Integra5 Service Delivery Platform Interoperates with Metaswitch

Integra5 Communications announced that its i5 Service Delivery Platform (SDP) has been certified as interoperable with MetaSwitch's multimedia-enhanced telephony solutions following joint interoperability testing. Both vendors' solutions support a migration towards the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) architecture across cable and telecom environments.The combined solution provides a standards-based, scalable infrastructure equipped to deliver converged consumer applications such as TV & PC Caller ID, Personalized Content Alerts, and Voicemail...

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AOL and Warner Bros. Launch In2TV Network

AOL and Warner Bros. officially launched their In2TV Broadband Television Network featuring thousands of classic TV shows available on-demand over the Web and for free. The service is supported through advertising."In2TV breaks new ground as the first true broadband television network. With the largest collection of full length television programming anywhere on the Web, plus interactive features and viral videos all free and on-demand, In2TV will appeal to existing fans as well as introduce these shows to a whole new generation," said Kevin Conroy,...

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VON Spring: The Eve of Disruption

As interesting as the VoIP saga has been over the last ten years, even more opportunities are emerging now to leverage IP to effect large-scale disruptive change, said Jeff Pulver, speaking at the opening of VON Spring in San Jose, California. These opportunities arise from the intersection of the computing and communications industries, which are driven by the effects of Moore's Law and Metcalf's Law. There are more opportunities for creative disruption if you look at the world in terms of applications rather than services, said Pulver. The...

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TELUS Deploys Convedia Media Servers

TELUS, a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, has deployed Convedia media servers in its IP-One Innovation service for enterprise IP telephony. The Convedia media servers provide IP media processing for a complete range of IP telephony services, including IP Centrex and VoIP teleconferencing.http://www.convedia....

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Cantata Makes its Debut -- Excel + Brooktrout

Cantata Technology, a company formed through the merger of Excel Switching and Brooktrout Technology in October 2005, made its official debut. Cantata Technology, which is headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts, supplies media servers, media gateways and voice and fax platforms for the enterprise and service provider markets."Our new name, Cantata, is a word derived from a rich musical composition in which talents converge to create something truly unique. A cantata is a work far more innovative, integrated and engaging than the sum of its parts....

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London Internet Providers Exchange Deploys Force10

The London Internet Providers Exchange (Lipex) has deployed Force10 Networks' S-Series to build a high performance 10 Gigabit Ethernet peering network between five of its Internet exchange points. The Force10 S50 data center switch anchors the Lipex network.http://www.force10networks....

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RADCOM and Viola Networks Sign OEM Agreement

RADCOM and Viola Networks announced an OEM deal to incorporate Viola's VoIP monitoring software into RADCOM's Omni-Q, a fully distributed, probe-based network and service quality management system. It gives service providers, ILECs and MSOs complete visibility into the VoIP service running over the network, enabling early-stage fault detection, pre-emptive maintenance and optimization, and drill-down troubleshooting that leads to quick and easy fault resolution.http://www.radcom-inc.comhttp://www.ViolaNetworks....

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Sipera Raises $13.2 Million for VoIP Security

Sipera Systems, a start-up based in Richardson, Texas, secured $13.2M in series B round funding for its security solutions for VoIP, mobile and multimedia communications.The round was led by Sequoia Capital, and includes prior investors Austin Ventures and STAR Ventures. This latest funding brings Sipera's total to $19.5Mhttp://www.sipera.comIntroduced earlier this month, the Sipera IPCS 310 system designed to intelligently and transparently monitor VoIP traffic, detect anomalies in traffic and call patterns, and identify threats, to protect end-user...

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Broadcom Unveils Two New VoIP Chips for CPE

Broadcom introduced a terminal adapter (TA) router chip and a low cost IP phone chip, expanding its existing IP phone product portfolio which also includes Wi-Fi phone and Wi-Fi video phone platforms, voice-enabled cable and DSL modems, and Ethernet IP phones.The new VoIP processor for TA routers has two integrated voice codecs. It leverages Broadcom's VoIP xChange software platform, a VoIP software package that is unique because it includes networking and router components.Broadcom's new low cost consumer IP phone chip is a highly integrated,...

