VoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol

SkyTalk has completely deployed full VoIP infrastructure located at a secure location in Miami in order to offer their customers telecommunications worldwide using their latest triple-play technology. SkyTalk’s sister company, Payless Telephone Company, a CLEC, will offer IPTV to its customers as well as Internet Telephony (”VoIP”), Internet Data and other services utilizing SkyTalk’s back-bone.

SkyTalk is now working on completing its mirroring system which will be located at a secure site in Dallas, Texas. The system is known as a redundancy back-up system and in the event South Florida was to be affected by a natural disaster, SkyTalk will have no down time affecting its customers.

SkyTalk has also focused on its well secured network in order to protect its customers’ confidential information. We are utilizing well known and respected equipment such as Dell, Cisco and OCN Technologies to insure that this network is a leader in the IP world. Management will continue to make security one of its top priorities and will utilize the latest software and technology available.

“We are very excited to have completed phase one of our triple-play technology in Florida and will be ready to deploy its services in the first quarter of 2006 giving the consumer the ability to have Voice-over-Internet-Protocol, Internet Data and IPTV, such as Video-on-Demand,” stated, Ricardo J. Canal, president of Payless Telecom Solutions, Inc.

DalFon allows you to talk for free (just a membership fee) with the best voice quality. While traveling, in the office, or at home DalFon offers the most diverse, all inclusive, high quality VoIP technology and service available. The DalFon product is the only VOIP phone that is packaged for the retail market and remedies all the problems that other voice over IP providers have with installations, network securities, services, and mobility.

From New York to Hong Kong, use one phone, one number, and dramatically reduce your Communication Costs. Never a roaming charge. Anywhere there is Internet service, you are “connected” with crystal clear calls. DalFon is a hardware-software-network integrated solution. The Dalfon Solution brings you the best of VoIP technology in a retail ready packaged product with the most user-friendly equipment, a variety of service plans, and quick, simple, setup.

With the DalFon you are connected and ready to go in less than one minute after you open the package, you don’t need to be a computer expert, the ease of use and crystal clear calling is what makes DalFon your number one VOIP solution.

DalFon is all about being connected anywhere and anytime for free (there is a small membership fee). All calls between DalFon Members are free regardless of their location. While traveling in China your friend in Ecuador and your sister in New York (all DalFon subscribers) can talk together 24 hours a day 7 days a week for a low membership of $0.15 per day ($4.50 per month), per phone. Plans offered meet the needs of the occasional caller, the international business traveler, families, and you!

For an additional fee of $0.14 per day, get a local USA number and anyone can reach you anywhere in the world with a local call (all you need is an Internet connection). The cost to you is nothing! And if the callers are registered DalFon customers their call is free! Making calls on the DalFon Network is available anywhere in the world where you have Internet service. You can always make local, long distance, or international calls from your DalFon for a fraction of the cost that your local phone company would charge you.

Take your phone with you to any place in the world and connect the phone to your laptop and use DalFon as if you where in your office; same local number, same features, same low cost calling, same free calling and never any roaming charges. Your clients, office, family, friends, call you on your local USA number. The call for you is free, the call for them is local, and “keeping connected” is priceless. DalFon can also be used in planes that are equipped with internet service; using DalFon 30,000 feet above the ground is as easy as making a call from the convenience of your office, home, or abroad.

DalFon packaged and shelf ready includes US$50.00 free calling around the globe. DalFon will be available in major retail store in USA, as well as at http://www.dalfon.com.
Distributors are signing on from countries all over the world. The fact that DalFon is a mobile solution, comes with US$50.00 of free calling, and doesn’t need a high speed Internet connection, makes DalFon the one stop solution for seamless distribution.

For more information on the product, or to order online, visit http://www.dalfon.com or call 516-466-7733.

Synergy Research Group and Infonetics Research have reported that Sonus is leading Japan’s migration to VoIP with key customer deployments throughout the telecommunications, cable, Internet Service Provider, and wireless industries.

“Sonus’ leadership position in the rapidly growing Japanese market is a testament to the Company’s vision, our ability to execute, and our commitment to this important region of the world,” said Hassan Ahmed, chairman and CEO, Sonus Networks. “Asia-Pacific has been one of the first regions to embrace the benefits of VoIP and harness the power of these technologies to deliver innovative services to consumers, and Japan in particular has accelerated its migration to an all-IP infrastructure. As a company, we are dedicated to ensuring our customers’ success as they extend their service capabilities in Japan and throughout Asia-Pacific.”

A recent report entitled “Q3 2005 Service Provider VoIP Japan Market Shares,” issued by Synergy Research Group, reveals that based on revenue Sonus is the clear leader in the carrier VoIP market in Japan with total media gateway market share of 61.1% and dominates the high density media gateway industry with 81.1% of the total market.

“Sonus’ performance in Japan is truly impressive,” said Jeremy Duke, president and CEO, Synergy Research Group. “Sonus’ first mover advantage, sophisticated field-tested technology, strategic partnerships, and the expertise of its professional services team have earned Sonus a highly respected position in the Japanese market and this is reflected in their substantial market share position.”

Infonetics Research also released its third quarter market share analysis, which shows Sonus substantially increasing its market share in the total Asia-Pacific region due to its success in Japan. Infonetics named Sonus as the market share leader in both the total carrier-class media gateway and high density gateway revenue.

