VoIP News: Telephony Technology

The European Parliament is to benefit from the use of internet protocol (IP) telephony solutions and other technology as part of a significant deal with BT. According to the telecommunications provider, the political body has awarded it two landmark contracts, with a combined value of up to €120 million (£100 million). BT is to provide a host of solutions and equipment that will transform the infrastructure of the parliament, allowing it to work more efficiently and with the very latest devices.

An Asian company may have invested in call management and other hi-tech telecommunications solutions as part of a £45 million project with BT. CLSA Asia Pacific Markets, which is the continent's leading brokerage and investment group, has signed a deal with the telecommunications provider. In exchange for approximately £45 million, the firm will receive fully managed voice equipment, data infrastructure and trading systems solutions that can be used across 14 countries in its region.

Businesses in various parts of the UK will be in a position to add new and improved internet protocol (IP) telephony and other telecommunications devices to their system, thanks to Openreach's latest rollout. The firm has announced it has added some 178 exchanges to its network of fibre-optic broadband. With the majority of these set to go live in 2012, companies do not have too long to wait before they can take advantage, perhaps by running IP telephony solutions on the fast and efficient platform.

The prospect of investing in brand new internet protocol (IP) telephony solutions from snom may have recently become significantly more appealing to businesses around the world. That is because the Germany-based company has confirmed it is adding an extra tool to the package it offers clients. According to Reseller News, it will provide a free tool that allows firms to enjoy hosted management and provisioning – a move that it hopes will "broaden its appeal" within the market.

Access to 3G is only available three-quarters of the time in connected areas of Britain, a BBC survey claims. A total of 44,600 volunteers gave data to test the reliability of the service and an interactive map has been created allowing localised 3G strengths across the UK to be viewed online. Gavin John, chief executive of Epitiro, the network intelligence provider which processed the 1.