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Post Archive - 2010

Oct 2
2010

Hosted telephony vs premises-based telephony

There are many factors an enterprise and/or service provider must consider when weighing the decision to deploy services in the cloud or on premises, some of these factors include: CAPEX; OPEX; security; cash-flow; technical resources; and time-to-market. A recent report by Diane Myers at Infonetics Research takes an in-depth look at the cost… Read more
Sep 15
2010

ITEXPO West 2010

ITEXPO is the bi-annual, face-to-face gathering point for the communications and technology community. Each element of the ITEXPO conference and trade show – educational sessions, exhibit hall experience, and networking opportunities – unites practitioners with solutions providers. The true value of the event is the tiered education attendees… Read more
Aug 31
2010

VoIP Equipment Market Growth

Infonetics Research released its second quarter Service Provider VoIP Equipment and Subscribers and IMS Equipment and Subscribers market share and forecast reports and reports that session border controller (SBC) sales are responsible for growth in the VoIP equipment market.   According to the report, the service provider VoIP equipment… Read more
Aug 18
2010

IVR Technologies qualification of 360networks for VoIP compatibility provides carriers with single source for VoIP, enhanced Services, and Real-Time Billing Applications

Interoperability between IVR Technologies’ Talking SIP™ and 360networks supports efficient and cost effective rollout of SIP trunking and market expansion

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Aug 13
2010

Real-time SIP Trunking

"Demand for residential and business VoIP services continues to grow through the economic downturn because of the cost savings they provide. As a result, in 2008 the VoIP services market had healthy growth of 33% to $30.8 billion. For the first 3 months of 2009, service providers experienced an average of 40% to 50% year-over-year growth for IP… Read more
Aug 1
2010

Mobile VoIP – A Growing Alternative Carrier Market

Market research firm, In-Stat estimates the total number of mobile VoIP users will reach 288 million by the end of 2013. Of these, well over half will be associated with online mobile VoIP providers, under one-third will utilize mobile VoIP with 3G MVNOs or mobile operators, and 11% will be with WiMAX/LTE operators.   Recent research by… Read more
Aug 1
2010

GCS & IVR Technologies Complete Interoperability Testing Between GCS Dynamic Route Manager & IVR Technologies Talking SIP Platform

Global Convergence Solutions, Inc. (GCS) a provider of Next-Generation Network technologies and IVR Technologies, a leading software development company in the SIP Space for Voice over IP enhanced services and real-time billing solutions, announced today that the companies have successfully completed interoperability testing between GCS' Dynamic Route Manager and IVR Technologies' Talking SIP platform.

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Jul 15
2010

Mobile VoIP minutes to jump by 2015

A UK-based research group recently reported that the total number of mobile VoIP minutes will jump from 15 billion in 2010 to 470.6 billion by 2015, thanks to the proliferation of 3G and 4G networks. Juniper Research says the biggest boost will come from the U.S., which will account for 135 billion mobile VoIP minutes by 2015 and they forecast that… Read more
Jul 1
2010

FCC says there's 21 million VoIP lines out there

According to an article published by FierceVoIP, The FCC's Local Telephone Competition report has announced some big news for the VoIP industry. IP communications is on the rise with 21 million end-users taking advantage of VoIP subscriptions from cable, traditional telcos or VoIP providers.   The report noted that there were 162 million… Read more
Jun 14
2010

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) for VoIP Service Providers

With the virtualization of computers and the availability of cloud computing resources across the globe, companies are finding that they no longer need to make enormous investments in infrastructure and software licensing in order to keep pace with the evolving market place. Today, companies can subscribe to advanced software and service offerings… Read more