BT pilots N3 VoIP service in London
NHS trusts in London are being offered free connections to the N3 Local Gateway Service (LGS) as part of a major city-wide pilot. The N3 LGS provides an interface between a local telephone switch and the N3 Voice Core Services Central platform. It enables cost free telephone calls to be placed over the N3 network […]
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Heart of Birmingham to be first VoIP enabled N3 site
The Heart of Birmingham PCT has become the first NHS trust to sign up to BT’s N3 hosted voice service, enabling them to make free on-net calls and cheaper calls to mobile phones. It follows BT’s announcement in July that the N3 network is now voice over internet protocol (VoIP) enabled. The enhancement means that […]
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IT underpins development of NHS Direct
NHS Direct is banking on new technology to help deliver better services and cope with record levels of demand, Joe Fernandez reports.
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Central Middlesex counts benefits of VoIP
Staff at the Central Middlesex Hospital, London, have benefited from a new Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system from Nortel which has helped reduce call charges and system administration, without needing to change any telephone numbers. The hospital, part of the North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, was being redeveloped as part of a Private […]
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Community network for St Helens and Knowsley
St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust have begun deploying a new £4.2m Community of Interest Network (COIN) to link all the healthcare providers in the region. The trust has signed a five year contract with ntl:Telewest Business to provide the community network, which will link 170 sites across the region. Through introducing the new […]
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N3 now VoIP-enabled, BT announces
BT has announced that the N3 network has now been enhanced to carry phone calls using voice over internet protocol technology (VoIP). The enhancement means that NHS trusts will now be able to make free IP phone calls using the N3 Local Gateway Service. N3’s head of marketing, Michael Cole, told EHI: “From day one, […]
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BT’s big mission
In an exclusive interview BT Health’s managing director Patrick O’Connell updates EHI’s Jon Hoeksma how BT is progressing on its three NPfIT contracts.
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Suffolk trusts deploy VoIP over N3 network
Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust and Suffolk Primary Care Trust have deployed a new voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system to be used with a new Cisco unified communications system provided by Cisilion. The new integrated network will operate across the NHS N3 network – the NHS’s private network – linking 200 hospitals, clinics and […]
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Unified communications in healthcare
Single, converged networks supporting IP telephony, videoconferencing, video-on-demand and contact centres offer benefits for healthcare that should not be ignored, argues Cisco’s Terry Espiner.
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CfH developing new voice services for N3
Connecting for Health and N3 have announced that they are developing a series of voice over internet protocol (VOIP) services on the N3 network, due to be launched this spring. Working with users, the two providers are aiming to provide new voices services which will enable users to enhance their existing N3 connection. BT this […]
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