VoIP, network overhaul brings hospital savings; how to avoid network traffic jams

Mobile voice revenue to decline from 2011; Home networking: How to avoid traffic jams Convergence and VoIP Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by Cisco Six Key WAN Optimization Criteria Download this Forrester Research whitepaper now and discover three critical factors to consider prior to a WAN optimization deployment. Also, learn the six key criteria for investing in WAN optimization, as well as details on real-world cost savings, benefits, increased productivity and more. Click here! Spotlight Story VoIP, network overhaul brings hospital savings What started out as an upgrade to the phone system at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center became a badly needed network overhaul that lowered costs and included a conversion to VoIP. Read full story Related News: Mobile voice revenue to decline from 2011 Mobile voice service revenues are on a trajectory to reach their peak in 2010, after which they are likely to start declining, according to the latest forecasts from ABI Research. Home networking: How to avoid traffic jams In many households today, broadband Internet connections are used not only for e-mail and Web browsing, but also to stream music and video, play online games and/or perhaps make voice calls using a VoIP service. Desktop video: Hold that thought.... While over half of organizations are using desktop video conferencing, deployments tend to be limited in both number of end-points and usage, Nemertes finds. Rather than replacing voice, desktop video is most often used to augment other video conferencing systems. The broadband gap: Is FCC grabbing for the wrong tool? Columnist Scott Bradner tries to make sense of what the FCC is up to in addressing the broadband service gap in the United States. 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