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Mavenir offers world class converged voice solutions. Mobile operators can benefit from the services of Mavenir and can now introduce enhanced voice service for both enterprise customers as well as consumers as well as deliver additional new services which serve as a value added service to their existing mobility service offerings which are a value-add to the current user experience. Clients get are given the freedom to engage in communications across many devices and access domains whenever they need to. Mobile VoIP empowers MSC based voice services via new devices as well as can offer differentiated services. IMS Centralized services will allow operators to connect and deliver IMS services to a wide range of devices some of which include 2g, 3g, uma, and femto cells. Femto Services gateway facilitates providers to facilitate traffic between your core network and Femto cells, while at the same time offering unique value-added services covering the enterprise or residential coverage zones.

There are many types of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) protocols that are employed by the VoIP providers currently providing VoIP calling plans. Luckily for the consumers, the VoIP providers have listened to what functions the consumers want in their Voicemails. Almost all of the VoIP providers provide Voicemail with the standard VoIP calling plan. The special feature of the VoIP voicemail plan is in how the consumer can access his/her VoIP voicemail message.

In general, there are 4 ways in which a VoIP consumer can access their voicemail. When you add the four ways up, you will be able to access your voicemail from virtually anywhere.

First, you can access your voicemail through your primary VoIP telephone by dialing *123 or some other combination of numbers (VoIP voicemail access code varies by provider). The automatic attendant will let you know how many voicemails you have and walk you through retrieving all of your new voicemails and saving/deleting your old emails. It is quite a slick system.

The second method is via a local voicemail access number, where you can call a local telephone number from any telephone (Cell phone/Land line/ VoIP phone). When you dial into your local voicemail access number, the auto attendant will ask for you to punch in your VoIP phone number and password to be able to access your VoIP voicemail system.

The third method is through your VoIP provider online account management portal. You can go to your Provider’s VoIP homepage and access the “Customer Login” portal by typing in your username and password. Once into the portal, click on the Voicemail tab and you can listen to your new voicemails over Internet connection.

The fourth method, and possibly the most useful, is every time you get a new VoIP voicemail, you are sent an email. That email will state that you have a new voicemail from your VoIP account, the date the voicemail was received, and an attachment of the voicemail as a .wav file. One outstanding feature is that you can save the .wav file on your computer’s hard drive and email the voicemail to friends, family, or coworkers.

The above are generally how most VoIP providers give consumers access to their voicemail (but not all). Be sure to check each VoIP provider for how they provide their consumers access to their voicemail.

VoIP voicemail service is only one of the things to consider before choosing a VoIP solution. In fact, there are many things to consider when choosing a VoIP provider. An educated consumer generally results in a satisfied consumer. Please see our VoIP: Things to consider article to find a list of more things to consider when choosing a VoIP provider. You can Compare VoIP providers side-by-side at www.VoIPChoices.com.

Chris Landry is the foremost authority on residential and small business VoIP providers. Chris is the founder of http://www.VoIPChoices.com. Chris has prequalified several high-quality VoIP providers and compares them by price and features at http://www.VoIPChoices.com. Chris can be reach via email at Chris@VoIPChoices.com.

The newly announced mobile Wi-Fi device introduced by mobile broadband provider 3 UK promises to be hassle-free, enabling users to browse internet and download songs at the same time. With the revelation of the availability as well as the pricing of the new product, this Christmas is all set to welcome a new era in mobile broadband service.

This service named as MiFi by 3 is quite convenient to use, as it does not need any software. It just requires a 3 SIM card to be inserted into a device, and switching it on provides instant internet access through Wi-Fi. Smart phones, iPods or netbooks can detect these signals automatically to allow multi-tasking. Another advantage of the service is that it can serve as many as five users at the same time.

The present schedule of the service suggests an early marketing of the product, so that it is available in stores by September 18. However, online and telesales will begin a day earlier. The customers will have a choice of two plans. The first one has a monthly rental of 15 pounds, comes with a modem of 69.99 pounds, and is known as ‘Broadband 5GB 1 month’ plan. The other one also has a wireless modem and comes with a 3GB data limit for three months. This ‘Ready to Go’ kit is priced at 99.99 pounds, inclusive of modem charges.

Marc Allera, Sales and Marketing Director at 3 UK, suggested that the future of internet access lies in mobile Wi-Fi that marks an era of real wireless network. He said 3 has been constantly trying to make mobile broadband accessible to everyone by making it better and cheaper. Allera added that laptops (click for free laptops offers) and iPod touchs can be a great combination with MiFi and that the company hopes to capture a huge customer base when people shop for these gadgets in the pre-Christmas shopping season.

Mobile broadband is in widespread use in Sweden, where it has become a part of life for people, with usage constantly increasing throughout the country.

