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*ITSPs Taking Positions With and Against Telcos
*Arbinet Adds Real Time Telephony Rate Ticker to its Web Site
*Delta three's Unveils Online Service Center for its IP Telephony Services
*PakNetX Introduces New Version of its IP Telephony Call Center Product
*SkyWave Unveils New Version of SkyGate Gateway
*RADCOM Introduces Technology to Measure Latency
*Vsys Announces SS7 to PSTN Gatekeeper Software
*Trillium to Introduce H.323 Software Products
*Science Dynamics Developing a VoIP Gateway with Optional Service Modules
*Brooktrout Receives European Union Approval for Its Voice and Fax Boards
*Digitcom Teams With Providers to Offer IP Telephony in Egypt and Russia
*Qwest Teams With Northrop Grumman to Offer Integrated Data/Voice Solutions
*TVS to Use Array Telecom's Gateways for IP Network in Japan
*ECI Telecom and Tadiran Telecommunications to Merge
ITSPs Taking Positions With and Against Telcos
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Over the last two weeks, several IXCs and RBOCs have released announcements
indicating their strategies for participating in the IP telephony market
and preventing ITSPs from freely routing calls over their networks.
Though most ITSPs have been developing a legal position to keep from paying
fees to the traditional telcos, some ITSPs are finding that, in this highly
competitive market, it might be more advantageous to pony up the fees and
work jointly with the deep-pocketed telcos to grow their business.
Last week, MCI announced that it had partnered with Global Transmedia, an
ITSP, to accommodate both domestic and international traffic for the
provider. Bell Atlantic announced that it had teamed with ITXC to
terminate IP telephony traffic in the RBOC's East Coast region.
Also in the news, US West announced that it would charge access fees to
ITSPs that routed calls over its network. The announcement followed a
report from the week prior that BellSouth planned to apply such fees. In
response to BellSouth, ICG Telecommunications has announced that it will
refuse to pay the RBOC for any access charges, claiming that FCC rules do
not require it to do so.
ITXC
itxc.com
Bell Atlantic
bell-atl.com
GT's Cheap Talk
cheaptalk.net
BellSouth
bellsouthcorp.com
US West
uswest.com
Arbinet Adds Real Time Telephony Rate Ticker to its Web Site
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Arbinet Communications has added a real-time LCR International Rate Ticker
to its web site. The patent-pending ticker provides public access to
telephony rates that are available from the more than 50 carriers connected
to the Arbinet Global Clearing Network (AGCN). The AGCN provides real-time
authentication, authorization, LCR, call placement, and settlement on a
transaction by transaction basis. In addition to displaying rates, the
site will also allow member carriers to attach specific parameters to the
rates that define the conditions under which such trades will be authorized.
In a future version of the ticker scheduled for debut this winter, Arbinet
is planning to add search by destination capabilities.
Arbinet
arbinet.com
Delta three's Unveils Online Customer Service Center for its IP Telephony
Services
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Delta Three has announced the addition of an Interactive Customer Service
section to its web site. The section will enable users to access account
information, and sign-up for service or pay bills online. The online
service center will also allow users to view CDR information based on user
defined parameters. For instance, business users can request that calls to
different clients be broken down in the form of a bar chart, or roommates
can have calls broken down in a pie chart.
Delta Three
deltathree.com
RSL Com
rslcom.com
PakNetX Introduces New Version of its IP Telephony Call Center Product
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PakNetX has announced the release of an upgrade to its call center
application, the PNX ACD. The PNX ACD is a software call center
application that enables the management of Internet-based audio, video and
data calls. It enables connectivity between consumers and call center
agents using H.323/T.120 compliant Internet telephony applications. When a
call query reaches the ACD, through the use of an Internet phone or a web
site call icon, the ACD will queue and deliver the call to the next
available agent, while providing the agent with available call context
information. Once the call is connected, an agent can use H.323/T.120
standards based tools to provide video, web browser sharing, text chat,
file transfers and data collaboration. In addition, the ACD includes an
integrated H.323/T.120 firewall proxy to provide the security that will
enable organizations to locate call center agents behind the corporate
firewall.
Version 2 of the PNX ACD will enable call center agents to handle and
manage Internet calls with traditional tools such as hold, retrieve,
transfer and conference. The latest PNX ACD will also provide IP
telephony/PSTN gateway support for mixed network topologies, integrated
firewall functions and CTI interfaces for integration with existing
telephony environments.
To use the ACD, both callers and agents will need to have a multimedia PC,
a web browser, Windows 95, a connection to the Internet, and any
H.323-compliant Internet phone. The PNX ACD server software runs on
Windows NT 4.0.
PakNetX
paknetx.com
SkyWave Unveils New Version of SkyGate Gateway
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SkyWave has announced the availability of SkyGate 99, the latest version of
its IP telephony gateway. SkyGate 99 utilizes SS7 technologies to integrate
IP telephony into existing networks. The gateway provides support for
real-time fax or voice over IP capabilities. It houses a built-in SNMP
agent that allows remote access and monitoring of the gateway. The gateway
features TeleSoft's SmartWorks CTOS Media Server to provide
interoperability with third party telephony hardware platforms, allowing a
user to mix and match hardware platforms, card sets, network protocols
(PSTN and IP) and switching buses from multiple vendors.
SkyGate 99 is currently available for Windows NT. It is priced at just
under $80,000 for a 96 port system. SkyWave plans to introduce UNIX and
Compact PCI versions next year.
