Worldwide Service Provider Technical Community to Converge at SIPNOC US

Worldwide Service Provider Technical Community to Converge at SIPNOC US 

Senior engineering and operations personnel from domestic and international carriers, MSOs and top stakeholders across the service provider community to convene at two-day conference to be held in Herndon, VA, June 25-27, 2012 

North Andover, Mass. (April 30, 2012) – The SIP Forum announced today a preliminary list of registered attendees and participants at the second SIP Network Operators Conference (SIPNOC US 2012), to be held June 25-27 at the Hyatt Dulles Hotel in Herndon, VA. The two-day conference, which focuses on the challenges and opportunities related to the deployment of SIP-based services in global service provider networks, is attracting technical leadership from MSOs and carriers from North America, South America and Europe including ADP, babyTel, Broadvox, Comcast, Cbeyond, COX Communications, Lumos Networks, iBasis, IntelliVerse, Socket Telecom, Sorenson Communications, Time Warner Cable, TDS Telecom, Telefonica International Wholesale Services, XO Communications, Uni-tel, Verizon and Vocalocity.

In addition to carrier participants, SIPNOC US 2012 has also attracted a myriad of SIP community stakeholders from vendors, governments and research organizations such as Acme Packet (which has also signed on as a SIPNOC US 2012 Platinum Sponsor), Avaya, the FCC, CableLabs, Commetrex, Dialogic Corporation, GENBAND, Georgetown University, Illinois Institute of Technology, ISOC, Polycom, Sangoma Technologies, Siemens, and Sonus Networks. 

Registration for SIPNOC US 2012 remains open by visitinghttp://www.regonline.com/sipnocus2012.

“SIPNOC was conceived as a meeting place for network operators to come together to share their deployment experiences and ideas on how to make IP communications better, and provide tangible results that further accelerate the development and worldwide propagation of SIP and SIP network services,” said SIP Forum President and Managing Director, Marc Robins. “We expect SIPNOC US 2012 to pick up where last year’s inaugural event left off and be far more than just an educational conference, but a meeting of the brightest technical minds from across the global networking operator community.” 

The SIP Forum has also developed an impressive conference agenda and lineup of speakers at SIPNOC US 2012, to be announced in detail shortly.

SIPNOC US 2012 will focus on issues critical to the reliable and successful deployment and operation of SIP-based services in carrier networks. The agenda will feature special presentations, panel discussions and workshops covering key topics by network operators related to SIP-based services and infrastructure, including testing, application development, SIP trunking, FoIP, call routing and peering, IPV6, SIP security, troubleshooting and monitoring, emergency services and more.

Attendees at SIPNOC US 2012 will include telecommunications providers, major backbone operators, interconnect and wholesale solution providers, ISPs, cable operators, wireless network operators as well as large enterprises deploying major SIP initiatives. While the international carrier and service provider community is the primary focus at SIPNOC US 2012, industry stakeholders involved in major SIP initiatives such as network equipment vendors, government agency representatives, large enterprise network operators and academic research organizations are also encouraged to attend. 

The SIP Forum has gained an international reputation for developing important, educational events surrounding SIP. The organization’s SIPit series of interoperability testing events regularly provides a test bed for SIP-based applications and equipment that has been heralded as critical for the development of new products and services in the industry. The SIP Forum also has a number of committees and task groups made up of well-known industry experts examining a myriad of SIP-related topics, including the use of SIP in smart grid installations, FoIP, video and user-agent configuration.

SIPNOC US 2012 KEY INFORMATION 
Registration
•To register for SIPNOC US 2012, please visit http://www.regonline.com/sipnocus2012 

General Show Information 
•For more information about SIPNOC US 2012, please visit www.sipnoc.org or send an email to sipnocinfo@sipforum.org.

Sponsorship information
•For information about corporate sponsorship opportunities at SIPNOC US 2012, please contact Marc Robins, SIP Forum President and Managing Director, at +1-203-829-6307 or marc.robins “at” sipforum.org.

