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Aculab Interview: Heading Toward Software Solutions
Aculab's Tim Joint discusses the continued need for fax and the industry's move to software solutions in an interview with TMC's Erik Linask....Read more
Is the HD Voice frontier creeping closer to civilization?
Many in the industry have been following the adoption of HD voice growing in isolated islands amidst a sea of enterprise customers over the past few years. But as is the case with most new technology introductions, implementations, in general, have not been without concerns. Certainly, there are technical challenges facing traditional telcos that are saddled with TDM network cores that are fundamentally incompatible with HD voice. Wireless carriers, on the other hand, are expanding HD Voice field trials by using the well-defined AMR-WB standard, while VoIP service providers are sitting back, waiting for demand to achieve enough critical mass to make HD Voice a money-making proposition for them....Read more
High level languages essential to modern application development
Programming languages and constructs continue to grow and improve over time. Each step in the evolution enables developers to do more with fewer lines of code and fewer hours of programming. When a developer can use a higher level language there can be significant advantages in time to market and feature density of the products they turn out....Read more
In-theater connectivity - flexibility is the key to matching local infrastructure
Telecommunications infrastructure and connectivity underpin the effectiveness of military forces in the field. With multi-national force collaboration in theaters near and far becoming more common, the ability to quickly and easily interconnect communications equipment becomes a priority. The flexibility of DSP-based media gateways enables translation of disparate protocols and physical connections in the field through in-situ configuration and programming....Read more
The new normal
The economic downturn, which has constrained spending and given a bump to the good, old-fashioned mind-set that you should use what you got, is leading business and carriers to figure out how they can make the most of their legacy services and infrastructure. Paula Bernier reports and summarises the key role ApplianX can play....Read more
Improving the backbone with dual redundant SIP service
While most industry experts and influencers wholeheartedly support the notion that hosted communications services will continue to gain momentum in the marketplace, the challenge lies squarely on the shoulders of providers who must find a way to improve the reliability of the IP infrastructure in order to satisfy user expectations....Read more
Aculab's Ian Colville, ITEXPO West Speaker, speaks to Rich Tehrani: Anything-as-a-Service on the Horizon?
Trends in communications change as often as the weather and those companies that can anticipate the trends are often the most successful. As for the biggest trend right now, Ian Colville, Product Manager at Aculab believes it is the growing interest in hosted - or cloud-based - communications. When asked what one product or service the market needs the most, Colville pointed out that different customers have completely different requirements which continually evolve. Such questions and answers were part of an interview with TMC CEO Rich Tehrani and Colville in anticipation of ITEXPO West 2010....Read more
The Video Dilemma: balancing demand with infrastructure capabilities
From all indicators, video content continues to make significant inroads into the marketplace. Sports highlights, news, entertainment and other content are readily available to consumers. As demand continues to escalate, operators need to carefully assess the viability of their networks in order to keep customers satisfied. The stakes for operators have become substantial. They need the high margins and profits associated with video, but they must also ensure that the integrity of their networks remain intact in order to satisfy customer needs. Andrew looks at some of the challenges being faced today and how they can be addressed....Read more
Mobile networks - keep on moving
Corporate workforces are becoming increasingly mobile and without access to network resources, they'll come to a standstill. Networking+ magazine discusses what needs to be watched out for when deploying resources for road warriors....Read more
Extensibility: The next "Killer Application"
In today's economic climate companies are faced with the challenge of implementing next generation solutions on very limited resources. The concept of 'extensibility' is one that allows the integration of preferred productivity tools while leveraging existing infrastructures thus giving the best of both worlds....Read more
Networking UK Satcoms
With Skynet 5 fully operational, having been linked to terrestrial military, public service and single communications systems. EADS DS has now turned its attention to media processing boards, as designed by Aculab. Peter Donaldson reports....Read more
The 411 on 911: emergency calling systems evolve to address IP, broader communications options
The National Emergency Number Association is calling for the migration of E911 networks to what NENA calls NG911, or next generation 911. The idea is to move E911 systems to standards-based IP platforms and, in the process, enable citizens and those involved in emergency response to interact not only in voice, but also via text, IM and possibly even video communications....Read more
