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Topic: VOIP services

VOIP services News

07 December 2007

Ofcom rules that VoIP must do emergency calls

By Tom Jowitt, Techworld

The UK telecoms regulator has, as expected, ruled that customers must be able to call the emergency services using voice over IP (VoIP). Read more...

999 calls could leave VoIP for dead: 17 Oct 07
VoIP still suffering from audio delay: 04 Oct 07
FaceTime goes unified for Web 2.0: 13 Sep 07
Ofcom to force VoIP firms to support 999: 27 Jul 07
T-Mobile blocks VoIP rival's calls: 19 Jun 07
Vodafone faces legal action over VoIP blocking: 01 May 07
Cisco and Apple start iPhone integration: 19 Apr 07

VOIP services Insight

17 July 2007

Truphone case - T-Mobile presses the legal red button

By Peter Judge, Techworld

T-Mobile has been told to connect to VoIP operator Truphone. But the implications may be much more far-reaching. Read more...

The war of indoor wireless: 31 Jan 07
Could the enterprise beat the carriers to convergence?: 27 Nov 06
UMA in femtocells - last gasp or final frontier?: 23 Sep 06
Testing VoIP for holes: 24 Jul 06
How can we make Voice over Wi-Fi work?: 15 Dec 05
VoIP may be vulnerable to barrage of threats, part 2: 11 Nov 05
How VoIP became dull: 21 Sep 05

VOIP services Briefings

07 November 2007

All you need to know about Google's Android

By Tom Spring, PC World

For Android to succeed, Google will have to build a head of steam behind it, and get operators and application builders to accept it. Read more...

IMS: Panacea, or telco conspiracy?: 17 Mar 06
The basics of PBX signalling: 09 Jun 04

VOIP services Interviews

25 August 2005

Skype expands its IM plans

By John Blau, IDG News Service

Why is Skype pushing IM harder, and what about those acquisition rumours? We asked the co-founder. Read more...

VOIP services Whitepapers

28 September 2007

VoIP-News: Premise IP-PBX Checklist

By Tippit

This checklist organizes all of the basic information about your current situation that you'll need to effectively negotiate with a premise PBX provider - like the number of locations you have that need VoIP services, your current broadband connection details and your projected budget. With this information, you can lay out your business requirements up front, thoroughly assess trade-offs and prepare for future possibilities. Read more...

Upgrading the Next-generation Network Part II: 11 Apr 07

VOIP services Product Reviews

11 April 2007

Netgear SPH200D cordless/Skype phone

By John E. Dunn, Techworld

List price: £100 (inc VAT) approx; $150
Pros: Makes Skype accessible without a PC; Dual-mode operation means it works with PSTN too; better than average build and call quality.
Cons: Annoying ring styles; Not especially cheap Read more...

D-Link DVA-G3340S Wi-Fi VoiP Internet access device: 19 Feb 07
Truphone Mobile VoIP (beta): 09 Oct 06
Vonage F1000 UTStarcom Wi-Fi phone: 30 Aug 06
Fritz!Box VOIP WLAN DSL router: 01 Aug 06
ActionTec Phone Wizard: 24 Oct 05

VOIP services Case Studies

29 June 2006

Managing VOIP effectively

By Denise Dubie, Network World

Network managers running voice applications across their IP networks require more tools than you might think necessary, to keep them on top of all the possible problems and metrics. Read more...

Wireless help to the homeless: 28 Feb 06
What customers want in this new year (part 2): 18 Jan 06
Builder uses four flavours of wireless: 29 Nov 05

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