The Swedish Post and Telecom Agency recently published a report, which suggests that data transfer on mobile broadband network in the country has quadrupled over the last one year. The growth is quite promising, as data consumption doubled in 2008. As a result, data consumption on fixed-line broadband and mobile broadband is almost on the same level.

As a result, many are considering mobile broadband as an alternative to fixed line broadband. A senior partner from a telecom consultancy Rewheel said that mobile broadband has great market potential in the country. It also seems feasible for the customers considering the fact that prices in the country are low due to heavy competition (click for info on UK mobile broadband deals).

However, low prices may also make it unprofitable for companies to provide such services. High levels of competition have brought down the prices but in order to compete providers are resorting to undercutting each other, which can be harmful and can lead to the collapse of the industry. Many are arguing that before the possibility of mobile broadband replacing normal internet becomes a reality, something needs to be done about the pricing structure of the industry.

Some companies take it easy, they enter markets with low barriers to entry, low development costs, low infrastructure problems and proven technology. And then there are companies like Audio Codes that invest millions to create new and unproven technology and products like Voice Over IP network. Ten years ago if you mentions Voice Over IP at a party, chance are nobody would know what you were talking about. While Voice Over IP is not exactly a house hold word, the millions of people using Voice Over IP use VoIP to make calls could care less.

Here’s a profile of Audiocodes - Voice Over IP Warrior… Since its inception, AudioCodes has been a leader in the development of Voice Over IP networks since 1998. In Voice over IP terms, we are talking ancient history. From a leading provider of voice over IP solutions, AudioCodes’ products have become integral parts of systems sold by leading telecommunications and networking manufacturers. Its customers include the leading telecom and Voice Over IP equipment providers globally. from algorithms and chip development to communication boards and modules, AudioCodes provides Voice Over IP OEMs on-going product innovation to ensure a long-term relationship.

Voice Over IP - Products AudioCodes Voice Over IP products include Packet chip processors, VoIP PCI and cPCI communication boards and VoIP media gateway modules (PMC form factor) and Analog Media Gateways (2/4/8/24 ports). These Voice Over IP products are integral to the most advanced and reliable Voice over IP and Voice over ATM platforms on the market, and have been implemented successfully by leading telecommunications and networking manufacturers worldwide. Also Voice Over IP & Telephony Communication Boards - Supporting all major industry standards and protocols. With a unified API, the boards enable quick and easy implementation of enhanced voice services.

Voice Over IP - Media Gateway Modules AudioCodes provides the primary building blocks for Voice Over IP development and next generation equipment such as media gateways, VoIP enabled class 4/5 switches, Voice Over IP enabled conferencing bridges, IP PBXs, and Voice Over IP enabled routers. The rich variety of Voice Over IP functions including voice compression, packetization, media processing, signaling processing and standard control protocols assures a fast time-to-market solution with reduced development risk. The modules utilize AudioCodes award-winning and field-proven TrunkPack software.

Voice Over IP - Future AudioCodes Ltd. enables new Voice Over IP infrastructure by providing innovative, reliable and cost-effective Voice over Packet technology and Voice Network products to OEMs, network equipment providers and system integrators. when people look back years and years f rom now at the “Voice Over IP Wars” AudioCodes will be among the most celebrated Voice over IP Warriors of all time.

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Man has always speculated about what lies beyond his immediate circle of knowledge. Many a journey has been taken and many a new land has been discovered all because of man’s curiosity. The uncertainties faced and risks taken in the name of adventures and travel has claimed many lives. Navigation and maps are vital to these activities.

Luckily for us, we live in an age of new and innovative ways for technology to help us and one of them is the GPS system.

Global Positioning System (GPS) is a worldwide navigation system formed from a constellation of 24 satellites and the associated ground stations. There can be more than 24 operational satellites; new ones are launched periodically to replace older satellites.

Each satellite orbits continually about the same ground track (as the earth turns beneath them) once per day, at an altitude calculated to ensure the satellite repeats the same track over all points approximately each 24 hours (actually 4 minutes earlier each day).

There are six orbital planes, equally spaced (60 degrees apart), and inclined at about fifty-five degrees with respect to the equatorial plan. The GPS system uses “man-made stars” as reference points to parse accurate positions to within meters.

The GPS system in it’s entirety is comprised of a network of satellites, signals, support personnel, ground based hardware and software, which make possible the establishment of one’s precise location on the Earth’s surface. The Global Positioning System is funded by and overseen by the U. S. Department of Defense (DOD). While there are many thousands of civil users of GPS world-wide, the system was designed for and is operated by the U. S. military.

The accuracy of location measurements using the global positioning system depends on the GPS receiver. High-end, survey-grade GPS receivers can determine locations precise to within centimeters. But even low-end, handheld consumer receivers, can be accurate to within fifteen meters. GPS receivers have been miniaturized to just a few integrated circuits and so are becoming economical and readily available.

