IT EXPO East 2012 – Panasonic “open source” Android desk phone debuts

Miami, FL – Panasonic (www.panasonic.com/sip) has rolled out a $499 7 inch color touch screen Android-based desk phone. But they say they can’t call it Android due to legal headaches with Google.

The KX-UT670 is certified as compatible with a bunch of different SIP-based platforms, including Asterisk, BroadSoft, and Metaswitch. Codecs supported include G.722, G.726.

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IT EXPO East 2012 – Quick details on the new Digium IP phones

Miami, FL – A brief stop at the Digium (www.digium.com) booth at IT EXPO East revealed the following tidbits on the new family of IP phones–

1) The phone was designed and contracted solely by Digium — it is *not* a OEM/white label product.

2) Manufacture of the phone is done in China by one of those usual [...]

Digium rolls out Asterisk IP phone with G.722 support

IT EXPO East 2012, Miami – Digium (www.digium.com) has rolled out the “World’s First Phones Designed for Asterisk.” There’s a trio of new IP handsets. All of them support G.722 out of the box.

In the company’s press release, Digium says the new family of phones are the first engineered to “fully leverage the power of [...]

Revolabs intros HD voice wireless conference phone

Revolabs has announced the Revolabs FLX(TM) VoIP, the first wireless conference phone designed for VoIP. The SIP phone includes wireless operation and integrated Bluetooth.

The phone uses distinct components, including a speaker, dial pad, and a variety of microphones. It can support a lapel microphone for a single person; an omnidirectional tabletop microphone that can [...]

CES 2012–Ooma rolls out new HD voice DECT phone, flirts with home automation rollout

Las Vegas – Ooma (www.ooma.com) has officially announced the HD2 handset while sources familiar with the company say it it is working on a home automation/monitoring service to layer on top of its base station.

The HD2 Handset boasts a two-inch color LCD screen and the ability to support picture caller ID and integration with Facebook [...]

Global mobile Supplier Association issues latest HD voice statistics

Earlier this week,the Global mobile Supplier Association (www.gsacom.com) released its latest and greatest stats on HD voice penetration in the GSM world. There are 60 compatible AMR-WB devices available on the market, 31 countries with commercial mobile HD voice service, and 36 commercial mobile HD voice networks turned up.

Dated November 22, 2011, the latest report adds [...]

Orange announces ZTE San Francisco 2 budget HD voice handset for UK

Over in the UK, Orange has announced the release date for the San Francisco II smart phone. The budget smart phone boasts HD voice, Wi-Fi signal boost, the latest version of Android (Gingerbread 2.3), and Orange Mobile Mail.  It’ll be available for 99 pounds on a pre-pay plan or free if you sign up for 24 [...]

Technicolor releases new SME HD voice phone with AMR-WB and G.722 codecs

At IP Convergence in Paris, Technnicolor (www.technicolor.com) announced a new entry-level SIP phone. Now if they’d only use the term “HD voice” instead of “HD sound.” However, the phone supports not one, but two common HD voice codec.

The announcement came as a part of a larger one showcasing Technicolor’s MediaAccess communications products.

Designed for the SME, [...]

DSP Group brags about silicon in Deutsche Telekom HD voice phone

DSP Group has its XpandR® multimedia chipset in a newly released multimedia cordless phone being offered by Deutsche Telekom (DT).  It’s an Android fixed-line “hybrid” smart phone, with both DECT/CAT-iq and Wi-Fi.

The Speedphone 700 has a 3.2 inch touch screen with an “icon-grid” user interface.  The XpandR chip set supports DECT and CAT-iq 2.0 , [...]

HD Voice News 2011 HD Voice Report–Coming Soon (No, really)

The final write-up and editing for the 2011 HD Voice News report (currently at around 65-70 pages) is in process.

With a bit of luck, it should go on sale within the next two weeks over [...]