SPIRIT announces that Reigncom has licensed TeamSpirit 3.0 Voice Engine Mobile to ensure outstanding voice quality in the new iRiver W10 VoIP-enabled PMP. Previously, iRiver licensed TeamSpirit 3.0 Voice&Video Engine to be integrated into its next-generation Unit2 multimedia home entertainment and communication center.

TeamSpirit 3.0 Voice Engine Mobile will run in the new iRiver W10 gadget. The iRiver W10 series heralds a new era in portable electronics. A luxurious array of features makes the W10 the gadget of choice for all technology-savvy customers. iRiver W10 delivers such “must have” functionality as high-quality, crystal clear voice over IP, MPEG-4 and WMV video streaming and MP3, WMA and AAC audio playback, and it includes a built-in FM tuner and a Wi-Fi Positioning System.

VoSKY names two new distributors in Europe to support its growth plans for 2008 and help meet the growing business demand for its VoSKY Exchange PBX-to-Skype application gateways. VoSKY has signed key distribution agreements with Cohort Technology in the UK and with Swedish distributor Electryon Communication Products. The strategic appointments will play a key role in helping VoSKY to further boost penetration in the UK and European SMB and enterprise markets. VoSKY opted to partner with the two distributors because of their established reseller base and strong presence across key European markets.

Digifonica is pleased to announce the launch of our consumer VoIP over WiFi service under the brand "JustCallMe". Embedded within a Nokia device, the IP Telecommunications solutions provided by Digifonica will allow customers to place VoIP calls directly from their phones. Customers can place and receive telephone calls from every major fixed, VoIP, Mobile and Wireless carrier in the world via local WiFi access points now found in consumers homes, offices, and tens of thousands of wireless hotspots worldwide. Digifonica has patent-pending VoIP framework and technologies with high quality of service which allows low cost international calling and ability to provide 999 and 112 emergency services, a new requirement for all UK VoIP service providers in 2008.

Packet8 is offering a limited quantity of free, lifetime monthly service plans for early subscribers of the Packet8 MobileTalk mobile international calling service. Effective immediately, this special first come, first served offer entitles any residential or business customer who signs up for a MobileTalk account to free activation and monthly service, a savings of $9.99 plus $9.99 per month for new Packet8 subscribers and $4.99 per month for existing subscribers, for the life of their MobileTalk subscription. These customers can simply download the MobileTalk application onto their cell phone at no charge and pay no recurring monthly service fees other than low per-minute rates associated with the overseas destination of their calls.

Starbucks plans to deliver AT&T Wi-Fi service at more than 7,000 company-operated Starbucks locations across the United States. The initiative brings together two of the most recognizable global brands to create a powerful and convenient online experience for consumers and business customers. Starbucks and AT&T will offer a mix of free and paid Wi-Fi offerings at Starbucks stores to meet the needs of both frequent and occasional Starbucks Wi-Fi customers.

The initiative further expands the AT&T Wi-Fi network, already the largest in the United States, to more than 17,000 U.S. hot spots and more than 70,000 globally.

Doing its part to help spread the love on Valentine's Day, Verizon Business is again providing free phone calls for U.S. Armed Forces personnel stationed in Iraq. The calls home are made possible through a state-of-the-art Verizon Business mobile communications vehicle currently deployed to Iraq. Verizon Business will make the facility available to military personnel on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, and during the entire week -- from Feb. 12 through 18.

"For our troops serving in Iraq, hearing the voice of a loved one on special days can go a long way to lift the spirits," said Susan Zeleniak, group president, Verizon Federal. "Verizon Business has made it a tradition to help the troops stay connected with their families and friends in appreciation for the sacrifices they make every day."

Verizon Business, as a leading communications provider to the federal government, makes technology, resources and employee support available throughout the year to military personnel and their families around the world.

Boingo Wireless released a version of the Boingo Mobile Wi-Fi software that supports Windows Mobile 6.0 devices. With Boingo Mobile, users can automatically connect to Boingo’s network of tens of thousands of hotspots across the globe with an increasing number of mobile devices. Boingo Mobile, which is also available for Nokia S60 and Internet Tablet devices, has supported Windows Mobile 5.0 since Feb. 2007.

Using the latest version of Boingo Mobile, owners of Wi-Fi enabled Windows Mobile devices – including the HTC TyTN II, HP iPAQ 510, and the TMobile Dash – can maximize the networking capabilities of their handset by accessing Boingo’s worldwide hotspot network any time they’re out and about.

