Hotel chain Crowne Plaza has in the past several months completed the implementation of a converged voice and data network at its new Hunter Valley facility.
Cairns City Council has embarked on a telecoms overhaul that will see more than 1,000 users switch to VoIP and could even lead to the adoption of dual-mode Wi-Fi/cellular phones and the deployment of public hotspots.
Perth's Edith Cowan University (ECU) will replace its entire data network over the next 18 months with brand new hardware from equipment vendor Nortel.
A new set of chips from Agere will let manufacturers quickly put together mobile phone handsets that can make cheap phone calls over a Wi-Fi connection.
Melbourne Grammar School (MGS) is expected to complete a rollout of new wireless and Internet Protocol (IP) telephony systems in the next month.
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IT organisations must pay close attention to the readiness of the underlying network infrastructure to ensure the highest level of availability and best possible end-user experience. Additional reading: VoIP Essentials
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