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July 03, 2015

SIP Trunking Week in Review: Allworx, Ingate Systems, Office Technology Group


By Steve Anderson
Contributing TMCnet Writer

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While many minds out there lightly turn to thoughts of barbecues, sports, and a little good old fashioned downtime with a holiday weekend, the session initiation protocol (SIP) trunking market this week showed more sizzle than a grill full of hot dogs. News came in from all over, and so, before we enjoy that well-deserved downtime, we take an opportunity to check out some of the biggest news of the week with our Week in Review coverage!


First came a look at Allworx, who brought out its third generation of IP phone systems known as the Connect series. Geared toward the small and medium-sized business (SMB) market, Connect systems deliver some major improvements. A faster processor, native Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, improved bandwidth and security, and even support for session initiation protocol (SIP) video as well as new mobility features, the end result is a powerful new system that's heavily driven by customer feedback.

A big set of changes from Ingate Systems made up the next bit of news as the company rolled out not only new products like the S52 enterprise session border controller (E-SBC), but also a new software release and even some changes to the licensing. The S52 replaces three older models of E-SBC, and the new software gives the currently-available hardware the ability to handle more concurrent calls. The licensing changes, meanwhile, add a note of versatility to help customers better get just the licenses needed.

Changes in the voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) market called for a bit of news itself, as we discovered that there was "strong growth" afoot in the field. With the market set for a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.7 percent from 2014 until 2020, where the market is expected to reach a combined total of $136.76 billion by then, calling it "strong growth" makes clear sense. Corporate users are to be the biggest driver, thanks to a combination of a great "price to performance ratio", as well as improved voice quality, rich media features and phone number portability.

Then came word from Office Technology Group, which launched its new hosted VoIP service geared toward getting businesses throughout the Milwaukee and Appleton, Wisconsin areas away from having to keep on-premise hardware on hand to access VoIP service. With Office Technology Group's new service, businesses get access to a wide range of options and cost savings alike, and Office Technology Group can even offer up other services as well from hosted printing to data recovery and well beyond.

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Finally, we had a look at Ringr, a tool that might pose one of the best solutions to one of the Internet's biggest problems: bandwidth. With Ringr—now available as an Android (News - Alert) app but coming soon to iOS—users can send a VoIP transmission via a series of very small packets, thus requiring less overall bandwidth to conduct a conversation. Ringr even offers users access to a reward points system, thus offering further benefit toward putting the system to use.

That was the week that was in SIP trunking, and clearly, there were some huge developments to arrive this week. Our global online community was right in the thick of it, bringing back all the latest in news for us to see. So whatever your Fourth of July weekend plans may be, be sure to join us back here next week for the best news from the field, and every weekend—even a holiday one—as well for our Week in Review coverage!



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