VoIP Evolution

New XConnect Funding Boosts VoIP Peering Prospects

Direct connection, or peering, between VoIP providers has lots of benefits. In particular, calls between different providers' subscribers don't have to transit the PSTN (public switched telephone network). That's beneficial because each such transit causes their sound quality to deteriorate, and costs money. In addition, features such as presence detection only work over end-to-end IP connections. Thus given VoIP's cost-saving and other attractions during a recession, peering should be growing increasingly popular. A new investment in peering leader XConnect Global Networks confirms that notion.

Voxbone's iNum Service Connects Islands of HD Voice

High-definition (HD) voice technology has a lot of benefits. It vastly improves the audio quality of voice calls. In practical terms, it makes it easier for callers to understand different accents, and reduces the fatigue resulting from constantly having to guess whether a certain sound was, for instance, an "s" or an "f". But HD voice also has one big problem: It requires end-to-end IP connections to deliver its super-clear sound.