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Zoom Technologies Inc. announced Thursday it expanded its VoIP hardware line with the shipment of two new analog telephone adapters (ATA)s, models 5801 and 5806. Both models include an FXS port for plugging in one or more legacy telephones.
ATA model 5801 also includes the TelePort, a special FXO (phone line) port with call-routing capabilities that include directing certain outbound calls to the FXO port to provide service providers with compliance with the FCC E911 directive. "Zoom's new ATAs are focused squarely on the needs of Internet Telephone Service providers and their customers, with excellent performance at an extremely competitive price," said Frank Manning, president of Zoom Technologies. "In addition, Model 5801's TelePort feature opens up new markets to service providers with an easily implemented solution to E911. Our new ATAs are also designed for integrators of SIP-based PBX systems, including the popular Asterisk(TM) IP PBX."
Both ATA models feature SIP compatibility, and support for a range of voice codecs including G.711, G.729B, and iLBC. The models also support a variety of telephone services including Call Waiting, Caller ID, Call Transfer, Call Hold, Call forwarding, Distinctive Ringing, and Voice Message Waiting Indication.
The TelePort feature on the 5801 model can connect the FXO port to a local telephone or bridge to a VoIP-based call. Calls coming into the FXO port can ring the FXS-connected telephone or trigger a call-waiting signal when the phones are in use.
Outbound calls dialed by local phones connected to the Model 5801 are routed as directed by the service provider or end-user. The 5801 can route all 911 and emergency alarm calls out the FXO port while routing all other calls over the Internet with VoIP. Alternately, local calls and/or other calls can also be routed out the FXO port based on the initial digits dialed, allowing VoIP service providers to select the type of traffic they service. Routing of calls is handled by the 5801's Web-based interface.
Model 5801 can automatically check whether a 5801 is connected to a phone line with dial tone, and can notify a service provider at appropriate times set by the service provider. The service provider can use this info to confirm FCC compliance or to take appropriate measures if a customer's 5801 is not connected to a working phone line.
Zoom made news back in September when it announced that it expanded its wireless-G product line with the shipment of three new WiFi products, a USB adapter, a PC Card for notebook users, and the AP+2. The AP+2 is a wireless access point which can also be used as a game adapter to provide wireless connectivity for Playstation and Xbox users, and as a repeater to extend the range of a wireless network.
The Zoom Wireless-G products provide effective speeds up to 140 Mbps when communicating with another Zoom Wireless-G device. Zoom Wireless-G products can be used in 802.11b and 802.11g networks, and in mixed networks using both technologies. Because Zoom's Wireless-G products are based on the 802.11 standard, they work well in networks that include products from Belkin, D-Link, Linksys, Netgear, Zoom and other producers of 802.11 products.
Zoom Technologies, Inc.
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Johanne Torres is contributing editor for TMCnet and Internet Telephony magazine. To see more articles by Johanne Torres, please visit Johanne Torres' columnist page.
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