Two years ago, the CZ.NIC Association launched the operation of the ENUM system. This system allows for the transmission of regular telephone calls over the Internet ensuring that the caller does not have to pay minute charges for the effective calls.
"Although ENUM and Internet calling offer a number of advantages as
compared with traditional telephony, IP telephony still remains the
domain of technically skilled users or companies. However, the market
situation and conditions have been gradually changing in favour of
Internet calling, not only due to the fact that companies and
households have been considering the best ways of saving their money,
because the price represents only one of the many advantages of
Internet calling. New mobile phones capable of calling over the
Internet have been introduced on the market, fast Internet connection
has been spreading, and users are no longer put off by biased
information on IP telephony. All of these factors will cause a decisive
change similar to the change introduced by the Internet in other
fields," said Pavel Tůma, Project Manager of ENUM Technology in the
Czech Republic, and he adds: ”In the near future, a mark that should
indicate whether a particular product or a service is fit for Internet
calling, will be introduced based on international cooperation. This
mark will make it easier for those who are interested to orientate
themselves in the market offer and thus facilitate the switch-over to
IP telephony.”
What does ENUM offer
ENUM allows for the use of advantages of Internet calling even when
making regular calls, so that if the called number is available using
IP telephony, the call will be transmitted over the Internet, instead
of landline or mobile telephone network. Unlike in the case of these
networks the transmission of calls over the Internet is free-of-charge
(or only for the price of the Internet connection). Information on the
function of the ENUM technology and on the possibilities of its use for
individuals, companies as well as operators are available on the
Internet address enum.nic.cz.
ENUM in the Czech Republic
CZ.NIC Association launched the commercial operation of the domain name
registry of the ENUM system on 22 January 2007. ENUM domains are
registered by 21 registrars, and ENUM is supported by the networks of
telecommunication operators IPEX, CL-NET and NETWAY. In Europe, ENUM is
currently used by Austria, Germany, Poland, Finland, Romania, the
Netherlands, Great Britain and Ireland.
This CZ.NIC news release was sourced from www.nic.cz/page/625/enum-is-celebrating-two-years-of-its-commercial-operation/.
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