Welcome to the VOIP Wiki - a reference guide to all things VOIP

NEWS

• 2009-11-24 - MagicJack Users Able To Call FreeConferenceCall.com Again With Skype
• 2009-11-24 - Developing a deployment test plan to help your installations go smoother
• 2009-11-24 - 3CX Product Overview Webinar - Tue, Dec 1, 2009 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST
• 2009-11-24 - Jerasoft Development signs sales representative agreement with Intalisan UAE
• 2009-11-24 - TELES unveils environmentally friendly Green PBX
• 2009-11-23 - WebSpeedTechnology.com now offers FREE Trixbox & AsteriskNOW Virtual Appliances!!! http://www.webspeedtechnology.com
• 2009-11-20 - The Facts about FAX - Best practices for successful FAX deployments
• 2009-11-20 - asterCC release 0.13 and asterCC BOX 0.13, start callcenter from one CD
• 2009-11-19 - Nerd Vittles: Ever wanted to roll your own Asterisk ISO? Well, today's your lucky day!
• 2009-11-19 - VOIP Today Magazine launch the most challenging Competition in VoIP,Asterisk and security knowledge!.
• 2009-11-19 - Free G.729 acm codec driver for windows
• 2009-11-18 - OpenBTS: Open source GSM air interface application for Asterisk PBX!
• 2009-11-07 - A2Billing New released version v.1.4.2.1 with Automated Install - Install A2Billing in less than 1 minute.
• 2009-11-17 - Jerasoft Development will be participating with new version of Billbery VoIP billing software at the ITExpo East 2010
• 2009-11-17 - Latest Phone System Comparison Chart for Fall 2009 Released by CompareBusinessProducts.com
• 2009-11-17 - Junction Networks Offers Alternative to Blocking Numbers in Response to "Traffic Pumping" Practices
• 2009-11-17 - A True Off-the-Shelf Phone System? Interview introducing plug n’ go from Foncordiax
• 2009-11-17 - Asterisk security webinar with participants from the FBI, now available in video.
• 2009-11-16 - PCPhoneSoft - magicJack + X-Lite/SIP Dual Mode Calling Plugin Released.
• 2009-11-15 - Free White Paper "Battlefield Open Source PBX and Proprietary PBX" from Eastern Management Group now available
• 2009-11-15 - Google has acquired Gizmo5
• 2009-11-14 - FIVN releases Asterisk Management 2.0 using AJAX technology for routers.
• 2009-11-13 - Elastix Blogs Lounched
• 2009-11-13 - FreeSWITCH adds support for recently released Broadvoice codecs.
• 2009-11-13 - Telesoft - Telesoft released a new call center application -XDialer .
• 2009-11-13 - Telecomax introduced Java4Call - java application for mobile phones which uses Callback and allowing call abroad with low rates.
• 2009-11-13 - New research released on performance of a soft switch on IBM's cell processor
• 2009-11-13 - Leif Madsen has put together some pretty cool docs for creating Asterisk Queues
• 2009-11-13 - Counterpaths X-Lite and Eyebeam soft phones support BV codec (The Open Source Codec! with HD Quality)
• 2009-11-12 - Free Webinar About Open Source PBX Market Trends Nov. 18, co-sponsored by John Malone (EMG) and Xorcom
• 2009-11-12 - AstriCon Videos and Presentations First batch is online
• 2009-11-12 - New Open Source Codec! with HD Quality

News Resources

• Software Releases - Check here for recent VoIP-related software releases.
• VoIP Services - Check here for news on Voip Services.
• VOIP Event Calendar - Check here for news on VOIP Events, Tradeshows, Training and Conferences
• Older News - Check out older news articles here

Getting Started

• What is VOIP? The very basics.
• Free VOIP Publications: Magazines and Newsletters free to qualified subscribers about VOIP related products
• Training: Seminars, tutorials, on-line classes. Check here for recent.
• VOIP Consultants: Finding help.
• VOIP Service Providers - VOIP service providers.
• DID Service Providers - VOIP call origination service providers.
• VoIP Practical Guide - VoIP Resources for Your Home and Business.
• How to start a VOIP Business

Connecting VOIP to the PSTN and Cellular Networks

• Cheapest ATAs and Service - For Calling PSTN Numbers, or receiving phone calls from PSTN Numbers
• ENUM - Translating E164 numbers to VoIP addresses
• Failover Switches - Automatically or Manually Switch PSTN Interfaces on failure for reundancy
• FXS-FXO Converters - Convert an FXS interface to an FXO interface
• Phone Numbers - Dozens of test and information numbers you can call for free.
• Routing calls using a free international calling service - How to use two-step dialing to save on costs.
• PSTN Gateways - VOIP to PSTN gateways (also known as: Media Gateways)
• VOIP GSM Gateways - VOIP to GSM gateways
• Cheapest ATAs and Service

PBX and Servers - VoIP PBX and Servers

• Asterisk: Open Source PBX
• CallWeaver: Vendor independent, cross-platform open source IP-PBX, originally derived from Asterisk.
• FreeSWITCH: Open source cross platform (*nix, Win, OSX) multiprotocol (SIP, IAX, Googletalk, Jabber, XMPP, WOOMERA/H.323, PRI/T1/E1) softswitch.
• Kamailio: Flexible and powerful open source GPL SIP ( RFC3261 ) server with integrated TLS (former OpenSer)
• Sip Express Router: High-performance, configurable, free SIP ( RFC3261 ) server
• sipX Solution Summary: SIPfoundry - The SIP PBX for Linux (L-GPL)
• 3CX Phone System: Windows PBX with free and commercial versions
• Yate - open source softswitch/PBX, with E1/T1, ISDN, SS7, RBS, analogics, IAX, H.323, SIP, MGCP, Jingle (GoogleTalk), for Windows, Linux and BSD's
• more...

Protocols - the language of VOIP

• IP Protocols COPS, ENUM, H.323, IAX, IMS, LTP, Megaco, MGCP, PINT, RTP, SCCP, SCTP, SIMPLE, SIP, STUN, T.37, T.38, TRIP,TURN,SDP
• ITU protocols SS7, ISUP
• OSP, PacketCable MRCP
• Encryption Protocols ZRTP

Markup Languages

• Basic call routing and rules for UA's or VOIP serversCPL
• IVR Presentation and dialog management: VoiceXML, CallXML
• Call control / conferencing / call routing: CCXML
• IVR / Speech recognition definition: SRGS
• IVR / Speech synthesis definition: SSML
• IVR / prompting / recording / conferencing / DTMF / Voice: CallXML

Traditional Telephone Network

• Analog Telephone Information
• PBX features
• PSTN Interface Hardware
• Telecom Dictionary
• Telco Engineering Information
• Telephone History
• RESPORG: Toll Free 800 Number Programming

VOIP Events and Conferences

• VOIP Event Calendar — List of upcoming VOIP related events, Conferences, Trade Shows, Training, etc.
• Training and Conferences - Check here for recent Training and Conferences
• Asterisk-Tag.org Annual German conference on Asterisk and related topics
• Astricon
• ClueCon Annual conference on open source telephony development
• VoiceCon Annual conference on IP Voice Communication.
• Voice Peering Forum on routing, interconnection and peering of Web2.0 & VoIP networks
• Global VoIP and Telephony-related events
• VoIP business related events
• AstriEurop The Asterisk European Exhibition - April 14-15-16 2010 | Paris

Business Services

• Credit Card Merchant Services

Resources

• VOIP Websites: Other VOIP websites on the Internet
• Twitter VoipUser Directory: Twitter VoipUser Directory

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