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 and 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.

Your contributions are welcome, please read the How to add information to this wiki page and the Posting Guidelines before you post.

NEWS

• 2010-08-27 - Asterisk app bounties started by Ifbyphone's Cloudvox service. Install an Asterisk app, document what you did, get $250.
• 2010-08-27 - PIKA Technologies announces major hardware and software enhancements to DSP and host-based media processing platforms
• 2010-08-26 - Yeastar MyPBX GSM Official Launch.
• 2010-08-26 - Thirdlane releases new distribution CD of Thirdlane Multi Tenant PBX.
• 2010-08-25 - BulkCNAM : NEW!!! Quick and Easy Asterisk HOW TO CNAM tutorials.
• 2010-08-25 - Yealink Press Release : Yealink and Positron Telecom announce interoperability
• 2010-08-25 - CompareBusinessProducts.com Releases its Fall 2010 Phone Systems Comparison Chart - Compares 96 Phone Systems from 55 Manufacturers by 31 Different Attributes
• 2010-08-25 - Eventbrite Official FreeSWITCH Training - New York City! October 13th-15th
• 2010-08-25 - aitendant releasing its no-cost sales, billing & customer self-management app for VoIP providers that allows you to sell on forums, blogs & external websites. See example here.
• 2010-08-20 - JeraSoft launched new VoIP Billing Solution with advanced features. BillBery 3.1.5 is a stable build, which covers different aspects of Dynamic Routing, Invoicing, Callshop and Calling Card management.

News Resources

• Software Releases - Check here for recent VoIP-related software releases.
• VoIP Services - Check here for news on Voip Services.
• VOIP Event Calendar - Check here for news on VOIP Events, Tradeshows, 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 about VOIP related products
• 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.
• How to start a VOIP Business

Connecting VOIP to the PSTN and Cellular Networks

• Cheapest ATAs and Service - For Calling PSTN Numbers, or receiving phone calls from PSTN Numbers
• 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.
• PSTN Gateways - VOIP to PSTN gateways (also known as: Media Gateways)
• Routing calls using a free international calling service - How to use two-step dialing to save on costs.
• VOIP GSM Gateways - VOIP to GSM gateways

PBX and Servers - VoIP PBX and Servers

Popular choices - please do not alter this list, add new entries here

• Asterisk: Open Source PBX
• CallWeaver: Vendor independent, cross-platform open source IP-PBX, originally derived from Asterisk.
• FreeSWITCH: Open source cross platform (*nix, Win, OSX) multiprotocol (SIP, IAX, Googletalk, Jabber, XMPP, WOOMERA/H.323, PRI/T1/E1) softswitch.
• 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
• sipXecs: SIPfoundry's sipXecs Project - The SIP PBX for Linux (L-GPL) - Utilizes FreeSwitch, OpenFire and OpenACD
• 3CX Phone System: Windows PBX with free and commercial versions
• Yate - open source softswitch/PBX, with E1/T1, ISDN, SS7, RBS, analogics, IAX, H.323, SIP, MGCP, Jingle (GoogleTalk), for Windows, Linux and BSD's
• more...

Protocols - the language of VOIP

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

Markup Languages

• Basic call routing and rules for UA's or VOIP servers CPL
• 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
• RESPORG: Toll Free 800 Number Programming
• Telecom Dictionary
• Telco Engineering Information
• Telephone History

VOIP Events and Conferences

• Astricon
• AstriEurop The Asterisk European Exhibition
• Asterisk-Tag.org Annual German conference on Asterisk and related topics
• ClueCon Annual conference on open source telephony development
• Global VoIP and Telephony-related events
• Training and Conferences - Check here for recent Training and Conferences
• VoiceCon Annual conference on IP Voice Communication.
• Voice Peering Forum on routing, interconnection and peering of Web2.0 & VoIP networks
• VoIP business related events
• VOIP Event Calendar — List of upcoming VOIP related events, Conferences, Trade Shows, Training, etc.
• VoIP Today Asterisk and VOIP related events, Conferences, Trade Shows, Training, etc.

Business Services

• Credit Card Merchant Services

Resources

• Zonetel Forum is a free IT community that welcomes, shares, and contributes knowledge about telecommunications such as Asterisk, VOIP, DID Number, Grandstream, Skype and Sangfor related topics.
• Phone System Tech Forum
• Twitter VoipUser Directory: Twitter VoipUser Directory
• VOIP IVR Usage: Real world examples of business VOIP usage
• VOIP Websites: Other VOIP websites on the Internet

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