Powernet, the UK’s oldest business broadband provider, has launched ViBE, a ‘game-changing’ IP telephony solution, which removes critical Quality of Service (QoS) obstacles that prevent widespread VoIP adoption. ViBE uses innovative bandwidth optimisation technology that enables at least 60 concurrent business quality calls over an average UK ADSL connection, with minimal impact on data traffic. Powernet is actively looking for resellers for the product.

This breakthrough technology removes the QoS problems associated with VoIP implementations and slashes connectivity costs to offer businesses a scalable and affordable IP solution.  It also brings within reach the possibility of a wholly VoIP-powered call centre on a single ADSL connection for the first time.

Tony Tugulu, CEO at Powernet said: “VoIP often gets a bad press in the business community as too many providers are offering a service that is unreliable, absurdly limited in concurrent users or prohibitively expensive. ViBE is a real game changer because it resolves these issues in a single stroke, leading to dramatic cost savings, increased convenience and reliability.”

Traditionally, competition between voice and data traffic has made it difficult to guarantee business-quality calls over an ADSL broadband connection.  ViBE overcomes this problem by giving priority to voice packets over any kind of connection (ADSL, Ethernet, Satellite or even 3G) whilst maintaining optimum voice quality and supporting multiple concurrent calls without any compromise to data transfer rates.