by Garrett Smith
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I can still remember the first conversation I ever had with a manufacturer about “appliances.”
I’m not talking about my Maytag. I’m talking about the product that today is about as pervasive in the open source telephony space as voice itself.
The year was 2004 and I was fresh off a brow-beating from a relative who proudly proclaimed that the Dell tower (Asterisk loaded) I offered up as their new phone system, “was not a phone system” but a PC.
Well that was then. Today appliances are the way most in the open source game are delivering their systems.
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by Garrett Smith
If you’re like most you’ve got family spread across the country. Or even across the world.
Distance often makes it difficult to stay in touch. Let alone enjoy some quality “face time” with loved ones.
Heck, with many still hampered financially seeing everyone during over the holiday’s is no sure thing. Flights aren’t getting any cheaper.
But for every problem there’s a solution.
For those who find themselves far away from “home” it’s video calling. The next best thing to being there.
And today video calling got a whole lot cheaper thanks to Grandstream Networks.
Best known for their line of VoIP phones and adapters, Grandstream has announced a new video calling offering that combines two GXV3140 video phones and their built-in IPVideoTalk video calling service to deliver unlimited two-way and three-way video calling.
All for only $499 USD.
No activation fees. No monthly services fees.
Plus the Grandstream GXV3140’s can also be used as a standard VoIP phone, as it’s compatible with most SIP service providers.
It really is a great solution for those who want to see their family, but just can’t get there.
For more information on the Grandstream GXV3i40 video calling bundle drop me a line. Or purchase it directly at VoIP Supply.
by Garrett Smith
Call it wideband telephony. Call it HD Voice.
I doesn’t matter what you call it. It’s here and it’s here to stay.
But where did wideband telephony first emerge? Where are we really at with HD calling today? And most importantly, what does the future for High Definition calling hold for us?
And with Phone.com’s recent announcement of the first ever Hosted HD voice phone network, I thought who better to talk about the past, present and future of wideband telephony than their EVP and CTO Alon Cohen. And I mean that because Alon’s no slouch.
He co-founder VocalTec and is the inventor of the Audio Transceiver that enabled the creation of Voice Over Networks products and eventually the VoIP industry. Told you he’s no slouch 
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by Garrett Smith
Move over snom 870. The Aastra 6739i is here.
Earlier today at the BroadSoft Connections executive conference Aastra formally announced the 6739i, a SIP based color touch screen. The latest desktop VoIP phone to hit the market touting a color touch screen.
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by Garrett Smith
Earlier today leading VoIP provider 8×8 (Packet8) announced that they had been award a new patent.
Typically when I see news like this I pass. But when I read through the release, I became much more interested.
I became interested in 8×8’s new patent because it could potential impact other VoIP providers and VoIP equipment manufacturers in a major way. I say this because the patent touches upon a commonly used method for setting-up VoIP phones and adapters fro use with their service - auto-provisioning.
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by Garrett Smith
There’s nothing sexy about PSTN connectivity cards. But that’s not stopping the folks at Sangoma from making them a little more attractive for do-it-yourself and professional open source PBX systems builders.
Announced last week at Astricon, Sangoma’s new B601 series cards are based off the Sangoma B600 series. The B601 series cards feature one T1/E1/J1 digital port, along with four analog FXO ports and one analog FXS port.
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