About the SIP Forum
The SIP Forum is an IP communications industry association that engages in numerous activities that promote and advance SIP-based technology, such as the development of industry recommendations, the SIPit interoperability and testing events, special interoperability workshops, educational seminars, and general promotion of SIP in the industry. One of the Forum's notable technical activities is the development of the SIPconnect Technical Recommendation -- a standards-based recommendation that provides detailed guidelines for direct IP peering and interoperability between IP PBXs and VoIP service provider networks. The SIPconnect Compliant Certification Program is an associated program through which eligible companies can gain SIPconnect validation and the right to license the use of the SIP Forum's 'SIPconnect Compliant' certification mark -- the official brand of the leading standard for SIP Trunking products and services. Other important Forum initiatives include work in Fax-over-IP interoperability, User Agent Configuration, video interoperability, SIP and IPv6, and the opportunities for SIP in Smart Grid deployments. For more information, please visit: http://www.sipforum.org.

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Oxford Digital Limited announces first licensee for Microchip’s JukeBlox® DSP

Oxford Digital Limited announces first licensee for Microchip’s JukeBlox® DSP

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 Audio specialist Oxford Digital Limited (Oxford Digital) today announced that Hansong Technology, a leading electronics design house and manufacturer based in Nanjing, China, is the first commercial licensee for Oxford Digital’s FixFx sonic tuning tool on Microchip Technology’s JukeBlox® platform.
Oxford Digital’s FixFx tuning tool incorporates a proven configuration of audio DSP effects that enables limitations in a consumer audio product’s acoustic performance to be overcome to provide a clear and natural sound with extended low-frequency performance and sophisticated dynamic-range control, amongst other audio effects. Featuring sound processing and audio enhancement effects derived from Oxford Digital’s pro-audio heritage and an intuitive single GUI for all controls, FixFx delivers exceptional sound quality whilst providing minimum time to market.
Oxford Digital and Microchip have collaborated to provide the FixFx tool on Microchip’s JukeBlox® platform as JB® DSP, which runs inside Microchip’s DM860A and DM870A Network Media Processor SOCs, thus eliminating the need for an external DSP chip.
Hansong Technology, a licensed JukeBlox ODM design partner, has created a reference design for the JukeBlox® SOCs that is now widely deployed in commercial products as well as in the “MK 2” system board. This solution is based on the fully integrated reference design taking advantage of the JB Host and JB DSP JukeBlox features, thus eliminating the need for external host controller and DSP, and enabling mainstream price points for new network connected products. 
Microchip’s JukeBlox technology connects tablets, smartphones, PCs, Macs and other consumer electronics products via Wi-Fi® to a new world of audio entertainment. With the industry's only system-on-a-chip (SoC) and Software Design Kit (SDK) for networked audio, Microchip is making the connected home a reality and enabling consumers to access their local or cloud-based music content and services from any device and from any room in the home.
Helge Kristensen, Vice President of Hansong Technology said, “Our new JukeBlox® platform-based reference design is highly integrated and provides critical BOM cost savings by carrying out all the audio processing required to provide optimum sonic performance within Microchip’s JukeBlox chipset, thus eliminating an external DSP and host CPU. The integration of Oxford Digital’s FixFx sonic tuning algorithms running on a JukeBlox processor has provided a fast and easy to way to optimise audio enhancements and sound processing at reduced cost.”
John Richards, CEO of Oxford Digital, said, “We are excited to be working with Hansong, one of the leading and most respected design houses and manufacturers in China. Their team was able to perform tunings easily without any input from Oxford Digital – a true testament to the ease of use of the system.”
About Oxford Digital Limited:
Oxford Digital Limited span out of Sony Corporation’s Pro-Audio Lab, Oxford in 2006 as an innovative technology company providing IP solutions to major international organisations. Oxford Digital specialises in digital audio signal processing for the mobile and consumer equipment sectors. 
Amongst the items in Oxford Digital’s technology portfolio is a complete end-to-end solution for audio processing for semiconductor manufacturers. This solution includes the extremely compact audio DSP TinyCore which ships in millions of chips each month, an award-winning rapid programming and development environment (or direct implementation of fully optimised embedded code from MatLab Simulink simulations), audio effects and sonic tuning tools that allow extremely fast optimisation of the sonic performance of Consumer Electronics equipment. Recent awards include the British Engineering Excellence Award for Product of the Year (http://www.beeas.co.uk/winners-2011.html ) and the National Microelectronics Institute Award for Innovation (http://tinyurl.com/NMI-Innovation-Award).
For more information about Oxford Digital Limited, please visit: www.oxford-digital.com.
About Hansong Technology:
Hansong Technology is a leading OEM/ODM manufacturer of high quality audio and video products. Hansong Technologies focuses its resources on: Hi-Fi products, Pro Audio products, Architectural Audio and Video and Commercial Audio. Product categories include amplification, DVD players, tuners, internet radios, wireless surround bar, airplay-bluetooth-DLNA speaker systems, portable radio, and AVR/processors. 
Over the last 14 Years Hansong Technology has established itself as a quality manufacturer with a strong commitment to its partners. Headquartered in Nanjing, Jiangsu province China, Hansong Technology has more than 90 research and development engineers on staff. 

