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 IP telephony services are a great way foragencies and companies to keep up with the rest of the digital crowd.

Organisations integrating IP telephony services into their unified communications system could find a whole new world of possibilities that may benefit them in the long-run.

One such example includes the opportunity for software-enabled VoIP phones to be incorporated within internet messaging, so that calls can be placed to numbers exchanged within chat and messaging.

Improving a company’s online presence can also allow for social media campaigns to be executed, so customers can be reached through a number of different means.

Want to improve your communications system?  Browse our extensive range of telephony solutions exclusively at Elite Telecom, and let us talk you through your options – online as well as offline.

We don’t know if you’ve heard about this little thing called VoIP which is dominating all the telco headlines at the moment,  this nifty, cost effective IP telephony solution is creating tidal waves in the internet realm.

Why VoIP?

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is set to save £225,000 by implementing a Siemens Enterprise Communications VoIP platform along with new video conferencing systems.

According to a report by Forrester the Trust will save money by decommissioning 2,500 leased Centrex telephone lines and will also significantly reduce travel expenditure thanks to the system's video conferencing capabilities.

The Trust expects to save £1.65 million over a seven year period but taking into consideration the costs of installing the new hardware and software as well as the labour costs the company will save £225,000 over the same period. But after the initial costs of installation the trust can only continue to save money in future.

VoIP and video conferencing can hugely benefit your business’s communications and significantly cut costs, so for the latest in such telecommunication systems look no further than Elite Telecom.

A report compiled by Allot Communications has found that VoiP and instant messaging have become the fastest growing applications with a usage increase of 101%

The study which surveyed 50 mobile operators worldwide also found that YouTube continues to be the single most popular mobile Internet destination, accounting for 22% of mobile data bandwidth usage and 52% of total video streaming.

Video streaming is also enjoying an even faster paced growth at 93% and is the largest single activity to take up bandwidth.

Skype’s market share has been slightly reduced by competition of other companies offering VOIP services, but it is still the clear leader in the market, accounting for 82% of mobile VoiP bandwidth.

So for the latest telecommunication advances look no further than Elite Telecom offering a range of services including great VOIP deals to ensure your business doesn’t get left behind.

Microsoft, the Tiger Woods of technology, has taken over, partnered up and collaborated with possibly more institutions than intellectually measurable.

Now it has sunken its claws into VoIP master, Skype, and has left many questioning whether the move is really amicable – with predictions that we’ve just bagged front row seats to one of the quickest downward slopes in acquisition history.

After paying over $8b for the voice call network, Microsoft aim to catapult its mobile capabilities. Technology blogger, of the Guardian said;

“Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, might as well have put the money on a bonfire for all it's going to do for the company's share price, which has barely shifted in his 11-year tenure.”

Harsh words. The constant need for brand collaborations from a desperate corporation see Microsoft striving to be part of the ‘cool crowd’ that witnesses the likes of Facebook and Apple reign supreme. Skype was part of the gang, but now it may fall victim to Microsoft’s serial downgrading.

It’s safe to say that Microsoft has failed to hit the ‘it’ crowd since its launch of Windows ’95.Ballmer is driven by the idea of making Microsoft a consumer brand, which has seen them launch earlier similar real-time talk efforts – MSN Messenger and X Box Live anyone?

But can they really sink their teeth into Skype? What will become of the popular VoIP software now? Predictions on a postcard please, or just below is fine.

The People’s Republic of China, so giving and generous to its population, and not at all restrictive. Yeah right, who are we kidding? The latest pitfall subsequently in the way of Chinese propaganda enthusiasts? Skype.

That’s right. China has blocked its millions of workers from cheap calls via VoIP by banning the communication, and will only allow state-owned enterprises; China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom to offer Internet phone services linking telephones and computers.

Well that’s hardly encouraging healthy competition now is it?

According to Bloomberg, the State Ministry of Industry announced that it is ‘purging illegal Internet protocol telephony from the nation’s borders.’ However, failed to mention what, indeed, is meant by ‘illegal telephony.’



 A Skype spokeswoman said the company was operating in China and so far had not heard from the government criticising its actions as ‘illegal,’ however the IP based telecoms company did say that they respect Chinese laws.

China has also barred popular sites such as; Youtube, Flickr, Blogspot, Twitter and Hotmail. Even Internet search engine giant, Google, obey by China’s strict censorship laws, displaying only China approved sites in its searches.

A futuristic notion that may have only been present in star wars films is set to be available in just a matter of years – apparently.

Researchers have made a major step toward a holographic videoconferencing system that would let people communicate with one another almost as if they were in the same room - 2010 called; it wants its VoIP back.

In a nutshell a bunch of cameras take two dimensional images of an object from different angles, a PC desktop then converts it into data and a laser recording system sends the data (via Ethernet) to a hologram location. This conjures up a four by four inch hologram which then refreshes every two seconds.

Is that it? And we thought it was something special. However, before we are forced to cut off our tongues in disappointment, the researchers are working at a pretty alarming rate and have told us that we may see viable holographic technology in the next decade.

Check out this somewhat silent video that shows us the holographic display images developed from research by the folks over at the University of Arizona and Nitto Denko Technical Corp.

Holographic Display for Telepresence

If you’re thinking that your business could certainly benefit from holographic imagery, however you can’t wait that long, we reckon that you could just settle for video conferencing instead.

Much in the here and now, and still offers you the same personal connection – especially with the amazing video and sound quality we can provide. Who needs holograms? We’ll leave that to Obi Wan.

It has been a long time coming, but popular VoIP service Skype is now available on Android mobile phones. Still, there is a catch – if you live in America, you can only make Skype calls over a Wi-Fi connection.

Everywhere other than America, the Skype app can be used over 3G internet networks providing mobile users with cheap and sometimes free phone calls. Using the Skype app allows users to call people without actually using up their minutes…which of course is why mobile phone companies have fought for so long against allowing VoIP on mobiles.

The product manager of Skype Mobile, Mark Douglas, had this to say, “With the addition of Android, we are pleased that Skype is now available on three of the most popular mobile platforms today: Android, iOS and Symbian.”