Welcome to the VOIP Wiki - a reference guide to all things VOIP

This Wiki covers everything related to VOIP, software, hardware, service providers, reviews, configurations, standards, tips & tricks and everything else related to voice over IP networks, IP telephony and Internet Telephony. However, the Wiki is primarily for information, not for advertising.

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NEWS

• 2008-07-30 - Kolmisoft released VoIP Sale Manual whitepaper which describes "How and to whom sell VoIP". It can be downloaded from here.
• 2008-07-29 - VoipSupply.ie Ireland's first online VOIP equipment store!
• 2008-07-29 - asterisk based STARFACE launched CRM Connector for SugarCRM
• 2008-07-28 - OpenSER becomes Kamailio Project
• 2008-07-27 - Google Knol VoIP Contest - Win a $1900 Asterisk AA50 Appliance in this contest to build a VoIP Knol.
• 2008-07-25 - YouTube video explaining basic Asterisk dialplan elements and showing how to create simple dialplan
• 2008-07-24 - Adorah Released its ALL-IN-ONE CELL-U-VOIP, a compact IP PBX/VOIP/GSM/PSTN with SIP/IAX support.
• 2008-07-23 - FreeSWITCH 1.0.1 Released
• 2008-07-23 - Portugal joins Nrenum.net (1.5.3.nrenum.net) becoming it's 10th country delegation.
• 2008-07-21 - engadget post and video showing how to reveal blocked caller ID info using Asterisk and Flowroute.
• 2008-07-18 - ClueCon telephony developer conference Aug 5-7th 2008.
• 2008-07-18 - SIPfoundry cooperates with the FreeSWITCH project to create new Conferencing solution
• 2008-07-17 - Indafon.com install-free SIP telephone and Jabber IM launches with FREE minutes!
• 2008-07-17 - Greymouse launches their Teleconference Service in Australia, using Asterisk.
• 2008-07-15 - trixbox vulnerability fixed on July 10
• 2008-07-15 - trixbox language exploit demonstrated here
• 2008-07-15 - http://www.conference-me.com The first conference bridge in the Middle East is launched.
• 2008-07-15 - SIP/SIMPLE - XMPP Developer Workshop, Paris, Sep 2-5, 2008 to move forward the interoperability between the two protocols
• 2008-07-15 - Win a STARFACE SMB appliance with 25 user licence. Help us find a new name for our HOMEDITION.
• 2008-07-12 - Flip1405 A dual-server failover solution for Asterisk released (Free script available for download) .
• 2008-07-08 - 4PSA Introduces VoipNow Hosted to Simplify the Transition to Hosted PBX Services
• 2008-07-07 - mobilkom Austria launched the international developer challenge on SIP and IMS A1 InnovationDays
• 2008-07-07 - Sangoma Agrees to Acquire Paraxip Technologies
• 2008-07-07 - New FaceBook Asterisk Application - Show off the fact you use Asterisk and raise your Karma by helping the community
• 2008-07-03 - Telesis A.S. announces PX24U and PX24M Hybrid IP PBX systems
• 2008-07-01 - Click4PBX made a - New A2billing and trixbox guide
• 2008-07-01 - BIP Investment Partners strengthens the shareholder base of ESCAUX
• 2008-07-01 - OS-VoIP.com launches - to help IT professionals understand the potential behind Open Source telephony

News Resources

• Software Releases - Check here for recent VoIP-related software releases.
• VoIP Services - Check here for news on Voip Services.
• Training and Conferences - Check here for news on Training and Conferences
• Older News - Check out older news articles here

Getting Started

• What is VOIP? The very basics.
• Free VOIP Publications: Magazines and Newsletters free to qualified subscribers.
• Training: Seminars, tutorials, on-line classes. Check here for recent.
• VOIP Consultants: Finding help.
• VOIP Service Providers - VOIP service providers.
• DID Service Providers - VOIP call origination service providers.
• VoIP Practical Guide - VoIP Resources for Your Home and Business.

