Issue #48 | Fri 11th Jul 2008

VoIP solutions to Northern Isles

Global Marine Systems have been awarded a contract by BT to connect the Northern Isles to the Scottish mainland via a 70 kilometre fibre optic cable, which would allow island businesses to embrace VoIP solutions ...

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Ethernet and IP MPLS VPN keep growing

A report by Infonetics Research has revealed that companies around the world are removing old network systems and bringing in technology like Ethernet, which has higher bandwidth and can allow heavy VoIP traffic ...

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VoIP solutions continue to grow in telephony market

Analysis from Frost & Sullivan has found that the worldwide telephony market is becoming increasingly dominated by VoIP solutions ...

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Brits want to work on the beach

Research by T-Mobile has found that many people in the UK want to take advantage of technologies like VoIP phones and mobile broadband by working outdoors ...

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Faster fibre equals more desire

Households with a fibre to the home broadband connection drive three times more traffic than those with ASDL connections, research by the FTTH (fibre to the home) Council Europe has indicated ...

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Aastra softphone offers alternative to VoIP phones

Aastra have released a new softphone which is specifically designed for SMBs and can be used instead of VoIP phones ...

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GSMA at odds with EU over price caps

The GSM Association (GSMA) has claimed that the European mobile industry is being forced to cut back on new network and service investment – like mobile broadband - due to retail price caps by the European Union ...

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Codima add to toolbox

Codima have announced new additions to their Codima Toolbox VoIP solution management system.The toolbox now features VoIP topology views which can be accessed in Microsoft Office Visio as well as bringing pre-deployment and post-deployment testing, troubleshooting and monitoring into one solution ...

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Ofcom look to broadband future

The chief executive of Ofcom is to write to the major telecommunications companies in a bid to start a dialogue on the building of optical fibre networks ...

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Low broadband speeds hindering UK businesses

The Communications Management Association (CMA) has warned that Britain's businesses are being weakened by the UK's relatively slow broadband speeds ...

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European SMBs embracing VoIP solutions

Two studies by the International Data Corporation (IDC) have found that European small to medium businesses' IT investments are focusing on cost-efficiency - like VoIP solutions - as well as security ...

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