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Foreign governments and ISPs have implemented VoIP filters. This means non-approved VoIP phone calls are blocked or crippled. How can Asterisk developers and providers develop mechanisms to help maintain communication through the wake of government supported access control mechanisms?
Blake Cornell and Jeremy McNamara are speaking at The Last HOPE conference at The Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City on Friday, July 18th at 5:00PM.
They will document the attempts by foreign governments to block the usage of VoIP Services and will provide way to ‘work around’ these limitations.
July 16th, 2008
VoIP or Voice over Internet Protocol is a technology that taken the telecom industry by storm by introducing significant changes in the field of telecommunications. Because of the changes it has brought to the traditional telephony system it has become a hot favorite in both the residential and commercial market.
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is basically a process, which converts your voice into digital signals that travel over internet. Its most prominent feature is its affordability. With VoIP you can make long distance calls at a fraction of cost that you used to pay to your telephone companies. It is primarily because of the fact that transferring digital signals over internet is quite cheaper than transferring analog signals over the traditional telephone lines.
The VoIP hardware needed to make VoIP calls depends on the type of VoIP service being used. VoIP service is available in three different modes. These are ATA, IP phone and PC-to-PC. All these services are common and available for the use at the home PC. ATA or Analog Telephone Adaptor lets the user to connect the regular telephone to the computer and use it for VoIP service by converting analog sound bits into digital data. Internet Protocol phones are those phones which are specially designed to be used with VoIP service. They look very similar to the standard phone models but their components are different from them. Moreover, a cordless IP phone will enable the user to use the VoIP services on the move. The PC-to-PC VoIP can be set up by installing the software provided by the VoIP service providers. Yahoo and MSN messengers are the examples of such software. In the PC-to-PC VoIP, users can make long distance calls through their computers and can communicate through the headphones with attached microphones.
As the VoIP is gaining popularity the market for the VoIP services and hardware is becoming more and more competitive. Presently there are several companies that are offering VoIP services and hardware to the growing market for the VoIP. However, the VoIP technology is so new that even the latest VoIP hardware becomes outdated in few months. Thus, one needs to be very careful while investing in the VoIP hardware. First of all, you should decide what kind of VoIP service is perfect for you. Then compare the cost of the VoIP hardware with that of the traditional phones. If it costs more than the traditional phones then there is no use of buying it as it is not advisable to buy VoIP equipment just for the sake of having the latest technology. Moreover as the products become outdated very fast you should purchase them only when needed. If you are using VoIP then you should be ready to spend more money in future to upgrade your hardware. Also, the installation costs are to be paid every time you change or upgrade your hardware. Finally, before going to shop for VoIP hardware you must collect information about the different vendors and should only select a licensed or authorized dealer.
Mansi Aggarwal recommends that you visit VOIP hardware for more information.
March 25th, 2008
o you bought a new PC for yourself or a relative during the holidays. There was the initial excitement about its speed and the nice screen – and then it came time to actually get it running. Which meant embarking on some real work -– downloading a browser, a couple of multimedia players, a PDF reader, a toolbar, and maybe something for voice and instant messaging. Don’t forget the anti-spyware and anti-virus apps – you’ve got to have those. Hours, maybe even days, go by. How many wizards have you clicked through, not to mention license agreements and preference pickers? And then you have to ask: did I get everything? And how am I going to keep all of this up to date?
This has been my experience too many times. I wanted to simplify the project. This led me to Google and Google Pack– a one-stop software package that helps you discover, install, and maintain a wide range of essential PC programs. It is easier for everyone. And it’s free.
It downloads in minutes and installs in just a few clicks. There’s only one license agreement – and no wizards. And there’s a tool called the Google Updater that keeps all the software in the Google Pack current. Even if you already have some of the software in the Pack, you can use the Google Updater to update and manage it.
And now the question for you is: what will you do with all that time you’ve saved?
