Fusion Telecommunications International, Inc., a provider of advanced VoIP services, announced that Matthew Rosen, its chief executive officer, will participate in a panel discussion on telecommunications and technology at the 2nd Annual US/Latin American Conference at the United Nations in New York on April 20th.

Fusion focuses on providing Voice over Internet Protocol ("VoIP"), Internet access, and other Internet services to, from, in and between emerging global markets. Under its efonica brand name, the company currently provides services to customers in over 45 countries.

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c35746) has announced the addition of the new eMarketer report "Consumer VoIP: A Fierce Battle in a Larger War" to their offering.

The $190 billion US fixed-line telephony market is up for grabs with cable companies, ISPs, Internet portals and pure-play VoIP providers all lining up to take a share of what has traditionally been the Telco's bread and butter. The companies that control the broadband connections are likely to come out on top.

Vonage America Inc., a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp., a leading Internet telephony provider, announced that nearly 80 percent of its U.S. subscriber lines now have Enhanced 911 (E911) service -- a feature that automatically associates a physical address with the calling party's telephone number -- and that it is continuing to quickly equip new counties across the nation with E911 everyday.

For the past six months, Vonage has been turning up on average over 112 calling centers in more than 45 new counties each week. Over the past two weeks, Vonage equipped an additional 260 calling centers in over 45 new counties with E911 -- bringing the total number of calling centers across the nation with emergency service to over 4300.

Globe7 Inc and Lycos Inc USA signed a three-year non-exclusive agreement, whereas key Lycos features, IE: Lycos search exclusive to the Lycos/Globe7 commitment in United States. As part of the integration and agreement, Globe7 is powering the private labeled Lycos phone with Voice, Real time Video, IM, and IPTV with Video on Demand.

Globe7, continuing its global expansion, now covers 187 countries across 7 continents (including Antarctica). Globe7 Internet2 Soft phone technology, conceptualized with IPTV, surpassed 3 Million downloads with 2 million downloads in the previous month alone. A subsequent geographic analysis revealed the following countries had the most major downloads: USA, China, UK, Morocco, Brazil, Egypt, Turkey, Vietnam, Poland, India and France.

Nominum, the leading provider of network naming and addressing solutions, announced that Paul Mockapetris, chairman and chief scientist, will present a session at the 2nd Annual ENUM Summit 2006 on April 20, 2006. Mockapetris' presentation will provide insight into how ENUM will bring harmony to the world of IP communications. The summit runs from April 18-20, 2006 and is being held at the Radisson Hotel in Boston.

With the launching of its Skype-for-Business service, Luxembourg-based VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) provider Skype Technologies is allowing small businesses to leverage voice-mail and off-network calling and to link multiple accounts through a control panel, reports CMP Media's VARBusiness.

The feature "Got Skype?" which appears in the April 17, 2006, issue of the biweekly magazine that covers the business of technology integration, notes that nearly 300 million people now are calling one another anywhere in the world for free, without a microphone and speakers or a headset connected to a computer, by using the provider. Skype could have a huge impact by further driving down the cost of phone service and by easing the integration of telephones and its network via new wares.

The Internet Voice Campaign, a consortium of industry leaders seeking to help more consumers take advantage of the power and potential of voice over IP (VoIP), announced its first consumer awareness and education campaign.

This morning, the coalition will take its message to local television news stations across the country to help educate consumers about the benefits of voice services delivered over the Internet.

iBasis, the global VoIP company, announced that Pingo, its online prepaid calling card service now accepts payments via PayPal, a global leader in online payment solutions. This enables consumers in 32 countries including the United States to purchase Pingo prepaid calling accounts. Previously, Pingo only accepted U.S.-based credit cards.

VoIP Supply, LLC, a leading supplier of VoIP hardware, software, and services has teamed up with Rhino Equipment, a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) equipment vendor to offer customers a Free Rhino T1/E1 PCI card when they purchase any Rhino Equipment Channel Bank.

The offer was created to celebrate the launch of Rhino’s newest product. The Rhino T1/E1 card features Zaptel-compliant Linux module source code, fractional voice and data capabilities, field upgradeable software, loop start signaling, and a 5-year limited warranty.

VoIPMDU.COM announced that effective immediately, the Company has signed an agreement with Yak International Inc. to market Yak's video telephones online through the Company's various websites.

Over the course of nine months, the percentage of British adults who say they have heard of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) or already make telephone calls via an Internet connection increased from just a little over one-third (37%)(1) to nearly half (46%). A similar shift in awareness and use in the United States has been displayed (36%(2) vs. 51%).

These are some of the findings from a Harris Interactive survey measuring VoIP awareness and usage conducted online from October 12 to 16, 2005 among 1,089 U.S. adults aged 18 and over and 1,117 British adults aged 18 and over.

XO Communications announced that it carried more than 2.9 billion minutes of voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) traffic across its nationwide IP network in the first quarter of 2006, a 32 percent increase over the previous quarter. The increase was driven by greater deployment of XO's VoIP solutions by businesses and service providers, demonstrating the increasing growth of delivering voice services over an all IP environment.

pulvermedia announced that it is hosting the ninth annual VON Europe Spring event, 15-18 May 2006 at Stockholm International Fairs. VON Europe is expected to be more than 40-percent larger than last year's event, now attracting more than 200 exhibiting companies, 150-plus speakers, and more than 3,000 attendees.

As the premier pan-European IP Communications event, VON Europe is the place to hear and see what the future brings for communicating, and working together. VON Europe will cover in detail the emergence of IPTV, video on the desktop; triple play services, the migration of mobile devices and cellular networks to IP and SIP; and the event will examine the ways in which communications are being integrated with real-time data in business processes such as CRM and ERP.

MetaSwitch, the leading vendor of Voice over IP (VoIP) Class 5 switching and applications solutions to North American independent and competitive service providers, announced at the National Telecommunications Carrier Association (NTCA) VoIPossibilities conference that it has partnered with Dash911 to simplify the implementation of 9-1-1 emergency calling by VoIP providers. The joint solution is already being deployed by several service providers including Public Interest Network Services, Inc. (PINS).

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