WorldCALL Wires Karachi For IP Via Its Cable Network
In a classic display of how telecommunications technology can leapfrog generations of legacy systems and still take root, one of the largest cable operators in Pakistan is offering VoIP services. WorldCALL Broadband has deployed the Nuera Communications' access gateway technology and Siemens' Softswitch offerings to offer Karachi's business and residential community an enterprise-class voice-and-data service. Pakistan's principal economic and political rival in the region, India, has demonstrated the dramatic role technology infrastructure -- along with a skilled workforce -- can play in stimulating economic development. Karachi seems to be trying to make a name for itself as a business destination plugged in to the VoIP-enabled international marketplace.
BroadSoft And Atreus Team Up To Accelerate Voice Over IP Provisioning
Two firms offer an integrated platform for delivering multiple service types -- including VoIP -- and automate critical steps in the service creation process.
Study: Consumers Cite VoIP's Inferior Quality
Potential subscribers to IP telephony services are hesitant now, but a new study said they'll jump at the service when its sound quality and service reliability improve.
VoIP, Local Wireless Coming Sooner, Not Later
Local-area wireless voice access, as well as Voice over IP, is coming to a neighborhood near you, probably sooner rather than later. Expect prices for traditional wired voice services to rise.
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