By Doug Mohney, on January 20th, 2012
Like everyone else on the planet, Polycom (www.polycom.com) has announced it is adding a service/cloud model rather than simply sticking to a hardware/software sales strategy. In this case, Polycom will be providing RealPresence Cloud, a wholesale, carry-ready offering to enable service providers to bring Video-as-a-service (VaaS) offerings quickly to market.
RealPresence Cloud solutions are designed to deliver [...]
By Doug Mohney, on November 21st, 2011
Irish VoIP service provider Blueface (www.blueface.ie) has announced a Panasonic handset promotion with HD voice threads.
Customers purchasing a Panasonic HD voice capable TGP 500 handset for 99 euros will get an extra handset free; the handset is listed at a value of [...]
By Doug Mohney, on November 11th, 2011
An ophthalmic producer and supplier focusing on the Latin America market is buying a Switchvox solution with Cisco HD voice capable phones. Integrated Lens Technology (ILT) has contracted with TelOnline to put in business phone/unified communications solutions into Miami, Costa Rica, Argentina, Columbia, Ecuador and 14 countries in Latin America, according to the press release
The solution [...]
By Doug Mohney, on November 8th, 2011
GENBAND Perspectives 2011, New York, New York – Hardware manufacturer GENBAND and CounterPath Corporation has announced a “strategic, long-term” agreement to provide mobile client solutions for GENBAND’s A2 Communications Applications Server. Since CounterPath’s Bria client supports HD voice via G.722, this makes it an HD voice announcement as well.
The relatonship includes joint development and marekting of [...]
By Doug Mohney, on October 27th, 2011
Ericsson (www.ericsson.com) has a new piece up on its website promoting the GSM Association-approved HD voice logo.
The piece, available here, says more than 30 operators now offer HD voice services, with Ericsson offering HD voice services for fixed networks, GSM, and WCDMA, with “plans to launch offerings for CDMA and LTE [...]
By Doug Mohney, on October 21st, 2011
In a two way deal, France Telecom-Orange (FTO) is buying 100 percent of Congo Chine Telecom (CCT), a mobile operator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
FTO is paying $10 million for ZTE’s 51 percent share of CCT’s equity and $7 million to the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the government 49 percent share [...]
By Doug Mohney, on October 17th, 2011
HD Voice News is entertaining offers for sponsorship deals around CES 2012 and the 2012 edition of the HD Voice report scheduled to come out in the first quarter of 2012.
Interested parties should contact Editor-in-Chief Doug Mohney [...]
By Doug Mohney, on October 17th, 2011
Snom has signed a distribution deal with BT’s IT hardware, software, and services business, BT Business Direct. The deal will allow BT’s business customers to purchase snom’s “extensive range” of products, including IP phones and IP PBX solutions (!), directly through the BT Business Direct online store.
BT customers will be able to get an exclusive [...]
By Doug Mohney, on July 22nd, 2011
Missouri-based Big River Telephone Company (www.bigrivertelephone.com) is rolling out its HD voice service for its wholesale partners next week at The Independent Show, a summit of independent cable operators from around the country.
HD voice service is now available to all current and future Big River Telephone wholesale partners when HD Voice-supported equipment is purchased and installed, [...]
By Doug Mohney, on June 1st, 2011
ZipDX CEO David Frankel has filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to deny the AT&T/T-Mobile merger unless HD voice requirements are put onto AT&T as conditions it needs to meet once it completes the deal.
Frankel briefed FCC officials from the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, the Office of General Council, and the Consumer & [...]
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