“Sonus has an enviable position of being firmly entrenched in Japan’s VoIP industry, particularly in the Voice over Broadband (VoBB) market,” said Teresa Mastrangelo, analyst broadbandtrends.com. “With nearly 10 million subscribers, Japan continues to lead the world in VoBB subscribers, and shows no sign of slowing down. Over the past 12 months, Japan’s VoBB subscribers have grown 39 percent. Sonus’ success in this region is a significant indicator of the Company’s ability to deliver reliable solutions capable of scaling to meet the demand of one of the world’s fastest growing markets.”

For the first time ever, children and the child at heart looking to give Santa their Christmas list will have to go no further than their own home computer to see and talk with Santa live at the ‘North Pole.’

IVE (pronounced ‘ivy’), or Instant Video Everywhere, turns any Windows based PC into a free video and voice phone. Santa will be using IVE to personally answer calls live from 3pm to 10pm EST on December 21st and 22nd. However, even when Santa is busy making toys, checking lists twice and feeding his reindeer, callers will be able to leave their own personal video message with their Christmas wishes on his IVE Video Call Mailbox. As part of the IVE service, Santa will be checking his Video Call Mailbox and sending a special video greeting when he returns back home. Santa’s Video Call Mailbox will be available 24×7 from December 19th through December 23rd.

To download IVE and become a registered user, simply visit www.sonyive.com. The download is free and callers will be up and running to reach Santa over video - or be able to call other friends and family members on IVE anywhere in the world - for absolutely no charge. To place a video or audio call directly to Santa, users simply have to type the name “SANTA” using their keyboard and place the call - or click on the name “SANTA” which will be automatically included in their IVE Contact List.

“Santa will be using IVE to make sure that he can see and hear from children and the young at heart from around the world, even though he is so busy at the North Pole just days before Christmas,” said Stuart Gold, VP Marketing at GlowPoint. “It’s so simple to use IVE — anybody can do it. And even better, no one will have to wait in long lines at the mall this season with their kids to see and speak with Santa. What a great gift for everyone this holiday season.”

CloudSentry VoIP Services Assessment (CloudSentry VSA), enables service providers to optimize the VoIP user experience by providing comprehensive VoIP traffic analysis including a VoIP services assessment, VoIP infrastructure vulnerabilities and intrusion detection, and VoIP lawful intercept capabilities.

CloudSentry VoIP Services Assessment is designed to deliver valuable intelligence to service providers in a short period of time, and with minimum disruption and cost. The key service deliverable is the Services Findings Report which organizes and analyzes network traffic data to provide insights into the following VoIP traffic areas:

– VoIP services assessment through careful real-time DPI analysis of network traffic. Utilizing the CloudShield CS-2000 In-Network Computing(TM) platform, the CloudSentry VSA classifies all accessible service provider VoIP traffic to thoroughly profile existing voice services. With non-sampling resolution, customers receive detailed service identification for all VoIP traffic, network utilization and voice protocol distribution analysis, end-user usage patterns, and top user reports. CloudSentry VSA includes collection and analysis of traffic from the service provider network, and delivers a structured report together on current VoIP traffic condition, with recommendations on how the service provider can improve the VoIP user’s experience.

– VoIP infrastructure vulnerabilities and intrusion detection to reveal the challenges VoIP services pose for service providers as voice and data worlds converge. CloudSentry VSA monitors a comprehensive set of VoIP service infrastructure attacks to report on denial of service attempts, voice protocol compliance violations, and behavioral anomalies that are outside the capabilities of most intrusion prevention systems deployed today on service provider networks. The resulting report provides extensive information on how service provider can improve the security of their VoIP traffic.

– VoIP Lawful Intercept capabilities through the monitoring and reporting of Call Identification Information (CII). CloudSentry VSA reports call source and destination information including phone number, IP Address, or login name. CloudSentry VSA also reports time and duration of calls for the service provider’s own VoIP traffic services as well as for the non-facilities VoIP services traversing the network. This information enables service providers to meet obligations for lawful interception of VoIP traffic.

CloudSentry VSA will be available from CloudShield and select CloudShield partners beginning in January 2006. Service pricing will start at $40,000 per engagement.

More information about CloudShield can be found at www.cloudshield.com.

TelTel-Out delivers high-quality PC to any phone, anywhere calling, and TelTel Call-Forwarding is a new call forwarding service that allows forwarding of incoming calls to any PSTN number or SIP URL. TelTel-Out and TelTel Call-Forwarding are both now available to TelTel’s over 1.3 million users and through service providers via its popular SIP Virtual Network Operator (SVNO) program.

TelTel-Out provides better quality calls than traditional PSTN line calls. The new services use TelTel’s managed SIP-based peer-to-peer backbone to optimize call routing and deliver crystal clear calls to virtually anywhere in the world.

TelTel-Out provides price competitive calls to 200 plus countries in the world. Frequently called cities worldwide are included as part of a “One-Rate, 2 cents per minute” calling plan. TelTel Call-Forwarding enables TelTel users to forward their incoming TelTel calls to any regular phone numbers. Pricing for TelTel Call-Forwarding is based on the same rates as TelTel-Out.

TelTel Call-Forwarding and TelTel-Out are available via “TelTel Credits,” which are online credits that come in various denominations and can be purchased via the TelTel website. With TelTel credits, there is no need to purchase service subscriptions or pay separately for TelTel Call-Forwarding or TelTel-Out.

TelTel’s popular SIP Virtual Network Operator (SVNO) program allows service providers and enterprises to immediately offer VoIP services like TelTel-Out and TelTel Call-Forwarding that are second to none in quality of service. This program has been successfully deployed worldwide and has proven to be a strong revenue generator for both enterprises and service providers.

For more information or to try TelTel, please visit www.teltel.com