Unified Communication and collaboration technologies are becoming as complex as IT infrastructures themselves.  To help simplify these complexities businesses are turning to the cloud.  But what exactly does ‘turning to the cloud’ really mean?  Cloud computing is all the rage.  “It’s become the phrase du jour,” says Gartner senior analyst Ben Pring.  The problem is [...]

Watch this video to see our Mobile Top Up Solution in action. International Mobile Top Up Video You can offer international mobile top up to your customers with the IPsmarx Mobile Top Up solution! This international mobile top up solution allows your customers to purchase mobile time and send it to friends or family, to [...]

When it comes to calling cards you may think the only places to distribute your cards is in convenient stores, but if you want to create new revenue opportunities you will need to think outside the box. Consider selling your cards through companies on a per contract basis. There are great niche markets that are [...]

Jason Alidor, the owner of IGT Networks, a telecommunications and IT provider, struggled for years with an ineffective open source platform.  The problems with the open source system were apparent almost immediately.  While the system had some PBX capabilities, Trevor Ward, IGT Networks Senior Engineer, notes, “it could not provide PBX service effectively.  We had [...]

At IPsmarx we love the holiday season because, not only do our customers experience their greatest success with the high holiday call volumes, it’s the time of year where we offer the biggest discount on our solutions. It’s our Holiday Promotion time. We’ve helped hundreds of entrepreneurs start and grow their VoIP business; we would [...]

This is my favorite time of year with all the upcoming holidays; Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Chinese New Year, Armenian New Year, and the Persian New Year among other wonderful holidays. Of course, with all these holidays comes increased call traffic as family and friends reach out to one another to share their greetings. The [...]

As Hurricane Sandy pounds the mid-Atlantic coast, this blog posting seems very timely.  In today’s global environment we’ve become heavily dependent on telecommunications, which creates vulnerabilities and critical interdependencies that are potentially disastrous if interrupted. As we experienced with Hurricane Katrina, communications was one of the critical infrastructure sectors that was most severely affected. Paul [...]

Have you heard about six degrees of separation? It’s a theory that everyone on the planet is connected: I know someone who knows someone who knows someone who knows someone who knows someone who knows someone that knows you! Let’s look at it this way: I know someone who knows someone who needs your service [...]

The New Rechargeable Calling Card Solution is now available. IPsmarx engineers developed the Rechargeable Calling Card Solution to speed up the process for buying and selling traditional store bought calling cards. This platform is an important innovation to the physical prepaid calling card market, as it makes selling physical calling cards faster than selling pinless [...]

According to Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, 61% of Latin American, European, and South African consumers access Internet through smartphones and 22% through tablets. In emerging economies, like Brazil, South Africa and Russia, the use of smartphones to access internet is more than 70% of the media. It is time [...]

Guillaume Houssa, founder of WOW Telekom, an International Calling Card business, made the transition from geologist to telecommunications entrepreneur. Mr. Houssa was determined to do something about the high fees and exorbitant per-minute costs charged by calling cards, which made it challenging for the immigrant community to keep in touch with family and friends back [...]

This was our second year exhibiting at ITEXPO West in Austin, Texas, where VoIP providers gathered to share knowledge and get updated on the latest trends in the industry. Last year, our Multi-Tenant IP-PBX Solution seemed to be the major solution of interest at this show, and this year was no different. There were many [...]

In the modem world of telecommunications, Voice over IP technology is quickly becoming the cost effective solution for companies looking to save money. A VoIP dedicated server will connect your companies billing software to an established network of IP providers. Such a connection will enable your business to route a large volume of phone calls over the internet at a lower cost. Additionally, Colocation America offers scalable solutions with premium bandwidth, allowing your business to adapt to the ever changing business landscape.

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The main reason people may choose a VoIP dedicated server is because they wish to do business overseas or all across the world and need to route calls to just one place. For example, if you have a company that is looking to establish a virtual presence in Japan, but wants to display a local number, choosing a VoIP provider will relay calls to a local provider overseas. There is a flat rate associated with VoIP dedicated hosting, so no need to worry about additional charges during hours of increased traffic.

This week Panasonic and IPsmarx announced their partnership. Here's an article that Madhubanti Rudra wrote for the SIP Phone channel at TMCnet publication.

The Panasonic SIP Cordless Phone (News - Alert) Systems, which are ideal for both home office and business environments, are now compatible with IPsmarx (News - Alert) Technology's hosted telephony platform.