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Default IPsmarx Clients Experience Up to 75 Percent Traffic Surge During Holiday Season

Default IPsmarx Clients Experience Up to 75 Percent Traffic Surge During Holiday Season

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Award-winning VoIP solutions provider reveals how service providers can maximize revenue during holiday season via webinar
Reston, VA, December 04, 2013—IPsmarx Technology Inc, an industry leader in VoIP software products and solutions, reports that its clients—VoIP and prepaid service providers—experience a 60-75% increase in traffic volume during the holiday season. These figures were made public by IPsmarx IT Operations Manager Shawn Boroumand during a recent IPsmarx webinar. The webinar, titled “The Peak Holiday Traffic Opportunity & How to Capitalize on It,” reveals how service providers can maximize their revenues from the high volume of holiday traffic.

“From early November well into the New Year, service providers experience a surge in traffic as more of their customers make more calls and use more minutes,” notes Carrie Fedders, US Account Manager at IPsmarx, “As many of these customers are calling friends and family overseas, service providers experience a large increase in international voice traffic as well, which presents a number of opportunities in of itself.”

IPsmarx equips service providers with solutions specially designed to deliver innovative international calling solutions to end-users. International Mobile Top Up, for instance, enables end-users to buy mobile minutes and send it to their friends and family overseas to use on their mobile phones—a particularly useful solution for the holidays as end-users can send these mobile minutes as gifts to loved ones. Even end-users in regions where VoIP is difficult to deploy, such as Africa and the Middle East, can make cost-effective VoIP-based calls using the clever IPsmarx Callback Solution. And to take advantage of the rising tide of mobile, IPsmarx equips service providers with SIP-based softphones that they can offer to their customers. All of these solutions integrate seamlessly with core IPsmarx platforms such as the PINLess Calling Card Solution and Class 5 Softswitch—high performance, feature-rich solutions in themselves. 

“High volume traffic represents a lucrative revenue opportunity, but only if the system can handle it,” Shawn Boroumand points out, “This is why IPsmarx systems are designed to have high availability—even smaller IPsmarx systems can be easily scaled for higher capacity without downtime.”

Through its array of innovative solutions and proven market insight, IPsmarx equips VoIP and prepaid service providers with the tools they need to maximize revenue during the holidays and throughout the year. To request a copy of the webinar, email info@ipsmarx.com. 

About IPsmarx Technology, Inc.

IPsmarx is the leading provider of softswitch, billing and prepaid solutions for IP service providers. The company has spawned a new generation of IP pioneers from entrepreneurs and startups to substantial high growth businesses. IPsmarx now focuses on fulfilling a niche of businesses between the small open source providers and complex solutions provided to large telecommunications companies. The IPsmarx award-winning platform includes Class 4 and Class 5 softswitches, a SIP-based prepaid calling card and PINless platform, custom branded mobile applications, SIP trunking, and a multi-tenant IP-PBX platform with integrated billing and e-commerce. For more information, visit http://www.ipsmarx.com/Company/Contactus.aspx. 

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4PSA Expands its Cloud OnDemand on the US West Coast

4PSA Expands its Cloud OnDemand on the US West Coast

a technology leader in cloud communication software, announced today the expansion of its Cloud offering to the US West Coast, Seattle. The new region complements the existing ones on the US East Coast, in Europe and APAC and uses Softlayer’s high-performance infrastructure.

