Asterisk VoIP News http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/ en Copyright 2012 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:48:43 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The "Asterisk" Story Editor's Note:  Its been awhile but we are back.  Big changes coming soon.  Had to take leave but that is now in the past.  I wanted to start off with posting this Origin story about Asterisk is you haven't committed their story to memory.

Origin stories are all the rage these days, and while perhaps the origin of Asterisk isn’t as exciting as the genesis of Wolverine, it’s still a pretty interesting tale.

Way back in 1999, Mark Spencer had just started Linux Support Services (LSS), an innovative small business that offered support for the Linux operating system.  This was the height of the “Dot Com” era, and many start-up businesses were taking advantage of the open source operating system.  LSS took off, and as it grew, Mark found that he needed a phone system.


]]> http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/asterisk_news/the_asterisk_story.html http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/asterisk_news/the_asterisk_story.html Asterisk News Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:48:43 -0800 Google Lowers VoIP Calling Rates, Puts The Pinch On Skype Note:  This is good news for us "VoIP" consumers.   Competition is good in these areas so providers don't get lazy and take their dedicated customers for granted.

Google is quietly moving in on Skype's turf, and while users have long been able to call others from within Gmail, Google's making it even more attractive this week: the company has announced that the service is now being offered in 38 new languages, and users can buy calling credit in their choice of four currencies (Euros, British  pounds, Canadian dollars or U.S. dollars) with no connection fees.

 

 

]]> http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/voip_news/google_lowers_voip_calling_rates_puts_the_pinch_on_skype.html http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/voip_news/google_lowers_voip_calling_rates_puts_the_pinch_on_skype.html VoIP News Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:22:38 -0800 Skype protocol hack could have been prevented claims StarForce StarForce's comments come in the wake of blog postings by security researcher Efim Bushmanov who, earlier this month, claimed to have reverse engineered the Skype protocol.

"My aim is to make Skype open source," he said in a blog posting on June 3, adding links to download executable files compatible with Skype versions 1.4, 3.8, and 4.1, as well as IDA Pro disassembly database files, and - crucially, Infosecurity notes - his reverse engineered pseudo source code.

]]> http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/skype/skype_protocol_hack_could_have_been_prevented_claims_starforce.html http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/skype/skype_protocol_hack_could_have_been_prevented_claims_starforce.html Skype Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:35:12 -0800 Apple Accused of Ripping Off Developer's Rejected Wi-Fi Sync App It's no secret that Apple has been militant in suing competitors that employ technologies even remotely close to Apple's own. But when it comes to stealing ideas for apps from developers, Apple's intentions are a bit more dubious.

The Register reports that Apple is being accused of stealing the idea of one UK-based college student and developer — Greg Hughes. In May 2010, Hughes submitted an app for consideration called Wi-Fi Sync, which allowed users to sync their iTunes libraries wirelessly.

]]> http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/wifi_wireless/apple_accused_of_ripping_off_developers_rejected_wifi_sync_app.html http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/wifi_wireless/apple_accused_of_ripping_off_developers_rejected_wifi_sync_app.html WiFi / Wireless Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:28:02 -0800 'Web in a suitcase,' other technology, keeping rebels, dissidents connected  
 
It's no secret that oppressive governments such as Iran's work hard to disconnect rebels and others from the Internet. What might not be known, however, is that the United States is working behind the scenes in these areas to create “shadow networks” of Internet and mobile phone systems that dissidents can use in those cases.
]]> http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/voip_hardware/web_in_a_suitcase_other_technology_keeping_rebels_dissidents_connected.html http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/voip_hardware/web_in_a_suitcase_other_technology_keeping_rebels_dissidents_connected.html VoIP Hardware Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:15:25 -0800 Motorola teams up with Polycom for Xoom video telepresence app Editor's Note:  It is rumored that an iPhone and general Android video client will be released as well.  This is a great move on Polycom's part to make you able to connect tablets and smart phones to corporate video conferencing systems.
 
Motorola has teamed up with the unified communications (UC) company Polycom to deliver telepresence for its Xoom tablet. Polycom's standards based telepresence video application will be featured on the Xoom, offering enterprise class, high-definition teleconferencing.
]]> http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/polycom/motorola_teams_up_with_polycom_for_xoom_video_telepresence_app.html http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/polycom/motorola_teams_up_with_polycom_for_xoom_video_telepresence_app.html Polycom Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:59:10 -0800 Steam's gaming platform adopts Skype voice technology 'SILK' Valve has significantly improved the Steam digital distribution and game client the past few years, though a weakness has been its somewhat lacking voice chat technology. Today that's better, too, as a new client patch updates the game with the "SILK" audio codec, the same stuff Skype -- the ever-popular VoIP service -- uses.]]> http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/skype/steams_gaming_platform_adopts_skype_voice_technology_silk.html http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/skype/steams_gaming_platform_adopts_skype_voice_technology_silk.html Skype Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:56:25 -0800 Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and 8.9 announced, pricing released (WiFi-only versions)  

Samsung announced two new models in their Galaxy Tab line, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Galaxy Tab 8.9. The Tab 10.1 has been redesigned since we saw it at MWC and both tablets can now boast that they are the world's thinnest tablets at 8.6 mm.

