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- VoIP E911 bill clears House panel
- The United State's Energy and Commerce Committee is considering a bill that will give VoIP providers direct access to the E911 system. The bill was approved by the House panel on October 10, 2007. Currently, E911 calls from VoIP customers are routed through a third party who...
- Tags: E911, United State, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-10-13
- VOIP E911 bill clears House panel
- Would you rely exclusively on VOIP for your home use?Power problems an issueTo be perfectly honest, I don't trust that VOIP providers won't go down during power outages. I do know that my PSTN phone works unless the telco lines are down.
- Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telecom & Utilities, paulmah@..., VoIP, E911
- Discussion threads 2007-10-14
- E-911 Challenges for Voice Over Broadband (VOBB) Service Providers
- Evolving technology has enabled a new breed of voice service providers to begin offering Voice-over-Broadband VOBB services. The commonplace E-911 service that had been available for years in the legacy voice network turned out to be not-so-simple to deploy in the VOBB environment. Initial VOBB services did not include E-911,...
- Tags: E911, Broadband, VoBB, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications
- White papers 2007-01-10
- A short circuit for cellular E911
- E911 is a long way from full deploymentMost U.S. mobile phone companies have met a FCC mandate to provide location information to 911 operators for millions of wireless subscribers. However, it's taking longer than expected to get emergency call cen
- Tags: cell phones, E911, enhanced 911, mary.weilage@..., networking, news, telephone, wireless
- Discussion threads 2006-12-18
- Best Practices in the Use of Information Technology in State Government
- Public safety is one of the most important services provided by government. State and local governments must ensure that an emergency communications system is available that provides an efficient and effective method for its citizens to contact the public safety responders. This is customarily provided through the provision of an...
- Tags: E911, Information Technology, Chief Information Officer, Safety, Best Practice, Government, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2004-10-07
- FCC requirement could strand VoIP customers
- FCC requirements sound like hiden agendaIs it just me? Could someone please explain to me what possible reason the FCC would have for demanding the discontinuation service? Is there some terrorist entity out there who is using VoIP and hiding behind the vail of "no E911" ?FunnyI liked that answer....
- Tags: E911, fcc, Kitkoepp, nakitko, networking, security, telephone, VoIP
- Discussion threads 2005-11-13
- Appeal filed over Net phones' E911 rule
- A hypocrite's dream ruleThe big traditional phone companies couldn't have bought themselves a better ruling than this one. They get the best of both worlds: they get to fake concern for the customer ("We just want 911 so everyone is safe") and still get such a strict, unreachable deadline that...
- Tags: business hypocrites, E911, Internet phone, networking, nighthawk808
- Discussion threads 2005-08-20
Additional Resources
- Plant Equipment's VESTA Bring Integrated Telephony to the Emergency Call Center
- VESTA from Plan Equipment, Inc. PEI is the public and private safety industry's most proven computer telephony integration CTI solution for e911. When integrated to a Nortel Meridian 1, VESTA centralizes call center functionality on an open platform that can integrate telephony functions with other applications such as mapping, event...
- Tags: Computer Telephony Integration, Computer Telephony, Nortel Networks Corp., Telephony, Call Centers, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking, It Operations
- Case studies
- IT News Digest Week in Review, October 19, 2007
- Keep up with some of the top news stories of the week, including TechRepublic members' responses, in the IT News Digest Week in Review podcast. The stories that are covered this week include Apple's iPhone saga, Windows XP SP3, quantum cryptography, video fingerprinting, VoIP E911, Mozilla's new Web browser for...
- Tags: Information Technology, Corporate Communications, Strategy, Podcasts, Marketing, Management, Internet, Sonja Thompson
- Blog posts 2007-10-19
- TechNet Webcast: Nortel CS 1000 IP PBX Integration With Communications Server 2007 (Level 300)
- The presenter of this webcast presents one of the latest and more innovative communication solutions that integrates a Nortel Communications Server CS 1000 IP PBX with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007. This integrated telephony solution provides organizations with a robust, end-to-end communications experience. During the webcast place particular emphasis on...
- Tags: Webcast, Nortel Networks Corp., Communications Server, Microsoft Corp., PBX, Microsoft TechNet, Integration, VOIP, Telephony, Digital Media, Telecommunications, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts
- VoIP and the law: An overview
- In many respects, the Internet has been the last frontier offreedom. In a world where governments increasingly control more and more aspectsof our lives, cyberspace was the one "place" where one could come andgo without being subject to much regulation.Of course, just as the Wild West gave way to"civilization," it...
- Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Federal government, Deb Shinder, VoIP, CALEA
- Technical articles 2007-03-23
- Consolidation of Cisco Unified CallManager Clusters Improves Manageability and Reduces Costs
- Cisco needed a way to ensure business continuity if the WAN link between the hub and the remote office went down. In the event of a WAN outage, employees would need the capability to place calls, including E911 calls, and to receive calls over the Public Switched Telephone Network PSTN....
- Tags: Consolidation, Cisco Systems Inc.
- Case studies 2007-12-17
- Understanding Your Organization's Options for RFID Enabled Asset Tracking
- For the past 10 years, closed loop RFID enabled applications; including asset management, port and access security, and Work In Process WIP tracking, have been core offerings in the RFID arena. These solutions have been primarily made up of proprietary RFID systems and infrastructure that were limited to tracking of...
- Tags: Asset, RFID, Asset Management, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Operational Planning, Business Operations
- White papers 2007-07-25
- T-Mobile wants to replace your landline with its HotSpot @Home Wi-Fi service
- Why do you keep a landline- -E911, multiple handsets, reliability?T-Mobile's HotSpot @Home service let's you make unlimited calls from your home's Wi-Fi network and T-Mobile HotSpots on your cellular phone. In a poll attached to Chris Torres' Mobile and Wireless blog entry on this technology (http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/wireless/?p=123), most respondents have indicated...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, WIRELESS, Bill Detwiler - TechRepublic, phone, T-Mobile, cell phone, land line, HotSpot
- Discussion threads 2007-08-15
- Ensure your organization's compliance to government regulations related to VoIP implementation security
- The past decade has seen an explosion of government regulation that will either directly or indirectly affect VoIP implementation security. And, unfortunately, the trend is clearly heading towards even more regulation, not less. Ensure your organization's compliance to these sometimes confusing new regulations by studying this sample chapter from ...
- Tags: Security, VoIP, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Compliance, Chapter Coverage, Regulations, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- Book chapters 2006-10-25
- VOIP Business
- Does a VOIP provider have to become a CLEC in order to sell VOIP to the general public?VOIP BUSINESSCurrently you don't have to become a CLEC to sell VoIP services. I would recommend partnering with a Carrier and do facilities based DID termination instead of relying solely on the...
- Tags: ariel@..., competitive local exchange carrier, DID termination, networking, VoIP
- Discussion threads 2005-08-24
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- If i were a telco company....A message to all telcos.... RUN and HIDE. Its our turn. Here comes WiMax!From your friendly WiFi supporters.Change in TideWiMax will be affordable enough for smaller ISPs to provide wireless broadband to their customers. This will prove extremely useful in rural states where some...
- Tags: broadband, EnvisionOne, Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier, telecommunications company, WiMAX
- Discussion threads 2004-10-08
- Will the government ruin VoIP?
- Say all you want about the benefits of convergence and extra features, but most companies and individuals will admit that the biggest attraction of switching from PSTN phone service to VoIP is the prospect of saving money -- in some cases, lots of it.Why VoIP costs lessOne reason VoIP costs...
- Tags: Telephony, Savings, Government, Deb Shinder, Cost Increase, VoIP, VoIP Newsletter, Federal Government
- Blog posts 2007-06-14
- VoIP in a box?
- Anyone stop to think about security and logisitics isues here?If the system uses a PSTN line in someone else's house/office then the call is a standard analog signal and can be listened to and/or recorded with ease. Most calls will be *randomized* enough that it would be difficult to trace...
- Tags: Telephony, Broadband Internet, Network technology, gary.hewett@..., VoIP, DSL
- Discussion threads 2007-08-13
- Talking Shop: What to expect from the Cisco CCIE voice certification exam
- The Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert CCIE certification program has included specializations in routing and switching, communications and services, and security. The routing and switching program has traditionally been the most popular. So when people say that they’re a CCIE, they're usually referring to the routing and switching specialization.In March, Cisco...
- Tags: Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert, Cisco Systems Inc., David Davis CCIE, MCSE+I, SCSA, exam, lab exam, qualification exam
- Technical articles 2003-04-07
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