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In the November/December edition of our VoIP roundup, we look at snom’s new D7 expansion module, Microsoft’s decision to replace Lync, net neutrality in the UK and USA, IP telephony’s forty years and also discuss our new website.

In the October edition of our VoIP roundup, we look at the positive future of VoIP, recap snom’s latest case study, check out the release of Asterisk 13 and Ericsson’s WebRTC browser “Bowser” as well as Microsoft’s decision to add built-in Skype calls to IE.

PackNet will be exhibiting at the upcoming Salford Business Expo at AJ Bell Stadium on Thursday 16 October.

In the September edition of our VoIP roundup, we look at Jeff Pulver’s thoughts on Net Neutrality, check out the upcoming release of Asterisk 13 and the Gigaset Maxwell 10, snom’s cameo appearance in Edge of Tomorrow, Skype’s iOS 8 optimisation and the iPhone 6’s WiFi handoff feature.

This month, leading VoIP handset manufacturers snom announced the arrival of their first DECT phone range. Including the M65 IP DECT phone, the M700 multi-cell base station and the M5 DECT repeater, the innovative new range has been developed to satisfy the needs of millions of business users who require on-site mobility.

In the August edition of our VoIP roundup, we look at the UK Government’s reasons to switch off the copper telelphone network, recap FreePBX World at ITEXPO, Yealink’s announcement that they will present at the Cloud Partners Expo and Viber’s Hold & Talk finally coming to Windows Phone 8.

A report by Ofcom this month suggests that the rise of 4G and superfast broadband technologies are encouraging the use of VoIP and public Wi-Fi services. The report names VoIP as one of the main trends in today’s telecoms market.

In the July edition of our VoIP roundup, we look at ITSPA’s new security recommendations, how the Tour de France helped boost Yorkshires communications networks, Yealink’s announcement of a new global R&D centre and finally take a look at Silent Circle encrypted VoIP.

At the end of June, new legislation was introduced by the UK government allowing all employees the right to request flexible working if they have been working for a company for over 6 months.

In the June edition of our VoIP roundup, we look at the results of a recent SIP study, the first smartphone built to maximise security, snom’s announcement of a new CEO, recap WebRTC Conference and Expo IV and finally, the news that Viber reached 100 million concurrent users.