KeltickDragon is the webmaster for www.BuyComputersDirect.com
February 18th, 2008
The Nokia company is a multinational telecoms corporation, centred on the vital expanding spheres of wired and wireless telecommunications. Nokia is today the planet’s biggest manufacturer of mobile phones, with a universal telephone hand set market share of almost 38%. Nokia fabricates cellular sets for each leading market segment and protocol. The business also fabricates coms network devices for applications, for instance, mobile and fixedline voice telephony, ISDN, broadband access, VO IP and wireless LAN.
Nokia plays an immensely sizable part in the economy of Finland. Nokia is unquestionably the greatest Finnish company, comprising more-or-less thirty percent of the market capitalisation of the Helsinki Stock; a singular circumstance within a first world country. It is an important employer in Finland and a few spinoff firms have mushroomed into sizable ones as Nokia’s subcontractors.
Nokia inflated the Gross Domestic Product of Finland by more than 1½ per cent in 99 alone. Back in 2004 Nokia’s allocation of the the Gross Domestic Product of Finland came in out 3½ per cent and made up roughly a quarter of exports from Finland in 2003. Back in 2007, Nokia achieved revenue that for the first time eclipsed the state budget of Finland. This has led some to refer to Finland as “Nokialand.”
The people of Finland have named Nokia many times as the foremost Finnish brand and employer. Nokia is listed as the 5th most valuable brand in the world in BusinessWeek’s Best Global Brands compendium of the 20 most liked businesses on the plant in Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies.
Nokia’s Mobile Phones division furnishes the general public with mobile voice and data products across a substantial variety of mobile devices. The aforementioned division tries to home in on principally high volume sales of phones and devices, with the general public being the most critical customer segment.
Nokia understands that brand, design, ease of use and price are regular mobile telephone’s most important deliberations for customers. Nokia’s product back-catalog includes digital camera phones with special features such as megapixel cameras and MP3 players that appeal to the mass market.
In the 1 st quarter of 06 it moved over 15000000 mp3 mobile phones, which means that it is not only the earth’s leading manufacturer of cellular sets and digi cameras (as the bulk of Nokia’s mobiles feature digital cameras, it is also thought that it has lately beaten Kodak in camera construction, making it the largest in the world), it is presently also the leading manufacturer of digital audio. It wants to sell eighty million music phones by the end of 2007, overtaking sales of devices such as the iPod from Apple.
October 24th, 2007
For years the Credit Card Companies have had their way when it came to transaction fee’s, extra charges and fraud. It seemed unlikely that these charging jauggernauts could ever be tamed.
This past week Vidicom released Mobill Cash. Customers that use Mobill Cash select to pay by mobile phone and follow the simple instructions. Mobill Cash can allow access through pin number or through confirmation of a text message received on their mobile phone. Why the need for PSMS or premium text messaging? Due to the growing concerns over payment fraud such as credit cards, means people want simpler, safer alternatives as well as increased convenience. PSMS provides this as well as being totally discreet while allowing companies to open up to enhanced mobile services. Read: More Profit.
Another feature with Mobill Cash that is different from the traditional methods is that the processing fees are then passed on to the customer, not the merchant. This service works for webmasters too. Using the system, webmasters can have their users pay with a personal identification number (PIN) or text message confirmation. Mobill Cash in available through Vidicom in more than 50 countries.
September 2nd, 2007
In today’s times, if you have an web connection, you do not have to pay anything extra for your calling anywhere around the world. This is so because by using the VoIP programms, you can use your internet connection to place free long-distance phone calls. This process works by using the available to make phone calls over the . This technology has actually been around since quite a time; however, with broadband hi-speed high-speed internet connection, long-distance calling concept has benefited a lot. There are basically three ways in which VoIP is used these days:
1. ATA: (Analog Telephone Adaptor) is the most common way, which allows phone connection with the internet.
2. IP Phones have an Ethernet connector which gets directly plugged into your router (instead of the usual jack connector that other phones have.) Being in-built, no extra software needs to be installed.
