Major UK software solutions provider opts for new business VoIP facility
01/02/12 10:44 AM | 0 Comments | by Kieron
Distribution software specialist, EDP, has implemented a new business VoIP (voice over internet protocol) system to improve communications between its offices across the UK.
EDP’s head of IT, Chris Spicer, said that the new system was needed because the quality of communications made via the organisation’s previous business phone systems was ‘awful’.
IP telephony popular among Western European utility companies
31/01/2012 | 0 Comments | by Kieron
IP telephony is one of the top two most common technological enhancements adopted by utility companies across Western Europe, a new survey has revealed. The survey, by specialist energy marketing research organisation, IDC Energy Insights, reveals that along with cloud computing, IP (internet protocol) telephony is currently being taken up by over 50% of Western European utilities.
Superfast broadband among top priorities for businesses, survey reveals
27/01/2012 | 0 Comments | by Louise
A survey by Virgin Media has revealed that one of the top priorities identified by businesses in 2012 is to increase their access to superfast broadband. According to Virgin Media, 31% of businesses canvassed in its annual survey revealed that achieving a connection to high speed broadband was their major investment priority.
New report points to growth in SIP trunking take up
26/01/2012 | 0 Comments | by Kieron
A recently published report into the market in the US for unified communications (UC) has revealed the key part currently being played by session initiation protocol (SIP) trunking in facilitating internet protocol (IP) telephony. The report, by media and IT analysis company, International data Corporation (IDC) reveals that the momentum for selecting SIP trunking among IP telephony transmission providers has grown considerably in recent months and should now be seen as playing a key role in UC adoption.
Key US medical supplies company claims VoIP ‘one of the best business investments’ it has made
20/01/2012 | 0 Comments | by Kieron
The significant benefits generally claimed for business VoIP adoption have been roundly affirmed by major US medical supplies company, QuickMedical. Business VoIP (voice over internet protocol) systems are often favoured for their scalability; and QuickMedical says it decided to carry out the implementation of its new VoIP phone system following frustrations with its previous system’s inability to keep pace with the company’s current outstanding growth.
Superfast broadband set to be available in Bath area by 2015
19/01/2012 | 0 Comments | by Kieron
Bath and North East Somerset Council has pledged to help develop high speed broadband within its jurisdiction, by agreeing to invest £475,000 in a proposed cabling infrastructure scheme. The new project is expected in turn to benefit from funds from the European Regional Development Fund, the national government-backed Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) scheme, and private investment.
High speed broadband roll-out identified as key 2012 uplift factor
11/01/2012 | 0 Comments | by James
Senior business leaders in the West Country have cited the expansion of high speed broadband as providing one of the main opportunities for the area’s potential economic growth in 2012. The confident claim has come from Andrew Williams and Laura Leigh, who, respectively, head the Cornwall and Devon branches of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA).
Survey reveals increased IP penetration among businesses likely for Australia in 2012
09/01/2012 | 0 Comments | by James
A survey by specialist IT publisher and software provider, ZDNet, has identified an enthusiastic desire for IP telephony among Australian companies, with a significant percentage saying they had plans to adopt an IP telephony solution within the next two years. According to the survey, 18% of those questioned said they intended to introduce IP (internet protocol) telephony by the end of 2012. On top of this, 13% of respondents said they had plans to implement an IP telephony solution in 2013.
US emergency service centres increasingly opting for VoIP
06/01/2012 | 0 Comments | by James
A report in ‘Government Technology’ journal has identified an increasing use of VoIP among US emergency call reception centres – known in the US as public safety answering points (PSAPs) – because of VoIP’s superior reliability. The reliability of VoIP (voice over internet protocol) is exemplified in the report by the example of authorities being able to respond to emergency calls in spite of sudden damage to major local fibre-optic communications cables connecting PSAPs in St. Louise Park, Minneapolis.
Major new survey into UK business communications underway
05/01/2012 | 0 Comments | by Kieron
Leading telecommunications supplier, TalkTalk Business, has launched a major new survey to try and create a snapshot of how businesses in the UK are currently progressing in relation to the provision of IT, broadband, and telecommunications services. In order to maximise the accuracy and comprehensiveness of the survey’s findings, TalkTalk Business is calling on as many firms as possible to participate in the survey, which is accessible via TalkTalk Business’s website.
High speed broadband network to be widened in Milton Keynes
29/12/2011 | 0 Comments | by Kieron
The expanding ‘new town’ of Milton Keynes is to benefit from a broadening of the town’s high speed broadband cable network, planned for completion by the end of 2012 The high speed network, which is run by the UK’s main telecommunications infrastructure provider, BT, currently services 11,000 businesses and homes in the town. BT’s planned expansion of its network is expected to result in an additional 20,000 homes and businesses being able to access high speed broadband signals.
NHS partner company adopts business VoIP
28/12/2011 | 0 Comments | by Kieron
A private company with direct links to the NHS in the UK has implemented a business voice over internet protocol (VoIP) system across its national network of surgeries and walk-in centres. The Practice, which has an exclusive agreement with the NHS to provide contracted patient services to UK citizens, has adopted its new business VoIP system as part of a more general programme of IT restructuring across its network of 60 community-based centres.
Survey reveals strong demand ahead for IP telephony skills in business
23/12/2011 | 0 Comments | by James
A new survey by industry IT publication, Computerworld, has revealed that internet protocol (IP) telephony expertise will be among the most sought after IT-related skills required by enterprises in 2012. The survey could be said to provide further evidence of the growing importance of IP telephony in the commercial sphere; a view shared on many occasions by other industry commentators.
Oracle praises business VoIP
21/12/2011 | 0 Comments | by James
International computing and technology group, Oracle, has revealed that full adoption of business VoIP (voice over internet protocol) has been one of the key factors in helping to expand its business further. The organisation says that giving all business phone systems throughout the organisation over to business VoIP was one of several successful strategies introduced to help make the group both more productive and more efficient.
Asterisk in HD upgrade
19/12/2011 | 0 Comments | by Kieron
Asterisk, the open-source software behind many hi-tech web-based services such as internet protocol (IP) telephony and business VoIP (voice over internet protocol), is to benefit from a significant upgrade which will include the capacity to handle high definition (HD) visual and audio transmissions. The new version of Asterisk, called Asterisk10, is currently being put through its paces by owner Digium in a series of late beta stage test runs.
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