Film studio implements VOIP
Albuquerque Studios recently opened, with voice over IP (VOIP) and wireless communications to smooth the hectic turnarounds needed to equip its movie and TV-making tenants who rent the soundstages, reports PC World.
The $74 million studio, located in Mesa del Sol, New Mexico, includes a $7 million data and voice infrastructure, including VOIP phones that operate with security and unified communications software from Cisco Systems, says Nick Smerigan, the studio's COO.
After two months of operation, Smerigan says he is sure it's been a good investment, based on comments he's heard from movie and TV executives who have leased the six enormous soundstages for their productions.
MS VOIP server completed
Microsoft has completed development of its VOIP server system and has released it to manufacturers, ready for a full launch in six to eight weeks, according to Telappliant.
The announcement from Jeff Raikes, president of Micosoft's business division, means there is not long left before the VOIP industry gets a chance to look at Office Communications Server 2007 and its client Office Communicator 2007.
"With this milestone, we are one step closer to delivering products that establish Microsoft as a major force in unified communications and voice," said Raikes. Developers have stopped working on the code for the program and the product is being finalised for general distribution.
VOIP grows in Europe
Research figures released by TeleGeography indicate that nearly 30 million consumer VOIP lines will be in service across Europe by end of this year, reports VoIP News Australia.
That's up significantly from what the researcher estimates were - around 6.5 million two years earlier at the beginning of 2006. The company also predicts this rapid growth in VOIP acceptance will change the way telcos do business in Europe, and challenges the historical stronghold of incumbent service providers.
However, while VOIP services are growing rapidly in all of Western Europe, a closer look reveals stark differences in subscriber numbers, market penetration and growth rates across Europe, says TeleGeography.
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