3. Computer-to-PC: is the simplest and the cheapest way to make computer-to-computer calls.
These calls are entirely free. All you need is the software which can be found for free on the internet, a good internet connection, a microphone, speakers, and a sound card. All you pay here is your monthly internet service charges. Big companies have found a more economical use of this technology for their bigger requirements. This includes conducting all their calls within their international branches through a VoIP network. Using this to route international calls, they thus get away with these calls at local rates. Today, with this technology, you can make a call anywhere that you have a broadband connection. This means freedom and the facility to make calls from home, or anywhere else where you carry your phone or your . Other benefits as provided by some service providers is the ability to check your voicemail via your e-mail. And also can you attach voice messages to your e-mails. Seems like VoIP has truly outpaced the traditional telephones.
Network tools
August 5th, 2007
A long-standing question for potential VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) consumers is “How much bandwidth does a VoIP phone require to make quality telephone calls?”
First of all, Bandwidth is defined as the ability to transfer data (such as a VoIP telephone call) from one point to another in a fixed amount of time. The higher the bandwidth speed you have, the more data you can send over your Broadband Internet connection.
There are two types of bandwidth at your location: upload bandwidth and download bandwidth. The Upload Bandwidth is the amount of data you can send to the Internet and download bandwidth is the amount of data you can receive from the Internet. The more Internet bandwidth you have from your ISP (Internet Service Provider) the better.
In most cases, the normal VoIP telephone call will use up 90 Kbps (kilobits per second). If you have a Broadband Internet service provider that doesn’t offer much bandwidth then most VoIP providers give you the option to lower the VoIP voice quality by lowering the bandwidth used for VoIP calls to 60 Kbps or, to really conserve your bandwidth, 30 Kbps. Most people can’t tell the difference between the three settings. We suggest you use the high sound quality setting (90 Kpbs in most cases), if bandwidth is not an issue. High VoIP voice quality is generally the default setting but if you are running into a situation where your bandwidth is limited then you can adjust your VoIP bandwidth to one of the lower settings. Some consumers with 128 Kbps upload connections can receive less VoIP service quality due to a poor quality ISP (Internet Service Provider). By selecting a lower quality VoIP bandwidth setting, this problem can be avoided.
If you plan on using a VoIP service provider, should you get a DSL or a Cable Internet access provider? In general, DSL upload bandwidth starts at 128k where as Cable Internet upload bandwidth starts at around 600k. Cable Internet is a little bit more expensive, but it is also about 4-5 times faster than residential DSL and a bit friendlier to a VoIP telephone call. Having said that, both DSL and cable modem high-speed services provide sufficient broadband Internet access bandwidth to support any of the top VoIP service providers. If you are experiencing low Broadband Internet Service provider bandwidth, we suggest you try Packet8 VoIP. Packet8 VoIP boasts an advanced compression technology in which each active voice line uses approximately only 23Kbps of total data throughput, upstream and downstream.
The amount of bandwidth that a VoIP provider requires to make a quality telephone call is only one thing to consider when choosing a VoIP service provider. In fact, there are many things to consider when choosing a VoIP provider. An educated consumer generally results in a satisfied consumer.
Please see VoIP things to consider article (http://www.voipchoices.com/voip-considerations.html) to find a list of more things to consider when choosing a VoIP provider. You can also compare VoIP providers side-by-side by price and features at www.VoIPChoices.com
Chris Landry is the foremost authority on residential and small business VoIP providers. Chris is the founder of http://www.VoIPChoices.com. Chris has prequalified several high-quality VoIP providers and compares them by price and features at http://www.VoIPChoices.com
Chris can be reach via email at Chris@VoIPChoices.com.
June 10th, 2007
Visit www.audivoip.com for free fees and features comaprison and analysis of VOIP Telephone Providers.
VOIP is new and unknown to the average consumer, and thus fear inducing. People are scared to give up their traditional landline because frankly VOIP sounds too good to be true. How can VOIP cut your phone bill so drastically and be comparable in quality to your traditinal landline.
