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Taiwan market: Sparq to start E.164 VoIP services in July

time April 27th, 2008 by author david

New Century InfoComm Tech (Sparq), one of three small operators of fixed-line telecommunication services in Taiwan, plans to start E.164-format VoIP services in July, according to the company. … more

Posted in ENUM |

10th DENIC ENUM Day on 18 April in Frankfurt am Main

time April 1st, 2008 by author david

DENIC logoOn 18 April 2008 DENIC will host the 10th ENUM Day. The event takes places in the Le Meridien hotel in Frankfurt, Wiesenhüttenplatz 28-38 (close to Frankfurt central railway station). The ENUM Day begins at 10 a.m. and ends approximately at 4 p.m. Participation is free of charge. Please register for this event via Denic’s web form. … more

Posted in ENUM |

GSMA To Pilot Carrier ENUM For Mobile UC

time March 19th, 2008 by author Editor

ENUMOne of the announcements at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week indicated the GSM Association had retained NeuStar to pilot a new Number Resolution Service (NRS) that would automatically translate phone numbers into IP-based addresses. This would enable mobile users to initiate voice calls and messages from mobile handsets, along with other UC communications, across different IP-based carrier networks.

The number resolution service is described as a Private or Carrier ENUM approach to cross-network contacts, and offers a global master root directory for address data exchange between mobile carriers. … more

Posted in ENUM, Mobile |

Why is mobile VoIP so slow to take off?

time March 19th, 2008 by author Editor

VoIPRIM’s first handheld BlackBerry wireless e-mail device, launched in 1999, filled an important gap in the market for secure, enterprise-quality mobile web messaging.

The BlackBerry spread like wildfire.

Even though investment in mobile enterprise is growing - an estimate from analysts Frost & Sullivan sees spending on mobile enterprise rising at a compound annual rate of 21.3 per cent between 2007 and 2013 - BlackBerry-type booms are not enjoyed by all new wireless applications for business markets. … more

Posted in ENUM, Mobile, VoIP |