Fusion to Introduce VoIP Services In Jordan

Fusion, a New York-based provider of voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP) products and services, has signed an agreement for an exclusive license to offer Efonica VoIP services in Jordan. Fusion said it has longstanding local distribution partnerships in the region. Fusion Jordan will offer customized premium Efonica VoIP service plans. Efonica enables callers to use their existing landline or mobile telephone numbers from any combination of PCs, Internet phones and regular phones (with a SIP adapter) connected to either a wireless, broadband or dialup Internet connection. The service was introduced incorporating Fusion's Internet Area Code, which is used to verify phone numbers registered to Efonica subscribers.

Published: November 2006

Glossary

fusion: 1. The combination of the effects of two or more stimuli in any given sense to form a single sensation. With respect to vision, the perception of continuous illumination formed by the rapid successive presentation of light flashes at a specified rate. 2. The transition of matter from solid to liquid form. 3. With respect to atomic or nuclear fusion, the combination of atomic nuclei, under extreme heat, to form a heavier nucleus.
photonics: The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...