In case you’ve never heard the term VOIP, it stands for Voice Over Internet Protocol, and is a revolutionary new way to communicate. By using your existing high speed internet connection(cable or dsl), you are able to replace your traditional phone line with a digital line existing anywhere you wish to take it. If you currently have phone service through your cable company you may have already experience some of what VOIP has to offer, even at a reduced price from traditional PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Networks), but there is so much more than what your cable provider is willing to offer.
The cost at which your cable company is charging you is only fractionally lower than traditional phone service, because they change your houses phone wiring to support VOIP phone service. The VOIP service that you get from your Cable company operates differently than what you would get from ViaTalk or ZingoTel, and because of that they are able to offer the service at a much lower cost.
There are many advantages to VOIP service. In many instances you may be able to take the ATA (analog telephone adapter: which converts your analog phone into a digital one ready for using with VOIP) or VOIP Phone (which works only with VOIP) to anywhere in the world where you have high speed internet access and call out or recieve cals; as if you were right at home. Run a business? You can get a 1800 number at a fraction of the cost of traditional phone service. Features that either don’t exist or may cost extra on traditional PSTN lines: voicemail (enhanced to send to your email address), Call Forwarding, 3 Way Calling, Call Waiting, Call Hunting, Simultaneous Ringing, and even Wake up Call Service can be had for free with your VOIP Telephone provider. You can even use your current telephones and rewire your house to use your VOIP service.
VOIP is positioned to be an inexpensive replacement to celluar phones in the future in cities that are completed blanketed with wireless hotspots. Wifi phones are VOIP phones that can be taken to any location that has a wireless hotspot. Want to be in on the ground level when video phone service ramps up, or simply need to videoconference over the internet with an office in China? Several VOIP Provider currently offer video conferencing solutions for business, and in time videophone may be the reason the traditional landline dies of extinction.
But there are disadvantages, currently, to your traditional phone service. 911 service operates differently in the world of VOIP. Enhanced 911, much like the 911 service of a celluar phone, operates based on an address that you provide to Voip Telephone Service. If you decide to take your Telephone service with you on vacation or to a different location, you must therefore update the address that your VOIP provider has for 911 service, lest you end up calling the 911 service in your hometown.
Your traditional telephone line provides the power to your phones, so that if your power goes out you may still have telephone service (provided you use corded phones and your telephone line doesn’t get knocked out at the same time). With VOIP service if your power fails, you are without phone service.
As with traditional service there are hidden fees that may not be found out until you are ready to sign up for the provider. So as with any service I suggest due diligence. I recommend visiting www.audivoip.com,as it is currently the only website that shows the actual hidden fees of VOIP Providers, along with comparison, and analysis of the feature set and total cost for most major VOIP Providers. Vonage is not your only choice for VOIP, and you should check out others before you decide.
June 10th, 2007
Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, is a term used to describe the transmission of telephone calls using a data network, rather than over traditional phone lines. It is a simple concept, but one that is having a very significant impact on the world of business communications.
VoIP is itself enabled by a much broader technological evolution, namely the convergence of multiple forms of communication, including voice, video and data, into a single network. This transformation is creating a revolution in the way communications works, and it has the potential to offer major benefits to your business. VoIP can help your company grow by broadening your communications capabilities, it can save you money on your telecommunications costs, and it can enable more productivity, mobility and flexibility in your workforce.
Many small businesses around the world are already benefiting from the advantages of VoIP systems, many of which are well suited to these kinds of organizations. Here are some examples of why VoIP is making a major impact on business communications for small businesses:
• VoIP provides the ability to use an integrated voice and data network at a lower cost than the separate parts.
• VoIP offers the small business communications capabilities on a par with the largest of companies.
• VoIP can open the door to new services and applications for the small business that can drive additional revenue and help cope with expansions in customer demand.
• VoIP can lead to increased employee productivity by giving employees a more flexible means of communicating and allowing more mobility, while increasing the flow of information.
