Network Computing is part of the Informa Tech Division of Informa PLC

This site is operated by a business or businesses owned by Informa PLC and all copyright resides with them. Informa PLC's registered office is 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG. Registered in England and Wales. Number 8860726.

  1. Home
  2. Networking
  3. Zoom-adds-voip-support-dsl-modem
  4. Page
  5. Zoom Adds VoIP Support To DSL Modem: Page 2 of 2
Networking

Zoom Adds VoIP Support To DSL Modem: Page 2 of 2

Zoom Technologies announced Monday (July 12) it has added voice-over-IP capabilities to a DSL modem architecture that also includes support for a PSTN connection. Increasing interest in residential VoIP services has modem manufacturers and carriers rethinking the modem architectures deployed...
July 13, 2004

The X5v supports both VoIP and PSTN connections. To make this happen, the X5v includes the company's TelePort phone port that lets users plug in a traditional PSTN phone. Through firmware and separate subsystems, the modem can direct calls from these phones over either a VoIP or PSTN connection.

Safety and backup were big factors in Zoom's dual VoIP/PSTN approach. "By supporting PSTN, you have a tried and true emergency system," Manning said. "You also have a failover technique."

Zoom's X5v product has started shipping in the U.S. and overseas. The system is expected to be priced at $99 in retail stores.

Tags:

News
Networking