VOIP from the southern sky (through DirectTV)
Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com
Expect a new advertisement in your TV, DirectTV has entered a Pilot program to test delivery of VOIP, IP Telephony via it’s satellite service. With the competition from Phone and Cable companies offering bundles that consists of TV, PHONE and Broadband, DirecTV needs to find new avenues to retain it’s customers.
The joint venture, called DirecPath, will use voice over Internet Protocol equipment from Vistula Communications Services to run a six-month pilot program of the technology. If the trial goes well, voice services could be expanded to a larger portion of DirecPath’s customers, Vistula said in a statement.
DirecPath was formed by DirecTV and Hicks in May to provide bundled services such as broadband Internet access, phone service and video to multiple dwelling units (MDUs) and gated-community residents across the United States. DirecTV has formed partnerships with phone companies Verizon Communications, Qwest Communications International and BellSouth to sell a bundle of broadband, telephony and TV services to single-family homes.
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