EQO expands its low-cost mobile VoIP service to over 200 countries. This now extends the availability of EQO's calling services from its original 30 countries to over 200 countries including India, Russia, the Philippines and Brazil.

People from around the world have already been enjoying EQO's free application that brings free international texting as well as free instant messaging to mobile phones. With this recent service expansion, all EQO users across the globe can now use EQO to make cheap calls. In addition, all EQO calling users will now have access to EQO's presence feature, which displays in real time when their EQO friends are online and available to receive phone calls.

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VocalTec announces that over 50 telecom service providers and partners have deployed VocalTec’s Essentra VoIP solutions on the IBM System x server platform.

VocalTec serves a wide range of customers including fixed and wireless service providers, providers of ILD/NLD services, wholesalers, competitive carriers and providers of residential/enterprise telephony services. Customers that adopted VocalTec’s Essentra solution in the past 24 months include Nauka Svyaz, a universal Telecom Carrier providing telephony and data communications in Russia; Deutsche Telekom, Telecom Italia San Marino; Lukoil Inform, the IT company of Lukoil Perm; Alink Telecom, a telecom operator in the Ivory Coast; Mobifon-2000, a licensed service provider offering ILD/NLD services in Russia; Switchward & Trosmann AG, a Swiss carrier offering wholesale ILD and peering services; and many others.

XO Communications has expanded its installed base of Acme Packet Net-Net session border controllers to support its wholesale service provider VoIP customers. XO’s wholesale VoIP services enable service providers to originate and terminate customer voice calls throughout the United States with a single connection to the XO IP network. This service helps XO’s service provider customers reduce costs in markets where they offer service, enter new markets more quickly and more efficiently manage voice traffic on a nationwide basis.

Radware and IPTEGO announce that the two companies have entered into a strategic original equipment manufacturer agreement to ensure carrier-grade high availability, scalability and security for SIP-based VoIP networks. The Radware and IPTEGO partnership has resulted in the creation of a more complete and robust SIP-based solution. Using Radware's SIP Director, a fully SIP-aware intelligent ADC solution as an integral part of IPTEGO's SIP-based VoIP framework, enables IPTEGO to offer a more cost-effective carrier-grade solution that meets carrier requirements for scalability and greater interoperability integrating service availability, performance and security.

Atheros announces that its AR6101G ROCm mobile WLAN solution was selected for the new Z-Com WP-520 Honey Pair single-mode IP phone. Sold in pairs, the new phones enable users to make free or low-cost calls using any available wireless local area network. Atheros' AR6101G, the world's only single-chip VoIP solution, allows Z-Com to offer telecom providers and retailers a highly integrated, ultra low-power design to bring voice-over-Wi-Fi to the mainstream market. Z-Com is a leading Taiwanese-based manufacturer of wireless networking equipment for service providers and home retail products. The Honey Pair phones target business and residential consumers in Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Latin America, where new IP services are emerging.

iSkoot announces the successful completion of iSkoot's integration and interoperability testing with the Cisco AS5000 Series Universal Gateway and the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch -- a carrier-class softswitch that performs signaling and call-control tasks to interconnect next-generation IP networks to the Public Switched Telephone Network.

The iSkoot mobile software will be showcased in the Cisco booth at the 2008 Mobile World Congress. This demonstration recognizes the iSkoot and Cisco's combined solution has been already been successfully deployed by mobile operators in Australia, Denmark, Sweden, Austria, Italy, Hong Kong, and the UK, and provides for unique mobile-to-VoIP calling capabilities over the voice channel. The iSkoot mobile software will be available for hands-on demonstration at Cisco's Mobile World Congress exhibit booth #8A5, in Hall 8, from February 11-14th in Barcelona, Spain.

Boingo and Cicero will demonstrate mobile VoIP and IM over Wi-Fi on dual-mode handsets using Boingo’s Wi-Fi Hotspots at next week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The companies’ combined fixed mobile convergence technology is targeted at mobile operators and service providers, who can offer it to their subscribers as a flexible, low-cost calling plan. Subscribers can simply install Boingo Mobile and CiceroPhone wVoIP clients on their Wi-Fi enabled Nokia and Windows Mobile handsets, allowing them to make and receive wVoIP calls at any of Boingo’s tens of thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide.