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

NEWS

• 2010-03-10 - Apstel Visual Dialplan for Asterisk - Run Through with Screenshots.
• 2010-03-09 - New Avaya IP Office 6 Unified Communications suite
• 2010-03-09 - Configuring Digium TDM410P/TDM800P Analog Cards with trixbox CE video tutorial
• 2010-03-09 - VoIP Transcoding SDK now available for implementation from HowlerTech
• 2010-03-09 - Asterisk PBX Server Load Test Results Published by Xorcom
• 2010-03-09 - Kamailio (OpenSER) v3.0.1 released
• 2010-03-08 - OpenSIPS Control Panel 4.0 starts providing user and admin provisioning
• 2010-03-08 - Yate 2.2 released. Mostly bug fixes. Dahdi compatible. Latest 2 release before 3.0.
• 2010-03-08 - I6NET - New VXI* VoiceXML browser 4.4 for Asterisk released!
• 2010-03-08 - Switchfin - New open source, uClinux based telephony distribution for Blackfin CPUs.
• 2010-03-06 - The SIP Forum presents date and location for SIPit 26 - Stockholm, Sweden May 27-21, 2010
• 2010-03-06 - Nomado Telecom, first global VoIP provider offering 24/7 LiveChat support
• 2010-03-05 - New Unified Communications Survey shows rise in multimedia and IM and email use at the expense of the telephone
• 2010-03-05 - SIP Trunking "Getting it right 1st time" from The SIP School Don't forget to register for this seminar @ UCExpo - next week, London - Olympia
• 2010-03-04 - Another new cloud-based VoIP service - from Megapath
• 2010-03-04 - 4th Annual Atlanta Asterisk VOIP Conference - Saturday, April 17, 9AM - Register here for FREE
• 2010-03-04 - Present and Future of SIP Routing - free event on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, London, UK
• 2010-03-03 - 8x8 adds cloud computing to network
• 2010-03-03 - BulkCNAM.com now offering special rates for VOIP Carriers. Try bulkcnam.com for FREE!!!
• 2010-03-01 - Comdasys and TELES deliver hosted mobile UC solution
• 2010-03-01 - Wybecom TALK (Telephony Application Library Kit): New Asterisk Connector, web based CTI from your favorite IPBX.
• 2010-03-01 - VoIPEmulator (MGC for H.248 Megaco) release 2.925 -New Basic Call Wizard
• 2010-02-28 - 100% open source web conferencing system.
• 2010-02-27 - Asterisk rickrolling improved - A short example on lua usage in asterisk.
• 2010-02-26 - Most comprehensive Google Voice notification system

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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