Author: James Chapman

Grandstream Announces Powerful IP PBX System for Small and Mid-Size Businesses

Posted by | Jul 18, 2013 | , , |

In a move that could potentially change the competitive landscape of the IP PBX market for SMBs (small to mid-sized businesses), Grandstream Networks, the leading manufacturer of IP voice/video telephony and video surveillance solutions, entered the race today by announcing the availability of the UCM6100 series IP PBX appliance. The UCM6100 series incorporates advanced voice, video, data, and mobility features typically found in expensive IP PBX systems for larger enterprises but offers them in an innovative, extremely easy to use fashion at a potentially disruptive market-leading price point for the SMB market. The UCM6100 Series features four models, including the UCM6102, UCM6104, UCM6108 and UCM 6116.  Based upon an enhanced version of the popular open source Asterisk platform, Grandstream’s UCM6100 series is a powerful IP PBX appliance that supports up to 500 users, 60 concurrent calls, 6 conference bridges, and 32 conference participants. It features Gigabit network port(s) with integrated PoE, up to 50 SIP trunk accounts with flexible call routing control, 2-16 FXO ports for legacy PSTN trunk lines, 2 FXS ports for fax or analog phones, large 4GB onboard Flash memory for voicemail, electronic fax, call recording, personalized music-on-hold, and virtually unlimited peering for multi-site deployment. By leveraging its automated discovery and Zero Configuration smart provisioning of various SIP endpoints (such as IP phones, IP cameras, etc.), resellers, installers, and SMB end-users can quickly and easily install and operate...

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A Quick Look and Review of the Yealink T22P VoIP Phone

A Quick Look and Review of the Yealink T22P VoIP Phone

Posted by | Jul 17, 2013 | , |

With a VoIP Phone to fit every budget, Yealink are a worldwide force in the VoIP industry. For over ten years Yealink have delivered high quality products to their customer base. Today we will take a look at one of the most popular models they have to offer, the T22P.  The Yealink T22P is an IP Phone designed to provide a cost effective solution to businesses. Designed for both small and large offices, the T22P helps to deliver a consistent communication experience to its users.  The T22P has HD Voice,  a TI TITAN chipset and TI voice engine., 132×64 graphic LCD and...

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Yealink to host Webinar “Feel the Pulse of the Trendy Development of IP Phones’ Intuitive User Experience”

Posted by | Jul 11, 2013 | , , |

Yealink are offering a webinar, centered around innovations in the VoIP industry. Yealink offer an extensive range of VoIP Phones, designed to cover any budget range. Recently Yealink have introduced three new VoIP phone models, the  Yealink T46G, the Yealink T41P and the Yealink T42G.  Yealink have released the following about the latest webinar, due to take place on the 25th July 2013, 2:00PM ET/11:00AM PT .  In today’s rapidly changing world, it’s safe to say that new innovations are brought to life every three or five years at best. The majority of these innovations have fundamentally changed people’s lives. One example of this can be seen in the VoIP industry, which has witnessed continuous changes thanks to the updating and upgrading of high-speed Internet, the overwhelming adoption of smartphones, the powerful influence of hosted and cloud services and the increased awareness of environmental protection. All of these have contributed to the rapid development of IP phones.  The webinar will discuss the future developments in IP phones, as well as how to choose a future-proofed IP phone in order to secure an investment.  The webinar will include tips on: How to identify an ideal IP phone in the era of Gigabit and 4G network How IP phones and bring your own device (BYOD) collaborate with each other in conjunction with wireless and mobile devices to boost your work efficiency...

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snom technology’s IP Phones Now Interoperable With Flowroute’s Wholesale VoIP Service

Posted by | Jul 5, 2013 | , , |

snom technology has announced that their range of snom IP phones are interoperable with Internet telephone service provided by Flowroute. The snom 7xx series, which includes the 710, 720 and 760, and the 8xx series that includes the 821, and 870, along with the M9 cordless phone, have been rigorously tested and have been certified as interoperable with Flowroute’s carrier-grade wholesale prepaid VoIP service. Flowroute offers cost-effective high-quality SIP trunking and direct inward dialing (DIDs). The service is designed for flexibility, scaling from the smallest businesses up to very large enterprise.  Flowroute, founded in 2007, maintains interconnection agreements with top-tier carriers worldwide, and routes more than 500 million minutes of voice traffic annually. We are very pleased that our IP phones are now interoperable with Flowroute’s VoIP service,” said Mike Storella, snom’s chief operating officer. “Our ongoing commitment to interoperability with innovative VoIP service providers like Flowroute is a win-win for customers looking for flexible, cost-effective, reliable voice service.” Flowroute separates signaling streams and sends voice packets directly to its gateway through its international network of partners, so customers experience no latency. By eliminating points of failure Flowroute lets customers enjoy high quality service and avoid the problems inherent in circuit switched networks. It’s important that our customers are confident the equipment they choose is compatible with the service they love,” said Sean Hsieh, Flowroute founder and chief marketing officer....

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Yealink Awarded 2013 TMC Labs Innovation Award by INTERNET TELEPHONY

Posted by | Jul 4, 2013 | , , , |

Yealink has announced that the Yealink  SIP-T46G VoIP Phone has received a 2013 TMC Labs Innovation Award from INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. The Yealink VoIP Phone SIP-T46G represents the next generation of IP phones for business users who need a range of rich telephony features, a friendly user-interface and superb voice quality. The product is seen as a future-proofed infrastructure investment capable of providing a seamless and low-cost switchover to modern GigE-based, high-speed broadband networks.   The T46G is part of the Yealink 4xxx series which also includes the Yealink T41P and the  Yealink T42G. Now in its’ fourteenth year, the TMC Labs Innovations Award honors products and services that display true innovation and have advanced the IP Communications industry. Winners were selected by the TMC Labs team and the editors of INTERNET TELEPHONY. In this year’s winners we found a group of truly unique solutions that represent major breakthroughs in communications technology,” said Tom Keating, TMC Labs Founder and TMC CTO. “Yealink has proven themselves as an IP Communications leader and their commitment to quality and innovation is evident in Yealink Ultra-elegant Gigabit IP Phone SIP-T46G.” I would like to congratulate Yealink for winning the prestigious TMC Labs Innovation Award,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. “Yealink Ultra-elegant Gigabit IP Phone SIP-T46G marks a major breakthrough and I look forward to seeing what Yealink comes up with next.” Winners of the 2013 TMC Labs Innovation...

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