VoIP Supply is planning to announce the launch of "VoIP Fulfillment" at ITEXPO next week, but they gave me a sneak peak at this new offering which technically was a two-year quiet beta they've been working on. Their VoIP Fulfillment offering covers quite a few things, however one of the biggest is they have opened their infrastructure to VoIP service providers, including an API that lets service providers follow the package through the fulfillment process all the way to the customer's door.

VoIP Fulfillment by VoIP Supply is a suite of services specifically designed for VoIP service providers that increase operational efficiency, decreases costs and bolster customer experience. I spoke with VoIP Supply's Garrett Smith - Chief Marketing Officer, Mike Russo - Executive Vice President, and Donald Stefanie - VoIP Service Provider Program Manager to learn more.

Flint Telecom announces that advanced discussions are under way to acquire a number of turnkey VoIP providers which are currently delivering telecom and data services to small and medium enterprises in the United States. Completion of each acquisition will bring immediate profitable revenues to the group. The projected revenues, when all planned acquisitions are completed throughout the year, are expected to reach over $20 million in 2011.

The market for VoIP services in the U.S. continues to grow rapidly, particularly on mobile devices, with the Telecoms Industry Association seeing the VoIP share of total U.S. residential and business phones lines reaching 37% and 10% respectively by 2015. Ovum, the market leading research company, forecasts fixed VoIP revenues in United States reaching nearly $9 billion annually by 2014.

F4W announces a strategic partnership with Sprint Solutions. F4W products are designed to provide secure, resilient communications for event response and management. These same solutions have a place in day-to-day communications where cost or lack of infrastructure becomes an issue. This partnership allows Sprint to offer secure VoIP and data network solutions utilizing their wireless devices and networks. For example, simple point-of-sale data solutions can now provide businesses with a voice and data option at costs well below their current telecommunications cost. Moreover, for those businesses who regard the privacy of their communications as paramount, F4W solutions provide the only software-based VoIP encryption technology that requires no additional hardware or adds any burden to the voice quality.

Annecto has chosen DIGITALK to be its new platform provider for wholesale services after an extensive competitive review. Annecto has selected DIGITALK’s SBC VoIP Peering application - a highly scalable and robust, end-to-end solution for international VoIP wholesale services, based on DIGITALK’s Session Border Controller.

The migration to the DIGITALK SBC VoIP Peering solution allows Annecto to perform least-cost, quality and margin-based routing to support both superior service levels and operational profitability.

Thanks to the Comarch Billing Cloud, fring has been able to add fringOut to its services portfolio. fringOut lets fringsters call any landline or mobile in the world from their mobile phone at very attractive prices, starting from 1¢/minute. As the billing service is provided from the Comarch Cloud, the project was completed within a very short time. The billing service is provided to multiple fring datacenters around the globe.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "VoIP In Western Europe: Opportunities & Forecasts, 2010-2015" report to their offering.

VoIP in Western Europe - Mobile Flies the Flag for VoIP

Technologically astute consumers of telecommunications services around the world are becoming increasingly aware that it is possible to make significant savings on traditional voice calls by bypassing traditional wireline and mobile phone operators and availing themselves of a growing range of cheap services offered by low-cost service providers. Not only does the internet serve as the perfect medium for bringing these services to the attention of consumers but also, increasingly, it is becoming the very medium by which these services are provided.

3CX has expanded its mobile offerings with the launch of an iPhone-compatible version of its Windows-based softphone. The 3CXphone for iPhone app allows the user to make FREE VoIP calls via WiFi or 3G.

The difference between the 3CXPhone for iPhone and other “free” SIP phones for iPhones is that this app isn’t locked into a particular provider or PBX. You are given the freedom of selection, meaning that you can pick and choose your favorite provider or VoIP PBX and switch at any time or use different VoIP providers.

VoIP-Pal.Com announces the completion of its latest Cloud Computing Technology to host its new iPhone and BlackBerry Apps. Cloud Computing Technology will be the backbone of a new innovative, scalable, secure and quality Server to host the Company's VoIP software and their new iPhone and BlackBerry Apps.

Thinking Phone Networks announces that the company has been ranked in the Top 10 of the “North American Hosted VoIP and Unified Communications Service Providers Matrix” compiled by leading industry analyst firm ABI Research. The inclusion follows Thinking Phone Networks’ recent designation by Gartner Inc. as a unified communications Magic Quadrant “Visionary.”

The Top 10 Matrix is an analytical tool developed by ABI Research to provide a clear understanding of vendors’ positions in specific markets. Vendors are assessed on the parameters of “innovation” and “implementation” across several unique criteria.

Junction Networks announces that Michael Oeth, the company’s CEO, will be presenting at this year’s IT Expo East, taking place in Miami, Florida, February 2 - 4, 2011. He will take part in a panel discussion on Hosted vs. On-premises VoIP, an ongoing debate within the industry as to which is the preferred choice for business customers.

IT Expo is a two-day event addressing all aspects of IP Communications. Michael Oeth’s session will take place on Friday, February 4th from 11:00 - 11:45 AM at the Miami Convention Center.

MegaPath enables small and medium sized businesses to save money on their phone bill and cut costs by fifty percent or more when compared to traditional phone systems. MegaPath's Hosted Voice is making VoIP adoption a reality for SMBs across the country.

Pace International, a Seattle-based manufacturing company with plants in Washington and California, as well as operations around the world, sought out a cost-effective solution to maintain contact with their global workforce. In addition, they required a solution that simplified the process of getting and staying connected. By choosing a Hosted Voice solution, Pace International was able to replace their existing phone system with one that offered the flexibility and scalability they required.

Voxbone's growth and market acceptance continued apace in 2010, with revenue and network traffic climbing significantly and customers indicating high levels of satisfaction.

The company reported that revenue rose 38 percent from 2009; minutes of use for inbound traffic grew to 2.1 billion, up 40 percent; the number of employees increased to 58, up 53 percent; and its core network experienced no downtime.

This growth reflected service expansion and strong customer satisfaction for the market-leading wholesale provider of geographical, toll-free and iNum® worldwide telephone numbers.

VoIP Supply is pleased to announce the addition of five new Polycom KIRK wireless handsets. KIRK handsets are a wireless solution, based on the international DECT standard, for any business looking to provide employees with the freedom and efficiency of being able to move freely through the workplace while maintaining continuous availability.

These new handsets were designed for specific applications - Manufacturing and Healthcare. For example, the Polycom KIRK 7020, developed for the healthcare industry, is a bacteria resistant handset with a membrane keypad for easy cleaning. Durable and dust tight, the Polycom KIRK 6020was engineered for mobility in manufacturing applications and is also water, vibration, and shock resistant.

VoX Communications is now the featured company on the ecommerce site http://www.vontrump.com/. The retail web site is offering several VoX products, and includes detailed descriptions, photos and videos to help the customer understand the benefits and features of the VoX's mobile VoIP app and video phone service.

Cordia has entered into an agreement with Bayan Telecommunications to resell Bayan’s wireless landline services throughout the Philippines. This allows Cordia to private label a whole new set of services under the Cordia WiLL brand – combining the freedom of a mobile phone along with all the cost benefits of VoIP service. Cordia expects to launch the new suite of services during this quarter.