Nominet, the national registry for .uk domain names, has announced that ENUM, a registry service combining UK telephone numbers and the Domain Name System (DNS) for VoIP calls, is live. ENUM, also known as Telephone Number Mapping, is expected to allow companies and their customers and suppliers to make free or cheaper calls.

In addition to the cost savings, other value-added features that ENUM is expected to provide for corporate communications include 'follow me' type function that will allow an individual to choose how (voice, fax, mobile, email, text messaging, location-based services and websites), and when they would like to be contacted throughout the day.

Updates:  UPDATED Mar 13, 2009 2:48 PM PDT
U.K. VoIP users to get better connected Network World, Mar.13.2009

Related topics: DNS, Registry Services, Enum, Telecom, VoIP