December 22, 2014

Asterisk PBX represents VOIP innovation

Asterisk PBX has many features

Asterisk is a complete PBX in software. It runs on Linux, BSD, Windows (emulated) and OS X and provides all of the features you would expect from a PBX and more. Asterisk does voice over IP in four protocols, and can interoperate with almost all standards-based telephony equipment using relatively inexpensive hardware.

Asterisk provides Voicemail services with Directory, Call Conferencing, Interactive Voice Response, Call Queuing. It has support for three-way calling, caller ID services, ADSI, IAX, SIP, H.323 (as both client and gateway), MGCP (call manager only) and SCCP/Skinny. Check the Features section for a more complete list.

Asterisk needs no additional hardware for Voice-over-IP, although it does expect a non-standard driver that implements dummy hardware as a non-portable timing mechanism (for certain applications such as conferencing). A single (or multiple) VOIP provider(s) can be used for outgoing and/or incoming calls (outgoing and incoming calls can be handled through entirely different VOIP and/or telco providers)

Interconnection with Asterisk PBX

For interconnection with digital and analog telephony equipment, Asterisk supports a number of hardware devices, most notably all of the hardware manufactured by Asterisk’s sponsor, Digium. Digium has single and quad span T1 and E1 interfaces for interconnection to PRI lines and channel banks . In addition, single to quad port analog FXO and FXS cards are available and are popular for small installations. Other vendors’ cards can be used for BRI (ISDN2) or quad- and octo- port BRI based upon CAPI compatible cards or HFC chipset cards.

For interconnection with the cellular network (GSM or CDMA), Asterisk can use the Celliax channel driver or chan_mobile that is in the trunk now and there is also a unofficial backported version.

Lastly, standalone devices are available to do a wide range of tasks including providing fxo and fxs ports that simply plug into the LAN and register to Asterisk as an available device.

If you are looking for a software-based IP-PBX for Windows, contact Toronto-based Codefusion Communications Inc at 416-335-9390 who can give you full service voip and pbx solutions

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Filed under Computer Telephony Integration, Toronto VOIP Providers by Telecom Toronto on Dec 22nd, 2014.

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February 8, 2011

CRTC and Telco Pigs at the Trough

CRTC Carrier Protection Agency

by Jeff Brodie,
CEO Codefusion Communications Inc. Toronto

Wow! Bell is up to its old games again, looking to lock hold on the dominant means of communications. What is clever this time is that the battle was fought by a bunch of ISP and Independent service provider resellers. Which means the public never really got wind or proper education of what proposal Bell Canada had submitted to our Canadian Regulator CRTC. So now the CRTC has passed this ruling following massive public blowback.

http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm

Usage Base Billing, smelled of the same play that Bell Canada attempted with Local Measured Service int he 1990’s. Where Bell was facing newly formed competition in the Land Line and Long distance area. This battle was much shorter lived, and never made it to approval due to the widespread advocacy by the consumer groups, as this was directed as the consumers and not just the resellers. This was a clever tactic by Bell to slide this one so far under the radar. As consumers we need to ask what is next?

CRTC Wrong-Headed

The CRTC ruling only affects the resellers of Internet services, which means the mass of savvy Internet users and businesses that have opted for third party resale of DSL are being penalized by this new law. This is in my opinion is justCanother example of the inability of the current structure of the CRT Commission to truly grasp the implication of laws and rulings they are faced with. Although the incumbent government has struck down this rule, and over ruled that this is anti-competitive practice, the comment from the CRTC was that they believed that Usage Based Billing was equitable.

CRTC : Canada Needs More Competition Not Less

The only aspect of this law that would be equitable would be if you happened to hold stock in the incumbent DSL provider Bell. Otherwise, there logically appears to be no equity to this decision. Canada has is fraught with some of the highest communications cost on the globe, and yet, the regulators seems fit to pass laws to suppress competition in our communications industry, and to further set the profit margin was simply appalling. It is in the opinion of this writer a blind eye cast towards the future of business in this country.

Albeit that Canada has one of the smallest populations in the globe, and yet we tend to be technology leaders and thought leaders in the world, you think our regulators would be more attuned to global communications trends.

It is time to stir the pot and get more competition into the Canadian environment and stop trying to protect those who need no protection. I am grateful for the competition that has opened up in the Wireless space in Canada. Even with those most of the new services are Metro (limited scope and foot print) services, it is a start. We are now seeing communications packages for as little as $50 a month for an all in and all you can eat wireless plan. It is about time we got some protection from the CRTC .

Filed under Carriers by Telecom Toronto on Feb 8th, 2011.

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February 2, 2011

VOIP Supports Teleworking

Use VOIP Solutions with Integrated Solutions for Teleworking

Toronto based Codefusion Communications Inc has developed innovative service solutions that improve productivity and avoid wasted days due to inclement weather or other issues.