New VoIP Products

One of the things I always look forward to seeing at trade shows are the new products that I have not yet heard of. Last week at the Internet Telephony Expo, I was pleasantly surprised to see that AdTran had one display two new IP phones that are set to hit the market in late February. For those of you who follow the VoIP hardware market closely, you know that AdTran had previously being using a brand version of the Polycom IP 301, IP 501 and IP 601 with their Netvanta IP PBX solution.

The new AdTran 706 and 712 IP phones are really slick phones. Here are some feature highlights:

• SIP Based
• Platform independent
• 6 lines and 12 lines respectively
• Dual RJ45 Ports
• Power over Ethernet Compatible
• Full Duplex Speaker Phone
• Large back-lit display
• Wall mountable
• Adjustable stand

The phones were so new that there were no data sheets, so I am simply recanting this from memory, but I can tell you that my overall impressions of the phones were these are definitely put together well enough to be a real competitor in the executive level IP phone space. AdTran is already working with IP PBX platform vendors to fully certify these phones, so unlike many late market entrants, these phones should work with any SIP based IP PBX. With MSRP’s of $249.99 and $299.9 respective, I would expect to see these phone on the street with prices in the $189 and $239 range, putting them in competition with their former OEM partner Polycom.

snom m3 is a Slick Looking Device

The snom m3 is one of the slickest VoIP phones I have seen in quite sometime. The snom m3 DECT phone was created renowned designer, Sebastian Stroschein of Stroschein Product Design, Berlin. Stroschein is particularly well-known for luxury car installations including the Bluetooth handset installed in the Maybach limousine, all mobile phone holders in Mercedes-Benz cars, including the iPhone holder, and for the handsets in Porsches and BMWs. High end design finally married with high end functionality - something that has been missing in the VoIP hardware space.

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Grandstream GXP1200 Adds to Grandstreams Family of Phones

Grandstream Networks, a leading designer and manufacturer of next-generation IP voice and video products for broadband networks, today announced a new 2-line SIP phone that further expands the GXP Enterprise SIP phone series. The GXP1200 delivers 2 lines, 3 dynamic XML capable soft keys, dual network ports with integrated PoE, a backlit graphic LCD display and a sleek design. The GXP1200 is the third phone in the GXP Enterprise SIP Phone portfolio and will retail for less than $100. The Grandstream GXP1200 delivers a powerful set of features with excellent voice clarity, a comprehensive set of advanced call features and broad compatibility with leading SIP platforms. Because the GXP1200 shares the same SIP stack and firmware as the GXP2000 and Grandstream GXP2020, it is compatible with Avaya Communication Manager 3.1â„¢ and Avaya SIP Enablement Services 3.1â„¢, BroadSoft’s BroadWorks®, 3Com and asterisk-based platforms. The SIP stack for GXP series SIP phones is also verified by tekVizion (third party testing lab for Cisco Unified Call Managerâ„¢ 5.0).

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Wireless Headset Offers Non-Mechanical Call Control

Throw away your rubber-band’s (at least that’s what we use at VoIP Supply). The age of the non-mechanical wireless headset adapter for IP phones is here. If you have ever used a wireless headset adapter with your IP phone, you know what a pain the mechanical headset lifter can be. The headset lifter does not work correctly (hence the use of rubber bands to fasten the handset to the lifter). Leave it to snom, who is continuously on the bleeding edge in VoIP endpoint technology to release a non-mechanical wireless headset adapter for desktop IP phones.

About the Snom Wireless Headset Adapter

The snom Wireless Headset Adapter has an EHS, non-mechanical interface between the snom IP phone and wireless headset, conforming to vendor-specific as well as DHSG standards. It allows for electronic reception of calls on the headset itself, offering users the convenience of using a stationary phone while roaming freely throughout the home or office.

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Linksys WRTU54G to Power T-Mobile HotSpot@Home

FierceVoIP is reporting that T-Mobile has submited a wireless router for testing by the Federal Communications Commission which will be used to enable a T-Mobile residential VoIP service. T-Mobile’s wireless router partner? None other than Linksys. Not that I am surprised that T-Mobile would partner with Linksys on this, but I am surprised they did not go with one of their handset manufacturers, like Motorola, who has already touted similar products.

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Vonage VDV 21 Yet Another Marketing Gimmick

If someone asked me if adding a LCD screen to a dual FXS ATA would increase activations for a VoIP service provider I would probably laugh.That is precisely what happened tonight when I read about Vonage’s latest marketing gimmick, the Vonage VDV 21 telephone adaptor. The Vonage VDV 21, which is currently in beta testing, features an industrial design uniquely developed for Vonage - a cool and sleek, yet simplistic and approachable design that will inspire consumers to proudly display their Vonage router rather than hide it under their desk. The VDV 21 also includes: [click to continue…]