Carolina Digital Phone, a leading cloud phone system solution provider for business, schools and government, announced today that it has greatly expanded its call control intelligence capacity due to a major investment in Class 4 and Class 5 softswitches.The investment in NetSapiens' SNAPsolution supports automatic call switching from both end user SIP-based devices (e.g. IADs, enterprise gateways and ATAs), and carrier side SIP-based trunking interfaces (low/high volume TDM trunking gateways and any certified SIP carrier). The added capacity enables Carolina Digital Phone to provide its growing roster of customers with key innovations and additions, including:Enhanced unified communication tools to stay...

Carolina Digital Phone has inked a deal to allow larger footprint and access to over 8,500 rate centers in the US and is using Inteliquent's newly announced Omni features, further simplifying access to next-generation communications services. Read more about Inteliquent's new services at their July 22, Press ReleaseAbout Inteliquent: Inteliquent is a premier interconnection partner for communication service providers of all types. As the nation's highest quality provider of voice and messaging interconnection services, Inteliquent is used by nearly all national and regional wireless carriers, cable companies, and CLECs in the markets it serves, and its network carries approximately 17 billion...

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="400"] Augusta County, Virginia[/caption]/PRESS RELEASE - June 7, 2016/ Carolina Digital Phone, which has more than 15 years of experience serving and solving the communication needs of public sector organizations, credits its change management expertise for successfully completing a major hosted VoIP phone system implementation for the Augusta County Government Center, located in Verona, VA.The implementation, which took several weeks to complete and was part of a procurement process that began in 2015, involved several Augusta County departments and hundreds of employees -- including many of whom had never used hosted VoIP phone system technology, hardware or...

/PRESS RELEASE - April 27, 2016/ Like many IT specialists in the education field, Arapahoe Charter School's (ACS) network administrator Mark Prescott planned to spend the recent Spring Break taking care of some routine maintenance tasks, and enjoying a well-deserved breather after a busy semester. However, when his school's on-site private branch exchange (PBX) suddenly went down, he was forced into action and made a quick-thinking decision that turned a potential nightmare into a triumphant success story: he called cloud solutions provider Carolina Digital Phone.To Mark's amazement, that same afternoon Carolina Digital Phone's CEO Nicky Smith arrived with a team...

Carolina Digital, a leading provider of USAC Category 1 eligible hosted telecommunications for K-12 schools in the Southeast United States, announced that it has been awarded a contract by North Carolina’s Johnson County School System to install a new 4,500 VoIP phone system. Per the agreement, Carolina Digital will utilize the robust and proven unified communications platform powered by Third Lane Technologies, which supports class-leading customization and versatility. The company will also supply staff across Johnson County School System’s 44 schools and handful of administrative offices with leading edge Yealink Network Technology IP phones, which offer more functions and flexibility than a typical...

Carolina Digital sells and supports pfSense security appliance solutions provide reliable, scalable systems that are unmatched in value and performance for your network and hosted VoIP applications. Because there are no required on-going maintenance or license fees, we provide the lowest total cost of ownership with the most security and connection features in the market today. Benefits: Open Source technology - provides the most flexible feature set with no artificial limitations and multiple configuration options at no extra charge Easy to use - intuitive web interface makes it easy to configure your network security preferences without manually editing rule sets or coding ability Powerful hardware...

Yealink a global leader of unified communications has introduced a new entry level IP phone with an affordable price. In quantities over 20 this new phone can be as low as $85/each breaking the price barrier with features only available on IP-based phones twice this price. The new SIP-T40P is Yealink's latest T4 series SIP business phone. Optimised for ease of use and delivering superb sound quality, the SIP-T40P's revolutionary design features 18 on-screen programmable buttons for fast, intuitive call handling. The SIP-T40P, a member of Yealink's new generation T4 series, is a feature-rich SIP phone designed for today's business user. This 3-Line...

We've all been on conference calls. Let's face it, when joining a conference call, we are often distracted by other things. From entering PINs and having the right software to experiencing audio and video issues, there are issues we have all struggled through. Take a few minutes to watch and enjoy this humorous look at what one of these video conference calls would look like in real life. ...

North Carolina State officials approved a second area code for the Piedmont Triad that will overlay the current 336 code. The new area code 743 overlays for the area code will be implemented before all numbers in that area code are exhausted, expected to be in 2016. The North Carolina Utilities Commission announced on Wednesday, August 20th, 2014 that the 743 area code has been approved for use. Local phone providers will provide details later on when the new area code will start, commission officials said. The new area code will mean all local calls will require 10-digit dialing. However, local...

There are pros and cons of both hosted PBX as well as on-premise PBX. There are some fundamental differences to each of the systems and they feature advantages that should be known prior to making a decision on one or the other. The move to an IP-PBX business phone system is beneficial regardless of which system is ultimately chosen. However, there are differences and knowing those leads to a better VoIP phone system and a higher level of satisfaction for the company, employees and even callers. Open source on-premise systems, such as Asterisk, are responsible for driving down costs for VoIP...