GENBAND announces
that its agreement with Nortel to acquire substantially all assets of Nortel's Carrier
VoIP and Application Solutions Business has been approved by bankruptcy courts in
Canada and the United States.

In-Stat estimates the total numberof mobile VoIP users will reach 288 million by the end of 2013. Of these, well overhalf will be associated with online mobile VoIP providers, under one-third will utilizemobile VoIP with 3G MVNOs or mobile operators, and 11% with WiMAX/LTE operators. Ona geographic basis, mobile VoIP will be heavily biased towards the Asia Pacific region,particularly among the online mobile VoIP services.

Remember the cyberattacks against Google and other businesses back in China? Google blogged about “A new approach to China” and it was all over the news everywhere for a while. Well, this week security firm Damballa released a detailed look into the Aurora botnet that was apparently responsible for these attacks. The 31-page [...]

REDCOM has
completed SIP interoperability testing for REDCOM’s HDX and SLICE 2100 Carrier-Class
4/5 softswitches with a wide range of SoundPoint IP phones from Polycom.

REDCOM tested several Polycom SoundPoint IP models (320/321/330/450/550/560/650/670),
as well as the VVX 1500 Business Media Phone for verification in REDCOM’s lab to ensure
that the company’s HDX and SLICE 2100 softswitch solutions are fully interoperable.
REDCOM successfully provided rigorous and comprehensive SIP interoperability testing
in its company lab in Victor, which verified 100 percent integration and functionality
between the Polycom VoIP phones and REDCOM’s HDX and SLICE 2100 SIP call control platforms.

Skype
and
Nokia jointly announce the release of Skype
for Symbian.

Broadvox announces
that SoftSyl Technologies has
selected GO! SIP Trunking to be offered with their gateway as a complete product.
This enables SoftSyl to provide cost-effective, all-in-one IP IVR solutions incorporating
GO! SIP Trunking to businesses that purchase a SoftSyl UVX Gateway or to offer GO!
SIP Trunking itself to existing customers.

NewEdge Networks announces that 8x8 hasestablished a direct connection to the New Edge AX ecosystem of business applications.8x8's VoIP network is now directly connected to the nationwide New Edge network. Aligning with the New Edge AX ecosystem enables 8x8 to deliver its hosted IP voiceand unified communications solutions to business customers over a secure, enterpriseclass IP network environment. 8x8 customers can run business-critical applicationsover the New Edge IP network or choose the New Edge MPLS network for end-to-end trafficprioritization and predictable application performance.

MegaPath announcedduring the Channel Partners Conference & Expo that it has launched DuetHosted, providing users with a fully hosted VoIP offering that removes all managementrequirements. Adding to its award-winning line of Duet services, Duet Hosted is acomplete, cost-effective hosted IP PBX solution that gives businesses a feature-richand scalable alternative to traditional phone service and expensive equipment.

Verizon
Business
has
been named Global Service Provider of the Year, North America, by Polycom.

Xorcom announces
that VoIPon has signed an agreement
to distribute the entire Xorcom product range to qualified resellers. The full Xorcom
line broadens VoIPon's reach into the open source SMB hybrid PSTN + VoIP phone system
space.

USB 2.0-connected Channel Banks Provide Additional Ports, Effortlessly

Astribank is a versatile and powerful channel bank that supports all the common telephony
lines and trunks: FXS, FXO, BRI, PRI and R2. Specifically designed for the Asterisk
IP-PBX, the Astribank driver is a part of the standard Asterisk distribution, making
its integration into any Asterisk-based PBX effortless.

Xorcom IP-PBX: Reliable, Flexible Asterisk-based Telephony Platforms