Never fear, Australia; better connection is a possibility.
According to the Eyre Peninsula Tribune recently, in the town of Kimba, South Australia, population 636, Kimba residents have been growing exceedingly frustrated over a lack of reliable phone systems.
“Devices connect and stay connected with good signal but the connectivity drops in and out constantly, sometimes for hours at a time, yet at other times connectivity remains reliable,” journalist Kerri Cliff writes noting that customers who have reported their issues have not been given a reason for the problems.
The issues hit wireless devices using the Next G network and includes Network Gateway (News - Alert) modems, USB modems and also mobile phones that have Internet capability, Cliff notes, recording for posterity at a certain “Kimba correspondent Kerri Cliff” was having connection issues while emailing stories and photos, findint it “frustrating,” asking those so afflicted to “contact Telstra (News - Alert) support.”
As problems like poor call quality run rampant, companies like Tone Software send ready to offer assistance. The voice management solutions company recently announced that it has expanded its partnership with Vectra Corporation, a provider of enterprise management offerings in Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.
Under the agreement, Vectra will resell Tone’s ReliaTel-Streamline Management Solution to provide critical converged communications management capabilities to their financial, retail and government clients throughout the Asia-Pacific enterprise market.
ReliaTel-Streamline’s multi-platform management capabilities and ability to deliver unified, end-to-end visibility and control over converging networks will enhance Vectra’s ability to offer a total enterprise solution that addresses its clients’ needs to manage both the voice and data aspects of their infrastructures.
For Tone Software (News - Alert), the partnership will expand its presence in Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia, providing a strong partner for increasing its market share in the region, and on the world stage.
David Sims is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of David’s articles, please visit his columnist page. He also blogs for TMCnet here.Edited by Carrie Schmelkin