VoIP General News

UAE to continue ban on VoIP services

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).

Why Skype and Vonage must die

12 October 2007

Dutch VoIP market grows to 2.37 mln, driven by UPC

10 December 2007

The total Dutch consumer telephony market grew by 39,000 connections during the third quarter of 2007 to 5.69 million, driven by a growing number of Wholesale Line Rental (WLR) users and increased growth for cable VoIP, according to Telecompaper's quarterly update on the Dutch fixed telephony market. The number of WLR customers grew by 103,000 to 283,000 on 30 September 2007. The number of Dutch consumer VoIP subscriptions grew 7.9 percent to 2.37 million.

Web can record your phone calls

18 October 2007

Whether you’re a journalist needing to record an interview, or an irate consumer about to complain to a business, the act of recording your phone calls appears to be in fashion.

Unlike in the US, UK residents are universally allowed to record their conversations for personal use without telling the other party.

ACMA report identifies size of VoIP market in Australia

21 December 2007

Currently 269 VoIP providers in the Australian market

25 VoIP Features That Make Computer Calling Irresistable

01 April 2008

VoIP calling is on the rise. It used to be that Skype was the only service that people were using to place low-cost or no-cost international calls through their computers. But these days there are dozens of providers that can connect you to others using phones that are routed through the Internet. As mobile broadband gets increasingly popular, VoIP is starting to find a new platform on the mobile phone. And as this industry grows, providers need to compete with each other to offer the best calling features at the lowest cost.

Finding The Features That Make VoIP Worthwhile

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.

IT job skills that matter now

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.

10 Reasons VoIP Hasn’t Hit the Mainstream

02 April 2008

VoIP technology has been steadily growing in use over the course of the last five years. As broadband Internet becomes increasingly ubiquitous, more users are finding that it’s easy to place voice calls through their computers. However, the growth of VoIP hasn’t peaked yet. The average person uses both mobile phones and computers on a daily basis but doesn’t yet make use of VoIP technology to streamline their communication.