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Phone System Installation

“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 […]

Microsoft’s Exchange 2007 has been out for some time now and recently MS released Service Pack 1 for the venerable messaging system.
As you probably already know, Exchange 2007 requires Windows 2003 64BIT and will not run on 32BIT OS. You’ve probably also heard about Exchange’s ability to provide Unified Communications out of the box.
Exchange 2007 […]

Cisco UC500

There are a lot of options available to small business as far as a VoIP phone system is concerned. A list of these options is the content for another blog, Cisco is working on penetrating this market with its Unified Communications for Small Business strategy.
Cisco’s UC500 series for small business is an all-in-one solution. This modular system […]

Testing Asterisk based PBX

If you want to test an Asterisk based PBX, then trixbox is the system to get. trixbox now owned by Fonality, is a full fledged SIP based VoIP phone system. You can download a pre-configured VMWare image of trixbox 1.1 here http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/49.
trixbox Community Edition (CE) began in 2004 as the massively popular Open Source IP-PBX project […]

I tested my VOIP, you can too.

I just got word today about a free VoIP Test for Businesses(Yes, home users can take it too), at http://www.bandwidth.com/tools/voipTest; it measures the following criteria:
Bi-Directional Transfer Rate- How many VoIP conversations can be supported at the same time over current connections. Unlike other tests of this type, it runs in both directions at the […]

Mobile phones and VoIP

Most, if not all prepaid phone cards and pay as you go long distance phone services use VoIP to keep their costs at a minimum. Cost is kept at a minimum with ease of automation inherent in such systems and allows for quick and easy integration into billing and other back end applications. This concept is […]

An important aspect of Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWFi) is cell phone seamless connectivity over wi-fi networks. T-Mobile USA (part of Deutsche Telekom) has something to say as well: mobile phones don’t have to break the bank, when you can make calls over both cell towers and Wi-Fi routers. T-Mobile claims calls made via cell phone […]

Same VoIP, New Ways

Telecom providers are looking for ways to expand into the VoIP market. A Canadian service provider babyTEL is starting a service that lets Facebook users access phone and answering machines without leaving Facebook.
YackPack provides a similar service by embedding the app in the webpage, babyTEL provides the service via a small Java runtime that runs […]

If you are not comfortable with Asterisk based IP PBX and you love working with Windows, there is a solution for you. 3CX phone system is a SIP based IP PBX for Windows with lots of promising features like voicemail via email, Unified Messaging (MS outlook integration) and call parking.
They have four different versions (Free […]

VoIP Service Providers and SIPConnect

If you are in any way involved with telecom, then you must have heard of SIPConnect. SIPConnect is the culmination of the effort by SIP Forum to leverage interactive IP communication services and solutions.
SIPConnect is the methodology and architecture specifications to deliver direct SIP connectivity with VoIP service providers to ensure consistent quality of service, […]

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