VoIP News Archive

26 September 2007

TeleGeography is reporting that The Netherlands’ consumer fixed line telephony market grew by 2,000 connections in the second quarter of this year, bringing their total to 5.999 million. During the same time period, the total number of Dutch consumer VoIP subscriptions rose 7.1% to 2.2 million.

04 October 2007

3 is thought to be working on a Skype mobile, which will give the VoIP service more presence on mobiles.

A spokesperson for 3 said the operator and a "leading internet communications company are working together to produce a exciting new product to make free internet calls completely mobile". The unnamed company is widely expected to be Skype.

3 is not releasing any further details on the product.

20 October 2007

Lots of talk about unified communications this week, thanks to Microsoft. But what CIOs really need to know is which feature will cause fellow execs to utter these words: "For that feature alone it's worth doing this system." I've got two examples.

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13 December 2007

Voice calls over the internet have migrated onto Apple's new iPod and iPhone products through a new application created by VoIP technology developer Raketu.

Owners of the iPhone and iPod Touch can now use their device's web browser to make a connection over the web that allows them to talk to other people around the world.

Using the scheme means that international calls can be essentially free, although a monthly subscription fee to Raketu is required.

04 December 2007

I'm hearing more about new kinds of attacks on LANs, such as voice-over-IP attacks or exploits that use printers as a source of attack. How can LAN security help me prevent those attacks?

31 December 2007

Experts are predicting that VoIP telephony solutions stand to benefit from advances in the UK's broadband network.

The Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) said that as demand for high-quality online TV grows, broadband providers will increasingly warm to the idea of upgrading their connections.

Countries such as South Korea, France and Germany have already begun investing in ultra-fast 100 megabit broadband networks, capable of streaming up to a dozen high-definition TV channels.

10 February 2008

10 March 2008

United Arab Emirates (UAE) will continue its ban on software programme Skype and other services based on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), a low-cost web-based communication technology, the Gulf News reported Monday. VoIP services will be allowed only through the two licensed operators in the country, Etisalat and Du, said Mohammad N. Al Ganem, director general of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA).

11 May 2008

Millions of mobile users can wave goodbye to hefty bills for international calls thanks to a new service. But how good is it?

A new mobile phone service that allows users to chat with friends in China for the price of calling their local takeaway sounds too good to be true. Last month, however, such an application was launched as a free download available to almost anyone with a modern 3G phone.

25 September 2007

Being the busy, frugal SMB IT professional that you are, you’re always looking for ways to do things quicker and cheaper. When it comes to phone service, that might mean switching to VoIP. 

After all, VoIP is generally easier to manage and less expensive than traditional landline service. What you sacrifice in call quality, your reasoning goes, you more than make up for in setup time and cost.