VoIP Service Providers it’s time to get excited and plan for the future. In this entry we have key industry insider statistics that if are using correctly can dramatically help your business. The launch of the 4G Network and its technology will not only increase VoIP marketing growth it will help businesses boom in years to come! IBIS rolled out a report with all the full market analysis on a global scale and here is how it can apply to your business.

Here at IPsmarx we are proud to announce that our Cloud Based Multi-Tenant IP-PBX solution has won the 2012 NGN Leadership Award! The NGN Leadership award is presented by Internet Telephony Magazine and Next Generation Mobility Magazine. The IPsmarx Cloud Based Multi-Tenant IP-PBX Platform empowers VoIP Service Providers to deliver robust VoIP services to their SMB and enterprise clients. With Multi-Tenant IP-PBX Management, Integrated Switching and Billing and tools for growth, service providers will stay competitive in the market.

The year 2010 marked the year that research companies like Infonetics released reports saying that VoIP is a widely used telecommunications service worldwide with millions of people relying on it. Let’s look at some VoIP Market trends broken down accordingly. Business Telephony 20 percent of all business telephony is going to be hosted by the year 2020 and will continue to increase. Small to medium businesses with limited budgets are going to continue to implement VoIP telephone systems to save money. And larger businesses are transitioning to complex Unified Communications platforms.

IT as we know it has changed forever thanks to the mobile revolution. Many people I know have told me that the iPhone has changed their lives. And now all smartphone’s designs now look like an iPhone.

If you are interested in entering the VoIP Market it can seem overwhelming at first. If you are not a technical expert, have worked in telecom or VoIP it can seem confusing but we assure you it isn’t as complicated as it seem. With experience of talking to people who are inquiring about starting up such a business in the industry we have noticed allot of the same questions being asked. Here are the tips to get your VoIP business started in the right direction.

With a carrier department incorporated in IPsmarx we have leading termination experts on our side to answer all the questions that you need answered. These questions are all the information you need to pick the best Carrier for your VoIP business for quality, reliability and convenience. Here are a few of the questions that will be answered:

• What is the difference between white, grey, gold, CLI, wholesale rates etc?
• Does more expensive mean better quality routes?
• Will I be charged per second? What are the billing increments?
• What should I look for when selecting a carrier?
• Am I able to test termination services?
• Can I use multiple carriers with the IPsmarx system?
• How do I integrate carriers into my system?

A recent entry on Infonetics revealed the following information about the VoIP Market and its services. This report focuses on residential/SOHO, Business VoIP and Unified Communications, the market demand and the solutions that offer these services from small to enterprise businesses. In this report it states that the business segment of VoIP demand is growing [...]

ColoGuard Colocation provides managed server Colocation services that have top of the line security with 24/7 technical support and in house data. In ColoGuards data center they have advanced facilities and incomparable services and pricing. Here at IPsmarx Technology Inc we have a strong partnership with ColoGuard as a partnership. They have helped our clients have peace of mind with their Colocation services. Here are 5 reasons why ColoGuard is a great Colocation provider. (From www.colocationguard.com )

In a recent article on Mashable.com, Contributor Matt Silverman wrote “The productivity of a “knowledge worker” hinges on communication and the ability to locate information quickly.” This statement is true, the quicker employees have things at their finger tips then the quicker they can perform and deliver results. In a Fonality research survey they came across some interesting statistics that relate employee and overall business productivity, business revenue to unified communications. With unified communications bringing employees and client’s communication closer and closer and easier and easier with each solutions feature it is proven to drive up productivity in the average employee as well as increase revenue.

Unified communication solutions are now being synchronized with businesses from all sizes. Small, medium and enterprise businesses are switching from traditional set ups to unified communication solutions such as Cloud Based Multi-Tenant IP-PBX and SIP Trunking.

SIP Trunking has created a real boom in the industry and has added another reason to love Next Generation IP Communications. Here are your questions answered and how they can affect you. What is SIP Trunking? SIP Trunking uses Internet Protocol (IP) to provide businesses with an alternative to traditional voice network signaling, delivering a cost-effective solution to enterprises that are looking for scalable voice services that is reliable. What is a SIP trunk? A SIP trunk, or SIP-based DID, replaces traditional phone numbers assigned to PSTN lines, enabling end users to take advantage of VoIP technology for the origination of calls and eliminating the need for physical phone lines.