BOONTON, N.J. - Jan. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The global market for operations support systems (OSS) - the computing and software IT infrastructure that performs engineering, provisioning, and management functions in telecommunications networks - will exceed $46 billion in 2008, explains a new report by Insight Research. Telecommunications industry spending for OSSes is expected to lag only slightly the forecasted growth in service revenue over the next five years, indicating that the industry is fully expecting sustainable growth in the years ahead. Read more…

BOONTON, N.J. - Feb. 5 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A new class of hardware product that bonds together multiple slower-speed copper circuits into a high-speed link promises to extend the worldwide market penetration of carrier Ethernet services as well as lower backhaul costs for wireless and DSL services, says a market analysis study from Insight Research. On a worldwide basis, carriers' revenue from the three applications of the new copper bonding technology will sharply increase over the next five years. Read more…

TAMPA, Fla. - Feb. 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Telovations Inc. and Tech Data Corporation (Nasdaq GS: TECD) today announced a strategic partnership designed to extend Telovations' Managed Voice Services to select Tech Data resellers in 16 U.S. markets. Tech Data will offer its resellers the ability to promote Telovations' Managed Voice Services to their customer base. Read more…

BOONTON, N.J. - Feb. 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Spending by businesses on wired and cellular calling will hit $133 billion by the close of 2008, says a new market research report from Insight Research. The study predicts that cellular calling will account for nearly 39 percent of the corporate phone bill for telecommunication services in 2008, and is the fastest growing expense area. Read more…

BOSTON, Mass. - Feb. 20 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- LocaModa Inc., pioneers of mobile and web-based interactive out-of-home media, today announce their platform integration with Clear Channel Spectacolor's giant 40' by 40' digital screen in New York's premier Times Square location. LocaModa's platform enables out-of-home signage to be controlled by mobile consumers and visible from the web. Read more…

BOSTON, Mass., Feb. 27 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- LocaModa Inc. today introduced breakthrough social connectivity to its interactive Out-of-Home platform. LocaModa 3.0 enables mobile consumers to control and interact with social media around them using any mobile phone on any network, while also giving their friends online a window into what's happening via websites such as Facebook. Read more…

Brian Dolan of Fierce Wireless notes that Skype’s gm of mobile and hardware devices Gareth O’Loughlin, is wondering just where all the Skype-compatible WiMAX devices are at this year’s Mobile World Congress closing out today in Barcelona.... Read more…

The Asterisk & Open Telephony Conference today announced that Digium executives Kevin Fleming, director of Software Development, and Mark Spencer, founder and CTO, will present two keynote addresses at the popular event hosted by IT360° Conference & Expo 2008. The... Read more…

The Asterisk.org development team has released Asterisk-1.6.0-beta3.This release contains a number of bug fixes over beta2, as well as a few new features.* Added an 'n' option to SpeechBackground to request that the channel not get answered.* Added a number... Read more…

The Asterisk.org development team has released Zaptel versions 1.2.24 and 1.4.9.Zaptel 1.2.24 Highlights:* Linux kernel 2.6.24 compatibility* New module parameters for tuning VPMADT032 echo canceller modules* Improved interrupt handling in the wcte12xp driverZaptel 1.4.9 Highlights:* Linux kernel 2.6.24 compatibility* New... Read more…

A new report from TheStreet claims that Sprint and Clearwire could be reuniting thanks to a $2 billion investment from another WiMax champion, Intel. Before Sprint tore up the existing WiMax agreement it forged with Clearwire, the plan was to... Read more…

Nortel Government Solutions is working with the US Department of Defense to explore possibilities for military use of WiMAX. An ideal situation for the Department of Defense would be a powerful wireless network that could instantly connect “anytime, anywhere” whether... Read more…

If you loved your ‘Speak and Spell’ when you were a kid, then prepare for a childhood flashback… except the Nerd Vittles version is more akin to ‘Spell and Speak.’ Today’s edition of Telephone Reminders for Asterisk 1.4 not only... Read more…

We've said it before and we'll say it again. Sprint had better get their WiMAX/XOHM network lit-up right-quick, before they exhaust their financial means to do so. There's a lot riding on XOHM, and a couple wrong moves could spell... Read more…

The enterprise telephony market grew 6% between 2006 and 2007, to $9.6 billion, according to Infonetics Research's latest "Enterprise Telephony" report. The market was buoyed by strong IP PBX systems equipment sales, and dragged down by TDM PBX/KTS equipment... Read more…

Greetings,The software G.729 codec module from Digium has been updated for all platforms.  There are x86_32 and x86_64 versions optimized for specific processors available for both Asterisk 1.6 and 1.4 for the following platforms. * Linux * Solaris 10 * FreeBSD 7.0 * FreeBSD... Read more…

Greetings,The Asterisk.org development team has released Asterisk 1.6.0-beta5.  As of this beta of 1.6.0, 1.6.0 is now feature frozen.  In addition to a number of bug fixes, the following new features have been added since beta4:* The SMDI interface in... Read more…

The Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG) has published the results of tests it has carried out which is warning that WiMAX communications pose a significant interference threat to satellite signals transmitted in the satellite C-band frequency.... Read more…

The project Asterisk Voicemail for iPhone might be interesting for all owners of iPhone and users of PBX Asterisk. It allows to list messages, listen to messages, display caller-id information, delete messages, move messages, return calls and change voicemail settings... Read more…

The Asterisk.org development team has released Asterisk 1.4.19-rc2.  This is a test release for 1.4.19.  The official 1.4.19 release will be made after a 1.4.19 release candidate goes through a few days of testing without finding any major regressions.  This... Read more…

TeleYapper's back today with version 3.0. And it's better than ever with built-in support for using multiple simultaneous trunks and redialing failed calls. TeleYapper is the perfect (free) tool for broadcasting announcements and reminders from neighborhood associations, schools, little leagues, fund raisers, and anything else except telemarketing calls. Enjoy! Read more…

Today we walk you through setting up the perfect proximity detection system for your Asterisk server. When you walk out of the house with your iPhone, your calls will follow you automatically. Here's how... Read more…

Yes, today brings more weather... and more new Weather Applications for Asterisk using Airport Codes or Zip Codes. The National Weather Service made some more "improvements" that sent us back to the drawing board... Read more…

Today we look at an exciting new product that offers unlimited calls in the U.S. and Canada for under $20 a year. All you need is a regular phone, the $20 magicJack, and a Windows XP PC. Could it be the Asterisk killer? Read more…

Today we provide two great ways to manage your cellphone calls without paying exorbitant fees to forward cellphone calls to your home or office when you're not on the road... Read more…