Packnet Blog

In this edition we recap our time at Astricon 10 and it’s main talking points, as well as bringing news of new Digium Asterisk Hardware, Skype’s imminent Desktop API shut down and update details for Google Hangouts on iOS.

WebRTC (Web Real Time Communication) is a free, open-source browser-based communications project that allows compliant web browsers to communicate with audio and visuals in real-time using JavaScript APIs and HTML5.

Snom, one of the leading Business VoIP equipment providers has announced the support of IPv6 technology for their range of IP phones from firmware version 8.5.7 onwards.

September has been a busy month in the world of VoIP – from the launch of FaceTime Audio with iOS 7, to the news that Skype is now losing mobile networks $100 million per day – showing that more and more businesses and users are benefiting from the ongoing VoIP technology boom.

PackNet will be Live Blogging and Tweeting from the annual Astricon convention in Atlanta, GA, USA from October 8-10.

PackNet have moved into our new offices at Ducie House in central Manchester. It’s taken a little while to get everything into working order but we are all pleased with our new home for the coming years.

To say hello to our neighbours and to say hello to our customers, this is an open invitation to join us on Thursday evening at our new office for a few drinks, a few nibbles and a game or two of pool.

Canadian tech firm, Phybridge, which works to improve practical Unified Communications and IP technology innovation, has announced its EMEA expansion alongside the appointment of new Vice President, Viv Singh. Phybridge’s switch innovation offers Ethernet, as well as Power over Ethernet, across just one wire pairing with a reach four times that of the traditional offering.

SUMTEC held it’s the latest ITEXPO technology conference last week, and visitors got to see a number of state-of-the-art communication integration solutions and products on display. Those who attended the event were given the chance to sit in on the sponsor conferences as well as visit the exhibitions, where the biggest technological innovations and products were showcased.

Business VoIP provider Broadvox has announced that it will be making major improvements to the re-launched version of its Hosted Communications service. Originally unveiled over the summer, the cloud-based collaboration and voice service combines phone, fax, instant messaging, video, web collaboration and voicemail to help businesses connect internally, and with their customers.