CounterPath Solutions and Hana Micron announced that the companies have entered into co-marketing and reseller agreements.

Under the terms of the agreements, Hana Micron will be a representative of CounterPath's softphone products in the Korean market and CounterPath will be a representative of Hana Micron's VoIP products in the United States, Canada and all European markets.

The relationship not only creates new sales opportunities for both companies in their partner's primary markets, but includes a technical collaboration which will see the integration of superior and field-proven VoIP solutions by CounterPath with Hana Micron's VoIP products. Both parties have agreed to cooperate in entering the IP-TV market by co-developing VoIP solutions for TPS (Triple Play Services: High-speed Internet, Broadcasting, and Telephony).

Crawford Lake Mining announced it has purchased 100% ownership of Jinan Yinquan Technology Co. Ltd, (‘Jinan”), a telecommunications technology company located in the Shandong Province of the People’s Republic of China, in exchange for 40,000,000 restricted shares of Crawford Lake common stock.

“This acquisition and expansion into the technology industry signifies our first effort in developing an international, high-tech business strategy for our Company,” said Li Kunwu, President and CEO of Crawford Lake. “Jinan Yinquan is a very aggressive company that now offers Voice over the Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) services to 17 cities in the Shandong Province. The current population in China is estimated at 1.3 billion people. The market potential for their state of the art NP Soft Switch System made this acquisition a very promising venture for us and our shareholders.”

Taiwanese handset maker E-Ten Information Systems has released a new mobile-based smartphone with GPS, computing capabilities with Microsoft's Windows Mobile OS, and VoIP software from Skype.

The Glofiish X500 has a slim design at just 15.5mm, which is a big selling point. The voice functions are also very nice. Glofiish offers quad-band GSM and EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution), as well as GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) and EGPRS (Enhanced GPRS). It enables users to bypass their mobile phone company and use Skype when in a Wi-Fi hot spot.

Acme Packet announced that Korea Telecom, the largest service provider in Korea, is deploying the Net-Net session border controllers (SBCs) in its national VoIP network that connects its residential and business customers. The Net-Net products are being integrated with Korea Telecom's next generation IP softswitch platform to offer more enhanced services.

deltathree, Inc., a leading provider of SIP-based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) solutions for service providers, resellers and end users worldwide, is proud to announce a new partnership between UBIUS, VoIP service provider, and deltathree's award winning consumer group, iConnectHere. Through the new partnership UBIUS is offering Broadband Phone, PC to Phone, and Virtual Calling Card solutions to subscribers in Korea and the United States.

Sonus Networks, a leading supplier of service provider Voice over IP (VoIP) infrastructure solutions, announced that it will be showcasing its industry leading IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)-based solutions at this year's VON Japan (Booth V-001), which is being held in Tokyo, July 19-21, 2006 at Tokyo Big Sight International Exhibition Center. In addition to Sonus' presence in the exhibit hall, executives from the company will be presenting at Expo Comm Wireless Japan. Co-located with VON Japan 2006, Expo Comm Wireless is Japan's largest wireless conference.

MINO Wireless, a Sunnyvale, CA-based mobile services company, announced a campaign to promote its International Call from Mobile Phone service through Chinese media in the US. MINO service makes international calls easy and affordable by using Internet (or VoIP) call technology. With MINO, users can call from the US to China from their mobile phones at 2.2 cents per minute. MINO’s ads are planned to appear in Chinese language print media Singtao and World Journal, on local TV station KTSF, which broadcasts ethnic programming, and on SVC and Singtao Radio. The print ads started running on June 1, 2006 and have drawn a large number of calls both in English and Chinese.

EQO Communications and TOM Online, a leading mobile Internet company in China, are pleased to announce an agreement to jointly market the popular EQO Mobile for Skype solution in China.

EQO Mobile lets users make and receive Skype calls, exchange Instant Messages, and view presence information about their buddies over the Skype network from more than 55 different phone handset models from vendors including Nokia, Motorola, Palm, and Sony-Ericsson. Most recently, EQO announced support for Palm TREO 650 and Motorola ROKR, SLVR, and RAZR handsets.

Buzz Technologies Inc is pleased to announce the launch of its new Softphone and VoIP Service at www.12buzz.com. The service, with calls to the most popular International locations available for $0.01 per minute and free calls to Thailand from anywhere in the world to subscribers, in 2006 is expected to rapidly build a strong subscriber base.

Verso Technologies, Inc., a global provider of next generation network solutions, announced its participation at CommunicAsia 2006 (June 20-23) in Singapore, at the Singapore Expo, Stand 6E1-14, Hall 6, U.S. International Pavilion.

CommunicAsia 2006, which incorporates the three sub-shows of MobileCommAsia2006, NetworkAsia2006 and SatComm2006, is an international, comprehensive info-communications event showcasing innovations in 3G, mobile communications and applications, broadband wireless, next generation networks, enterprise networks and technologies, VoIP, satellite communications and technologies, IP technology, and infrastructure solutions.

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c23787) has announced the addition of the Global Sources report "VoIP Products in China" to their offering

About 75 percent of the VoIP makers included in this report expect an increase of at least 94 percent in their output in the next 12 months. In Taiwan, volume production is forecast to reach 4.20 million units by end-2005, an increase of over 50 percent from 2004. Taiwan has about 50 VoIP product makers. The technical strength of Taiwan makers and their ties with global VoIP giants make the island a major force in global VoIP manufacturing.

Mainboard-listed MediaRing Limited (www.mediaring.com), the leader of pure-play VoIP telephony service providers in Asia, gains greater momentum in IndoChina. MediaRing announced the official launch of AngkorNet at the Cambodia ICT World Expo 2006, held in Phnom Penh from the 4th to 6th May 2006.

Of significance, AngkorNet is the first Internet Service Provider ("ISP") in Cambodia to offer tiered and bundled packages of high-speed Internet access and other data applications using new WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) technology. AngkorNet delivers up to 90% WiMAX coverage in Phnom Penh.

JAJAH, the world's fastest-growing VoIP company, announced that it has closed a Series B financing round led by Globespan Capital, a leading global venture capital firm with a core competence in business development within the Asian market. In addition, JAJAH announced that Globespan Capital's Venky Ganesan will take a seat on JAJAH's board of directors. The investment amount is undisclosed.

Sonus Networks, a leading supplier of service provider voice over IP (VoIP) infrastructure solutions, announced that KDDI, a leading telecommunication service provider in Japan, selected Sonus Networks as the exclusive vendor for their convergence-enabled packet voice network.

In the first phase of this multi-million dollar contract, KDDI is deploying Sonus' industry-leading architecture, including the GSX9000 Open Services Switch, the PSX Call Routing Server and the Sonus Insight Element Management System. The new packet voice network will deliver enhanced voice services to one of the most technologically advanced societies in the world and is planned to be the largest IP telephony network in Japan.

Farmstead Telephone Group, Inc. announced that its subsidiary One IP Voice has entered into a Master Marketing and Distribution Agreement with Iwatsu Voice Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary of Iwatsu Electric, LTD., Tokyo, Japan, a 70-year industry leader and pioneer in the telecommunications industry.