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A new survey by research company, Infonetics, has revealed that adoption of SIP trunking among US companies has continued to grow at a partial, evolutionary pace, rather than in a revolutionary fashion.

According to the survey, even those companies which had recently incorporated SIP trunking within their phone network systems were still relying at least in part on traditional public switched telephone network (PSTN) trunking connections.

Take up of IP telephony solutions in Europe is expected to continue apace, particularly in central and eastern areas, according to new report from Business Monitor International (BMI).

Major international business phone systems supplier, Yealink, is about to launch its new series of internet protocol (IP) telephony handsets, under the umbrella name, T3XG SIP.

A leading expert in the field of business futurology has predicted a significant increase in the future take-up of VoIP for businesses, based on what he sees as a growing trend away from working at the office.

Leading VoIP handset manufacturer, Snom, has created an innovative and eye-opening video showcasing its full product range.

A new survey has revealed that most businesses in the UK believe their current broadband connections are not as reliable or as future-proof as they could be. They have also criticised their internet service providers (ISPs) for what they see as inadequate levels of customer service.

Japanese hi-tech corporation, Fujitsu, has declared its intention to lay high speed fibre optic cable networks connecting homes and businesses in some of the UK’s rural areas.

A franchised restaurant belonging to the world famous burger and fast food outlet chain, Wendy’s, has successfully used VoIP – or voice over internet protocol – to help speed up its drive-through customer ordering process.

The University of Nottingham has embarked on an extensive programme of replacing all its conventional telephone connections with a new network of low cost base voice call facilities accessed via the internet.

To date, in spite of having upgraded only 10% of its phone connections to its new VoIP network, the University has already reduced its phone costs by 60%. The academic centre is now planning, over the next few years, to switch the remainder of its phone lines to the new IP telephony system.

A survey by consumer internet phone service provider, Skype, has predicted that VoIP use for businesses will have risen by 10% between the end of 2009 and the close of 2011.

Interestingly, the survey anticipates that over the same period workplace use of mobile phones will have only increased by 5%, whilst email and traditional telephone landline use will have actually decreased by around 5% and 6% respectively.