There are different ways for small businesses to take advantage of the benefits of VoIP. An upgrade to an existing phone system, when available, can allow VoIP communications between different locations, without any major disruption to the infrastructure in each office. Alternatively, a new VoIP system can be purchased to replace an old phone switch and open up new capabilities. Yet another option is to pay monthly for a Service Provider to provide a hosted VoIP system, without buying any capital equipment at all.
Small businesses are often good candidates for VoIP systems, and have represented a majority of the early adopters of technology. While large companies have complex networks, with a multitude of different phone systems that can be difficult to integrate into a single converged network, small companies’ networks are more straightforward, allowing an easier transition to VoIP.
However, some small businesses have found that there are complexities or difficulties that get in the way of them maximizing the impact of the new technology. Lack of good advice, a misconceived plan or a deployment by inexperienced personnel can all led to problems.
The keys to a successful transition to a VoIP based network start with a clear understanding of the business case behind it and an implementation plan that best fits the company’s overall objectives.
There are certain circumstances, however, where VoIP is likely to have a more significant impact than others. If your company is in one or more of the following situations you will tend to get a faster payback:
• expanding and need or likely to need larger offices.
• have a significant percentage of employees that travel on business or work full-time or part-time from home, using laptops.
• making acquisitions and need to integrate with other business.
• have international offices.
• have a growing volume of incoming calls.
• have not replaced or upgraded their phone infrastructure in the last 5 years.
• have a good penetration of Ethernet cabling and have communications equipment that is less than 3 years old.
• operate in an industry with dynamic competition where strong customer service levels are essential.
Overall, VoIP based phone systems offer great potential for small companies and can help to keep costs under control while growing a successful business.
Nick Pegley is President of smbINFO Inc (http://www.smbinfo.com) a technology information services company specializing in the needs of small businesses. With more than 20 years of experience in the networking, telecommunications and small business markets, Nick has seen first-hand how small companies can use technology to become more competitive, more responsive and more profitable when they know how to use it correctly. Nick is a regular speaker at small business events, including the US Federal Small Business Association Annual Convention, VAR Business Channel events, and numerous vendor and reseller conferences.
For more information visit http://www.smbinfo.com
May 31st, 2007
The development of communications technology has long since surpassed the sole ability to access others when they are mobile. Today, mobile communication devices are becoming much more technologically advanced and offer more than the ability to just carry on a conversation. Cell phone GPS tracking is one of those advances.
GPS or Global Positioning System tracks your location by interpreting the data received from 3 or more satellites. This has made GPS a popular feature in cars as a navigational aid.
All cell phones constantly broadcast a radio signal, even when not on a call. The cell phone companies have been able to estimate the location of a cell phone for many years using triangulation information from the towers receiving the signal. However, the introduction of GPS technology into cell phones has meant that cell phone GPS tracking now makes this information a lot more accurate.
With GPS technology now more commonplace in many new cell phones, this means that the location of anyone carrying a compatible cell phone can be accurately tracked at any time. Cell phone GPS tracking can therefore be a useful feature for business owners and fleet managers who need to be able to keep track of their vehicle movements.
Cell phone GPS tracking can also be a useful feature to the emergency services or police when responding to a 911 call from a GPS cell phone. For this reason, the FCC has legislated that wireless networks provide location information for 911 calls made from cell phones. These are known as E911 calls.
As technology advance even further, future features will be even more powerful. Imagine GPS cell phones used as a navigational device. Based on the cell phone GPS tracking signal, they could be used to find your way to a location, calculate your speed based on your location change over time, from this calculate your estimated arrival time, suggest an alternative route and even phone the person you are calling to see with your ETA! Of course in car GPS navigation systems can already perform many of these tasks, however it is the portability of cell phones that makes them so useful for this technology.
Cell phone GPS tracking could also be used to locate the whereabouts of your children and offer protection to elderly relatives should something happen and they need urgent assistance.
These features will help to secure the future of cell phone GPS tracking providing advantages for all.
For more information on cell phone GPS tracking and other GPS products visit http://www.satnav-gps.info today.
May 26th, 2007
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