VoipNow Cloud OnDemand is a cloud-based communication platform that enables service providers to offer advanced telephony, video, presence, messaging, and mobility services to a wide range of organizations worldwide. The turn-key solution delivers full automation, thus helping providers to quickly and efficiently open up new revenue opportunities. 

“The decision to introduce the new cloud region follows the significant interest of our partners in providing VoipNow services from a West Coast facility. Studies evaluate the growth trend for the US Unified Communications market at a constant pace of about 19% year-on-year, adding to $2.5B in 2013. With a growth rate above the industry, VoipNow Cloud OnDemand is the perfect choice for both experienced providers and those who are just starting out,” said Elena Carstoiu, 4PSA's COO.

VoipNow takes care of the entire business process, from the very moment the customer orders the service, through the automatic account deployment and provisioning process, and up to monthly recurring billing and payment management. “VoipNow Cloud OnDemand provides a blazing fast, automated deployment and is bundled with support from our Professional Services Team for rapid configuration and migration from legacy solutions. Additionally, our partners are free to choose SIP Trunking and DID providers,” also added Elena Carstoiu.

VoipNow OnDemand is priced starting from US$159/month for the complete, fully-featured solution. By taking advantage of the pay-as-you-grow licensing, partners pay only for their active customers. Companies interested in testing the service can get a free 30-day evaluation at http://www.4psa.com/company-evaluation_request_voipnow.html 

About 4PSA

4PSA is a software company with over 8 years of experience in building, deploying and servicing communication solutions in the cloud. Our solutions empower over 10,000 service providers that serve more than 200k organizations worldwide. 

VoipNow is a cloud-based communication platform that enables service providers and businesses to benefit from enterprise telephony, video, presence, messaging and mobility. The multiply awarded solution provides a blazing fast go-to-market due to its rapid set-up and easy deployment, integrated charging and billing engine and competitive pricing plan.

For more information, please visit www.4PSA.com or follow us on Twitter atwww.twitter.com/4PSA.

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Fit Small Business Expands VoIP Coverage

Fit Small Business Expands VoIP Coverage

Online Publication Will Produce More Articles, Videos and Infographics

[March 15, 2004 - New York] Fit Small Business (http://fitsmallbusiness.com), a rapidly growing online publication catering to companies under 100 employees, announced today plans to expand it coverage of the small business VoIP marketplace.

Marc Prosser, publisher Of Fit Small Business, announced, “We have experienced tremendous success with our articles about VoIP. To build on this success, we plan to dedicate future resources to creating articles, videos, and slideshows in this area. We are currently looking for writers that have hands on experience working with small business clients setting up and managing phone systems.”

In the last several months, Fit Small Business has published the following articles:

Best VoIP Phones - High End, Low End, and Conference Room Options (3/12/2014)
VoIP Speed Test - Can your office Internet Handle VoIP Phones (1/30/2014)
Small Business Phone System: VoIP or Traditional Landline? (12/27/2013)
Small Business VOIP Service: Who is the best? (9/30/2013)

In describing the response to these articles, Marc Prosser pointed out that the article have received positive social signals. The most recently article, Best VoIP Phones, received over 20 google + 1s in less than three days. Furthermore, many of the articles, such as Small Business VoIP Service, have quickly top search engine rankings for popular terms.

Marc Prosser went on to say, “While there are many sites dedicated to helping small businesses buy VoIP, not many of them are written with consumers needs in mind. They are basically sales pitches. We want to help small businesses use VoIP to improve their business.”

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Cloud Solutions for Small Business: Pros and Cons

Cloud Solutions for Small Business: Pros and Cons

Cloud computing services have proven a boon to enterprises and small companies for which it hits an extremely sweet spot. With cloud solutions small companies reap the advantages of not have to establish physical infrastructure including storage systems, e-mail servers, etc. Moreover the «anytime, anywhere» presence of these services means hassle-free interaction and cooperation among company employees and partners. 

Cloud Computing Benefits
With cloud-based services small companies can considerably curtail their computing costs. Storing data on a reliable, secure, cloud-based service eliminates backup worries as you can always access it. Generally, cloud services are easy to use and require only computer or mobile device and Internet connection. 
Cloud solutions make it much easier to interact with partners and colleagues in distant locations, and it`s another oft-cited benefit associated with cloud. All the benefits combined enable small companies to be more collaborative and to stay competitive bringing their products to market much faster, as they can reap the benefits of the infrastructure that only large enterprises used to have. 

