Networks First has launched ‘Hummingbird’, an independent service to monitor and maintain the quality of IP telephony. The service allows companies to test and manage the quality on their networks as they provide the correct infrastructure to support real time applications such as VOIP and other dynamic network environments.

Optimising network infrastructure for IP Telephony requires on-going support. Hummingbird is a specialised management and troubleshooting tool which is vendor agnostic. It provides a comprehensive solution for managing, securing, diagnosing and reporting the performance and availability of IP telephony. Ideal for those wishing to test their third party carriers, Hummingbird allows companies to constantly monitor the health of their networks to ensure high call quality.

The service simplifies IP telephony management by allowing all applications and solutions to be managed from a single integrated console. It also maximises network performance and availability by creating alerts for any existing or potential problems in the IP telephony environment. These alerts are accessed in real-time via a secure, managed VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection from the customer’s network, allowing the Network Operations Centre at Networks First to respond quickly and effectively to any loss in quality.