The IP revolution requires dual redundant SIP
Achieving consensus among communications equipment vendors is rare, particularly when it comes to innovation. So when there is mutual agreement surrounding a particular concept, platform or protocol, its likely there's something profound and compelling about the underlying technology. That's the case with hosted communications solutions today. Less expensive to deliver than hardware-based technology, and far easier and faster to integrate, these advanced cloud-based communications solutions including hosted Voice over IP, conferencing and contact centre platforms have the potential to substantially change the market....Read more
VoIP Market on the Road to Recovery: Report
Thanks to growing interest from service providers in Voice over Internet Protocol, the IP telephony market is on the upswing, a recent report research found. In fact, the IP telephony space grew nearly 10 percent to $782 million during the third quarter, the end result of businesses ramping up their adoption of Unified Communications and IP Technologies, the Dell'Oro Group found. The increase, in part, is driven by service providers investments in infrastructure, such as VoIP. ...Read more
New technologies offer gateways to 2010 growth
What are the defining technologies that will exert the most powerful effect on the telecom industry in 2010? Two of the likely innovations are high definition (HD) voice and video connectivity. Offering applications in both the consumer and enterprise space, HD voice substantially improves the quality of voice communications by delivering rich, full-bodied audio never before available. Video communications also offer great promise to businesses and individuals, particularly to mobile users who don't mind paying a premium for on-demand video services. PDF:But the growth of previous IP-based solutions, like collaboration, unified communications, and VoIP, has been predicated on the ability to integrate those technologies with legacy infrastructure ? such as TDM and SS7 networks. That means a number of challenges must be addressed if HD voice and video are to reach their potential. ...Read more
Commoners and Kings: new videoconferencing systems target broad swath of users
Videoconferencing is expanding on both ends of the spectrum. On the one hand, room-based systems are going even more high-end with the introduction of telepresence. On the other, a movement's afoot to make videoconferencing an everyman's tool. Some are choosing sides in this David and Goliath development, but many are working both ends of the opportunity....Read more
Internet Telephony Magazine CEO spotlight
At Aculab, our mission is made up of three components - products, people and profit. In respect of our products, we strive to be respected worldwide by customers and competitors alike as a leading provider of enabling technology for the communications market....Read more
HMP software - you've served your apprenticeship; you're hired
Since the first white papers and early builds of software grabbed by some eager innovators, we're now seeing a broader range of HMP products available in the market with better targeted features and stability as the classic software 'version 2s' hit the streets from leading vendors....Read more
Dancing with wolves: The COTS illusion
Enhanced Voice Processor (EVP) units are at the heart of many a military communications system. When sourcing Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) enabling technology for these communications, there are always two key requirements that come to the fore: high density and low cost per channel...Read more
Compact PCI media processing board wears more than one hat
Aculab is a supplier of specialist, DSP-based media processing and signalling protocol support. The company developed its Prosody X cPCI, a high density IP media processing resource board, to meet large enterprise and telco grade communication requirements....Read more
VoIP - The growth hormone for voice applications
It has been said that the mature voice communications market is experiencing the greatest growth rate since the invention of the telephone, more than a century ago. But this growth, stimulated by VoIP technology, expands the voice application in a completely new domain, where the full convergence of voice, data and now video, including fixed line with mobile devices, creates a range of exciting applications that would have seemed futuristic even a few of years ago....Read more
An old protocol refuses to budge
The 7th protocol What do you think of when 'seven' is mentioned? What about the Seven Wonders of the World, the Seven Dwarves, or the Seven Deadly Sins? Seven is the fourth prime number and it is also a self number. And interestingly, the Pythagoreans called it the perfect number; three and seven, the triangle and the square, the perfect figures. Sounds a bit like the Da Vinci code!...Read more
Lawful interception
Due to universal concerns over ARPU, telecommunications fraud, denial of service attacks, customer satisfaction, and growing security fears - particularly over global terrorist activities - monitoring and surveillance solutions are on the increase....Read more
