VoX Communications has now added fixed priced calling plans to the United Kingdom via its Android mobile voice app available in Google Play. The fixed priced plans include calling to mobile phones in the United Kingdom at prices that are significantly lower than prices charged by other competitive carriers.

A VoX user 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 paid plans for the United Kingdom start at $6.95 for the 100-minute plan, which is a low cost of entry for a high quality and reliable VoIP service offering. VoX also offers 250 minutes for $14.95 and 500 minutes for $29.95. These plans INCLUDE calls to mobile phones which are typically a higher price than calls to land lines. New subscribers can download the app for a free 60-minute trial and make calls to any country on the unlimited calling list or sign up for a United Kingdom specific plan.

Patton announced that SmartNode VoIP media gateways (release 6.T and newer) have been tested and certified in Microsoft's Unified Communications Open Interoperability Program for Lync Communications Server.

Microsoft lists Patton and SmartNode in the Direct SIP category, while Patton cites Microsoft as a Patton-Certified Enterprise Communication Partner for Lync and OCS.

The certification assures enterprise customers and system integrators that SmartNode VoIP equipment interoperates reliably and seamlessly with Microsoft's UC software, so they can select and deploy the products with absolute confidence.

SmartNode gateway-routers enable organizations to reap the benefits of Lync-based unified communications without replacing their existing phones or PBX systems, and without sacrificing connectivity with the traditional PSTN.

In 2012 the mobile VoIP market is poised at a crucial juncture of its life cycle, while consumers are keen to utilise mobile VoIP services in order to save money, operators are throttling, barring and discouraging mobile VoIP usage over their networks. With a vast opportunity to monetise mobile VoIP services, and huge unrealised potential, which ecosystem member will reap the benefits? In this report current strategies are discussed and future strategies suggested. New entrants to the mobile VoIP space such as Google; with integrated apps on their market leading Android platform, have signalled a paradigm shift in the mobile VoIP space.

The Visiongain author of The Mobile VoIP Market 2012-2017 report commented that “Few services promise the transformative impact on the telecoms landscape as mobile VoIP does. With virtually no comparable rival technologies, the only barrier to success lies with operator strategies. This holistic report provides a crucial overview of the current market and an accurate forecast of how it will develop over the next five years.”

Grandstream Networks introduced its new DP715/710 DECT Cordless IP Phone. The DP715/710, Grandstream’s first VoIP cordless phone, is SIP/DECT compliant, works with various major IP PBXs and supports wide range indoor/outdoor radio coverage based on the popular DECT standard, thus giving users the ability to enjoy the benefits of mobility and VoIP for minimum investment. Grandstream is showcasing the DP715/710 at Booth ID2-04 at CommunicAsia this week in Singapore.

The DP715, which includes the DECT handset and the VoIP base station with integrated charger, supports up to 5 distinct SIP accounts and is expandable to a total of 5 handsets and 4 concurrent calls. The DP710 or expansion unit, which includes a DECT phone and charger unit, is used in conjunction with the DP715 base station unit and is situated throughout the home or office for added user convenience.

Vox Communications will be partnering with Apppli to market its pioneering VoX Mobile VoIP app in the UK in time for the London 2012 Olympics this summer. As a provider of mobile VoIP and video telephone services that use cloud-based technology, Vox Communication's app provides cheap, high quality calls to international numbers over a simple WiFi or 3G/4G connection.

"Apppli's expertise is precisely what our Android app needs to reach its full potential in the marketplace," said Barry MacCheyne, CMO of VoX Communications. "Our customers have reacted positively to our product over the last few months and the reviews are positive. We feel our app has the potential to go viral but needs the additional marketing force of a company like Apppli to fully reach the global community of mobile users."

Rebtel announces the launch of Rebtel 2.0 for Android tablets. The app is available for free starting today on Google Play and enables anyone to make high quality Rebtel to Rebtel calls for free over Wi-Fi or 3G. Today’s introduction of the Android tablet app joins Rebtel’s existing app offerings available for Android, iPhone, PC, and iPad.

“We expect the market for Android tablets to see significant increases in the next five years, and our latest product will immediately benefit millions of users who are looking to offset costly international calling rates associated with their traditional service providers,” says Andreas Bernstrom, CEO at Rebtel.

The company’s announcement of Rebtel 2.0 for Android tablets coincides with recent projections by research firm IDC that the Android tablet market share will experience major increases in Q2 2012, as distributors roll out Android tablet devices at lower costs. Display Research recently released similar research, stating that tablet shipments are projected to grow from 81.6 million shipments in 2011 to 429.9 million shipments in 2017.

VoX Communications has added fixed priced calling plans to Mexico via its Android mobile voice app available in Google Play. The fixed priced plans include calling to mobile phones in Mexico at a price of only seven cents a minute, which is significantly lower than prices charged by wireless carriers.

A VoX user 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 paid plans for Mexico start at $6.95 for the 100-minute plan, which is a low cost of entry for a high quality and reliable VoIP service offering. VoX also offers 250 minutes to Mexico for $15.95 and 500 minutes for $29.95. These plans INCLUDE calls to mobile phones which are typically a higher price than calls to landlines. New subscribers can download the app for a free 60-minute trial and make calls to any country on the unlimited calling list or sign up for a Mexico specific plan.

