Broadband Bob's IP PulseWeekly B2B VoIP newsletter tracking the latest developments in the IP telephony marketplacehttp://www.iptelephony.orgMon, 17 Dec 2007 15:29:08 GMTVoIP to the Rescue for Emergency Respondershttp://www.iptelephony.org/cgi-bin/Site/Pages.pl?Selection=ViewNews&nlIdNum=1&isIdNum=670&stIdNum=1Story by Charlotte Wolter[BR][BR]Though VoIP has been challenged to comply with the traditional e911 system, the same cannot be said for new systems designed to provide seamless communication for first responders and emergency services, even when communication infrastructure has been widely destroyed by monstrosities such as a hurricanes.Dutch Government Taps Mitel for Nationwide VoIPhttp://www.iptelephony.org/cgi-bin/Site/Pages.pl?Selection=ViewNews&nlIdNum=1&isIdNum=670&stIdNum=2Story by Charlotte Wolter[BR][BR]Mitel Networks has been chosen by the government of The Netherlands for a[BR]six-year contract to deploy voice over IP to more than 50,000 phones in 96[BR]divisions of the government.Brinksmanship at the FCChttp://www.iptelephony.org/cgi-bin/Site/Pages.pl?Selection=ViewNews&nlIdNum=1&isIdNum=670&stIdNum=3Story by Charlotte Wolter[BR][BR]The last-minute unanimous vote on Dec.NexTone and Reef Point Morph to NextPointhttp://www.iptelephony.org/cgi-bin/Site/Pages.pl?Selection=ViewNews&nlIdNum=1&isIdNum=670&stIdNum=4Story by Charlotte Wolter[BR][BR]One of the most enduring companies on the VoIP scene, NexTone, has merged with and Reef Point Systems, a provider of mobile access gateways, to form NextPoint Networks.