All out of the November issue of Computer Telephony. Page #26
"Franklin Telecom (Westlake Village, CA - 805-373-8688) announced that their Tempest Data / Voice Gateway for phone to phone service over the internet is shipping now. The Tempest DVG interfaces with Fnet, the non-telco long-distance IP backbone network being built by Franklin's privately held services subsidiary. End users need only dial a telephone and their access code to make calls over IP."
"The Tempest has Franklins Digital Signal Processor (DSP) voice compression subststem, an Ethernet interface, a cross point switch, T-1 digital line interface or analog line interfaces of 8 - 24 ports (foriegn exchange office, FXO or foreign exchange station, FXS)
all contained in a rack mount chassis with optional, matching Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)."
" $12,000-$19,000, depending on configuration. Tempest also runs a couple apps (configuration, billing, access control, ect.) On a Windows NT server attached elsewhere to the IP network."
Under the picture this caption reads as follows:
"Transmit data and fax as well as voice over the net. Do Fax Mail, Fax Broadcasting, Fax Store and Forward, International call back, Find Me/follow me and conferance calling with Franklin Telecoms Tempest. at less than $1,000 per port, its the same ballpark as the other gateways.MORE ON THIS NEXT MONTH"
(I added bold and capitalization)
Seth |
