SPIRIT DSP announces that Korean Telecom giant KT has licensed the company's TeamSpirit Voice Engine Mobile, an SDK that enables HD VoIP calling on a broad range mobile devices. KT is S. Korea's top fixed-lined operator and the No. 2 mobile carrier in the region.

Internet telephony is Korea's prominent daily communications medium. The VoIP rates are 80 percent cheaper for intercity calls, 20 percent lower for calls to mobile phones and 95 percent cheaper for international calls. According to the Korean Communications Commission, the number of paid Internet telephony subscribers broke the 10 million mark this year.

VoIP Supply is pleased to announce the addition of a new associate in October.

Courtney Hamp has been named as Senior Account Development Manager to educate customers and provide VoIP solutions. Mr. Hamp joins VoIP Supply from AT&T Mobility as a National Account Executive and prior to that, he served as Installation Agent and District Trainer for the Geek Squad.

“VoIP Supply is very pleased to add a new member with a strong technological background,” said Benjamin P. Sayers, Chief Executive Officer of VoIP Supply. “VoIP Supply always looks to its new members for a fresh take on bringing customer experience to an even higher level.”

Infonetics Research released excerpts from its new Mobile VoIP Services and Subscribers report, which tracks native mobile voice over IP (a.k.a. voice over Long Term Evolution, or VoLTE) and over-the-top mVoIP service revenue, subscribers, and deployments by world region.

ANALYST NOTE

"The adoption of over-the-top mobile VoIP services is growing rapidly but it is not without challenges. With free applications and extremely low revenue from users, it is tricky for application providers without the deep pockets of larger companies like Google, Microsoft, and Telefónica to have a sustainable long-term business model. Despite the fact that we expect mobile VoIP subscribers to grow nearly 10-fold from 2010 to 2015, there is relatively little money to be made from it in the near term," poses Diane Myers, directing analyst for VoIP and IMS at Infonetics Research.

4PSA announces the public availability of Cloud Telephony, the flexible, next-generation SIP trunking service that can be provisioned within minutes.

The new service delivers access to the telephony network using the SIP protocol and features unlimited concurrent incoming and outgoing calls. Moreover, it is possible to choose local phone numbers in over 30 countries around the world with best rates for domestic and international calls. Using VoIP technologies and the Cloud Telephony service, it is not necessary to install physical phone lines and incoming calls are always free.

new service is part of 4PSA's strategy to bring the cloud flexibility to resources that traditionally required complicated provisioning processes. Cloud Telephony follows cloud Unified Communications and cloud software licensing as a way to simplify the deployment of traditional telephony services.

Fonality has delivered more than 3 billion phone calls through its cloud-based platform. Fonality enables small and mid-size businesses to communicate more effectively by offering VoIP, Unified Communications and contact center desktop and mobile solutions that are easy to use, simple to manage and affordable to deploy. With its innovative solutions, Fonality can help growing businesses save up to 60 percent versus traditional legacy systems.

While the number of calls completed by Fonality over the cloud grows every day, the company currently delivers a daily call volume in excess of 4 million calls. A September 2011 study on SMB mobility trends by Webtorials noted that 43 percent of SMBs plan to deploy cloud-based or hosted mobile solutions to improve communications. Organizations across industries leverage Fonality’s cloud-based and hybrid-hosted solutions to improve productivity and enhance customer service.

Global IP Telecommunications releases a free plug & play software to supplement SIP VoIP services in order to make unobstructed telephony available at WIFI hotspots, in hotels and other restricted networks. The product SSC, "Simple SIP Channel," provides for unprecedented freedom in telephony. The actual VoIP service provider can be chosen freely.

The development took two years from concept to realization. The quality and speed of the data transport mechanism have been the focus of the tap-proof point-to-point encryption of voice data. SSC is freely available to every interested person from today. A Linux and Windows variant of the software can be downloaded from www.globaliptel.com. There is no limitation of use. SSC can be used with all Ninja Software Telephones from Global IP Telecommunications. Implementation of the relevant functionalities in third-party hardware and software is stipulated as well.

announces the launch of Rebtel 2.0, a new generation of intelligent applications designed for desktop and smartphones, which facilitates platform independent free high-quality calls. The free iPhone application, available today from iTunes, allows users to make and receive free international calls using WiFi/3G as well as local minutes. Texts and calls can also be done to any non-Rebtel users on any phone for rates up to 90% cheaper than the standard international calling rate of an average carrier. The app also introduces a new proprietary Rebtel technology called KeepTalking, which by the push of a button allows users to seamlessly transition mid-call from WiFi/3G to local minutes. The iPhone and desktop applications will add to the Rebtel free call network already including Android and Blackberry applications and facilitate free calls between all existing platforms.