Cloud Services Pitfalls 
In spite of its benefits cloud computing solutions still raise concerns over data security and stability as well as efficient managing disparate cloud services. Let`s also not miss that cloud services are exposed to outages which can be beyond a company`s control. There are a number of downtime stories associated with it which serve as a sobering reminder that when you trust your technology services and data to an off-site-third party you place your business at the mercy of the latter`s uptime reliability. Many companies are countering that total dependency by adopting hybrid cloud solutions. 
Examples of security breaches in cloud computing are easy to find, but let`s not forget that any computing environment is associated with certain amount of risk. Hackers may access your files stored on your hard drives and company servers. Unencrypted data stored on notebooks may be seized by third party when the devices go missing. Cloud computing security issues can be compared with airplane disasters. Every day billions of transactions are carried out via cloud computing without any problems, but when something goes wrong people immediately hear about it. 

• Among other commonly cited concerns over cloud computing services you can find the following:
• Privacy: How might the data cloud companies collect about you be used?
• Availability: Is it possible that cloud service go down suddenly leaving you unable to access essential e-mail, customer records or other data?
• Data mobility: Is it possible to share files between various cloud services? Can you get all your data back when moving to another service and be sure that the data will be destroyed and won`t used for other purposes?

Before adopting cloud or hosted VoIP provider services weigh the pros and cons, and consider more than one service. Most of them offer free-trial period within which you can figure out whether the interface is user-friendly and what security options you get.

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Next-gen cloud VoIP platform from Mizutech

Next-gen cloud VoIP platform from Mizutech

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Brasov Romania, 20 January 2014 -Mizutech introduced its next-gen cloud VoIP platform

Mizutech SRL, developer of the Mizu VoIP platform, today announces the release of its next-gen VoIP hosting platform called "VoIP on Demand". Customers now have the possibility to select SaaS option and thus create VoIP server instances instantly. 
The "pay as you go" model allows maximum efficiency in network planning with dynamically allocated modules and capacity, allowing companies to optimize their ROI. The Mizutech VoIP Hosting platform is the first one to provide instant availability to bring VoIP hosting offerings to the next level, allowing maximum flexibility for the customers.

"Cloud migration is not an option but a must for today VoIP businesses wishing to keep their leader positions in the fast changing market pushed by the smartphone and tablet market explosion. Flexibility and scalability with optimized hardware and network costs are the key elements to bring a VoIP business to the next level requested by the current demanding circumstances" -said Istvan Fenesi, CEO at Mizutech SRL.


The package includes the following components:
-Basic VoIP services: Class4/5 SIP and H323
-Flexible billing options
-A wide range of optional modules: tunneling, encryption, IM/SMS/fax/video, IVR, API, P2P and callback, resellers, Call shop, Callcenter and others
-Customized softphones for Web, Windows, Android and iOS
-Centralized remote management
-Web access for endusers
-Maintenance, backup, support and monitoring services

The new order page is accessible from the VoIP Hosting portal.

About Mizutech
Mizutech is a leader in VoIP development and solutions market with the software package named "Mizu VoIP Systems". With over a decade of experience in the VoIP industry, the company now provides complete solutions for telecom carriers, enterprises and small businesses including VoIP server, softphone and web based VoIP solutions.

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IPsmarx Receives 2014 INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Award

IPsmarx Receives 2014 INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Award

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Breeze Mobile VoIP Application Recognized for Innovation 

Reston, VA, January 24, 2014 —IPsmarx Technology, Inc. announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named the IPsmarx Class 5 Softswitch with Breeze Mobile Application as a recipient of a 2014 INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Award. 

The Mobile VoIP Application Breeze enables ITSPs to deliver in-demand mobile VoIP services to their clients via a user-friendly, custom-branded softphone that is available on a multitude of mobile devices and operating systems including Android, BlackBerry 10, Windows 8 Phone and iOS phones and tablets. With advanced features like instant messaging and presence in addition to the standard functionality of traditional dialers, Breeze equips ITSPs with a highly competitive service offering to bring to the growing mobile VoIP market. And because Breeze integrates with the IPsmarx Class 5 Softswitch, ITSPs enjoy the benefits of integrated billing, reporting, call routing and carrier management as well. 