SkyWave
skywave.net
TeleSoft
telesoft.com
RADCOM's Introduces Technology to Measure Latency
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RADCOM has announced the release of its Latency & Loss Measurement
application for real-time, delay sensitive applications such as VoIP and
MPEG video over ATM. The product utilizes data to analyze the
inter-segment latencies and data loss incurred while passing through an
internetworking device such as a firewall or a router. It is capable of
measuring latencies down to the microsecond. Measurements from cut-through
or store-and-forwarding switching/routing through start-to-start,
start-to-end, end-to-start and end-to-end measurements across packets or
cells are supported. The device provides graphical and textual analysis
reports based on user defined criteria.
RADCOM plans to build complete support for H.323 protocols into the product
by the end of '98.
RADCOM
radcom-inc.com
Vsys Announces SS7 to PSTN Gatekeeper Software
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Vsys has announced the availability of VSwitch, SS7/PSTN integrated
gatekeeper software. The product provides interfaces for both H.323 and SS7
protocols. It will support voice, data and fax solutions. Its architecture
will enable the implementation of billing and provisioning support,
customer care services as well as advanced Intelligent Network services
such as 800/888 and VPNs. The device will be able to provide end users
with 1+ dialing.
The VSwitch is interoperable with Dialogic's DM3 IPLink gateways.
Vsys
vsys.com
Trillium to Introduce H.323 Software Products
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Trillium Digital Systems, a provider of communications software solutions,
has announced plans to offer H.323 software products. Trillium's initial
H.323 software offering will incorporate H.225 Call Signaling, H.225.0 RAS,
H.245 Control Signaling, RTP, RTCP, and an H.323 Call Manager.
Trillium's expects to introduce the H.323 products in early '99.
Trillium develops, licenses and supports standards-based communications
software solutions for H.323, SS7, ATM, V5, ISDN, Frame Relay, IP, and
X.25/X.75 technologies.
Trillium Digital Systems
trillium.com
Science Dynamics Developing a VoIP Gateway with Optional Service Modules
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Science Dynamics has announced that it is developing a VoIP gateway with
optional service modules based on its Integrator C-2300 Telephony Server
line of products. The product is expected to provide an SS7 interface for
PSTN connectivity and an H.323 interface to enable it to interoperate with
proprietary gateways and H.323 compliant IP telephony PC software clients.
The system will be capable of supporting from 30 to 1000s of voice or fax
ports.
Science Dynamics is also developing service modules to provide support for
management, billing and QoS.
Science Dynamics
scidyn.com
Brooktrout Receives European Union Approval for Its Voice and Fax Boards
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Brooktrout has announced that the European Union has approved its TR114
Series Universal Port analog PCI fax and voice boards for distribution.
The boards are currently available in 16 European countries including
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and
the UK.
Brooktrout
brooktrout.com
Digitcom Teams With Providers to Offer IP Telephony in US, Egypt and Russia
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Digitcom has announced that St. Petersburg National International Telephone
and Electrosvyaz (Rostov Region) have completed IP telephony service trials
using Digitcom's IntraVoice CO Internet telephony gateways. Both providers
plan to launch the services in Russia on a commercial basis. Digitcom has
entered into a revenue-sharing agreement with the two providers.
In a separate announcement, Telecom Egypt has reported that it is planning
to team with Digitcom to market long distance IP telephony services between
Egypt and the US. The service will utilize Digitcom's IntraVoice gateways.
Digitcom
digitcom.com
Qwest Teams With Northrop Grumman to Offer Integrated Data/Voice Solutions
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Qwest has teamed with Northrop Grumman-Canada to market integrated
data/voice over IP solutions to airline carriers. The integrated solutions
will utilize Qwest's Macro Capacity Fiber Network and Northrop's network
equipment. Besides integrated data/voice over IP, the companies plan to
offer a wide range of managed network services including Internet/Intranet
solutions, frame relay and ATM access, remote LAN access/dial-up services,
network design, consultation, installation and maintenance and 7x24 network
control center operations.
The two companies have already secured a deal with Frontier Airlines to
design and install an integrated communications network.
Qwest
qwest.com
Northrop Grumman
northgrum.com
TVS to Use Array Telecom's Gateways for IP Network in Japan
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Tokyo-based Telecommunications with Valuable Services (TVS) has announced
that it will use Array Telecom's gateways to expand its IP network, TVSNET.
TVS plans to use the gateways to expand TVSNET from 36 Tokyo POPs to over
150 Japanese POPs.
Array Telecom expects to begin shipping its IP gateways this month.
TVSNET provides international long distance telephony and CTI-PBX solutions
to Japanese businesses, and ISPs.
Telecom Array
telecom.array.ca
ECI Telecom and Tadiran Telecommunications to Merge
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Tadiran Telecommunications has announced that it will merge with ECI
Telecom in a stock for stock transaction. Under the terms of the deal, ECI
will trade one of its shares for every 1.79 shares of Tadiran stock.
Completion of the merger is subject to the signing of a definitive
agreement, and approval by each company's respective boards and
shareholders. The transaction is expected to close by Q2 of next year.
The combined entity will be able to offer a broad range of technologies
including VoIP, video compression, digital circuit multiplication, digital
cross connect, ATM/SDH, HDSL & ADSL, wireless local loop (WLL) and
Wavelength Division Multiplexing.
ECI Telecom
ecitele.com
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