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A new service is set to offer every IP telephony user and business VoIP provider an insight into how well their network is performing.

Monitoring company NetEvidence has unveiled its new network, called Highlight, which is an application designed to monitor the calibre of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) calls, and give end users and suppliers solid statistics on the quality of its performance.

A brand new survey has shown that the enterprise marketplace is poised to invest heavily in SIP trunking.

SIP trunking is a means to connect the private branch exchange (PBX) of a business to a public switched telephone network over the internet. It has gained popularity thanks to the increasing security it offers to firms wishing to switch from landline phones to IP telephony.

Researchers have published sales figures for voice over internet protocol (VoIP) hardware, which has shown a jump of almost 15 per cent.

Statisticians Infonetics Research revealed that the total value of all sales of VoIP equipment leapt by 14.5 per cent in the last three months of 2010 when compared to the previous three quarters. The value of the market, which includes voice application servers, session border controllers and trunk media gateways, now stands at £365 million ($592 million).

German IP telephony hardware manufacturer Gigaset has lifted the lid on its new desk-bound voice over internet protocol (VoIP) phones, which are aimed at the expanding small to medium business market.

The firm states that the two brand new desk phones and three PBX phones of the Gigaset Pro line make use of what VoIP has to offer, including reliability, interoperability and the option to scale a communications network as a business expands and employs more people.

According to an IP telephony industry commentator, streamlined IT support requirements and reduced operating costs are just two of the reasons why more businesses should be making the switch to voice over internet telephony (VoIP) business phone systems.

One of the top suppliers of IP telephony hardware, snom, is to showcase their flagship products at the forthcoming Unified Communications Expo.

The trade show will take place at the Microsoft Partner Village between 7th and 9th March. Attendees will have the chance to find out how internet based business phone systems can benefit their businesses and how snom’s products are able to capitalise on the functions that Microsoft’s Office Communication solution offers.

The latest figures about the worldwide uptake of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phones shows that they are set to reach record levels by the year 2015.
The research, by marketing firm InStat, shows that more than 40 million IP phones will be in use worldwide within the next four years.

Experts in SIP trunking and IP telephony will be among the most in demand professionals this year, according to an industry expert.

Website SMEweb reports that Information Technology experts will be much sought after by small and medium sized businesses this year, as the number of students taking degrees related in some way to IT has decreased by half in the last decade.

VoIP service Skype is reported to have delayed its flotation on the stock exchange.

Reportedly the company has explained the setback, saying it is due to a need to increase its revenues.

A company spokesman said:

“We may incur net losses again and cannot assure you that we will be profitable in the future or that, if we are, we will be able to maintain profitability.”

An expert on broadband has spoken about the efforts being made to promote the advantages of having a fast internet connection.

Edd Dawson, who edits website broadband.co.uk for domestic users, thinks that more needs to be done, as the benefits of super-fast internet connectivity remain largely unknown to many people.