A proposal would require that voice over Internet Protocol providers enable calls to emergency services. The U.K.’s telecommunications regulator, the Office of Communications, has since mandated that such access must be made available by September 2008.
Leading VoIP providers, such as Skype, disagree with such proposals, arguing that VoIP is a complement to, rather than a […]
Vonage’s first patent lawsuit loss came back in March and was something of a stunner. Verizon Communications had sued the VoIP juggernaut over alleged infringement on seven patents, and though only three of them were found to have been infringed upon, the die was cast for a year in which Vonage also was sued by […]
Demand for consumer VoIP in Canada is surging a survey of retailers says. The survey showed one of 12 Canadians is using a VoIP service and predicts the strong growth to continue as consumer costs fall for devices because of the strong Canadian dollar.
“The demand for VoIP has not only been overwhelming for service providers, […]
Britain has joined the U.S. to mandate the enabling of emergency calls from U.K.-based VoIP services. The new rules formulated by telco regulator Ofcom will come into effect Sept. 8 and follow a survey that showed 78 percent of VoIP users couldn’t access emergency numbers, or were unsure if they could.
The new rules will apply […]
Verizon Business continues to enhance its VoIP services and network capabilities with the needs of business customers in mind. Yesterday it announced expanded IP trunking that will allow large enterprise customers to deploy a wider range of IP PBXes and take advantage of shared trunking and other capabilities. The carrier also announced that Ethernet now […]
PC Magazine has a telling survey on VoIP reliability and user issues in the US market. According to their latest “Trustworthy Tech” survey nearly one in three VoIP customers required tech support for their service. To be precise the industry average was 29 percent with their readers favorite, Cablevision’s Optimum, also having the lowest support […]
VeriSign reportedly is planning to sell many of its telecom assets to focus on its traditional core businesses of Internet domain handling and secure transaction processing.
Earlier in this decade, VerSign embarked on an aggressive acquisition binge that may have been equaled only by the M&A-happy firms Cisco Systems and Level 3 Communications. That got the […]
Virtual phone system supplier RingCentral on Oct. 9 will further extend its online calling service with the new DigitalLine voice over IP offering.
RingCentral targets small businesses looking to have the features of a PBX or key system without having to buy, install and maintain such a system themselves. The new DigitalLine VOIP capability extends […]
3CX, a promoter of a windows based VOIP PBX for Windows, has teamed with InPhonex, a provider of internet telephony services and infrastructure. The companies together will supply a integrated end-to-end business grade solution using VOIP/ SIP technologies.
“As IP Telephony gains momentum, it is essential for providers to be able to offer a VOIP […]
Users of VoIP operator Jajah will be able to opt-in to an advertising voice service from the end of this month and earn credits and cash while using the phone.The ads will come from an advertising network Oridian Online Media Solutions and earnings from an audio ad played while the call is being initiated are […]
