15 November 2007

Broadband is about to get ``naked'' in a move that may further reduce dependence on the traditional fixed-line telephone.

iiNet announced it will be the first internet service provider in Australia to offer broadband ADSL2+ (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) without the need for a telephone service, also known as Naked DSL.

This means customers will not have to pay for a fixed line rental just to keep their ADSL connection going.

17 October 2007

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) — MySpace and Skype announced Tuesday they are meshing social networking with Internet telephony, creating the largest voice-connected online community on Earth.

The partnership comes as MySpace rival Facebook gains ground and Internet telephony pioneer Skype struggles for ways to profit from the technology.

Skype will craft its voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) into MySpace instant messaging software worldwide by December, letting website members easily call each other's computers free of charge.

01 November 2007

Voice over IP is a dream concept for companies and organisations all over the world. With voice calls being sent over the internet, money can be saved on long-distance calls and intra-office calls.

VoIP can also help companies economise through managing only one converged data network instead of separate voice and data lines and it can also bring multimedia services to the desktop, in some cases improving customer service.

20 November 2007

A Google-Skype partnership would make sense on some levels because the companies have teamed up on some major issues.

20 December 2007

All business. That's what network professionals need to be in 2008 if they want to have the most profound impact at their companies.

14 January 2008

Now that traditional ad supported video is losing ground via DVR fast-forward, wouldn't it be great if the ad-supported model could be migrated to one of cable's new services?

25 February 2008

Having blown the $26 million that Seven Network pumped in when it took a 33 percent stake in 2006,   VoIP provider Engin has terminated its ambitious triple play intentions and is asking shareholders for another $8.4m just to keep it in business.

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28 March 2008

About five years ago, when few had heard of Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) as an alternative to the dominance of the big telephone companies, the promises of dramatically lower long distance charges and more features seemed almost too good to be true.

Initially, it was. Conversations either lagged or sounded like they were routed through a toilet bowl, while calls were mysteriously dropped. It all served to underline the telecoms' assertion that VoIP wasn't yet mature enough for business or consumers.

02 October 2007

eBay is cutting more than a third of the price it agreed to pay for Skype VoIP service.

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc said on Monday it would cut as much as $1.2 billion off the $4.3 billion potential price it agreed to pay for Web-based phone-calling service Skype two years ago.

17 October 2007

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has urged VoIP service providers to enable users to access the triple zero emergency call number.

ACMA chairman Chris Chapman reported that currently is little consumer awareness that some VoIP services currently have limited or no connectivity to triple zero.

"It is important that consumers understand the choices on offer and the differences between different types of VoIP services and more traditional telephone services."