Change the Way you Work for the Better with Unified Communications

With the recent signing into law of the Telecommuting Act of the Philippines, working from home or telecommuting is expected to boost in popularity. Given the severe traffic conditions in Metro Manila, working from home really does sound very attractive not only for the employee but for employers as well. Allowing work from home not […]

Sangoma FreePBX and Vega Session Border Controller (SBC) in the Philippines

EACOMM Corporation is happy to announce that it is now reselling Sangoma FreePBX Appliances and Sangoma Vega Session Border Controller (SBC) in the Philippines. Sangoma is a publicly listed company in Canada that has been operating since 1984 and is a recognized world leader in providing VoIP equipment particularly to opensource/Asterisk-based VoIP Systems Sangoma FreePBX Appliance   […]

Digium Products for the Philippines

EACOMM Corporation in partnership with Elisha Telecom Asia-Pacific is proud to announce the availability of a range of new products from Digium for the Philippine Market. This includes: TDM410 Series Analog Cards – Next generation 4-port analog cards able to accept Digium’s 32 channel echo cancellation module. Designed to replace the TDM400 series analog cards. […]

EACOMM Integrated Solutions now offering VoiSmart VoIP GSM Gateway

EACOMM Corporation Integrated Solutions division is excited the announce the availability of the VoiSmart vGSM Series VoIP GSM gateways. This is the first 100% Asterisk compatible PCI bus card, for multiple channel (up to four) GSM communication management.This board allows systems integrators to transform highly priced fixed to mobile voice traffic into a much cheaper […]

Pacific Internet Launches VOCAL VoIP Service

Pacific Internet Philippines is offering a VoIP package that comes with a FREE grandstream or linksys VoIP Phone. Available plans start at Php 900.00 per month with 125 call minutes free. Higher priced plans comes with DID in UK, US or other countries. Compared with foreign offerings from the US or Europe, Pacific’s offering seems […]

THE SECRETS OF VOIP BILLING

We have tried out a variety of VoIP providers in the past few months and the way they bill for calls are almost always unique to specific providers. We thought we’d run down some of these billing techniques in this article so to help us all choose which type of billing system is best for […]

Digium announces release of New Products

High Performance Echo Cancellation – For quite some time now, Digium has been offering On-board Echo Cancellation for its TDM2400 and TE series of cards, while those using the smaller TDM400 cards are left to tweak echo cancellation using Asterisk Software. Last Feb, Digium announced the availability of High Performance Echo Cancellation that users can […]

Grandstream Budgtone 101

The Budgetone 101 is an excellent entry level phone. Simple ‘no-frills’ design, reliable performance, and decent documentation and support. You can purchase this from on-line stores quite cheap (see previous post) or from local retailers for around Php 7,000.00 up. Grandstream enjoys MASSIVE popularity especially for the Open source VoIP Community, and as far as […]

AsterConference Asean Roadshow 2007

AsterConference Asean Roadshow 2007 www.asterconference.com which will be held at the following cities: Jan 31, 2007 Jakarta Venue: Le Grandeur Hotel (formerly Dusit Hotel) Feb 2, 2007 Manila Venue: Linden Suite, Ortigas Feb 5, 2007 Bangkok Venue: Arnoma Hotel After a successful AsterConference in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 31, 2006, the organizer, SEC Training and […]

Remote towns in Nueva Ecija now using VOIP service

Reposted with permission from INQ7.net By Alexander Villafania 12/20/2006 The Open Academy for Philippine Agriculture (OPAPA) and the Muñoz Science Cybercity in Nueva Ecija have installed barangay-level voice-over-Internet protocol (VOIP) connection in three remote towns in Nueva Ecija as part of a nationwide connectivity program for agricultural locations. Click here for the Full Article Barangays […]

PLDT, Innove at loggerheads over VoIP call access charges

POSTED WITH PERMISSION FROM INQ7.NET By: Erwin Oliva THE PHILIPPINE Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) announced that it has “temporarily barred” incoming landline calls from its rival Innove Communications’ voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service, while the two companies work on an interconnection agreement. PLDT said it filed a complaint with the National Telecommunications Commission […]

VoIP: Enabling Home Working in the Philippines

Something particularly we Filipinos should not ignore is how VoIP can enable organizations to utilize the Labor Force of the ENTIRE Philippines versus being dependent on where the business is located. A lot of businesses, particularly in Manila have been complaining on how high the salary has become here and how difficult it has become […]

Mozcom Launches VCALL VoIP Service

Mozcom launched earlier this week their new consumer-oriented VoIP Service. Specifically targetted to the Filipino Market, the service offers US$0.08/minute calls to the US Mainland. Interested parties need only log-on to http://www.vcall.ph and create a FREE account. You can then purchase credit to call on-line using Mozcom’s Pay Easy Service. Vcall also offers US DID […]

Call centers, IT storage demand behind Cisco growth in RP

By Alexander Villafania Posted with Permission from INQ7.net NETWORK company Cisco said the bustling call center business and the IT storage requirements of various industries are the main drivers for its growth in the Philippines. The company’s Philippine office did not disclose actual financial figures but reported 36-percent year-on-year growth in terms of bookings for […]

CICT to pilot VoIP technology

By Erwin Oliva POSTED WITH PERMISSION FROM INQ7.net THE COMMISSION on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) will conduct pilot tests of voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology before it rolls it out to other agencies, an official told INQ7.net. VoIP uses the Internet instead of the traditional telephone network to route voice calls, resulting in […]

Digium Pricelist – August Update

The Digium pricelist has been updated to take into account the availability of the next generation TE-series cards with DSP-based Echo Cancellation (TE207, TE212, TE407, TE412). Download the Digium Philippine Price list here

TrixBox – Easy to Install Asterisk-based PBX

Trixbox, formerly Asterisk@Home doesn’t get a lot of credit, mainly because of it’s former name. Don’t be fooled by how easy it is to install and configure, Trixbox is a fully-functional PBX. In fact, probably 70-80% of people looking for an IP PBX need not look further than using Trixbox. Trixbox would be ideal for […]

OWWA and Microsoft to Provide Global Communication Services for OFW’s and their Families

FROM: http://www.microsoft.com/philippines/pressroom/0607_04.asp Manila, Philippines – The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and Microsoft Corp. announce they are working together on Konek Ka D’yan 2 (Connect! 2), a pilot service that will soon allow Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to speak with their families utilizing some of the most cost-effective methods (WiFi and Mobile Voice over Internet […]