“Juniper Research expects there will be one billion mobile VoIP subscribers by 2017,” says IPsmarx CEO Arash Vahidnia, “Our Mobile VoIP Application Breeze is designed to enable our clients to capitalize on this growing demand and ensure business continuity in an evolving market.”

“It gives me great pleasure to recognize IPsmarx with a 2014 Product of the Year Award for its commitment to excellence and innovation,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. “In the opinion of our distinguished judges, the Breeze Mobile Application has proven to be among the best communications and technology solutions on the market in 2014. I look forward to continued innovation from IPsmarx.”

The winners of the 2014 INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year are featured in the January/February 2014 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine and online at www.itmag.com. 

For more information about TMC, please visit www.tmcnet.com. 

About IPsmarx Technology, Inc.
IPsmarx is the leading provider of softswitch, billing and prepaid solutions for IP service providers. The company has spawned a new generation of IP pioneers from entrepreneurs and startups to substantial high growth businesses. IPsmarx now focuses on fulfilling a niche of businesses between the small open source providers and complex solutions provided to large telecommunications companies. The IPsmarx award-winning platform includes Class 4 and Class 5 softswitches, a SIP-based prepaid calling card and PINless platform, custom branded mobile applications, SIP trunking, and a multi-tenant IP-PBX platform with integrated billing and e-commerce. For more information, visit 

http://www.ipsmarx.com/Company/Contactus.aspx.

About INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine
INTERNET TELEPHONY has been the IP Communications Authority since 1998™. Beginning with the first issue, INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine has been providing unbiased views of the complicated converged communications space. For more information, please . Follow INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine on Twitter or join our Linked In group. Subscribe or visit  www.itmag.com. 

About TMC
TMC is a global, integrated media company that supports clients' goals by building communities in print, online, and face to face. TMC publishes multiple magazines including Cloud Computing, M2M Evolution, Customer, and Internet Telephony. TMCnet is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries, and is read by as many as 1.5 million unique visitors monthly. TMC produces a variety of trade events, including ITEXPO, the world's leading business technology event, as well as industry events: Asterisk World; AstriCon; ChannelVision (CVx) Expo; Cloud4SMB Expo; Customer Experience (CX) Hot Trends Symposium; DevCon5 - HTML5 & Mobile App Developer Conference; LatinComm Conference and Expo; M2M Evolution Conference & Expo; Mobile Payment Conference; Software Telco Congress; Super Wi-Fi Summit - The Global Spectrum Sharing and TV White Space Event; SIP Trunking, Unified Communications & WebRTC Seminars; Wearable Tech Conference & Expo III; Fitness and Sports Wearable Technology (FAST) Expo II, WebRTC Conference & Expo IV

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What is Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connection all over the world. To access this type of connection, one must have a wireless adapter on their computer. Wi-Fi provides wireless connectivity by emitting frequencies between 2.4GHz to 5GHz based on the amount of data on the network. Areas which are enabled with Wi-Fi connectivity are known as Hot Spots. One can use advanced softwares like Wirelessmon to detect and request connection to Hotspots. To start a Wireless connection, it is important that the wireless router is plugged into the internet connection and that all the required settings are properly installed. 

How does Wi-Fi work?

Like mobile phones, a Wi-Fi network makes use of radio waves to transmit information across a network. The computer should include a wireless adapter that will translate data sent into a radio signal. This same signal will be transmitted, via an antenna, to a decoder known as the router. Once decoded, the data will be sent to the Internet through a wired Ethernet connection. As the wireless network will work as a two-way traffic, the data received from the Internet will also pass through the router to be coded into a radio signal that will be receipted by the computer's wireless adapter. 

Frequencies

A wireless network will transmit at a frequency level of 2.4 GHz or 5GHz to adapt to the amount of data that is being sent by the user. The 802.11 networking standards will somewhat vary depending mostly on the user's needs, as explained below: 

1. The 802.11a will transmit data at a frequency level of 5GHz. The Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) used enhances reception by dividing the radio signals into smaller signals before reaching the router. You can transmit a maximum of 54 megabits of data per second. 

