European, Middle East, and Africa regions are expected to grow faster than that of it's rivals North America and Asia-Pacific markets. Sonus, who's established an early hold on the market there looks to expand its services further into the European markets. Sonus wants to offer network operators the ability to rapidly launch revenue-generating and enhanced services.

GTX Global Corporation, a leading provider of innovative IP multimedia technologies that enable profitable IP communications announced that GTX Global has entered a Software Licensing Agreement with Govalin Corporation of Lugano, Switzerland, granting Govalin the right to sell and distribute GTX Global's voice and video over IP (VVoIP) conferencing software in the European Union.

"This licensing agreement with Govalin Corporation is a continuation of GTX Global's strategy to license its software to key partners throughout the world. Developing strategic relations with leading Channel Partners will allow GTX Global to achieve its goal of exponential growth, while maintaining a high level of customer service," said Curtis Garth, President and CEO, GTX Global Corporation. "Govalin has focused investments and management in the field of new technologies for the past seven years, building strong relationships with investment partners in the European Economic Union."

Netcentrex, the leading enabler of converged voice-video-data networks and next-generation services, and FASTWEB, the main alternative fixed broadband telecom operator in Italy, announced today that average daily traffic has reached 10 million VoIP calls per day, using Netcentrex solutions.

Global Crossing announced the launch of a hosted Voice over IP (VoIP) service. Global Crossing Hosted IP Voice combines the functionality of a traditional private branch exchange (PBX) with additional value-added services, delivered over Global Crossing's MPLS-based global IP network. The service has been developed in collaboration with TeleWare Plc, the UK's leading provider of intelligent business communication solutions to enterprises and service providers.

Tekelec, a leading developer of telecommunications products for next-generation fixed, mobile and packet networks, today announced that UK telecommunication systems provider, Voicenet Solutions, is deploying its Voice over IP (VoIP) service over the Tekelec 6000 platform. The Tekelec 6000 VoIP Application Server will provide Voicenet Solutions with a fast path to IP Centrex service delivery by providing IP telephony customers with easily accessible, enhanced communication solutions.