SoliCall announces that Japan Communications has integrated SoliCall’s PBXMate for improving audio quality in its VoIP Network. Japan Communications is one of the major data MVNOs in Japan, offering 3G cellular wireless data communication services in Japan and the US. One of its value adds is VoIP over 3G combined with unique pricing structure and imported smartphone devices. JCI is using a home grown VoIP application focused on smaller bandwidth requirements. It runs on mobile devices and PCs.

SoliCall has developed products for audio quality improvement that can be used both for server-side/network filtering and client-side filtering. SoliCall offers both OEM products and stand-alone plug-and-play products.

Vitelity Communications and Grandstream Networks announce interoperability testing and certification of Grandstream's IP Telephony products with Vitelity's SIP trunking services has been successfully completed. Small- to medium-sized businesses and residential users adopting Vitelity's award-winning VoIP service for better financial savings, flexibility and enhanced productivity applications can seamlessly deploy Grandstream's desktop IP Telephony products, including all GXP IP Phones and GXV IP Multimedia Phones.

VoIP Supply announces the availability of free guides that are intended to help small and medium sized businesses learn about and select the video conferencing solutions that best suit them.

Long recognized for its depth of product knowledge and industry expertise, VoIP Supply sets the standard for vertical e.tailing – providing value-based pricing across its comprehensive product catalog, expert technical support, rapid product provisioning and installation, global logistics services and market-making promotions for manufacturers of all sizes.

For businesses who want to adopt videoconferencing solutions, VoIP Supply provides the same value-based pricing, product expertise and simple purchase experience that over 120,000 customers have come to expect, with access to live experts, who are fully trained and certified, ready to deliver advice and a purchase experience that is second to none.

The Global Mobile VoIP Solutions Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 64.6 percent over the period 2011-2015. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing global network and wireless bandwidth capabilities. The report is based on an in-depth study covering the Americas, and the EMEA and APAC regions. The report aims to aid decision makers' understanding of the significant trends impacting this market.

Commenting on the report, an analyst from TechNavio, the author of this report said; "The Global Mobile Voice Over Internet Protocol Solutions market is witnessing the emergence of many new players because of the presence of several factors such as low entry costs and huge business opportunities. These new companies are trying to penetrate the market by offering low-cost communication services. This has resulted in a price war among vendors in the market and the established companies are losing their market share to the new entrants. This trend is expected to grow in the next few years with the market expected to witness the emergence of new global and regional players."

VoX Communications is now offering fixed priced calling plans to India via its Android mobile voice app available in Google Play. The fixed priced plans now include calling to cell phones in India, and are significantly lower that the calling rates charged by other competitive carriers.

A VoX user can subscribe entirely on a mobile phone and choose a U.S. phone number without leaving the interface, which makes the sign up process more pleasing than many competitors. The mobile VoIP paid plans for India start at $6.95 for 250 minutes, which is a low cost of entry for a high quality and reliable VoIP service offering. VoX also offers 500 minutes to India for $12.95 and 1,000 minutes for $24.95. These plans INCLUDE calls to cell phones, which are typically a higher price than calls to landlines. New subscribers can download the app for a free 60-minute trial and make calls to any country on the unlimited calling list or sign up for an India specific plan.

Speedflow Communications announces a completely new release of the MediaCore v3.0. It is the Carrier-grade Softswitch with integrated billing designed to VoIP wholesale providers. The new version of the Class 4 Softswitch is available starting from June 2012.

The new release introduces new features and facilities reflecting up-to-date industry trends and expectations. Now, the MediaCore v3.0 offers not just dial peer routing algorithms for boosting your productivity and flexibility, but also context routing for voice providers with geographically distributed server clusters. Sophisticated and tailored routing can increase call completion for up to 15%, minimising routine workflow.

Great news for VoIP providers which operate with multiple currencies. Multicurrency option is also implemented in the coming version. It allows VoIP companies to accept different currencies with no worry about conversion of price lists and balances.

VoIP Supply announces the immediate availability of Cisco TelePresence Callway, a subscription-based telepresence service that is part of the Cisco Collaboration Cloud as part of their growing array of video communications solutions they now offer.

Cisco TelePresence Callway is a cloud-enabled service providing small and medium-sized businesses with all the benefits of telepresence without needing video infrastructure equipment on site that requires IT experience and management, removing both the cost and the complexity of deployment.

Ingate announces the Ingate Software SIParator and Ingate Software Firewall, new software-only versions of the company's Ingate SIParator and Ingate Firewall E-SBCs.

The Ingate Software SIParator/Firewall offers the same security and SIP-enabling functionality found in Ingate's hardware-based E-SBCs. The software can be installed on customers' own servers (or integrated with IP-PBXs or media gateways) or used as a virtualized application and all of Ingate's usual advanced modules can be added as required.

Available now, the Ingate Software SIParator/Firewall comes in a wide range of models to address the needs of small businesses and SMBs, large enterprises and everythi