Opinion Piece: VoIP 2.0

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By Mitchell Barker www.whichvoip.co.za VoIP 2.0 – Part 1 VoIP is a commodity. Don’t believe me? I would be surprised to hear of a company who hasn’t been offered this technology in one form or another. I mean really, hard VoIP users topped the 100m mark based on Research conducted in UK and released in 2010. In South Africa, Bred pre 2005 -legalized then, 6 years on, and VoIP is more of a topical subject today than ever before. The only difference now is that VoIP has a new face. There used to be a clear distinction between VoIP, IP Telephony and Unified Communications. Going forward,...

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Webinar Invitation: ‘Backhaul Overview for 2012′

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O-Tel Telecoms has invited you to attend the following webinar:Backhaul Overview for 2012Friday, January 20, 20123:00 PM – 4:00 PM Harare, Pretoria Conference Call Number: Tele-Conf Number: 0861 3 66 0 66 | Attendee Access Code: 1503 Click here to register and receive your login instructions |  Invite others to this webinar! Message from O-Tel Telecoms: Want to know how to backhaul your VoIP in 2012? Learn the various methods to ensure you deliver high VoIP quality at a low price.The webinar will also briefly cover internet breakout and its various options.Join O-Tel Telecoms...

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Newsletter- January 2012

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It’s 2012. Instead of saying the same thing every year such as ‘Already?!’ and “WOW! Time really goes fast!”, I will say this year that time could not go any faster in 2011. It was dragging during the last quarter of 2011, as during this time things really move slow in the telecoms industry. The ‘network freeze’ period is really not productive at all in an already slow moving technology. We awaiting so many projects to be completed in 2012, we welcome the year with wide open arms. These projects will bring many changes in the South African Telecoms industry. Over 2011,...

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IP Conference 2011

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Miro IP Convergence Conference, 2 August 2011, Vodacom World, Midrand   Transcript of presentation by Mr Mohammad Patel, CEO, O-Tel Telecom   Thank you to Miro for allowing me the opportunity to share my views and experience in this conference. Good to see many familiar names and faces. And finally meeting with many clients where we can now put a face to a name.   I’m Mohammad Patel, CEO of O-Tel Telecom. We provide VoIP and Broadband Infrastructure-as-a-Service, catering to WISPs, ISPs, IT, and PBX Companies nationwide. I sit on the executive board of WAPA, alongside Henk...

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VoIP is NOT LCR

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The telecoms industry is arguably driven by consumer demand. In South Africa particularly, there has been much pressure from the public for lower costs in communications. This constant pressure has definitely had a positive effect. Inter-connect rates are dropping, broadband costs are lower, bandwidth packages are larger in size at lower prices, and call rates are much more attractive. Prices are expected to drop further. The rhetorical question is whether the above has prompted users to call more? Are they browsing more? The latter yes, studies show that internet access for high...

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O-Tel CEO Elected as WAPA Deputy Chairperson

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  Breaking News Mohammad Patel, CEO of O-Tel Telecoms, has been elected as Deputy Chairperson of Wireless Access Providers’ Association of South Africa (WAPA).More details to...

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