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XO Launches Wholesale Voice Origination Service

XO Communications is expanding its wholesale VoIP portfolio with a new IP voice origination service that offers service providers a scalable and cost-effective means for originating voice calls nationwide.The new service, XO VoIP Origination, provides broadband telephony providers, cable companies and other service providers with interconnection, transport and origination of local calls nationwide through a single IP connection on the XO IP network. It provides the ability to assign local telephone numbers from any XO market nationwide and accept...

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Verizon Enhances Wholesale SIP Gateway Service

Verizon Business has enhanced its wholesale SIP Gateway service by allowing wholesale customers to take advantage of metered outbound local calling, and directory assistance or operator services, or both. The SIP Gateway Service is available in three configurations: Inbound Complete, Two-Way Local and Two-Way Complete. With all configurations, Verizon Business provides the media gateway to the PSTN, local number portability, E-911 (for outbound configurations), directory listing and Web-based order submission. Carrier IP Termination, using either...

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Verizon Offers SLAs for Managed IP PBX Service

Verizon Business began offering service-level commitments for its Managed IP PBX Services. The new SLAs provide a commitment that Managed IP PBX issues will be resolved in three and a half hours or less. Verizon Business is also measuring the quality of its Managed IP PBX services using a new set of measurements specifically designed for voice services, including Mean Opinion Scores (MOS) that look at the end-user's voice-quality experience. The Verizon Business SLA guarantees an average MOS score up to 4.0, a highly desirable score for IP telephony...

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Cable Industry Refuses to Run Verizon TV Commercial

Comcast, Time Warner and Cablevision have refused to run a 30-second paid commercial from Verizon that asks consumers to support video choice. In a statement, Verizon accused the cable companies of using their operations to present only one side of the issue. The commercial can be seen on Verizon's Web site.http://www.verizon.comhttp://www.tvchoicenj....

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Verizon Names Ruesterholz to Head Telecom Unit

Virginia Ruesterholz was named president of Verizon Telecom, reporting to Lawrence T. Babbio, vice chairman and president of Verizon. In her new role, Ruesterholz will be responsible for all sales, service and operations activities for the $37.6 billion Verizon Telecom unit.Ruesterholz, most recently president of the company's wholesale business, will now oversee sales and marketing for the consumer, small business and wholesale market segments....

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Hurricane Electric Expands Colo in Silicon Valley

Hurricane Electric inaugurated new colocation facility in Silicon Valley. The new 208,000 square foot facility complements three other colocation facilities Hurricane Electric operates in San Jose, CA, Fremont, CA and New York, NY.http://www.he....

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Cisco on Net Neutrality: Regulate Only if Problems Occur, Not Before

Cisco Systems issued a statement to clarify its position on Net Neutrality, noting that it helped produce the High Tech Broadband Coalition's "Connectivity Principles" in 2003, which were embodied in the FCC's Policy Statement of 2005. The Connectivity Principles and FCC Policy protect consumers with information and the ability to use the Internet in an open fashion. Cisco continues to support these principles:1. Broadband Internet access consumers should have access to their choice of legal Internet content within the bandwidth limits and quality...

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VON Spring: Qwest Promises No Traffic Degradation, Sees Preferred Bandwidth Deals with Content Providers

Qwest's job as a telecom service provider is "to see the world through the eyes of customers," said Richard Notebaert, Chairman and CEO of Qwest Communications, speaking at Spring VON in San Jose. On this point, he believes the Internet industry, the VoIP segment, online content providers and other network operators can all agree. We should see the world from the customer perspective.Beside its role of mass market last mile provider, Qwest also provides business services and wholesale services, which are defined by specific network performance...

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AT&T, BellSouth, Verizon Agree on IP-Enabled Video CPE Principles

AT&T, BellSouth, Verizon and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced a series of principles designed to ensure the commercial availability of devices that attach to IP-enabled video networks. The companies said they agree that consumers will benefit if they have the flexibility to attach a variety of CE devices to video service networks and consumer home networks. To support this position, the following framework of principles was released:Principles for the Attachment of Devices to IP-enabled Video Service Provider Networks1....

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