VoIP News

New telephony system reduces International call waiting time and costs by 50 percent. Telappliant, the leading Internet telephony provider for UK based small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), has successfully deployed a new VoIP solution to reduce call waiting times, cut telephony costs and improve staff productivity across 25 countries. AngloINFO is the world's largest network of websites for English speakers living abroad.

The roll-out of GPS technology on voice over internet protocol (VoIP) phones around the world looks set to gather pace. A report issued by the Ministry of Economic Development in New Zealand said there is a need for the location-aware solution to be added to the latest mobiles and other communications devices, reported Computerworld. It is said that the primary reason for this is to allow VoIP phones to work in the event of a natural disaster or other gloomy situation.

BT has objected to demands from Ofcom that it slash the cost of its wholesale business broadband prices. Ofcom claims BT should reduce the amount it charges rival internet service providers (ISPs) for the use of its lines by around 4. 5 per cent.

The village of Marton is set to benefit from new fibre optic business broadband - an infrastructure improvement that is expected to transform the prospects of the isolated rural community. The first fibre-optic business broadband switching cabinets will be installed in March of this year and town officials, businesses and residents are looking forward to benefiting from high-speed internet connections.

Telecoms regulator Ofcom is vying to simplify the consumer and business broadband switching process by creating a new body to deal with transitions. It is hoped that the move would stop firms from temporarily losing their internet connections or having to pay two providers simultaneously while their original contract expires. Ofcom wants the process of switching to be streamlined, as well as cracking down on the practice of switching without consent.