Open source VoIP hits the Ivy League; SunRocket appears to fold, VoIP service in doubt

Opinion
Jul 18, 20071 min

Latest VoIP news.

Open source VoIP hits the Ivy League, 07/17/07: University of Pennsylvania’s 15,000-seat VoIP deployment will hum along on open-source software: SIP Express Router and Asterisk.

SunRocket appears to fold, VoIP service in doubt, 07/17/07: VoIP start-up SunRocket succumbed to slow customer growth to more aggressive Vonage, Verizon, AT&T and cable TV providers.

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Office Communications Server 2007 early adopters: Author expert Rand Morimoto dishes on how early adopters faired with OCS/2007. He’s been using it for over two years.

Another consumer VoIP provider faces hard times, 07/11/07: The Washington Post reported last week that SunRocket, a consumer VoIP service provider, was cutting back its staff by about 30 employees — representing about a quarter of its workforce. SunRocket offers similar services to Vonage, using what we call a “bring your own broadband” (BYOB) connection. The company was founded by two former MCI executives in 2004 and is privately held.

Financial company deploys Vo-Fi, wireless IPS, 07/11/07: Commercial mortgage and real estate company Hudson Advisors built its Wi-Fi network specifically to gain local mobile VoIP capabilities.