SPOTLIGHT: Skype never stops moving

Doug Mohney — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:58:31 -0500

What's that sound on the window? The rain of Skype and Skype-related announcements and releases coming down this week, ranging from a new Windows Mobile version, to new executives, to glomming Skype gateways.

Skype Windows for Mobile Beta 2.5 was launched on Tuesday, and features improved sound quality, better stability (i.e. doesn't crash so much) and "a more familiar user interface."

Thursday, Skype announced new CTO Daniel Berg and Chief Strategy Officer Christopher Dean. Berg will oversee a global team of more than 300 people involved in developing software, while Dean will focus on Skype's strategy, including the development of partnerships and strategic alliances.

Finally, frequent blogger Andy Abramson picks up that Hong Kong telco 28TEL has launched its "Mobile 2 Skype" service, allowing 28TEL users to call online users directly through their mobile phones and claims to be the first service of its type (not so sure) to be launched worldwide. Seems like there are lots of "To Skype" gateways floating around these days.

For more:
- Andy dishes on 28TEL to Skype. Blog.

Broadvox adds Dialogic to SIP trunking lineup

Doug Mohney — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:43:22 -0400

Broadvox and Dialogic announced that the former's GO! SIP trunking solution was interoperable with the latter's 2000 Media Gateway Series; it is Broadvox's third SIP trunking interop announcement in a month's time.

The Dialogic/Broadvox partnership provides a solution for the SMB and enterprise markets looking to ditch their legacy PBX and key phone systems with a more cost effective SIP trunking solution. The Dialogic 2000 Media Gateway Series is a 1U form factor box and can take anywhere from 1 to 4 T1/E1s at a time. Broadvox's SIP trunking services can provide up to 70 percent cost savings when compared to traditional pricing and service options include DIDs and local number portability.

Broadvox has also announced interoperability partnerships with Sutus and Epic Systems. GO! SIP trunking has been certified with Sutus' all-in-one Business Central, a device designed for SMBs with under 25 employees. Epic Systems offers a low-cost IP PBX capable of supporting up to 30 extensions and 10 simultaneous calls.

For more
- Broadvox announcement of Dialogic SIP trunking compatibility

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SPOTLIGHT: Skype never stops moving

Broadvox adds Dialogic to SIP trunking lineup