Cisco UC500
18 Jan
Posted by Nadeem as Business, Features, Hardware, Phones, Resources, Security, Services, Software, Solutions, Wireless | 1,510 Views
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 […]
If you are tired of paying for high-end Cisco or Polycom phones, and I know some of you are, here’s a list of low cost commodity SIP phones and adapters. So, if you’re on a budget these sub $100 phones can help.
Aastra
9112i SIP Phone $89.99
Aastra 9112i Features
Enhanced Call Management — Large storage for personal directory, […]
VoWFi and Cellular Service Providers
04 Jan
Posted by Nadeem as Features, Networks, Resources, Services, Solutions, Wireless | 182 Views
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 […]
Think of Femtocell as a mini base station for cell phones. It can connect via Wi-Fi or Ethernet to service provider’s network and handle a few cell phones.
Unlike a repeater or booster, that some people use to boost their cell phone signal, a Femtocell provides an alternate route to connect to service provider’s network in […]
After Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) the natural next step is Video over Internet Protocol. Video over Internet Protocol is not that big of a problem; unless you want to light up 20 thousand houses in a community then you need a huge internet pipe, but the problem with video streaming poses some challenges when […]
If you’ve been a little confused about all the different WiFi standards, here’s a link that will sort it all out. The major standards you need to know about are as follows along with their salient features:
Protocol
Release
Date
Op.
Frequency
Throughput
(Typ)
Data
Rate (Max)
Modulation
Technique
Range
(Radius Indoor) Depends, # and type of walls
Range
(Radius Outdoor) Loss includes […]
Largest WiMAX network launched in Pakistan
17 Dec
Posted by kaleem as Business, Features, Networks, Resources, Wireless | 159 Views
Wateen Telecom has officially launched its WiMAX / HFC services in Pakistan and it is a major breakthrough in Pakistan’s broadband market. It is a joint venture of Wateen Telecom and Motorola, where Motorola played a major role in the deployment of first commercial 802.16 (d/e) network. Right now WiMAX service is available in 20 cities, which includes R.Y.Khan. It will provide […]
VoFi stands for Voice over Wi-Fi. Whenever you use your VoIP connection over a wireless connection, you are using VoFI. Do you have people connecting to the network via Wi-Fi connection and then using a soft phone to make a call? Then you are using VoFi.
For a few people, a regular data Wi-Fi connection works […]
VoIP and Unified Communications
14 Dec
Posted by Nadeem as Business, Features, Networks, PDAs, Phones, Resources, Software, Solutions, Wireless | 204 Views
I’ve talked about potential pros of VoIP as it pertains to direct cost savings to the enterprise. There are some hidden benefits of VoIP as well, these don’t get the same attention or get measured like the other well known features.
Since VoIP works over the same infrastructure as your data traffic, this makes it very […]
VoIP as free as Google search
11 Dec
Posted by Nadeem as PDAs, Phones, Resources, Services, Software, Wireless | 218 Views
With Google unveiling its Android plans and its bid for 700MHz spectrum is it just a matter of time when we’ll get free phone calls powered by ads? It may be so. If Google offered a SIP based soft-phone powered by ads and/or voice service powered by a one/two second ad, I would jump on […]