What most of us understand as unified communications (UC) is really not true unified communications. Some organizations are now moving on to UC with a twist by unifying landline and cellular networks.
The capability required to do this is the ability for users to seamlessly switch from landline at the office and move out of the office while staying […]
With the huge number of VoIP providers out there and the flux of them coming and going, it can be hard to make the correct choice.
You want to sign up with a company that is easy to work with and where every once in a while you can get hold of a human being if […]
Get Your Bandwidth Back from Peer to Peer (P2P) Applications
10 Apr
Posted by Nadeem as Resources | 573 Views
There has been severe backlash against ISPs blocking certain types of traffic, specifically peer-to-peer (P2P) traffic. The backlash has even caused some ISPs to reverse their decision about blocking or throttling such traffic.
In the enterprise, however, where the data network may also be carrying voice and video traffic, sooner or later you will have to […]
I think it needs mentioning, on the Cisco UC500 series appliance, you cannot seperate the wireless access point, network switch or firewall from the rest of the appliance. These are not seperate pieces of hardware that connect together but instead is one hardware device with different software licenses allowing you to use components that you […]
You probably have an idea by now how I don’t like Skype, well today I’ll go into some of the details as to why I don’t like it.
Skype is a peer to peer application and under some circumstances, the Skype client uses the specified bandwidth of between 24 and 128KbPS. If you have a high […]
Voice over IP works great over WiFi like I’ve blogged before. If you’re in an office and need to have Wifi coverage for only a small area, pretty much any WiFi access point (WAP) works. When you start considering covering an entire campus or several acres of property with a signal, you have to have […]
Phone System Installation
21 Mar
Posted by Nadeem as Business, Networks, Phones, Resources, Services, Solutions | 248 Views
“Your PBXtra server and all associated hardware will arrive pre-configured and tested from Fonality. Once you have it in hand, your PBXtra server will need to be connected to the Internet via an Ethernet cable. You will also need to configure your PBXtra server to work on your network in accordance with our PBXtra Installation […]
Lets face it, most small businesses won’t be implementing an elaborate voice system comprising of various components like Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express, and all the related hardware and additional software.
To ease the implementation for small business and lower the cost while providing more value, Cisco has come out with the […]
Why would people want VoIP client on a handheld that is already a cell phone? VoIP clients can provide additional enhanced services specific to your organization, lower your per call costs and even provide you with unlimited minutes as long as you have unlimited internet access.
You know I don’t like Skype much, but it has […]
Beware of Open Source based Phone Systems and Licensing Cost
09 Mar
Posted by Nadeem as Resources | 150 Views
Phone systems based on the venerable Asterisk are prolific in the market. Most companies boast about their phone system being based on Open Source software, but that’s as open as these companies are. When investing in a new phone system, you have to do due diligence if the phone company charges you a license per […]