]]> http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/wireless_hardware/samsung_galaxy_tab_101_and_89_announced_pricing_released_wifionly_versions.html http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/wireless_hardware/samsung_galaxy_tab_101_and_89_announced_pricing_released_wifionly_versions.html Wireless Hardware Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:50:44 -0800 The AT&Terminator: Rise of Ma Bell To hear tell from AT&T, the company’s proposed $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile USA is a boon for Americans and their country. Sure, it removes an innovative, low-cost carrier from the wireless market and leaves America with essentially three big wireless-telecoms. Sure, it raises the prospect of higher rates and fewer choices for consumers. But it will speed and broaden AT&T’s deployment of next-generation 4G wireless service.
]]> http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/voip_news/the_atterminator_rise_of_ma_bell.html http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/voip_news/the_atterminator_rise_of_ma_bell.html VoIP News Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:46:14 -0800 New Grandstream GXV 3140 IP Video Phone is Skype Certified Grandstream Networks, manufacturer of IP voice/video telephony and video surveillance solutions, announced that its award-winning GXV3140 IP multimedia phone.
 
 
 
The GVX 3140 uses mega-pixel camera and H.264 codec to deliver razor sharp video calling over Internet, is officially certified by Skype and incorporates native Skype embedded software to allow Skype video calling without a PC. Skype’s community of users worldwide, who already have the capability to send and receive free video calls to and from their computers, can now do so with Grandstream’s IP multimedia phone.
]]> http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/skype/new_grandstream_gxv3140_ip_video_phone_is_skype_certified.html http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/skype/new_grandstream_gxv3140_ip_video_phone_is_skype_certified.html Skype Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:24:01 -0800 Integra Telecom Unveils SIP Trunking Solution Integra Telecom, a telecommunications provider for businesses, said it now offers SIP Solutions, a portfolio of IP-based services that greatly expands Integra's voice and data offerings.

In a release, the company said SIP Solutions combines multiple voice and data options on a single connection and is the latest addition to Integra's product offerings, which utilize Integra's own fiber-based voice and data network.]]> http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/sip/integra_telecom_unveils_sip_trunking_solution.html http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/sip/integra_telecom_unveils_sip_trunking_solution.html SIP Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:20:48 -0800 WiFi Alliance Announces Five WiFi Direct Certified Products The WiFi Alliance has announced the first five devices to receive its new WiFi Direct certification. Called a “game-changing advance for WiFi technology” by ABI Research analyst Victoria Fodale, WiFi Direct enables two or several devices—such as mobile phones, keyboards, printers, cameras, gaming devices and headphones—to connect, with or without the availability of a WiFi hotspot. The devices can then sync for gaming, or to pass content such as photos, music and applications. ]]> http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/wireless_hardware/wifi_alliance_announces_five_wifi_direct_certified_products.html http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/wireless_hardware/wifi_alliance_announces_five_wifi_direct_certified_products.html Wireless Hardware Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:31:50 -0800 Asterisk 1.8 PBX Now Available For Download The Asterisk Development Team is proud to announce the release of Asterisk 1.8. This release is available for immediate download at
http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/

Asterisk 1.8 is the next major release series of Asterisk. It will be a Long Term Support (LTS) release, similar to Asterisk 1.4. For more information about support time lines for Asterisk releases, see the Asterisk versions page.

http://www.asterisk.org/asterisk-versions

The release of Asterisk 1.8.0 would not have been possible without the support and contributions of the community. Since Asterisk 1.6.2, we've had over 500 reporters, more than 300 testers and greater than 200 developers contributed to this release.

You can find a summary of the work involved with the 1.8.0 release in the summary:

http://svn.asterisk.org/svn/asterisk/tags/1.8.0/asterisk-1.8.0-summary.txt

A short list of available features includes:

    * Secure RTP
    * IPv6 Support in the SIP channel driver
    * Connected Party Identification Support
    * Calendaring Integration
    * A new call logging system, Channel Event Logging (CEL)
    * Distributed Device State using Jabber/XMPP PubSub
    * Call Completion Supplementary Services support
    * Advice of Charge support
    * Much, much more!

