by Garrett Smith on July 26, 2007
The Little Box That Can Do Almost Everything
Aswath Rao has an enlightening post about the ZTE’s Home Gateway H110. Fortunately for me, I actually have one. Unfortunately, I have not had the chance to actually play with it :(. What makes this device so special is the multitude of ways it can be utilized by consumers and providers alike.
The HL110 comes standard with an Ethernet and PCMCIA Card Slot for Broadband access, multiple LAN interfaces including four (4) Ethernet, two (2) FXS, one (1) FXO and (2) USB ports. In addition the H110 supports Bluetooth, Print and File Sharing, multiple VPN/VLAN support, and offers a superior user experience with innovative QoS, and a feature rich GUI. As Aswath points out, this in not your run-of-the-mill all-in-one device . This bad boy acts like a PBX, “The two VoIP lines and the PSTN line will be used like “trunks”; the two FXS port and an optional Bluetooth phone will be used like “stations”. The stations can talk to each other as intercom. The route for outgoing calls can be selected based on static configuration or dynamic dial plan.” Very cool.
While these devices have not emerged as “fan favorites” yet, I believe they have a bright future, especially as they creep closer and closer to having robust phone system capabilities. Just imagine the new CallButler software loaded on this type of software.
by Garrett Smith on July 11, 2007
SNom 370 Offers VPN Security
The Snom 370, which debuted at CeBit over five months ago, is finally available through Snom resellers worldwide. I profiled the Snom 370 when it was first announced in February and was impressed by the tremendous amount of features and functionality that the phone offered business class costumers.
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by Garrett Smith on June 27, 2007
iRiver Hopes Handset Will Compete With iPhone
Yes, I am serious.
The iRiver W10 Voip phone with multimedia capabilities was built as a “answer” to the Apple iPhone. Sure this bad boy packs a ton of functionality into its tiny shell, with FM radio, MP3 Player, GPS, and e-book reader capabilities, but to market it as a viable alternative to the iPhone? C’mon.
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by Garrett Smith on June 20, 2007
Looking for a Low Cost Business ip phone?
The Tiger Netcom IP0027 is a low cost business ip phone that is perfect for any open source telephony deployment. What makes the Tiger Netcom IP0027 perfect for any open source telephony deployment? First off, it is one of the only phones that supports IAX2 (the voice protocol design for Asterisk). The IP0027 also supports SIP (up to five accounts). The there is the price. The IP0027 is only $63.99 and Tiger Netcom offers wholesale pricing for one sample, volume discounts, and OEM branding (for integrators and service providers) making this phone an excellent alternative to the Grandstream GXP-2000; one of the most popular ip phones deployed with open source telephony systems today.
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by Garrett Smith on June 12, 2007
Sangoma A500 BRI Card for Open Source Telephony Systems
Sangoma has increased their worldwide product line with the introduction of the A500. The A500 BRI card fully supports the ISDN S/T bus as either an NT or TE device using a reversed module design that avoids jumpers. The A500 was designed to support the European and global open source telephony markets where open source telephony is red hot!
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by Garrett Smith on June 6, 2007
Looking For a Small Business phone system That Has Everything?
One of the hottest sectors in the VoIP hardware marketplace over the last year has been the small business IP PBX appliance sector. Manufacturer’s continue to surprise me with the robust features and functionality that they pack into these lil’ appliances all the while offering them at very low prices. One such manufacturer that has appeared on the scene in the past few month’s is Tiger Netcom. Not familiar with the name? I didn’t think so.
Tiger Netcom is a manufacturer of competitively priced Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) equipment. Founded in 2004 with a vision of providing VoIP products that would become an affordable commodity, Tiger NetCom has evolved into a leading OEM supplier of VoIP devices and wireless LAN equipment for home and small business users. In addition to the PX020P All-in-One PBX, Tiger Netcom also ip phones, IP gateway adapters, and Softswitches. Tiger NetCom also provides a broad range of services including advanced OEM customization and stable technical support.
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by Garrett Smith on April 28, 2007
Sangoma Now Bundling a Free Six Port Software Echo Cancellation License
Sangoma Technology, a leading provider of TDM and IP PCI cards for Asterisk has announced that they are now bundling a free six-port license for Octasic’s SoftEcho solution with Sangoma’s standard A200 and A400 analog cards. According to Sangoma CEO David Mandelstam,
“Although we have provided hardware echo cancellation for analog systems of all sizes for some time, the cost was rather expensive and often out of reach for those deploying smaller systems. Our agreement with Octasic allows us to deliver a robust solution providing the industry’s best voice quality on systems of up to six ports at no additional cost. Above six ports the balance of cost and system load begins to favor our traditional hardware echo cancellation solutions.”
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