RedVoiss has leveraged Acme Packet’s NextSBC Reassurance Program to deploy Acme Packet Net-Net session border controllers in its VoIP network at both subscriber access and network interconnect borders. Acme Packet’s NextSBC Reassurance Program is designed to ease both the technical and business obstacles of migrating users of other SBCs to Acme Packet's industry-leading solutions.

RedVoiss has deployed Acme Packet Net-Net SBCs in its VoIP network to cultivate continued growth of its residential and business subscriber base throughout Chile, as well as for VoIP interconnects with national and international service providers. Acme Packet SBCs extend interoperability with RedVoiss’ service provider peering partners’ networks and help expedite time to market. RedVoiss will also take advantage of the Acme Packet Connected Universe program to facilitate peering and interconnect relationships with other Acme Packet service providers for PSTN termination.

CuPhone announces its “Echo Free” USB-to-Phone Adaptor. This small adaptor, when plugged into the USB port of a PC, allows the user to plug his regular phone into the RJ11 port on the adaptor to make and receive either Skype or normal landline “echo free” calls

The “Echo Free” Phone adaptor is based on TigerJet Network's most advanced single chip VoIP solution, the Tiger580, which has built-in Echo Cancellation hardware, SLIC/Phone interface and a 16-bit audio codec. With built-in echo cancellation hardware, the audio quality is significantly improved over the software echo cancellation alternative since, with software echo cancellation, audio quality is dependent on many factors, including PC performance and network delay.

Virtually everybody that uses Skype also makes and receives normal telephone calls. CuPhone’s adaptor enables all types of calls to be handled using one piece of equipment and this piece of equipment can be, for example, the cordless phone that was the user's preferred phone before VoIP even existed. Also with the CuPhone adaptor, family members on different phone extensions can be on landline and Skype calls simultaneously, effectively providing a second phone line at no cost.

Acme Packet announces that Cricket has deployed Acme Packet’s session border controllers to securely interconnect its VoIP core network to other service providers. Cricket is one of the first mobile operators in the United States to interconnect its VoIP core via IP to other service providers for PSTN origination and termination.

Cricket is a simple, affordable wireless service offering consumers and local businesses a flat-rate, unlimited service utilizing the latest infrastructure technology. Cricket offers service in 23 states and has more than three million customers. Designed for customers whose basic and advanced wireless needs have not been met by traditional communications companies, Cricket is the pioneer of unlimited services with no long-term commitments or credit checks required.

Tilgin has received a new order on Tilgin’s IP home gateway solution from a leading Pan-Nordic operator at an order value of approximately 1 MUSD. The leading Pan-Nordic operator has used Tilgin's Vood 322 IP home gateways since the co-operation started in 2005. In February 2008 Tilgin announced an order reaching another 20,000 households. This collaboration and trust is now renewed with this new order enabling the operator, with Tilgin’s IP technology, to expand its consumer offering in a fast growing market quickly switching from fixed line telephony to VoIP.

VoIP Supply has supplied a 200+ user SwitchVox phone system to Glimcher Realty Trust. The system, which also features Polycom ip phones, was deployed this month.

Glimcher Realty Trust, a real estate investment trust, is a recognized leader in the ownership, management, acquisition and development of regional and super-regional malls. Glimcher currently owns or manages 28 properties in 14 states. Of the 28 properties, 24 are enclosed regional or super-regional malls, many of which are located in the country's top-growing metropolitan statistical areas.

Siraj Haji, Director of Information Systems at Glimcher, said that their recent move to an innovative new office space was an opportunity to implement the new technology, and that with the new SwitchVox phones system, they "have set the foundation to integrate our data and communication network across all our properties."

In4S announces that its VoIP gateways for small and medium business, IP-Carrier Gateway and Mobile Gateway are compliant with Avaya Communication Manager. The VoIP gateways help Japanese small and medium businesses access a broader range of SIP VoIP services. Also, the Mobile Gateway enables connectivity between an Avaya IP Communications solution and wireless LAN handsets from KDDI and NTT DoCoMo, expanding the range of handset options for users.

The VoIP gateways now are compliance-tested by Avaya for compatibility with: Avaya Communication Manager.

VoIP-PAL recently announced support for Talk for the Cure and chose the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund Inc. as the first recipient. The second choice is Juvenile Diabetes Research; we are proud to give our customers the opportunity to choose one of the recipients and hope to raise a significant amount of money for both charities from the sale of MagicJack as follows: Four dollars from each MagicJack sold only through VoIP-PAL.com's websites will be donated to one of these charities.

Clarification Notice:

Only MagicJack purchases through VoIP-PAL's websites http://www.voip-pal.com and http://www.pinkmagicjack.com are eligible for the charities donations and the Incentive programs.

VoIP Supply has sold a 200+ seat PBX phone system to Alderson-Broaddus College, located in West Virginia. The 635-student college, founded over 100 years ago, also purchased analog gateways to connect the dorm telephones to the system, mostly for emergencies.