The first commercial global positioning system units were precise for only about 100 meters because the military scrambled the signal–a program called Selective Availability. In the year 2000, the U.S. government removed Selective Availability, improving the accuracy of even basic handheld units to within fifteen meters. Today, with additional information from ground based correction services such as WAAS WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation Service) or U.S. Coast Guard differential GPS beacons, accuracy can be improved even further.

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With the final publication of Lord Carter’s Digital Britain report just around the corner, another research firm has come up with a study claiming file sharers won’t be dissuaded by harsh actions. Paid Content :UK, a research company, along with media lawyers Wiggin, have put forward the inference that only a paltry 33% illegal file sharers would wind up their activity if they received a warning letter from their internet service provider.

The Digital Entertainment Survey also revealed that warning letters alone would largely prove ineffective. However, if these letters were supplemented with stern warning of broadband disconnection then as many as 80 per cent of file sharers would stop immediately. This is a hike from the earlier 70 per cent of respondents, who admitted the same during the Digital Entertainment Survey conducted in 2008.

This drop seems to have emerged from the fact that while last year the presumption was on communication to be followed by action, this year there was no such indication. It is therefore evident that a much more aggressive and a more pin pointed action is required if file sharers are to be coerced to stop.

Until now, the recommendation to cut off the broadband connection of individuals found downloading copyrighted material has been met with cynicism. Speaking to The Guardian, CEO of Carphone Warehouse, Charles Dunstone said that he believed pirates would always beat the system to download copyrighted material, regardless of any strategies the authorities may attempt to impose. To keep up-to-date with the latest broadband news, and information on all the providers, including Be Broadband, refer to Broadband Genie, they also offer really good broadband advice.

Recently, Voice over Internet Protocol(VoIP) pops up as one of the hottest technologies in the world. VoIP is a method for taking analog voice signal, turning it into digital signal, and transmitting it over the Internet connections. This in turn enables users to make Internet phone calls without going thru the phone company service.

As the technology is now getting more reliable and offers much lower rates, it has gained huge popularity for long distance voice transfers over traditional analog long distance services. Some even see VoIP as the revolutionary technology that will replace the conventional phone systems entirely.

How VoIP works?

VoIP phone calls is done in three stages: Encrypting the analog voice signal (the caller’s voice) into digital signal; transmitting the digital signal (data packet) thru Internet to the person answering the call; and decrypting the digital signal into analog voice signal again on the receiver’s side.

VoIP calls are done thru several methods: ATA, IP phones, or PC-to-PC. Basically each of these methods performs the same function: To enable voice communications. However their service fees varies in a wide range. Careful review is definitely needed to select the service that best suits you.

VoIP calls through ATA

ATA, (Analog Telephone Adaptor) is an analog-to-digital converter used on regular phone to enable VoIP calls. What ATA does is to capture the analog voice signal and converts it into digital signal for the Internet transmission.

If you had been looking for suitable for ATA service for some time, I am sure that Vonage and AT&T are no strangers to you. These two are the big names in VoIP business. Often ATAs are given free along with their paid-VoIP services.

Setting up and using ATA is very simple compare to other VoIP call methods. All you need to do is to take out the ATA out of the box, connect your phone with your ATA with the cable provided, and you’re ready to make VoIP calls. Some ATAs may ship with additional software that is loaded onto the host computer to configure it; but in any case, it is still a very easy setup.

IP Phones (also known as SIP phones)

IP Phones are special phones specifically designed for VoIP function. IP phone can be considered as a network endpoint routing voice via its IP address. These specialized phones look just like normal phones with a handset, cradle and buttons. But instead of standard RJ-11 phone connectors, IP phones use an Ethernet connector to connect directly to your router and have all the hardware and software necessary right onboard to handle the IP call.

With IP phones, you can get additional advanced features such as e-voice mail, mobile screening and direct call transfers. Recently, CallWave Mobile offers something similar but the service is set up on the cell phones. What CallWave provides is an application service provider that host voice-over-IP applications for carriers and users from a server located in northern Nevada. The host is then connected to the rest of the world via IP transport. In brief, the service enable VoIP calls to be done on cellphoneto lower the user’s cellphone calling cost.

PC-to-PC

PC-to-PC is certainly the easiest way to make VoIP calls. Ever heard of Skype? Skype is the best example for this type of VoIP service.
For PC-to-PC calls, all you need to do is to download the PC-to-PC VoIP software and you can then start making long-distance calls via Internet for free. For PC-to-PC VoIP calls, a microphone, speakers, a sound card and fast Internet connection are required. Besides your regular Internet service provider fees, there’s no other extra charges.

Conclusion

Wrapping things up, we can see that by marrying this voice traffic with data traffic (IP Telephony), VoIP becomes a very powerful communication method that you can’t ignore. To replace the traditional telephone system or not, VoIP service is here to stay. If you are looking for a cheaper alternative on your long distance calls, VoIP definitely is your ultimate choice.

