voip - ip telephony in news
VoIP on the up and up in US
News After years of uncertainty and regulatory hiccups, many telephony companies are readying voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology, the research firm said. Cable's push into VoIP will help it grab nearly 10 per cent of the local telephony... [31 Aug 2004]
Vonage buddies up with WiMax provider
News With almost 800,000 subscribers, Vonage is among the leading providers of net telephony, also known as voice over Internet Protocol (or VoIP), which is a method used to digitise phone calls, then route them over the internet. [03 Aug 2005]
Skype swats "massive" outage bug
News Skype has fixed a software bug that made the internet telephony service almost unusable for two days last week. The VoIP company, which is owned by eBay, admitted that the majority of its users had been unable to access the service between last... [20 Aug 2007]
Ofcom: VoIP must allow emergency calls
News VoIP telephony providers will have to enable customers to make calls to the emergency services, following a ruling by Ofcom. All VoIP providers who connect to the UK's public switched telephone network (PSTN) will have to modify or upgrade their... [07 Dec 2007]
VoIP investment over the hill?
News The question of how long venture capital firms can sustain their fervour for the net phone industry has been raised despite a fresh $200m investment into Vonage - the largest one-time venture round since 2000, according to the New Jersey VoIP... [09 May 2005]
VoIP smuggled into Latin America
News Technology rebels in Latin America are finding a way around government crackdowns on Net telephony with a little help from friends and relatives from the north, says Jose Otero, a Latin American telephone consultant. [03 Aug 2004]
VoIP is a threat to wireless security
News Security standards for mobile computing and telephony have recently improved, analyst group Gartner claimed on Monday, but while service providers have strengthened the security of mobile internet and email connections, customers are going to have... [18 Apr 2005]
SMEs get helping hand to swot up on VoIP
News The DTI has issued a guide on for SMEs not yet in the know about internet telephony to help small companies find out how VoIP could save them cash. VoIP is shaping up to be the next big thing to hit telecoms and now even the Department of Trade and... [23 Nov 2004]
Google sniffs around VoIP conference
News Services based on VoIP have seen rapid growth in the past year, thanks in part to rates that are typically below what traditional phone services charge. Among the announcements at VON, AOL said it plans to unveil a VoIP service in the next month... [09 Mar 2005]
Skype plugs VoIP-for-Mac flaw
News Skype on Tuesday issued an update that fixes a serious security flaw in its internet telephony software for Apple's Mac OS X. The VoIP provider, part of online auction giant eBay, deems the issue "high" risk. [04 Oct 2006]
Brits don't do VoIP or IPTV
News The UK has been slow to adopt new services such as VoIP and IPTV compared to other countries, research from telecoms watchdog Ofcom reveals. Only 0.4 per cent of UK consumers subscribe to either IPTV or VoIP, making Brits among the slowest to catch... [30 Nov 2006]
Telcos told 'you're no better than the gas board'...
News Ironically it was the incumbents' provision of broadband bandwidth which has brought about the most rapid period of decline due to convergence and the arrival of free, or very low cost internet telephony (VoIP), said Singleton. [28 Feb 2005]
Microsoft dives into unified comms
News Microsoft will likely dominate the desktop, and Cisco has already proven that it's strong on the infrastructure side, selling roughly half of the VoIP-enabled telephony lines. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and Business Division president Jeff... [17 Oct 2007]
The home phone as we know it is dead
News Companies have made other types of cheap telephony available and cable companies haven't got a great incentive to launch VoIP as their traditional telecoms business is mature. Two reports by JupiterResearch have found the traditional PSTN phones... [15 Jun 2006]
The Cloud offers "affordable" wi-fi
News This is due to the dramatic difference in cost between internet telephony and GSM usage, as well as the development of wi-fi-enabled VoIP handsets. Sarin also suggested the new tariffs would stimulate VoIP demand among businesses. [03 May 2006]
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