Connecting Phones to VOIP

• IP Phones: VoIP phones both hardware and software
• Analog Telephone Adapters: VoIP analog telephone adapters ATA - see Cheapest ATAs and Service
  • See also VOIP Routers
  • See also Asterisk hardware home analog: includes some comparison of external ATA and PCI card
• Digital Telephone Adapters: VoIP Digital/TDM telephone adapters
• Dial Pulse to Touchtone DTMF Converters - connect that old rotary phone to DTMF VOIP equipment
• VOIP Paging and Intercom
• VOIP Payphones
• VOIP and TTY VOIP and hearing impaired TTY terminals
• VOIP Paging Equipment - paging with VOIP
• Free VoIP Networks - list of Free VoIP Providers
• Wireless VOIP: Cut the wires! Roam free with wireless VOIP

Connecting VOIP to the PSTN and Cellular Networks

• Cheapest ATAs and Service - For Calling PSTN Numbers, or receiving phone calls from PSTN Numbers
• Configuring GSM VoIP gateways with Cisco Call Manager - Step by step guide
• ENUM - Translating E164 numbers to VoIP addresses
• Failover Switches - Automatically or Manually Switch PSTN Interfaces on failure for reundancy
• FXS-FXO Converters - Convert an FXS interface to an FXO interface
• Phone Numbers - Dozens of test and information numbers you can call for free.
• Routing calls using a free international calling service - How to use two-step dialing to save on costs.
• PSTN Gateways - VOIP to PSTN gateways (also known as: Media Gateways)
• VOIP GSM Gateways - VOIP to GSM gateways

PBX and Servers - VOIP PBX and Servers

Please post new/other servers here, because they will be removed.

• Asterisk: Open Source PBX
• Bayonne: Open source PBX
• FreeSwitch: Open source cross platform (*nix, Win, OSX) multiprotocol (SIP, IAX, Googletalk, Jabber, XMPP, WOOMERA/H.323, PRI/T1/E1) softswitch.
• CallWeaver: Vendor independent, cross-platform open source IP-PBX, originally derived from Asterisk.
• Kamailio: Flexible and powerful open source GPL SIP ( RFC3261 ) server with integrated TLS (former OpenSer)
• Sip Express Router: High-performance, configurable, free SIP ( RFC3261 ) server
• sipX Solution Summary: SIPfoundry - The SIP PBX for Linux (L-GPL)
• YATE - Open Source Linux/Windows GPL Telephony Server and Client (has support for SIP, H.323, IAX2, E1/T1, voicemail), H.323 - SIP translator.
• more...

VOIP Misc.

• VOIP Websites: Other VOIP websites on the Internet
• Policy and Regulatory: VOIP legal and regulatory information
• VOIP Jobs: Finding a VOIP Job
• VOIP Providers For Sale: Buy or Sell infrastructure
• Silicon Chips specifically designed to support VOIP
• Telecom Fraud
• Special Purpose Phones: For those with different needs.

Protocols - the language of VOIP

• IP Protocols COPS, ENUM, H.323, IAX, IMS, LTP, Megaco, MGCP, PINT, RTP, SCCP, SCTP, SIMPLE, SIP, STUN, T.37, T.38, TRIP,TURN,SDP
• ITU protocols SS7, ISUP
• OSP, PacketCable MRCP

Markup Languages

• Basic call routing and rules for UA's or VOIP serversCPL
• IVR Presentation and dialog management: VoiceXML, CallXML
• Call control / conferencing / call routing: CCXML
• IVR / Speech recognition definition: SRGS
• IVR / Speech synthesis definition: SSML
• IVR / prompting / recording / conferencing / DTMF / Voice: CallXML

Traditional Telephone Network

• Analog Telephone Information
• PBX features
• PSTN Interface Hardware
• Telecom Dictionary
• Telco Engineering Information
• Telephone History
• RESPORG: Toll Free 800 Number Programming

VOIP Events and Conferences

• Training and Conferences - Check here for recent Training and Conferences
• Asterisk-Tag.org Annual German conference on Asterisk and related topics
• Astricon
• ClueCon Annual conference on open source telephony development
• VoiceCon Annual conference on IP Voice Communication.
• Voice Peering Forum on routing, interconnection and peering of Web2.0 & VoIP networks

VOIP Websites: Other VOIP websites on the Internet

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