XO Communications, Inc. announced that it is providing wholesale voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) termination services to SunRocket, one of the nation's leading Internet phone service providers.

SunRocket is utilizing XO VoIP Termination to support its rapidly growing all-inclusive Internet home phone service. XO VoIP Termination enables SunRocket to hand off voice traffic to XO, allowing SunRocket's customers' IP- based calls to be routed across the XO IP network at the highest priority and terminated to the public switched telephone network at destinations across the United States.

StarVox Communications announced that it has upgraded its domestic VOIP network using Veraz Networks' latest Class 4 software release for ease of provisioning and managing service level agreements (SLAs) with business customers. Veraz's softswitch controls the StarVox network, with its media gateways distributed throughout the network. Significantly, the upgrade enables StarVox to offer businesses the premium voice quality that they are used to, using SLAs that guarantee the Quality of Service for VoIP.

Netcentrex, the leading enabler of converged voice-video-data networks and next-generation services, and FASTWEB, the main alternative fixed broadband telecom operator in Italy, announced today that average daily traffic has reached 10 million VoIP calls per day, using Netcentrex solutions.

Global Crossing announced the launch of a hosted Voice over IP (VoIP) service. Global Crossing Hosted IP Voice combines the functionality of a traditional private branch exchange (PBX) with additional value-added services, delivered over Global Crossing's MPLS-based global IP network. The service has been developed in collaboration with TeleWare Plc, the UK's leading provider of intelligent business communication solutions to enterprises and service providers.

Netcentrex, the leading enabler of next generation converged voice and video solutions, today announced that according to a quarterly report issued by industry research firm, iLocus, Netcentrex delivered 27.2% of VoIP local call volume minutes based on standards-based call agent platforms, in the second quarter of 2005 (2Q05), making the company leader in this market.

iLocus, who reported the finding in "VoIP Minutes, 2Q05 Update", stated in the report that total VoIP local call volume for 2Q05 was 32.6 billion minutes of which an estimated 11.9 billion minutes were generated by voice over broadband (VoBB) services.

Y-Tel International, Inc. and SmartZone USA, Inc., announced that SmartZone USA has selected Y-Tel as its preferred provider of Voice over IP (VoIP) solutions. This exclusive agreement between the two companies will begin with the deployment in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands over the Smart Communications Wireless Broadband Network.

UTC Associates, a leading systems and network integrator to VoIP based service providers, and BroadSoft Inc., announced a partnership that will assist service providers with key challenges they face in a successful launch of new services. Under terms of the agreement, UTC Associates becomes an integrator for the BroadSoft suite of products, including hosted PBX, IP Centrex, IP Trunking, Mobile PBX, residential broadband voice and collaborative conferencing.

Adiance Technologies became one of the latest Indian firm to launch VoIP service early last month, Mr. Kushal Sanghvi, Director, Adiance Technologies quoted that “Adiance Technologies had entered into VoIP research a couple of months back . Adiance has now entered into the market by offering complete N2N solutions.”

UTStarcom, Inc., a global leader in IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and services, today announced a partnership with Mude, one of the largest solutions distributors in the communication, security and data storage segments in Brazil. The two companies are partnering to deliver triple play solutions -- high-speed data, Voice-over-IP (VoIP) and IPTV services -- to the Brazilian telecom market.

NetTest, a global provider of operational support solutions for advanced and converged networks, today announced new enhancements to its MasterQuest VoIP monitoring solution, the most complete service assurance system for voice-over-IP (VoIP) networks. The new version provides monitoring of VoIP customer terminals and access points, enabling service providers to more efficiently deploy VoIP for enterprise customers.