Australian broadband company and technology convergence product distributor, PCRange has launched a new VOIP phone service that offers untimed calls to more than 50 international call destinations under a pay-as-you-go $5 monthly plan.

A pair of wireless audio gadgets just added to the PCRange catalogue have very different uses.

An upgrade to the Kerio Operator IP PBX server delivers support for analogue phone lines plus some extra features that are commonly found on small business phone systems.

Australian shoe retailer Payless Shoes has contracted Primus Telecom to provide an integrated voice and data network, including a network based EFTPOS and hosted services for its 232 stores and Sydney head office under a three year deal valued at $1m. 

Adelaide-based national ISP, Internode, has launched its first program to rent industry-leading FRITZ!Box broadband routers and accessories to its customers, at the same time unveiling lower pricing across its range of FRITZ!Box equipment.

International Skype-to-Skype calling minutes grew 48 percent in 2011, but growth in traditional international traffic was only four percent - well below the long running average of around 13 percent.

Communications Alliance is planning to develop guidelines for the end-to-end performance of Internet Protocol networks, such as the NBN.

According to the ACMA, the growing popularity of smartphones and mobile applications has the potential to disrupt existing business models by allowing consumers to bypass established service providers.

New firmware for Panasonic KX-NCP500 and TDE200/600 IP PBX systems brings increased capacity and new features. And it's free, so what's not to like?

A global study of the broadband market has found that value-added services, such as security, Voice Over IP (VoIP) and IPTV, added almost 37 percent to the basic broadband subscription during 2010, and generated $60 billion in revenue for vendors.