VoIP News: September 2009

Trials on fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) broadband technology being organised by BT have attracted another internet service provider (ISP). Murphx has joined the project, hoping to benefit from connection speeds of up to 40 megabits per second (Mbps) that BT is trialling at various locations around the UK for the next few months. Whitchurch in Cardiff and Muswell Hill in London are among the areas where the technology is being tested and residents in these regions could find they receive faster connection speeds and more efficient use of VoIP solutions.

The use of VoIP solutions could become more widespread on flights in both Europe and the US as using the internet to make phone calls in the air is not explicitly banned by airlines. Calls made from regular mobile phones are largely prohibited in-flight due to fears the signal will interfere with the aircraft's instrumentation and several airlines, including British Airways, are investing in ways for passengers to make calls using satellite technology, reports USA Today.

VoIP solutions will form part of the communications infrastructure of Hind House in Neath, West Glamorgan, following a £2 million refurbishment operation. The project is being organised by Neath Properties and Flexi Offices UK, using funding from the Welsh Assembly government and the support of Neath Port Talbot Council. More than 14,000 sq ft of office space will be available when the refurbishment is completed by the middle of next year and the building itself has been renamed Market Chambers.

If mobile phone operators started to provide VoIP solutions, nearly a fifth of UK adults would be interested in using them, a new study has found. YouGov surveyed 2,255 UK adults and also found that 11 per cent of people who have already downloaded a VoIP solution to their handset use it on a daily basis, reducing the cost of communications, reports TMCNet. com.

A new product is now available to help address any problems with VoIP solutions and to check configurations and any connection issues. The VoIP Test Application for the QuickTest 500ADSL2+ Tester has been produced by Vonaq and designed as a multi-purpose tool to help sort out any problems users may experience with a VoIP solution quickly and effectively. Richard Petrie, managing director of Vonaq, said the product is also intended to help customers installing Triple Play Services.