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New Solution Enables Microsoft Lync to Talk to Land Mobile Radio users (VHF, UHF, P25, etc.)

November 17, 2010

One of Microsoft’s partners, Twisted Pair Solutions, maker of WAVE software now supports Microsoft Lync. WAVE Lync Communicator extends Lync by adding push-to-talk connectivity between office-based workers and their mobile worker colleagues who use two-way radios and smartphones. WAVE Lync Communicator breaks down the communications barrier found with two-way radio and other proprietary communication systems bringing critical communications workers in the field into the enterprise communications fold.

WAVE enables users of Lync to talk to land mobile radio users (VHF, UHF, P25, Tetra, etc.), group audio channels (hoot-and-holler networks, emergency broadcasts), paging/intercom systems and PC-based applications. With WAVE, all of these disparate devices and communication channels are now available from a single interface embedded within Lync.

Posted in Lync, Microsoft, SIP, TMCnet, Unified Communications, VoIP, Wireless

Avaya IP Office v6.1 Launches

November 15, 2010

Avaya, Inc. today released Avaya IP Office Release 6.1. Avaya IP Office is the company’s flagship communications solution for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The new version delivers a host of business collaboration and customer service enhancements that can improve ease-of-use and worker productivity for SME workers, while introducing significant new efficiencies for businesses. I had a conference call and demo with Avaya executives to find out what would be in the latest version of IP Office.

Posted in Avaya, Avaya, Polycom, SIP, TMCnet, Unified Communications, VoIP

Bria for Android v1.0 Launches

November 9, 2010

Bria for Android just launched. It's priced at $7.99 ($8.99 more for G.729 codec support) and is available here. Check out the features:

Bria Android Edition has all the standard telephone features, including:

Support for an account on any SIP-compliant server
Multi-tasking support for background operation, such as fielding incoming calls while using other applications
Call display and voicemail indicator
Voicemail support
Speakerphone, Mute and Hold
A detailed call history pane that displays dialed, answered and missed calls, along with ability to delete entries
Contact List – leveraging the phone’s native address book
The ability to work with the native dialer (a.k.a. Call Intercept)
Ringtones and contact avatars
Dial plan support (softphone-side)
Multiple call support
- Swap between two active calls
- Merge calls (three-way conferencing support)
- Call transfer (attended and unattended)
Audio codecs include G.711a/u, iLBC and GSM
- Option to purchase with or without G.729 codec
Automatic codec selection to ensure optimal call quality
Noise reduction
DTMF support: the ability to enter number into an auto attendant
- via RFC 2833 or SIP INFO

Advanced Features

NAT traversal
- Application managed, server managed or user specified
- Global IP support
- STUN and ICE
Media efficiency and quality
- VAD (Voice Activation Detection)
- QoS (Quality of Service)
- ToS Marking
Security and encryption
- TLS
- SRTP
Logging support for trouble shooting
DNS SRV record lookups

Accessories

Posted in Android, Google, Mobile Phones, SIP, TMCnet, VoIP, Wireless

Time Warner Cable Beefs Up Home Phone Features with VoiceZone

November 3, 2010

Time Warner Cable, the second-largest cable operator in the U.S., with more than 14 million customers today announced VoiceZone, a new web-based portal providing online access to customizable features for customers to control and monitor Time Warner Cable Digital Home Phone service over the web.

VoiceZone customers can change call settings including caller ID, access voicemail, block unwanted calls and set distinctive rings, which can be accessed through the company’s My Services online platform under the MyHomePhone tab. VoiceZone is a free service, but customers must first register for MyServices at http://myservices.timewarnercable.com.

“Time Warner Cable is focused on keeping customers easily connected to what’s important to them. The introduction of VoiceZone to MyServices, much like our recently added Remote DVR Manager, provides customers with the convenience of managing Time Warner Cable products from outside the home,” said Jeffrey A. Hirsch, Chief Marketing Officer, Time Warner Cable’s East Region.

Posted in Android, Apple, Internet, SIP, TMCnet, Unified Communications, VoIP, Wireless

Kevin Fleming Details Asterisk SCF

October 27, 2010

I spoke with Kevin Fleming Senior Software Engineer, Digium and Co-Maintainer of Asterisk to get some more info on the just launched Asterisk SCF. Here's a podcast of my call with him that has some great insights:

Also, check out this photo TMC's Mike Genaro just emailed me from Astricon showing the jam packed Scaling Asterisk session, which is not a keynote, but sure looks like one!

Posted in Asterisk, SIP, TMCnet, Unified Communications, VoIP

Texas Instruments TNETV1072 processor Supercharges voice experience Optimized for Microsoft Lync

October 26, 2010

Texas Instruments claims that their TNETV1072's C64x+ digital signal processor (DSP) core provides "exceptional high-definition voice and wideband acoustic echo cancellation capabilities offering richer voice quality to its users." The chip is targeting and is specifically optimized for Microsoft Lync. It appears Aastra and Polycom are both taking advantage of this chip in their IP phones. Check out the full news announcement:

Offering richer voice capabilities, Texas Instruments’ high-performance TNETV1072 processor enables an enhanced voice experience Optimized for Microsoft Lync

TI’s TNETV1072 processor powers the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 IP phone platform, providing customers with VoIP capabilities and integrated desktop functionality

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) continues to build momentum in the unified communications (UC) space as it announces that its TNETV1072 high-performance processor powers IP phones Optimized for Microsoft Lync. TI’s processor enables the enhanced voice experience with UC functions, including presence, in advanced endpoints such as the Aastra 6721ip and 6725ip and the Polycom® CX500, CX600 and CX3000 IP phones.

Posted in Lync, Microsoft, Polycom, SIP, TMCnet, Unified Communications, VoIP

Skype Tells Nimbuzz to Buzz Off

October 25, 2010

Skype has ordered Nimbuzz to remove support for Skype in their application by October 31st - Halloween no less, but this is no trick. Nimbuzz currently has 30 million users and the theory is that Skype is removing support for third-party access to their service ahead of their planned IPO. You probably recall the fring vs. Skype battle where fring also lost access to Skype services back in July.

However, a Skype spokeperson denied the IPO was the cause:

We believed that Nimbuzz’s application was in violation of Skype’s API Terms of Use and End User License Agreement (EULA).

Posted in SIP, Skype, TMCnet, VoIP

Asterisk 1.8 - Major Release Sports 200 New Features

October 21, 2010

Digium today released Asterisk 1.8, a major new release of the popular open source telephony platform. According to Digium, it includes more than 200 notable new features.

I spoke with Digium's Product Manager, Steve Sokol, to learn more about this important release.

Posted in Asterisk, Google, SIP, Skype, TMCnet, VoIP

Truphone to Take on Skype & Offer Windows VoIP App

October 15, 2010

Truphone, headquartered in London, U.K. will soon be releasing a VoIP client for Windows PCs, as well as the Mac OS. Truphone is known for their mobile VoIP apps supported on several mobile platforms including Apple, Android, Blackberry, and Symbian, but this will be their first foray into the desktop PC environment. Unlike Skype, Truphone leverages the standard SIP protocol, so essentially Truphone will be releasing a SIP softphone client customized to work with their service offering.

Posted in Android, Apple, Google, Mobile Phones, SIP, Skype, TMCnet, VoIP, Wireless

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