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Allo.com Nano/Hybrid PBX

• Allo.com Nano/Hybrid PBX
• Full featured VoIP PBX System
• User friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI)
• Compact
• Affordable to home users and small businesses
• Built in voice mail, multi level auto attendants
• Remote extensions
• 3 Way Calling
• For more features visit Nano PBX Features

Allo.com VoIP ATA Phone Systems

• Advanced SIP based VoIP ATA
• Compatible with any VoIP Network
• Global uses
• Web based control panel
• 2 VoIP Lines
• 1 Regular Phone Line
• For more features visit VoIP ATA Phone System

Allo.com VoIP Hardware Ratings:

Features: 5/5

Price: 5/5

Support: 5/5

Delivery: 5/5

Value of Money: 5/5

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The 3Com 3101 Basic Speaker Phone provides big phone features in a compact form factor. A built-in speakerphone, a multiline display, and 10/100 Ethernet connectivity allow a user to deal with nearly any communication task without having to manage the sophistication and size of a full-featured business phone.To enable workers to keep in touch with each other and with customers, the Basic Phone offers practical, easy-to-use features. Four programmable buttons allow users to manage calls and access frequently used features. Hold and Message buttons are clearly distinguished to help users handle calls professionally. An intuitive display with three softkeys and a four-way cursor controller provides instant access to the location’s user directory and call logs.Ideal for classrooms, manufacturing floors, or common areas, the 3Com 3101 Basic Speaker Phone can be easily deployed by leveraging its built-in support for Power over Ethernet.

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Magic Jack – VoIP just for $19.99 a year

Hey you guys when I first heard of about making unlimited phone calls for a flat rate of $19.99 a year I was very skeptical. I thought it was just another scam. Well let me tell you the magic jack is not a scam.

What is the Magic Jack?

The Magic Jack is a small USB like device that you connect to your laptop, computer to make phone calls. I know, you can do the same with Skype, but this is portable. You get to choose your area code. This small device uses the VoIP technology to allow phone calls to be made through the internet. This little device has both software to allow calls to be placed through the internet using a high speed connection and electronics. If you currently have a handset for your landline, just plug it and start making phone calls.

I have a friend who’s located out of the U.S he’s purchased the magic jack and he told me that this device is really good. The good thing is that he’s in Dominica and he has a Miami phone number. How cool is that, thus calling U.S. numbers should not be a problem for him. He called me one day when he first got the magic jack. The call was clear and I didn’t notice any problem. If you travel a lot, you can have a magic jack with you once you have internet connection you can call your loves one back home for *FREEE.. It’s only a yearly fee of $19.99. You can get it at your nearest Walgreens, Wal-Mart; check out their site for a free trial if you don’t believe.

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Voice over Internet Protocol has made its mark in the industry of communication. Many are wondering if that would be the best thing for their business, well I am here to say YES, YES YES. By implementing VoIP in your business will help to decrease cost that would normally incur through landline. Most businesses are paying a lot of money of a typical landline with no features and that for that same amount they can get VoIP with a lot of features and benefits.  With this VoIP your business communication will be much clearer due to the high-quality audio. Some of the basic features offer by a VoIP: Voicemail, Call waiting, Call forwarding, Caller ID, Unlimited local calling.

Keep in mind that although this technology is great a business should always have a landline account just in case it runs into internet issues; after all it is Voice being transfer over Internet Protocol.  To implement VoIP a business would need a High-Speed internet connection.

You as a business owner will have to decide really what will work best for your business. It may come down to Cost vs. Benefit.

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By John E Lincoln  

Lately I’ve been doing a lot of research on business VoIP and hosted VoIP PBX. This has resulted in a mix of enlightenment and slight frustration. Why the frustration you ask? Well, specific and relevant information on hosted VoIP is hard to come by and I look for it, a lot.

So, in the name of helping mankind, and venting, I will be listing excellent facts on the past, present and future of the hosted PBX market below. I will also provide commentary on each stat, to give you some background info, and to, well, vent.

 Source: Infonetics

For the first half of 2009, the worldwide VoIP services market grew to $20.7 billion (expected to be 30 billion by 2013).

Commentary

So this is an excellent stat. It tells us that the worldwide VoIP service market will keep growing. It’s great to use as a top level piece of information. But I’m looking for info directly relating to the hosted VoIP PBX sector of the business VoIP. So it is not exactly what I’m looking for.

Source: Infonetics

We expect hosted UC services to take off, with worldwide revenue doubling between 2009 and 2013, and we forecast SIP trunking service revenue to hit an 89 percent compound annual growth rate from 2008 to 2013,” Diane Myers, Infonetics analyst, said.

Commentary

Love this right! How could you not. The firm is saying that hosted unified communications services should see their revenue double by 2013. Excellent information, but it’s not quite the perfect piece of information for hosted VoIP providers in the business VoIP space.

The issue is that we are addressing hosted unified communications technologies, and while hosted VoIP PBX systems are a sector of the hosted unified communications market, they do not comprise the whole market. So we really don’t know exactly how much hosted VoIP PBX service sales are contributing to the hosted unified communications piece of the pie.