The new system will make it easier for the university community to communicate and keep expanding its methods to keep staff and students safe.

Bruce Blankenship, vice president for assessment, planning and technology at the college said they moved to VoIP for a number of reasons, including cost, changing technology and flexibility in services.

Polycom redefines conference calling yet again. The SoundStation IP 7000 and IP 6000 two next-generation IP conference phones offer groundbreaking Polycom features including Polycom HD Voice technology and a sleek new design. The SoundStation IP 7000 is an ideal upgrade for executive offices, conference rooms and board rooms, while the SoundStation IP 6000 is suited for managerial offices and small to mid-sized conference rooms.

As the conference phone market leader, Polycom is the most recognized brand in conference rooms across the globe. With the introduction of these two new conference phones, Polycom redefines what businesses worldwide can expect from their conferencing endpoints as well as from new SIP-based VoIP network installations in terms of performance, voice quality, price and design enhancements.

VoIP Supply announces the launch of their new three-year, no-questions-asked, guaranteed replacement warranty, Go3. The new Go3 Guaranteed Replacement Warranty gives customers a no hassle way to protect their VoIP hardware purchases. The new warranty program is based off of VoIP Supply's existing warranty program and was redesigned with feedback from existing customers.

"Our customer service is VoIP Supply's number one priority," said Benjamin P. Sayers, CEO of VoIP Supply. "We have been successful due to our wonderful customer's trust and support. The Go3 Guaranteed Replacement Warranty is just another way that we can bring our clients needs to the forefront."

More after the jump and I'd like to give a shout out to one of our sponsors IP Camera Supply a sister site of VoIP Supply.

IPEVO's new PoV web camera is now available for purchase at the company's online store, and will be available at Fry's Electronics in mid April. First unveiled at CES 2008, IPEVO's detachable webcam has created a stir by letting users capture images and video from any angle and vantage point. The PoV received the 2007 Good Design Award from Japan in the category of Product Design.

PoV gives people the unique opportunity to share their "Point of View" during Skype calls, Instant Messaging, chat sessions, and other Internet Communication applications. With a simple point and click, users can instantly share the sights and sounds around them -- whether it's showing the scene around the office, capturing a dog's latest trick, or sharing a bouquet of flowers. And with PoV's multiple digital zoom, users can express their creativity by zooming in close on a circuit board to reveal a cityscape or focusing on blades of grass on a computer screen.

iSkoot announced an extended partnership with Skype. The new agreement follows iSkoot's successful collaboration with Skype and mobile operator 3 for the global launch of the 3 Skypephone, the first ever mass-market Skype-enabled mobile handset.

Under the agreement, iSkoot will have certain exclusive rights to offer Skype-branded mobile software enabled by the iSkoot solution to mobile network operators in Argentina, Greece, Israel, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland and Turkey. These products will deliver mobile Skype voice functionality based on circuit switch-to-VoIP technology. iSkoot delivers an end-to-end client/server/gateway solution that leverages the ubiquitous circuit switching infrastructure of the traditional voice network and offers either an on-premises or iSkoot-hosted ASP implementation.

Aastra announced that Verizon Business has certified Aastra’s award-winning line of 5xi SIP telephones based on the Session Initiation Protocol for use with its Hosted IP Centrex service offering. Adding Aastra’s SIP phones to Verizon Business’s portfolio of VoIP Customer Premises Equipment provides new and existing Verizon Business customers with greater flexibility and choice.

All of Aastra’s open standard SIP telephones underwent stringent lab testing required by Verizon Business to meet the high performance and reliability standards for products certified for its Hosted IP Centrex platform.

LightEdge Solutions announce the availability of high definition phones for its Hosted Voice-over-IP service. This announcement marks the first of many related to an expansion of VoIP and other managed services in existing and new markets.

LightEdge now offers the Polycom SoundPoint IP 550, 560 and IP 650 phones with Polycom HD Voice technology, providing twice the clarity and richness of ordinary phone calls. Advanced technologies include wideband audio, enhanced signal processing and its patented Acoustic Clarity Technology for superb voice quality that is high-fidelity as well as noise- and echo-free.

Logitech unveiled the company’s first wireless stereo headset designed for Internet calling with a PC: the Logitech ClearChat PC Wireless headset. The ClearChat PC Wireless headset combines high-performance stereo audio with 2.4 GHz wireless technology, allowing people the freedom to move around when they make VoIP calls – no wires attached.

The Logitech ClearChat PC Wireless enables people to move freely up to 33 feet from their computer. With the included USB transmitter, the headset effortlessly connects to a PC or Mac computer right out of the box – no software or pairing required. And to help ensure no call gets interrupted, the ClearChat PC Wireless headset’s 2.4 GHz wireless technology features both crisp, uncompressed stereo audio and an advanced algorithm that minimizes interference –even in the busiest wireless environments, such as an airport, office or hotel.