exploding demand” for business-grade hosted VOIP services.
Dated Nov. 3, 2010
With the poor economic climate and companies slashing IT budgets, demand has grown for hosted VOIP services. Organizations, whether they are large enterprises, midsized or small businesses, looked at hosted telephony to cut costs without giving up critical communications applications.
Geckotech offered customers a Cisco-powered hosted VOIP platform as well as additional services, including phone service installation, system management and in-house customer support. The company offered free maintenance, and unlimited system and feature upgrades.
Geckotech was evaluating ways to overhaul its technology to obtain an enhanced phone experience and robust applications “without the use of licensing arrangements,” said M5 Networks. Geckotech did not specify its reasons for not wanting to license the technology.
Geckotech selected M5 Networks’ Call Conductor platform and rolled it out to some existing customers, M5 Networks said. With the acquisition, the remaining Geckotech customers will be “seamlessly” integrated to M5 Networks’ systems throughout the next year, said M5 Networks.
MagicJack Reviews – You get what you paid for…
A magicJack is a cheap and small device that allows you to make telephone calls for very, very low costs.
As of June 2011, magicJack costs $39.95 plus shipping and handling. You get a free year of calling to the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. Additional years cost $19.95.
via MagicJack Reviews – You get what you paid for… | voipreview.org.
When you follow the easy-to-use installation steps above, you’ll find that magicJack installs software on your computer.
The magicJack software is almost impossible to remove. magicJack software also will display advertisements on your computer, too.
Linphone, an open-source video sip phone
DoCoMo to ask for changes in Android
The leading Japanese mobile phone service provider identified an Android application, which enables free-of-charge voice communication, as a major cause behind a service disruption that occurred on Wednesday, the business daily said.
Some Android applications send out control signals once every three to five minutes even when not in use. This translates to ten times that of a conventional mobile phone, placing additional strain on the network, the newspaper said.