XO Communications announced that it carried 3.89 billion minutes of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) traffic across its private nationwide IP network in the second quarter of 2006, a 34 percent increase over the previous quarter and a 140 percent increase over the second quarter of 2005. The increase was driven by greater deployment of XO VoIP solutions by businesses and service providers, demonstrating the increasing demand for delivering voice services over an all IP network environment.

voip.com - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reports a 32% increase in the number of US broadband subscribers during 2005, giving the US the highest total number of broadband connections in the world.

As of June 30, 2005, the FCC has redefined broadband or high-speed lines as services that deliver connection speeds in excess of 200 kilobits per second (kbps) in at least one direction. They further expand that definition to include advanced service lines where connection speeds exceed 200 kbps in both directions. This clarification allows for more detailed data collection regarding broadband penetration and trends.

Arcosoft Inc., developer of VoIP call recording software, announced the release of VONaLink SoloRecord. SoloRecord works with any VoIP phone system based on the open SIP standard, such as Vonage, to record phone calls and to provide screen pops.

With traditional phone systems, calls are recorded with either analog equipment or expensive, proprietary products from the phone company. With the latest VoIP systems built on open, standard protocols, calls can be recorded by monitoring network packets.

CommuniGate Systems, the leader in scalable carrier-class Internet Communications solutions, has again demonstrated the un-surpassed performance and scalability of its product architecture. CommuniGate Pro All-Active Dynamic Cluster, which holds the world SPECmail record for messaging, has demonstrated its capability in a simulation and benchmark for a 10-million VoIP subscriber environment. Working with Hewlett Packard, Intel, Navtel Communications and F5 Networks in an emulated real-world environment, CommuniGate Systems highlighted and documented the massive scalability of its unique SIP Farm technology on a 64-CPU Integrity Superdome system from HP.

Internet Security Systems, Inc., the worldwide leader in preemptive, enterprise security, announced that its X-Force research and development team has discovered and provided protection for ISS customers from two vulnerabilities in the Inter-Asterisk eXchange protocol version 2 (IAX2). The vulnerabilities, if exploited, could lead to complete denial of office telephone or Internet services in environments where Asterisk private branch exchange (PBX) is in use.

The money saving potential of VoIP, SIP and internet based telephony generally has certainly never been greater than it is at the present time. The growth in availability of free broadband services from providers such as talktalk and Orange has started to remove some of the underlying and ongoing costs of internet telephony.

US LEC Corp., a full-service provider of IP, data and voice solutions to businesses and enterprise organizations throughout the Eastern United States, announced its agreement to provide MegaPOP VoIP services to Vienna, Va.-based SunRocket, one of the fastest-growing providers of residential Internet phone service.

SightSpeed announced that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC)'s Communications Solutions magazine online (www.tmcnet.com/comsol) has named SightSpeed as a recipient of a 2005 Product of the Year Award.

SightSpeed is the award-winning provider of free and premium Internet video and voice communications services (VVoIP and VoIP).

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.

Vistula Communications Services, Inc., a global supplier of flexible and reliable Voice over Internet Protocol ("VoIP") services to major telecommunications carriers and Internet service providers, announced that BrainWare S.A. has officially launched their V-Cube-based Hosted IP- PBX Service across Argentina.

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) has released an updated conference program for its upcoming INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & Expo West 2006. The event is being held at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA, October 10-13, 2006.

PRIMUS Telecommunications Canada Inc. and Glentel Inc. announced that PRIMUS's TalkBroadband home phone service, Canada's first Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone service, is now available in Glentel's retail mall locations across Canada.

Horizon Wimba unveiled its newest collaborative software product for online education -- Pronto version 1.0 -- a free instant messaging and voice chat tool that allows students and instructors to spontaneously meet live online at any time to discuss their coursework.

Pronto is unique to education because it works with course management systems such as Blackboard and WebCT to automatically populate students' contact lists with their classmates' names, thereby making it easy for students to spontaneously collaborate live online. After all, not all learning can be scheduled -- it's often informal and unplanned.

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.