Author: James Chapman

Digium Showcases Asterisk Open Source VoIP Solutions for Global Business Phone Systems at CeBIT

Posted by | Mar 4, 2013 | , , |

Digium will attend CeBIT from the 5th to the 9th of March in Hannover, Germany. They will showcase their complete line of IP phones, gateways, telephony cards and redundancy appliances. With more than one million systems in use around the globe, Asterisk powers business phone systems for the majority of Fortune 1000 companies with more than one million systems in use around the globe. This includes small and midsize businesses, governments, telephony carriers and communications service providers. Digium representatives will be demonstrating the updated line of IP phones which now include expanded language support. This offers developers simple integration and easy installation with Asterisk-based VoIP systems. You can visit Digium in the Allnet Deutschland booth, Hall 13, Stand C57 or the Starface booth, Hall 13, Stand C75. Digium are the creators and primary sponsors of the Asterisk project. They offer a complete line of high quality analog and digital interface cards to connect your IP PBX, IVR, VoIp Gateway, or custom telephony solution to the public telephone network. They offer a range of card types including analog cards, PRI cards, BRI cards and transcoder cards.  Digium IP phones are specifically engineered to fully leverage the power of Asterisk. Coupled with the Digium Phone Module for Asterisk (DPMA), a free add-on module which allows Asterisk to share rich information with Digium phones, users can access advanced applications directly from the phone’s interface, enabling zero-touch provisioning. The Digium phones are...

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New Polycom Business Media Phones the Polycom VVX 300 and Polycom VVX 400

Posted by | Mar 1, 2013 | , , |

Polycom have announced new additions to the Polycom VVX Business Media VoIP Phone range and unveiled the Polycom VVX 300, Polycom VVX 310, Polycom VVX 400 and the Polycom VVX 410 phones. The Polycom VoIP Phones have been designed to improve productivity and facilitate collaboration for office, call centers, front desks and corporate offices. Take a look at the new Polycom range   The Polycom VVX 300 and VVX 310 are both 6 line entry level l Business Media Phones ideal for office environments such as call centres. The Polycom VVX 300 and Polycom VVX 310 models are near enough identical phones, however the VVX 310 features a Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 port apposed to the VVX 300 2 x Ethernet 10/100 port.     The Polycom VVX 300 includes a number of advanced features: Backlit grayscale graphical LCD (208 x 104)  6 line or speed dial keys HD Voice up to 7KHz on all audio paths (Speaker, Handset, Headset)  2 x Ethernet 10/100 or 2 x Ethernet 10/100/1000 GigE (VVX 310) Asian character support Hard Keys: 12-key dial pad, home, speaker, mute, headset, volume, messages, hold, transfer 4-way navigation cluster with center “select” key SupportsVVX Expansion Modules and VVX Color Expansion modules The Polycom VVX 400 and VVX 410 are Mid-range Phones aimed at SOHO and call centers. The VVX 400 range includes12 lines, HD Voice and 12 hard keys. Like the...

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A quick review of the UniData WPU-7800 Wireless IP Phone

Posted by | Mar 1, 2013 | , |

The UniData WPU-7800 is a Wireless IP Phone from UniData. Known for manufacturing outstanding mobile VoIP solutions at great value, The UniData wireless phone range feature rich functionality, reliability and privacy settings that are designed specifically for businesses. Wireless IP phones help to make life easier in the office. They are different from standard VoIP phones in the respect that they have wireless connectivity that enables a user to be mobile while still using them. Wireless IP Phones are perfect for circumstances where the user is not permanently situated at a workstation. The added mobility greatly improves convenience around the workplace. There are a number of other manufacturers that produce wireless IP Phones, including Gigaset, snom, Yealink, Polycom Spectralink IP Phones and Panasonic. The popular UniData WPU-7800 has 5-way navigation keys and 2 soft keys. The phone comes with a 2” thin film transistor 220 x 176 pixel colour LCD display, which produces clear, bright colours, making navigation on the menus simple and clear for the user. The phone comes with all the necessary features such as speed dial, call forwarding and call history. UniData WPU-7800 Key Features 40 Polyphonic MIDI Ring (Vibrator) Call History (Inbound / Outbound / Missed / Memo, 100 Records) Phone Book (500 records) Speed Dial (99 records) Distinctive Ringing (by individuals and/ or groups) Active call history and phone book search while on the line WiFi frequency of 802.11...

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HD Voice of Yealink W52P-Ultimate Auditory Feast

Posted by | Feb 28, 2013 | , |

Voice quality is one the ultimate benchmarks of an excellent VoIP phone experience. Not only is clarity extremely pleasing to the human ear, it is also an absolute prerequisite in the modern working environmental where accurate verbal information has to be exchanged quickly throughout the day between many busy people connected by a common network. The Yealink W52P DECT Phone is designed with exemplary audio quality very much in mind. The wireless IP Phone system is meant for SMB and small-office-home-office (SOHO) use and represents the cutting-edge of VoIP technology at many levels. This includes the HD Voice system which is able to create a sound experience never previously reached in telephony. High-definition audio performance is the result of three carefully integrated components – the wideband G.722 codec, full-duplex speaker and HD handset. The Yealink W52P phones ensure that all calls between network members take full advantage of HD Codec G.722 wideband. This extends the frequency range of audio signals, particularly where transmission of the human voice is concerned. High fidelity is a welcome benefit in local area networks (LANs) where bandwidth is not an issue. Enhanced sound quality also makes audio conferencing a much richer experience where participants do not need to spend valuable seconds deciphering precisely what their colleagues have said. Including the use of a full-duplex speakerphone with AEC improves both line and acoustic echo cancelling...

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2Ring Phone Services package is compatible with 2N products

Posted by | Feb 28, 2013 | , , |

This latest release provides enhancements for Cisco Unified Communication Manager and 2Ring has decided to offer some of the very popular core features as a free download which includes 2N compatibility as part of the entire solution. The 2Ring Phone Services (IPPS) is a package of advanced services for Cisco IP telephony and provides a number of features such as emergency broadcast messaging through the 2N Helios IP Family and 2N NetSpeaker, Text Messaging (SMS) to internal or external numbers outside your corporate network with 2N VoiceBlue Next (VoIP GSM Gateway) and offers the possibility of creating corporate and personal directories.  Cisco offer a sizable range of premium grade VoIP phones, with products including the SPA303, the SPA504G and the SPA525G. Cisco phones come with support for Power over Ethernet (PoE), Wireless-G clients and bluetooth capabilities. 2N manufacture VoIP products for Telecommunications. Their products are high in quality and are reliable. 2N’s range includes Door Entry Systems,VoIP Gateways and a range of accessories.  Share this story with your friends or work colleagues. If you want to stay up to date with our latest products, industry news and offers you can sign up to our monthly newsletters, keep up to date with us on Facebook or follow us on...

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