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Featured Asterisk Articles
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Asterisk Technical Information
Whether you’re new to Asterisk or have been using Asterisk for years, these technical articles are sure to help you learn more about Asterisk.
- Anatomy of an Open Source Phone System
- Asterisk Dial Plan Basics
- Hardware Echo Cancellation – Digium Versus Sangoma
Asterisk Hardware
Finding the right VoIP hardware for Asterisk can be difficult. This month the VoIP Insider recommends the following Asterisk hardware:
Last Asterisk News
Digium Announces Asterisk SCF
Nothing like kicking off Astricon with a bang!
In what is becoming a yearly tradition at Astricon, Digium announced it’s latest open source innovation Asterisk SCF.
Asterisk SCF or Asterisk Scalable Communications Framework is an open platform for telephony developers to create voice, video and text applications that require [...]
Open Source PBX Comparisons
So if you have been following my previous posts on open source software and hardware requirements, you are well aware that you have many options to choose from when choosing to go with an open sourced based PBX for your solution. Since one of its core features is…well…unlimited possibilities, you have many areas to consider, [...]
Read moreOpen Source Telephony Software
When it comes to VoIP and telephony, many customers are realizing the added benefits of using open-source operating systems and telephony software to administer and maintain a fully functional, feature rich, and productive phone system. The term open-source is used very loosely but in short, describes a VoIP Phone system that is based entirely on [...]
Read moreOpen Source PBX Requirements
In my last post we covered the many options that are available for open-source telephony software. But open source telephony software isn’t all you need to consider.
You also need to take a look at the hardware you’ll be using with your open source PBX. And there are many factors that go into determining what type [...]
Xorcom Astribanks Now Available
PSTN Connectivity and Failover Solution For Asterisk
Open source based VoIP and telephony solution continue to grow in popularity with businesses of all sizes.
Blending flexibility with low cost, open source based systems have enabled many a business to take advantage of the greater benefits of IP communications. Though, flexible, low cost and packed with features, open [...]
Using Polycom SoundPoint IP Phones with Asterisk PBX
Most or our readers are likely familiar with Asterisk Open Source PBX, but for those of you who aren’t, Polycom has recently put together an easy to follow technical bulletin on using their SoundPoint IP Phones with Asterisk.
This document covers all the basics of integrating Polycom IP phones with your Asterisk PBX. Key topics covered [...]