We strongly suggest that one should review VoIP technology seriously and should learn utilizing it into your personal life (Skype, CallWave Mobile) as well as your own business (Enhance customer call supports, eVoice mail, ATA services).

Benefits of VoIP calls

Great savings on phone call rates

The impact of VoIP technology is huge. With VoIP, you can simply enjoy a much cheaper phone calls by utilizing your existing PC set up and data networks. Most VoIP companies are offering minute-rate plans structured as little as $30 per month; for mobile VoIP like CallWave Mobile, the minimum payment is less than $10 per month and you can get free 30 days trial for the service. With the elimination of unregulated charges and additional features given; it can be quite a bargain!

Flexibility

With VoIP services, business travelers or home workers can work as in the office. You can call freely from anywhere you have the Internet connectivity. Further more, you get another alternative with VoIP– the soft-phone. A softphone is a application software that loads VoIP functions into your computer. With soft-phone, you can make VoIP calls thru your laptop/desktop from anywhere that has the Internet access

Enhanced Customer Service

Often the telephone customer supports will consume a big part of a business budget. With the availability of VoIP calls, business owners can utilize the “Click to Talk” web services set up a customer service application like call centres with enhanced features and low maintenance cost.
Additional advance features

VoIP always come along with various additional advance features. These extra features in fact provide a better communication services to the users. Common seen additional features for VoIP services are:

• Forward calls to a particular number

• Send calls directly to voicemail

• Block the callers number or play a “not-in-service” message

• E-voice mail, where voicemail is sent to your email inbox in the form of email attachment

Disadvantages of VoIP calls

Power problem

Unlike traditional phone system, VoIP is dependant on wall power- meaning that you cannot use your VoIP service when there’s electricity black out. A stable power source is needed to solve this problem.

Security

Voice and data transmit through VoIP calls have the higher risk on being expose. Further more, VoIP is susceptible to worms, viruses and hacking, thus the safety of the data transmitted had been always a major concerns for VoIP users.

Quality of service

The quality of VoIP service depends on different party. Problems in electricity power supply, Internet connections, and VoIP providers will direct affect on the service quality. The reliability of VoIP is a huge disadvantage when compare to conventional telephone services.

Compatible-ability with other systems

Nowadays there are many other systems in your home that may be integrated into the phone line. DVR system, digital subscription TV services, and home security systems are all depending a standard phone line to function. The related industries must think of a way to integrate all these system with VoIP if we want to replace current phone system with VoIP system. New standards on data transmission method are necessary to enable all systems compatible to VoIP system.

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Specialist consultancy Mass has published a report showing that common household appliances like televisions and baby monitors can cause a drastic fall in the performance of WiFi networks.

This study had been commissioned by Ofcom, in order to find out about the efficiency of radio spectrum usage, including that of the 2.4 GHz band, which is currently unlicensed and is being used for WiFi. Mass was also asked to analyse the factors that create interference for WiFi connections.

WiFi users are known to blame other networks near theirs for any sluggishness in their connection. Contrary to this popular perception, Mass’ study found that household appliances such as televisions affected WiFi performance most strongly.

According to a Mass spokesperson, results of the experiments and measurements taken during the study show that the true capacity of WiFi networks is much greater than what most users get to experience. Service quality is lost due to interference that several factors cause.

Ten to fifteen per cent of users express dissatisfaction with their WiFi service. It was found that certain areas, such as congested zones in the inner city, seemed to have more problems with 3g mobile broadband service than others did. This was attributed to the high level of spectrum congestion in these areas.

Another finding of the study was that a large number of Wi-Fi networks per unit area automatically increase network degradation and the amount of interference that users experience.

After leaving Infospace, Naveen Jain went out and started another company of his own. With the success of Intelius, one can easily say that there is life after InfoSpace for Naveen Jain.

Intelius is a company that virtually started from scratch and after taking difficult blows, became a leading provider of information that empowers business, people, and institutions. With the data Intelius supplies, business organizations and important people make wise business decisions every day.

The services provided by Intelius have been keys to the prevention of identity theft and more precise background checks on individuals. Since its birth, Intelius has now catered to more than four million new and unique customers, and has grown into a business that is worth more than $50 million. With its wide array of services and capabilities, the Naveen Jain-led venture is now a leading name in information commerce industry.

As validation of the contribution made by Intelius, the company was commended by the 2006 American Business Awards as the Best New Company in 2006. Also known as the Stevie Awards and regarded as “the Oscars of the Business World,” Naveen Jain said that the award is a recognition of the company’s tireless dedication in providing consumers with information that allows them to make intelligent business decisions.

Intelius serves a broad market and provides a wide range of services. All these services have ensured the the security of thousands of individuals around the world.