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VoIP's Best Week Ever: August 10-14

by Leo Zheng

VoIP news for the week ending in 8/14

Published: August 14, 2009

'VoIP’s Best Week Ever’ is a segment of our blog dedicated to fresh and interesting links to all things VoIP, from unified communications news to VoIP phone releases. If you want to know what stories have the Junction Networks team buzzing, then be sure to check in every week for updates.

The down economy good for managed services

Forrester Research, Inc recently released their latest Enterprise And SMB Networks and Telecommunications Survey, a report that incorporates over 2,300 IT executives and technology decision-makers across North America and Europe. The findings are good for managed services like hosted VoIP! According to the survey, more small and medium-size businesses are switching not only for the cost savings and features, but also because hosted services allow companies to focus on their ‘core business competencies’. The survey also revealed that unified communications, and desktop VoIP are all gaining traction. See the press release here.

Mobile VoIP coming whether operators like it or not, according to Unstrung

“Mobile VoIP: A Disruptive Service Goes Mainstream”, a new research report, finds that pricing pressures, new entrants, and technology changes are causing a shift to packet-based services, whether operators like it or not. The report’s author, John Blau, writes that mobile VoIP is an “unstoppable train” due to both consumer demand for less expensive mobile services, and enterprise demand for fixed/mobile convergence. For more information, and links to some of the players, visit Unstrung.

Nortel close to auctioning off VoIP assets

Nortel is reportedly getting closer and closer to auctioning off its VoIP applications business for an $800 million ‘stalking horse’ bid. The company, which is currently going through a sale process under bankruptcy protection, has already auctioned off most of its wireless assets. The company’s enterprise networks unit will soon follow, according to Canada’s Financial Post.

And finally… OnSIP Team Reviews launched!

Junction Networks has just recently launched our own OnSIP Team Reviews, where you’ll soon be able to find independent reviews of VoIP phones, SIP clients, IM clients, and more. The first three reviews for the Polycom Soundpoint IP 331, the Linksys SPA942 IP phone, and the Snom 320 VoIP phone are already up!

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