2. The 802.11b will transmit data at a frequency level of 2.4GHz, which is a relatively slow speed. You can transmit a maximum of 11 megabits of data per second. 

3. The 802.11g will transmit data at 2.4GHz but can transmit a maximum of 54 megabits of data per second as it also uses an OFDM coding. 

4. The more advanced 802.11n can transmit a maximum of 140 megabits of data per second and uses a frequency level of 5GHz. 

What is a Hotspot?

The term Hotspot is used to define an area where Wi-Fi access is available. It can either be through a closed wireless network at home or in public places like restaurants or airports. 

As stated earlier, to be able to access Hotspots your computer should include a wireless adapter. If you are using an advanced laptop model, it will probably include a built-in wireless transmitter already. Otherwise you can purchase a wireless adapter that will plug into the PCI slot or USB port. Once installed, your system will automatically detect the Wi-Fi hotspots and request connection. If not, you should use a software to handle this task for you.  

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Top voip call

Top Voip Call

Top five Voip Call

For coworkers separated by mountains, deserts and oceans the telephone has served admirably for 100 years as a lifeline to help keep them connected. With the advent of international calling, the distance barrier for real time communication was finally eliminated. The power of this connection has lead geographically separated families, friends and businesses to rely on international phone service for both personal and professional needs. However, the downside has long been that international service is rather expensive. Calling the London office only to be put on hold might have earned you the ire of a fiscally minded human resources department.

Previously, the best option was to either get a phone plan that offered international calling or to constantly purchase those international phone cards you always see advertised in the windows of your local corner store. With the evolution of Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) calling, the days of excessive costs are in the past. Rather than depending on a global telephone network to relay your call across nations, VOIP calls connect through the Internet, which means the call is sent to the server and then the receiver, rather than being routed through multiple switches and exchanges. VOIP providers can piggyback off the networks established by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) instead of maintaining their own and are able to pass off the savings to the consumer. Because of these savings, and added features like video, we can expect VOIP to surpass traditional phone service as the standard for voice communications, much in the same way that email did with traditional mail. Like it has with many other aspects of modern life, the Internet is reshaping the ways in which we communicate.

Capitalizing on this technology, a multitude of VOIP providers have cropped up to offer a variety of connection methods and service features (most of which would never be possible with traditional phone systems). However, one feature they all have in common is greatly reduced rates for international calling when compared to traditional phone service. Depending on the calling method and device, some VOIP providers even offer free international calling. So what are the best options for those family members and business people who regularly call long distance?

Ranking the Providers

The following providers have been chosen based off of their rates, services and reviews. Rates and offers are current as of this article. Reviews were pulled from the independent VOIP review site, WhichVOIP.

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1. Phone Power – Phone Power tops our list by offering not only a basic plan that provides 60 min of free international calling every month, but also an international plan with an ear melting 20 hours of international calling. Both plans offer free calls to Canada and Puerto Rico and cost $4.99 and $14.99 a month, respectively. Also included is mobile VOIP usage and a free second line for a traditional phone.
   Average User Rating: 4.4/5

2. VOIPo – For $6.49, this providers basic plan offers 60 minutes of international calling. Additional minutes can be purchased at an average rate of 2 to 20 cents per minute (depending on the country) or, for the truly talkative, a bundle of 1200 minutes of international calling can be purchased for $7.95.
   Average User Rating: 4.2/5
3. Vonage – One of the bigger names in VOIP, Vonage offers unlimited calling to landlines in 60 countries and mobile phones in 10 countries for $25.99 a month. Countries that aren’t in this selection are subject to additional fees. Additionally, ‘unlimited’ international calling is subject to Vonage’s reasonable usage guidelines.
   Average User Rating: 3.1/5
4. Skype – Skype offers free voice and video calling between users of their popular app. This includes international calls, making this potentially the best option for those who are calling tech savvy relatives or colleagues. Calling outside of the app will cost additional credits, which can be purchased in bundles or per a subscription. Average cost is around 2 to 15 cents per minute. Compared to similar services, Skype generally offers more features, but costs a bit more overall.

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