Videophone service coming for $30 a month using Grandstream

An IP-based videophone service called GlobalLinx will launch in the U.S. in the second quarter, offering a $200 videophone and $30 monthly service for consumers and businesses. The service, from privately held 5Linx Enterprises Inc. in Rochester, N.Y., will rely on interconnection agreements with other carriers plus a voice-over-IP network that 5Link owns and operates with facilities in New York and Atlanta, 5Linx officials said. GlobalLinx will use videophones from Grandstream Networks Inc. in Brookline, Mass., and has already purchased 5,000 videophones for use in the U.S. and for a February launch in Sweden, where the brand name will be 5LinxGlobal, officials from both companies said. Click Here to Continue Reading