A full list of new features can be found in the CHANGES file.

http://svn.digium.com/view/asterisk/branches/1.8/CHANGES?view=markup

For a full list of changes in the current release candidate, please see the
ChangeLog:

http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/ChangeLog-1.8.0

Thank you for your continued support of Asterisk!

]]> http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/asterisk_releases/asterisk_18_pbx_now_available_for_download.html http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/asterisk_releases/asterisk_18_pbx_now_available_for_download.html Asterisk Releases Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:19:10 -0800 Asterisk PBX 1.8 Release Candidate 4 Now Available The Asterisk Development Team has announced the fourth release candidate of Asterisk  1.8 ,this release candidate is available for immediate download at
http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/

With all currently 1.8.0 blocker issues closed, Asterisk 1.8.0-rc4 is currently scheduled to become the full release of Asterisk 1.8.0.

All interested users of Asterisk are encouraged to participate in the 1.8 testing process. Please report any issues found to the issue tracker, https://issues.asterisk.org/. It is also very useful to see successful test
reports. Please post those to the asterisk-dev mailing list.

Asterisk 1.8 is the next major release series of Asterisk. It will be a Long Term Support (LTS) release, similar to Asterisk 1.4. For more information about support time lines for Asterisk releases, see the Asterisk versions page.

http://www.asterisk.org/asterisk-versions

With the availability of the Asterisk 1.8.0 release candidates, the binary add-on modules for Asterisk produced by Digium have been updated with new versions that are compatible with Asterisk 1.8. The availability of these
modules will assist with the testing of Asterisk 1.8.0 in a wider variety of situations.

This release candidate contains fixes since the last release candidate as reported by the community. A sampling of the changes in this release candidate include:

 * Additional fixups in chan_gtalk that allow outbound calls to both Google
   Talk and Google Voice recipients. Adds new chan_gtalk enhancements externip
   and stunaddr.
   (Closes issue #13971. Patched by dvossel)

 * Resolve manager crash issue.
   (Closes issue #17994. Reported by vrban. Patchd by dvossel)

 * Documentation updates for sample configuration files.
   (Closes issues #18107, #18101. Reported, patched by lathama, lmadsen)

 * Resolve issue where faxdetect would only detect the first fax call in
   chan_dahdi.
   (Closes issue #18116. Reported by seandarcy. Patched by rmudgett)

 * Resolve issue where a channel that is setup and torn down *very* quickly may not have the right call disposition or ${DIALSTATUS}.
   (Closes issue #16946. Reported by davidw. Review
    https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/740/)

 * Set TCLASS field of IPv6 header when SIP QoS options are set.
   (Closes issue #18099. Reported by jamesnet. Patched by dvossel)

 * Resolve issue where Asterisk could crash on shutdown when using SRTP.
   (Closes issue #18085. Reported by st. Patched by twilson)

 * Fix issue where peers host port would be lost on a SIP reload.
   (Closes issue #18135. Reported, tested by lmadsen. Patched by dvossel)

A short list of available features includes:

  * Secure RTP
  * IPv6 Support in the SIP channel driver
  * Connected Party Identification Support
  * Calendaring Integration
  * A new call logging system, Channel Event Logging (CEL)
  * Distributed Device State using Jabber/XMPP PubSub
  * Call Completion Supplementary Services support
  * Advice of Charge support
  * Much, much more!

A full list of new features can be found in the CHANGES file.

http://svn.digium.com/view/asterisk/branches/1.8/CHANGES?view=markup

For a full list of changes in the current release candidate, please see the ChangeLog:

http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/ChangeLog-1.8.0-rc4

Thank you for your continued support of Asterisk!]]> http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/asterisk_releases/asterisk_pbx_18_release_candidate_4_now_available.html http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/asterisk_releases/asterisk_pbx_18_release_candidate_4_now_available.html Asterisk Releases Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:22:47 -0800 FCC Chairman: Why We Need More Wireless Spectrum GigaOm - For FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, it’s been a rough summer. He’s come under fire from all sides over his and the FCC’s stance on net neutrality. We haven’t been shy in unloading on the man either, expecting him to do more than he has and he can. But if there’s one bright spot for the FCC Chairman, it’s been the recent order to free up under-utilized TV spectrum and use it for broadband and other open wireless transmission purposes.]]> http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/wifi_wireless/fcc_chairman_why_we_need_more_wireless_spectrum.html http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/wifi_wireless/fcc_chairman_why_we_need_more_wireless_spectrum.html WiFi / Wireless Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:03:29 -0800