========================================================= ------- eWEEK.com VOIP UPDATE -------- ========================================================= November 22, 2004
========================================================= Sponsored by IBM A HAPPY RELATIONSHIP? Between telecom companies and their customers? Why not? In an on demand world, customer churn is a prime concern. And customized service is the answer to keep customers loyal and happy. IBM middleware can make it happen. See how in demos, case studies, white papers, and more. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1423-22-43-4482-156264-1 ========================================================= ========================================================= In This Edition ========================================================= 1. Small Towns Home-Growing Broadband for Data, Net, VOIP 2. News: BellSouth to Sell Nortel's Multimedia SIP Server 3. Review: Audio Bolsters Web-Based Conferencing Services 4. T-Mobile Signs Six Carriers to Wi-Fi Roaming Deal 5. Japanese Company Markets Dual-Network Phone Visit eWEEK.com's VOIP Topic Center http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1423-22-43-4482-156267-1 ========================================================= VOIP Update ========================================================= 1. Small Towns Home-Growing Broadband for Data, Net, VOIP A recent publication from Yankee Group examines the success and failure factors of rural broadband initiatives. Most bring VOIP to public service facilities, and some go on to lease VOIP switching service to local businesses. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1423-22-43-4482-156270-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. News: BellSouth to Sell Nortel's Multimedia SIP Server BellSouth hopes Nortel's tightly integrated Web collaboration, softswitch, IM-to-video CPE platform will win and retain business customers among Nortel PBX users in the southeastern United States. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1423-22-43-4482-156273-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. Review: Audio Bolsters Web-Based Conferencing Services Recent updates to services from Genesys Conferencing, Interwise, Netspoke and Raindance Communications provide companies with more-sophisticated Web-based conferencing and collaboration options. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1423-22-43-4482-156276-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. T-Mobile Signs Six Carriers to Wi-Fi Roaming Deal The roaming agreement will cover more than 11,500 hot spots across the globe, and existing T-Mobile customers will be able to roam the associated networks free of charge until the end of 2004. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1423-22-43-4482-156279-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. Japanese Company Markets Dual-Network Phone Japan's top mobile carrier has begun marketing a cell phone that can make Internet calls over Wi-Fi wireless networks in addition to regular ones. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1423-22-43-4482-156282-1 ========================================================= Tech Jobs http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1423-22-43-4482-156285-1 ========================================================= Ziff Davis Channel Zone http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1423-22-43-4482-156288-1 ========================================================= DevSource http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1423-22-43-4482-156291-1 ========================================================= eNewsletter Information ========================================================= You are subscribed to this newsletter with the e-mail address [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE, click here: http://www.eweek.com/unsubscribe_newsletter/0,4223,,00.asp?n=89&type=u&[EMAIL PROTECTED] To change your HTML/text preferences, change your e-mail address or subscribe to other eNewsletters from Ziff Davis Media, click here: http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1423-22-43-4482-156294-1 Questions about your newsletter subscriptions? To read our FAQ, click here: http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1423-22-43-4482-156297-1 ========================================================= eWEEK Magazine Information ========================================================= To apply for a free subscription to eWEEK, please go to http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1423-22-43-4482-156300-1 For help with your print subscription to eWEEK, click here: http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1423-22-43-4482-156303-1 Copyright (c) 2004 Ziff Davis Media Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis Media Inc., 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016