According to TMCnet reporting on Wainhouse Research Info

The UC (Unified Communications) market is projected to reach $30 billion by 2013.

Commentary

Nice to see here that again unified communications technologies are predicted to grow. But the issue arises again, while hosted VoIP systems are a part of the unified communications pie, they do not offer the exact statistic giving insight into hosted VoIP growth.

Source Infonetics Research:

Commentary

OK, now I must admit that I really like this chart. I do… It shows that IP Connectivity (SIP trunking) is predicted to make up a large amount of the VoIP service revenue in 2013. It also shows that Managed IP PBX (premise based systems) are predicted to make up less of the VoIP service revenue in the future. Now keep in mind this does not mean that the premise based industry will not continue to grow, what it means is that when compared to the other two sectors listed it will be a significantly less dominant revenue generator.

Now take a look at the Hosted UC business. Looks pretty god, right? That portion of the business is going to continue to stay strong and grow significantly with the industry. By 2013 they are predicting Hosted UC to grow significantly and be a much larger revenue generator than premise based systems. Also, keep in mind that IP Connectivity often plays a role in serving hosted VoIP providers so it is important to realize that that revenue is in some ways attributed to the hosted and premise based business.

OK, so my issue with this VoIP service revenue breakdown is that it again doesn’t segment hosted VoIP PBX providers. Of course they are part of the hosted business, but how much of a part are they.

Source: Gartner Inc.

There are 10 million small business telephone systems in the United States with less than 100 lines, according to Gartner Inc., and this segment spends $63 billion worldwide for basic telecommunications.

Commentary

This is a nice piece of business VoIP info. I have no issues with it other than it came out in 2008. But it’s pretty good, actually.

Source: Forrester Research

Forrester Research says that SMBs are 2.5 to three times as interested in managed IP telephony and VoIP services as are enterprises.

Commentary

So this is another great stat for hosted VoIP. It’s nice to see that there is a realty interest in the technology by business owners. And why shouldn’t there be, I mean, it saves you money and gives you a ton of features.

Source: VoIP-News

According to a study from market research firm ABI Research, the global market for hosted services will exceed $34 billion in 2012, of which the North American portion (where most of the cable operators pursuing the small business market are located) will amount to $11.6 billion. (Study released 2008)

Another market research company, In-Stat, believes that strong growth in hosted VoIP will remain steady and will exceed 3 million seats in service by 2010. There are currently about 400,000 seats in service in the U.S., the majority in the small and medium-sized market. (Study released 2008)

Commentary

I like this information a lot. It shows that hosted VoIP is growing and so are the services attached to it. In fact, it even came with this graph which shows directly how much hosted VoIP has grown. I mean you can’t argue with this. Below you can see that businesses of all sizes are adopting the technology. Almost seems like it’s spreading like wildfire.

Source VoIP-News Hosted PBX Buyers Guide

Note on the progress so far: So there obviously are some good stats out there. In fact, I think I may be convincing myself that some decent info is available. But let’s carry on, shall we.

Source: Infonetics

The current sweet spot of the North American hosted VoIP market is small business (those with fewer than 100 employees). Roughly two-thirds of all hosted VoIP seats sold in the first half of 2009 went to small businesses

Commentary

So the sweet spot is small business… Hmm… OK. Can’t argue with that I guess.

Source: Small Business Administration

Small firms represent 99.9 percent of the 29.6 million businesses in the US.

Commentary

Wow, well if I was a dealer selling hosted VoIP PBX system I guess I would want to hear this info, seems like there is a ton of opportunity.

Source In-Stat (Taken from Press Release on Feb 1, 2010):

In-Stat projects US hosted VoIP seats in service will continue to grow steadily to over 3 mln in 2010, up from 373,000 in 2006. Cost savings remains the primary attraction to hosted VoIP solutions, but the value associated with business-grade solutions is resonating more strongly among businesses that are willing to pay for them.

According to In-State, Hosted IP Centrex has now surpassed Broadband IP Telephony as the leading revenue-generating, carrier-based business VoIP solution.

Commentary

This shows tremendous growth for hosted VoIP seats! And what news to hear that hosted VoIP has now surpassed broadband as the leading revenue generator for carriers pushing business VoIP. I got so excited that I made a chart to depict the In-Stat seat growth data for the hosted VoIP industry.

Based on predictions from In-Stat, this graph depicts the amount of growth per seat which the hosted VoIP industry will see in 2010

Summary

So that is all the info I’ve come across so far in my research that is readily at my disposal. When I started off this blog I was a little discouraged about the amount of hosted VoIP market information for business VoIP service. But in conclusion, I guess I am fairly content. I mean, I successfully convinced myself that it’s a great industry to be in, regardless of whether you’re in the market for a business VoIP system or a dealer. And yeah I know, I know, if I want more information I can always buy an industry report on hosted VoIP PBX from one of the find sources above.

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So now that I’ve shared all my info with you, please add any industry info you have below! Let’s make this a great hosted PBX industry resource!

via Hosted VoIP Market Research Review.

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