Daily News 2005/07/28

XO expanding VOIP business

XO Communications announced that it would expand the VoIP business.
The XOptions Flex business includes local and long-distance call, Internet access (M bit/sec) and Web proxy at a fixed monthly rate. It supports dynamic Internet distribution, voice virtual dedicated network and web port service.

XOptions Flex service is available in 47 cities in America. XO says that it has signed contracts with more than 1000 users ever since it put such service on market three months ago.
Earlier this month, XO announced that the traffic volume of VoIP in the second quarter of this year has been 1.6 billion minutes.

VOIP cannot enjoy "911" service without making declaration

American communications management authority said on Tuesday that VoIP service providers must inform their users about the restriction on "911" call service. The deadline for this was postponed for a month.
According to Reuters.com, due to the terrorism problems, FCC warned the users of VoIP service that they may not enjoy 24-hours "911" service through the Internet. The users who got the notice from FCC are required to deliver a declaration to the relevant authority before August 29 of this year, otherwise, they will not get VoIP service any more. Analysts say that the number of users who enjoy customized Internet service has exceeded 2 million, and it is not easy to send the notice to all of them.

OKI succeeded in developing "video·call center" system

OKI has succeeded in developing the "video·call center" demonstration system (making use of the TV telephone function of 3G mobile). At present, OKI has is going to start the production and sales.