Archive for June, 2010

MTS Looking To Expand Profits In Russia Via Video

Total Telecom OAO Mobile TeleSystems, Russia’s biggest mobile-telecom operator, already has the clients. Its challenge now is how to make them spend more money, said the company’s chief executive. Topics: OAO Mobile TeleSystems, Russia, telecom, VoIP


Cisco, Avaya Battle For Enterprise Voice Market

InformationWeek Avaya and Cisco enjoyed surges in their PBX equipment sales during the first quarter of 2010, but neither firm managed to pull ahead from the other decisively, according to a report issued Tuesday by Infonetics. Topics: server, Nortel, Infonetics, Avaya, Cisco, VoIP, Ottawa, unified communications


Bharat Book Bureau: VoIP interconnect: the end of the minute is approaching

TMCnet News More and more voice traffic is migrating from traditional time division multiplexing (TDM) technologies to a multiplicity of different VoIP implementations. Efficient and secure interconnection of these services is essential to providing a voice service with universal reach, but carriers are simply trying to reproduce TDM interconnection models for VoIP. Topics: VoIP, telecom


atrexx Launches Triple Service on AMOS-5i Satellite For Middle East, Africa

TMCnet News German satellite service provider atrexx has announced the launch of a trio of services aimed specifically at customers based in Africa, with additional coverage of the Middle East region. The C-Band services will be delivered via Spacecom’s AMOS-5i satellite, formerly Asiasat-2, that was leased to the operator to help relieve the issue of [...]


Ritter Vetoes Telecom Measure, Saying it Would Have Barred VoIP Regulation

Denver Business Journal Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter on Monday vetoed a bill partially deregulating phone service in the state because it would have permanently excluded Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology from regulation. “Pre-emptively barring the state from regulating VoIP at this time is unwise,” Ritter said in a written statement after vetoing House Bill [...]


Genband Acquires Nortel’s CVAS Assets

TMCnet News Genband, a developer of networking solutions and services, announced the completion of its acquisition of substantially all assets of the Nortel Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions Business (CVAS). Topics: carrier, telecom, networking, security, Genband, Nortel, VoIP


Du to Roll Out VoIP Services Next Month

TMCnet News Du will launch Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services for its UAE customers next month, Gulf News has learned. Topics: VoIP, telecom