ILT Optics gets an Switchvox/Cisco HD voice solution from TelOnline

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 [...]

Whispered – Cisco IME did not make carriers happy

Cisco’s (www.cisco.com) IME (Intercompany Media Engine) hasn’t made large carriers very happy, according to one source.  The IME, which does automatic SIP connection between enterprises – if both sides buy the box – stepped on toes because it cut out the service provider as the primary source for trunking [...]

Cincinnati Bell supporting HD through Evolve – more details to come

Evolve, a Cincinnati Bell Company focusing on business solutions, has just announced a new suite of “cloud” products based on an MPLS platform.  The Emerge product provides a hosted VoIP solution which will support HD Voice, says the PR rep.

More specifically, Evolve will support HD on both Polycom and Cisco handsets.  Of course, the devil is [...]

Cisco Cius Android Tablet supports HD Voice

Last week, Cisco (www.cisco.com) threw a curve ball into the enterprise space, announcing an Android-based tablet focused on high-quality video conferencing.  The “Cius” (See Us) hardware support HD voice both in the tablet form and via the optional docking station that supports HD voice, making it the latest and greatest in recent video announcements that will [...]

HD Voice news out of VoiceCon Orlando 2010 (The Last Dance)

If you didn’t catch the news, VoiceCon is now being transmorgified into Enterprise Connect.  More details can be found here at www.dougonipcomm.com.  FYI, TechWeb won’t be holding a fall Enterprise Connect event in San Francisco.

The biggest single theme for the HD voice community is the dual push by Acme Packet (www.acmepacket.com) and Cisco (www.cisco.com) to start [...]

VoiceCon Orlando: Cisco’s magic SIP interoperability box

Cisco (www.cisco.com) has announced the Intercompany Media Engine (IME), a box that being called unified communications (UC) for its ability to enable secure business-to-business HD voice and “enterprise” video from video-enabled devices by simply dialing standard phone numbers.

For VoiceCon, Cisco announced it has conduced the first intercompany “UC” calls (because that’s cooler than simply saying [...]

Editorial – The return of Enterprise federation (again)

COMPTEL PLUS, Nashville, TN – The demand for seamless enterprise connectivity via SIP for applications such as HD voice and videoconferencing is driving Cisco and other enterprise vendors to solicit third-party solutions for business SIP interoperability.  “Federation” is back again and it might have a better chance of sticking this time around.

Enterprise federation – call it [...]

Too early to talk HD Voice M&A?

With this weeks rush of acquisitions and investments in the IP communications space, one has to wonder who is looking at whom in terms of an acquisition or investment within the HD voice space. Two companies that immediately come to mind are AudioCodes and Polycom; Dialogic might be worth a look as well.

AudioCodes brought in $175 [...]

Photos – HD voice handsets at AstriCon 2009

Glendale AZ & Washington DC – A few examples of the many, many G.722/HD voice capable phones available off-the-shelf today. As noted previously, one had to look carefully to find a non-G.722 phone.

Cisco SPA 5xx IP phone line

Cisco’s SPA5xx line of SMB IP phones all have G.722 built-in.  You’ll note the range of options from [...]

AstriCon 2009: It is all HD voice (handsets)

Glendale, AZ – Walking the exhibit floor, it was difficult to find a handset that didn’t have HD voice embedded in it.  Well-known names such as Cisco, Panasonic, Polycom, and snom, as well as newcomers Aksys Networks and Yealink all had G.722 handsets available for viewing.

Cisco’s line of SPA5xx IP phones — including a $130 4 [...]