1. Category: IP Telephony

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    1. Inmarsat Crosses the Seas with Metaswitch

      Explore Metaswitch Networks (Jan 31 2012) IP Telephony , Marketing

      Leading global mobile satellite operator offers new wave of services 2/1/2012 San Francisco, California, February 1, 2012 – Inmarsat, a world leader in global mobile satellite communications, has selected Metaswitch to expand and enrich its FleetBroadband  maritime communications service, the first maritime communications service to provide cost-effective broadband data and voice, simultaneously, through a compact antenna on a global basis. read more

      Comment Mentions:   Emea   Inmarsat

    2. AT&T Q4 2011 wireline growth driven by ongoing video, broadband gains

      Explore FierceTelecom (Jan 27 2012) Applications , Business Models , IP Telephony , Marketing , Unified communications

      AT&T Q4 2011 wireline growth driven by ongoing video, broadband gains AT&T's (NYSE: T) wireline division in Q4 2011 was once again buoyed by gains in its U-verse broadband and video services and IP-based business services. The service provider reported that the fourth quarter was the second consecutive quarter of sequential wireline business revenue growth, a 44 percent increase in U-verse revenues and solid cost management. Click here for selected slides from AT&T's investor presentation. Wireline consumer and business services both saw ...

      Comment Mentions:   AT&T   Gartner   VPN

    3. Are Mobile Calling Plans an Endangered Species?

      Explore mobile-security-management.tmcnet.com (Jan 26 2012) IP Telephony , Unified communications

      Are Mobile Calling Plans an Endangered Species? Actually, industry observer Anders Bylund likened mobile calling plans to the dodo, a famously extinct species. They never had good mobile calling plans either.

      Comment Mentions:   Vonage   David Sims   Marc Lefar

    4. VoIP Companies Continue to Rack in the Cash

      View all 2 articles » Explore IP PBX (Jan 25 2012) Business Models , IP Telephony

      VoIP Companies Continue to Rack in the Cash Voice over IP-based companies continue to bring in the cash this year. Business provider 8x8 and Voxbone have reported increased growth with 8x8 announcing a record FY 2012 third quarter. Meanwhile, Nextiva announced it plans for "significant workforce expansion" this year.

      With Revenue and Sales Up, Voxbone Calls 2011 'Breakthrough Year' - caas.tmcnet.com   View article

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    5. ATIS Tackles PSTN Transition. Did The FCC Have a Hand In This?

      Explore Telecompetitor (Jan 25 2012) IP Telephony

      ATIS Tackles PSTN Transition. Did The FCC Have a Hand In This? You’ve got to wonder if FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and Susan Miller, president and CEO of the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions had some sort of power lunch late last year. Just a few weeks after the FCC organized a public workshop on rural call completion issues, ATIS announced that it had a plan in [...]

      Comment Mentions:   AT&T   Julius Genachowski   Atis

    6. Hosted VoIP vs. On-Premises VoIP: Settling the Debate

      Explore Hosted VoIP (Jan 24 2012) IP Telephony , Unified communications

      In digital terms, it's an old debate: Which is better, hosted VoIP or premise-based VoIP? Hosted VoIP, looked at objectively, does have several compelling advantages over premise-based VoIP. That's the opinion of unified communications vendor Alteva account manager and blogger Jonathan Bishop.

      Comment Mentions:   David Sims   Alteva

    7. The Device is the Disruption

      Explore IP Carrier (Jan 18 2012) Business Models , IP Telephony , Mobility

      The Device is the Disruption “Disruption” is the whole reason most companies receive venture capital backing. Disruption largely defines what has been happening in the telecom business for several decades. And yet there is extreme sensitivity about the notion. For good reason, one might argue.Just one example: Microsoft owns Skype, which soon will be available on every major smart phone operating system used globally. Oddly, Microsoft is the last remaining major OS where Skype has not been supported. So ...

      Comment Mentions:   Microsoft

    8. Hosted VoIP: MegaPath Releases Mobile Version of Hosted Voice

      View all 2 articles » Explore Hosted VoIP (Jan 18 2012) IP Telephony , Mobility

      MegaPath Corporation, a provider of security, voice, and managed data services in North America, has announced the launch of Hosted Voice Mobile, a service that gives business customers the power to initiate one-number VoIP calls from desktop computers, desk phones and, now, smartphones.

