A new study suggests it will be a number of years before Wi-Fi phones, supposedly a revolutionary telephone technology, manage to fulfill expectations. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: VoIP
WiFi Could Hit Phone Operators
An analyst firm has warned that increased deployment and aggressive pricing of WiFi wireless LANs could wipe out up to $12bn of profits for US operators. Via [electronicsweekly.com]… Continue Reading
WiMAX Gains Traction But Needs VoIP
WiMAX, or Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, is becoming a force in the wireless access arena, at least in parts of the world, reports In-Stat. By 2008, worldwide sales for WiMAX equipment will be billions of dollars, but over half of it will be for Customer Premise Equipment. WiMAX, a new form of Broadband Wireless… Continue Reading
Voice The ‘Killer App’ For Wireless LANs
Voice is the application most likely to drive the popularity of wireless LANs in the enterprise and beyond, according to new research. Via [networks.silicon.com]… Continue Reading
Vonage Announces WiFi Phone Release
New Jersey-based VoIP provider Vonage announced today that it will soon be offering its subscribers a WiFi telephone that can be used to make calls over the internet at WiFi-enabled homes and public hot-spots. Via [voxilla.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-LAN, Quintum Team On Wireless VOIP
Wi-LAN Inc., the Calgary, Alberta-based vendor of fixed wireless broadband services, has tapped media gateway maker Quintum Technologies Inc. as its integration partner for its voice-over-IP services. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
The Challenges Of Integrating Cellular And Wi-Fi Networks
With services like those from Vonage, a user has to carry two phones, one for the Wi-Fi network and another for the cellular one. In response, handset vendors are developing integrated devices. Initially, these new dual-mode devices are expected to come with a high price tag. Via [technewsworld.com]… Continue Reading
Azimuth Systems Launches VoWLAN Test Platform
Wireless-network test-system developer Azimuth Systems today launched a benchmark test platform for testing VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) in Wi-Fi settings. The company claims that the W-Series wireless-LAN test platform validates both VoWLAN handsets and Wi-Fi infrastructure gear. Via [edn.com]… Continue Reading
Wireless Combines With VoIP To Allow Internet Phone Calls
First there was Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, that nifty way for computer users to make free calls machine-to-machine anywhere in the world. Then came services like Skype and Vonage that, for a fee, let calls generated by a computer or a specially equipped phone connect to regular landline or mobile phones. Via [msnbc.msn.com]… Continue Reading
Net2Phone Rolls Out Wi-Fi VoIP Service, Handset
Net2Phone announced a new handset that lets users connect by Wi-Fi to the company’s VoiceLine IP telephony service. Via [commweb.com]… Continue Reading
Dual Wi-Fi, 3G Phone Ships In Japan
When DoCoMo announced its dual mode, Wi-Fi and 3G handset, the N900iL (from NEC) back in July, it kept pretty quiet about the fact that it actually uses Linux instead of Symbian. The INQ only discovered this when searching for a picture of the handset now it’s shipping. Linux is not mentioned in the tech… Continue Reading
BT Wifi Phone To Slash Mobile Bills
BT plans to launch a Wifi-enabled mobile phone next year that will allow people to make cheap international calls from wireless hotspots across the world using Voice over IP (VoIP). Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Internet Calling May Go Wireless As Cellphone Firms Seek To Tap In
A decision by the Federal Communications Commission today to solidify the exemption of Internet calling from certain regulations could also cause tumult in the cellphone industry. Via [online.wsj.com]… Continue Reading
Voice Over WiFi Ready To Emerge
The conditions are right for the widespread emergence of consumer voice over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) products, reports ABI Research in a new study. Via [cmpnetasia.com]… Continue Reading
Scitec Unveils IP-PBX And IP Centrex Systems And WiFi Networking System
Scitec, known primarily for its line of telephones, has added IP-PBX and IP-Centrex systems and indoor/outdoor WiFi networking systems to its product portfolio. Via [commweb.com]… Continue Reading