Voip-Pal.Com is pleased to announce that it will begin re-deployment of its VoIP products and services using AWARD WINNING softswitch platform and mobile dialers (apps) provided and customized by VoipSwitch Inc., a subsidiary of VoiceServe Inc.

"Voip-Pal will be using a management softswitch platform and the latest in mobile apps provided and customized by VoipSwitch Inc. to re-deploy our retail site www.pointsphone.com," states Dennis Chang, President of Voip-Pal. "Our three year relationship with VoipSwitch Inc. will meet its full potential when our site is re-deployed. With their state-of-the-art technology and our marketing channels, Voip-Pal will prove that it will truly be an international presence in the VoIP smartphone and smartphone security market arena."

Avaya announces it has acquired Sipera, a worldwide provider of Unified Communications solutions, including Session Border Control functionality and a range of UC security applications. Sipera will become a fully integrated part of Avaya.

Sipera strengthens Avaya's UC portfolio with a set of fit-for-purpose, enterprise-class SBC capabilities for SIP trunking that offers customers and channel partners flexibility, security and value. The company's open, standards-based solutions work in both Avaya and non-Avaya networks. Combined with Avaya Aura, Sipera's solutions will provide customers with secure VoIP, SIP trunks, videoconferencing, cloud-based communications, instant messaging, and collaboration tools for workers in any location using any business or consumer device.

Market research firm Infonetics Research today released excerpts from its latest VoIP and UC Services and Subscribers report, which tracks vendors and service revenue in the residential/SOHO and business VoIP and unified communications market.

ANALYST NOTE

"We've increased our short- and long-term forecasts for the voice over IP services market, as adoption in the residential, SOHO, and business segments continues unabated. The residential segment continues to make up the majority of VoIP services revenue, but the real growth is in the business segment, particularly SIP trunking services and hosted VoIP and unified communication services. Following a healthy 2010, the overall VoIP services market is on track to grow another 17% in 2011," expects Diane Myers, directing analyst for VoIP and IMS at Infonetics Research.

ECG announces the success of FraudStopper, a new toll-fraud detection system optimized for VoIP providers. FraudStopper was deployed in June 2011 at a nationwide CLEC based in New York City. The system has successfully detected numerous incidents of attempted theft of service, saving the CLEC tens of thousands of dollars in losses for international termination.

VoIP Toll Fraud became a major issue for many carriers in November 2010, when thieves began using the "SIPVicious" security scanning tool to search the Internet for VoIP service that could be stolen. ECG estimates that over US $1M in international termination service has been stolen by criminals targeting VoIP service providers in the United States. Some individual incidents have amounted to more than US $160,000.

Most fraud detection systems have simplistic thresholds to identify risky behavior. If a customer appears to make a large number of international calls, the system will alert automatically. But if that same customer routinely makes a large number of international calls and pays for the service, it could simply be their normal course of business. Such simplistic schemes cannot handle the wide diversity among VoIP customers, some of whom make no international calls, while others make numerous calls.

VoX Communications has launched a mobile VoIP app for use on all Android mobile phones and Android tablets. A VoX subscriber can subscribe entirely on the phone and choose a U.S. phone number without leaving the interface, which makes the sign up process more elegant than many competitors. The mobile VoIP plans start at $4.95, which is a low cost of entry for a high quality and reliable VoIP service offering. VoX also offers 500 minutes for $9.95, and $29.95 for unlimited calling to the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.

Network Equipment Technologies announced that its UX Series with Session Border Controller, a qualified gateway for Microsoft Lync Server 2010, is now certified to work with AAPT's SIP trunking service. AAPT is 100% owned by Telecom New Zealand. The company's SIP voice service is a SIP trunking solution, allowing customers with an IP-enabled PBX or SIP gateway device to connect to AAPT via Ethernet and have their telephony traffic carried via IP utilizing SIP, providing a far more scaleable alternative to traditional ISDN.