Vopium's economic
foundation is now secured so that the company can keep expanding internationally.
The Indian investor, Raghuvinder Kataria, has with his own investment company invested
$16.5 million in the Danish company and he now owns the majority of the shares in
Vopium.

I don’t travel nearly as as much as I used to, yet when I do I always keep a sharp eye out for the technical glitches in devices around me in travel environments. What can I say? It provides me endless amusement.While Linux boxes crashing in airlines’ on-board entertainment systems are nothing new, [...]

Researchand Markets has announced the addition of the "USA- VoIP Market - Analysis, Statistics and Forecasts" report to their offering.Strong subscriber and revenue growth rates have positioned VoIP firmly on the US telecommunicationsmap. Since the entry of Comcast and other cable companies, VoIP services have beenemerging apace. In 2010 the US cable companies were providing telephone services tomore than 20 million subscribers. Non-facilities based, or pure play, VoIP providers,such as Skype, are making strong inroads into the US VoIP market.

Vonage announces
that Amichay Oren has been appointed Vice President, Research and Development. Mr.
Oren will be responsible for driving Vonage's technology strategy, evolving the Company's
IP-based communications platform and developing its next generation mobile and web-based
products. He will lead technology teams in Holmdel, New Jersey and Tel Aviv, Israel.
He will be located in Tel Aviv, Israel.

"Amichay has a proven track record as an innovative technologist in VoIP and mobile
applications development," said Chief Executive Officer, Marc Lefar. "He will be instrumental
in expanding the capabilities of our network to deliver new products to our customers.

Sparkplug will
be expanding its wireless broadband presence in Arizona through the acquisition of
certain business assets from MetroBridge Networks. Under the terms of the newly signed
definitive agreement, Sparkplug will acquire MetroBridge's assets operating in Phoenix,
Ariz., including all customer contracts, network infrastructure and related assets.
This acquisition will contribute immediate positive EBITDA to the company and provide
deeper coverage in Mesa and South Phoenix. It will also increase Sparkplug's Points
of Presence in the Valley by 33 percent and bolster its customer base by 13%.

The acquisition is expected to close by the end of second quarter 2010, contingent
upon customary conditions.

Grandstream
Networks announces interoperability with Metaswitch Networks that will bring Grandstream’s
affordable SIP/VoIP enterprise voice CPE solutions to Metaswitch service provider
customers. Carriers can now offer Grandstream’s affordable GXP series of SIP telephones
to enterprise and call center customers worldwide in need of advanced IP functionality
like XML capabilities. For enterprise and residential customers seeking a more advanced,
integrated multimedia experience and instant access to real-time web and social multimedia
applications, Grandstream’s award-winning GXV3140 IP multimedia phone is available.

Mobile VoIP is no longer just hype, but has become a credible threat to traditional voice revenues. Considering that it is only a matter of time until Internet protocol becomes the principal transport for various access technologies, an ambitious group of mobile VoIP start-up companies are creating a paradigm shift in the way users communicate with each other, with voice services moving to a true Internet era of Telco 2.0.

Windstream announces
the expansion of its converged communications services to Omaha, Neb. Windstream's
Integrated Solutions combines voice, data and Internet services over a single connection
for maximum value and flexibility.

As some readers may already know, Syngress has now published a book I wrote, “Seven Deadliest Unified Communications Attacks” that dives into the threats to communications systems and the strategies to protect your systems. It is part of a series of “Seven Deadliest Attacks” books that have come out over the past couple [...]

VoIP
Supply announces the launch of the Yealink line of IP phones on VoIPSupply.com.
The Yealink line of IP phones is comprised of five different SIP based models that
range in price from $72 USD to $148.00 USD.