Abstract: A VoIP to wireless gateway, comprising an internet protocol interface, adapted to be connected to a standard data line. Additionally, a data processing unit is connected to the internet protocol interface, includes an audio port assembly and is adapted to sort streams of internet protocol packets from the internet protocol interface and to arrange them into a set of audio signals which are transmitted by way of the audio port assembly, and to do the reverse operation for signals arriving from the audio port assembly. Also, a set of wireless transceivers are communicatively connected to the data processing unit. Also included is a power supply that powers both the data processing assembly and the set of wireless transceivers.

Abstract: A method of connecting a telephone call to a first telephone having a first telephone number that begins with automatically placing the telephone call to a VOIP gateway PABX having a second telephone number. The first telephone number is forwarded to the VOIP gateway PABX and the call is forwarded by way of the VOIP gateway PABX over a least cost route to the first telephone having the first telephone number.

Abstract: A VOIP gateway that includes a web server. The gateway is configured to accept configuration data over the Internet by way of the web server. In one embodiment, the VOIP gateway includes a telephone line connection interface, able to connect to a telephone line that may carry a plurality of channels. The gateway also includes an Internet connection interface and a channel assigner, user configurable to assign a subset of the channels from the telephone line connection interface to telephone calls incoming from the Internet connection interface that are directed to telephone numbers having a shared characteristic.