      MegaPath extends mobility to its SMB VoIP customers - FierceTelecom   View article

      Comment Mentions:   MegaPath   Visual Voicemail   Hosted Voice

    9. Hard to compete with Free: €20 for unlimited voice, text, and 3G data

      Explore Ars Technica (Jan 15 2012) Business Models , IP Telephony

      Hard to compete with Free: €20 for unlimited voice, text, and 3G data Remember when AT&T tried to buy T-Mobile last year for $39 billion, and how it kept insisting that reducing the number of national wireless carriers from 4 to 3 wasn't a problem because the market was just so competitive? If you want to see what real competition looks like, turn to (gasp) France, where the hugely popular Free.fr broadband provider just blew the doors off the mobile marketplace with its €20month unlimited ...

      Comment Mentions:   Free   AT&T   Nate Anderson

    10. French mobile operators respond to Free Mobile in price-cutting bonanza

      View all 2 articles » Explore FierceWireless (Jan 13 2012) IP Telephony , Marketing , Mobility

      As expected, the arrival of Iliad's new low-cost rival Free Mobile in the French market has prompted existing operators to lower process, although they still fail to match Free's main offer. According to Reuters, Vivendi-owned SFR is cutting prices on several of its offers, while France Telecom's Orange has reduced prices of plans offered by Sosh, the brand aimed at a younger and more Internet-savvy audience. Bouygues Telecom also said it will ...

      Iliad's Free Mobile finally unleashes price war in France - FierceWireless   View article

      Comment Mentions:   France Telecom   AT&T   Goldman

    11. Verizon demands LTE in all future smartphones, tablets

      Explore GigaOM (Jan 12 2012) IP Telephony , Mobility

      Verizon demands LTE in all future smartphones, tablets According to a Verizon executive, Big Red will no longer accept smartphones and tablets unless they have LTE connectivity. The revelation shows just how aggressive Verizon is pushing its 4G strategy and almost certainly indicates that the next iPhone will have LTE.

      Comment Mentions:   LTE   Apple   Sprint Nextel

    12. VoIP Enabler Eases Concern over IP Phone Migration, Saves Millions for Financial Services Company

      Explore tmcnet.com (Jan 6 2012) IP Telephony

      VoIP Enabler Eases Concern over IP Phone Migration, Saves Millions for Financial Services Company The quality and cost benefits promised in the implementation of VoIP has a number of organizations, from small businesses to large enterprises, considering a change. The challenge in migration, however, is deciding on the right approach to voice and data convergence. With the help of Phybridge's VoIP enabler, that challenge is eliminated.

      Comment Mentions:   Susan J. Campbell

    13. Mobile VoIP Subscribers to Triple in 2011: NPD In-Stat

      Explore tmcnet.com (Jan 5 2012) IP Telephony , Marketing , Mobility

      Mobile VoIP Subscribers to Triple in 2011: NPD In-Stat Active mobile VoIP subscribers are expected to grow from 9 million in 2010 to 29 million 2011, an NPD In-Stat report said. The anticipated triple growth in 2011 is primarily driven by increased smartphone penetration and a growing breadth of offerings.

      Comment Mentions:   Rajani Baburajan

    14. Mobile VoIP Use Will Triple This Year - Despite Carrier Best Efforts to Slow Evolution

      Explore dslreports.com (Jan 4 2012) IP Telephony , Mobility

      Mobile VoIP Use Will Triple This Year - Despite Carrier Best Efforts to Slow Evolution We just got done noting how the carrier SMS cash cow is slowing dying, with the decline impacting foreign earlier adoption countries first and then impacting America's giant carriers starting over the next few years. Another industry mainstay going the way of the dodo courtesy of wireless broadband and smartphones is the idea of the voice minute. While carriers have tried to stall the evolution of mobile VoIP by crippling handsets and imposing usage ...

      Comment Mentions:   AT&T   Karl Bode

    15. EU Economic Downturn May Impact Mobile Industry

      Explore tmcnet.com (Jan 3 2012) IP Telephony , Marketing , Mobility

      EU Economic Downturn May Impact Mobile Industry Throughout the affected countries, leaders expect increased unemployment rates and shrinking consumer confidence. The mobile VoIP industry is expected to feel a portion of that pain as consumers tighten their usage behaviors to minimize monthly spending. At the same time, mobile VoIP offers a more economic approach to communications, which could draw more users.

      Comment Mentions:   European Union   Susan J. Campbell

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