BT Global Telecom finds HD voice, promotes global IP Exchange (IPX) for SIP exchange

Over the past month, BT Global Telecom has ramped up promotion of HD voice through several blog postings and UK interviews.  The carrier is positioning itself as the place to go to exchange HD voice and other SIP services , but it is also waiving around an old idea on how to make money [...]

Snom scores distribution deal with BT

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 [...]

BT: You say HD voice, it says “Hi-dS (High definition sound)” – 2 million endpoints?

BT (www.bt.com) does indeed provide G.722 HD voice through various consumer products.  However, there’s no mention of G.722, HD voice, or wideband voice on the BT website; BT’s marketing speak calls it “Hi-dS (High definition sound)".

Sources working with BT say the carrier has purchased and deployed up to 2 million HD voice endpoints, [...]

Largest G.722 HD voice deployments around the globe

This list is a moving target/snapshot of what is known and confirmed.

1) France Telecom/Orange  – Over 500,000 G.722 endpoints – Reported May, 2009

Despite some prodding, France Telecom has not yet updated its broadband HD voice numbers since reporting them last year in New York City.  The numbers cited are assumed to [...]