On September 30th, Digium announced the release of three new Switchvox Digium appliances. The AA65, AA305, and AA355 were all introduced and taking the place of the older AA60, AA300, and AA350 SMB appliances. The new appliances will boast a current branding change from Digium with front panel LCD and controls. Here is a nice a look at the new branding and LCD support. (more…)
Last week, Unidata introduced their latest firmware release for the WPU-7700 WiFI Phone. The new release (version 2.7.0) adds the following functionality and fixes:
When I first started blogging about VoIP “way back” in 2005 I penned one of the most popular “blog lists” of that year.
The Smith On VoIP top 30 VoIP blogs was a celebration of the thought leaders who were shaping my own thoughts and ideas about the VoIP industry at large. Fast forward over four years and people are still cranking out blog lists like they’re going out of style.
In fact in the last six to eight weeks, I’ve seen a number of top VoIP blog lists spring-up which look to rank the most popular and influential voices in the industry. As a former list compiler myself I know the difficulties in selecting the best blogs, because ranking the”best” is so subjective.
At a retail price point of $319.95, the new Jabra Go 6470 features a range of audio kung fu to deliver optimum call clarity and hearing protection, regardless of what type of phone you are using, mobile, desk or softphone. The Jabra Go 6470 boasts high definition sound capabilities and digitally enhanced speech to deliver crystal clear calls ensuring both parties are able to hear clearly, minimizing disruptions. (more…)
Most or our readers are likely familiar with Asterisk Open Source PBX, but for those of you who aren’t, Polycom has recently put together an easy to follow technical bulletin on using their SoundPoint IP Phones with Asterisk.
This document covers all the basics of integrating Polycom IP phones with your Asterisk PBX. Key topics covered in this bulletin include:
Tom Keating over at TMC has the scoop on the ratification of the new 802.3at “PoE+” standard. The new 802.3at standard will allow endpoint devices such as IP phones, WiFi Access Points, IP Network Cameras to receive up to 25W of power over existing CAT5e and above cables. (more…)
Remember where you heard it first – a new color touch screen VoIP phone is coming soon from Aastra.
First spotted at the Internet Telephony Expo earlier this month while nosing around the Aastra booth, the new Aastra color touch screen phone is an attractive extension of the current Aastra product line. Designed with the executive in mind and set to directly compete with the likes of Cisco, Polycom and snom, this newest model is reportedly set to release this October.
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One of the ancillary technology that continues to grab headlines and investment from major industry players is video conferencing.
The technology that allows users to “see and interact” with one another has gained favor with small and large enterprises alike during the last few years as a:
But is video conferencing equipment living up to the promises pumped out by vendor’s marketing budgets? Better yet, has video conferencing, which has been around since the 1970’s ever been more than hype?
According to A. Michael Noll, in his piece “Is a video teleconferencing bubble emerging?“, the answer is no and yes.
Citing research conducted during the 70’s and 80’s Noll found that:
In total the sum of research and Noll’s ascertains point to the fact that video conferencing has and continues to be a highly touted technology that has not lived up to its promise.
Now, I’m no video conferencing expert.
My video conferencing usage has been relegated to Skype, Vidtel’s video phone calling service and some extended demo’s using Polycom’s video conferencing suite. All of which have proven to be positive experiences.
Yet none of these experiences have driven a full blown need for video conferencing. Which would lead me to believe that the research cited above is accurate.
So for those of you more familiar with video conferencing, “Is video conferencing over-hyped?” Or is video conferencing continuing to grow in favor with small and large enterprises alike?
If you are a new visitor to the VoIP Insider, or missed our coverage of the Unidata SQ-3000 WiFi VoIP + Video phone, you can catch up on this sweet little piece of hardware here. The Unidata SQ-3000 ups the ante for WiFi VoIP phones, adding G.722 wideband audio codec support and video conference capabilities. The phone also boasts a touchscreen user interface. (more…)
3CX Gateway for Skype is software based application designed to run on on the same host computer/server as the Windows-based 3CX Phone System. 3CX Gateway for Skype is a free add-on for 3CX Phone System users, including those using the free edition. You an now easily integrate Skype with your 3CX phone system using 3CX Gateway for Skype. With 3CX Gateway for Skype, inbound Skype calls can be forwarded to call queues and ring groups, IVRs and other voice applications within your 3CX phone system. (more…)
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