Wired and wireless ISPs are preparing for a healthy debate over the future of VoIP, WiMAX and other provider issues as ISPCON rolls into Silicon Valley this week. Via [internetnews.com]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: VoIP
VoIP Unplugged, As Wi-Fi Meets Net Phoning
Two major VoIP providers took steps Monday to further unwire Net-based phoning, traditionally a service tethered by wires. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
SBC To Use WiFi Network To Extend Cingular Reach
SBC Communications Inc. will use its growing roster of public Wi-Fi access points as a springboard for Cingular Wireless services, including advanced phones and voice services using Internet technology. Via [reuters.co.uk]… Continue Reading
WLAN And VoIP: A Match Made In Heaven?
Both wireless LAN (WLAN) and VoIP technology are quickly maturing, but mix them together and problems can cascade. The two technologies are hardly meant for each other, but with enough effort and expertise, they can work well together. Via [searchnetworking.techtarget.com]… Continue Reading
Linksys Brings VoIP To European Home Users
Linksys is working with telecoms operators to offer its Voice over IP (VoIP) adaptors to home users in Europe. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
TI Puts VoWLAN In Phone Chip
Chipmaker Texas Instruments (TI) has announced the integration of voice over WLAN with a popular processing architecture it uses in many cellular phones. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Avaya To Resell Dual-mode Motorola Handset For Cellular, WLAN Networks
The Motorola CN620 dual-mode phone is a “good start” for users wanting to roam between cellular and 802.11 networks, but vendors should find some way of making these devices work at public Wi-Fi hotspots, a Canadian research analyst says. Via [itbusiness.ca]… Continue Reading
Businesses Check Out Wi-Fi Phones
Doctors and nurses at Silicon Valley’s El Camino Hospital use Wi-Fi not just to send e-mail, but also to talk to each other. Cutting-edge Wi-Fi phones have replaced pagers and intercoms in many parts of the high-tech hospital. The portable phones, which resemble walkie-talkies, run on new technology that may soon become an alternative to… Continue Reading
Handset Makers Tout Wi-Fi, GSM Roaming Spec
Fourteen mobile phone makers, telcos and others announced their intention to publish specifications that they claim will allow 802.11-equipped handsets to make calls via Wi-Fi hotspots. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi-To-Cellular Roaming Still On Hold
IT managers eager to hear more about forthcoming phones and services that will allow users to roam between Wi-Fi and cellular networks may be in for a long wait. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Netgear, Vonage Gear Up For VoIP
Vonage and Netgear have teamed up to develop broadband telephony products due in time for the holidays, according to sources familiar with the deal. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
‘Push To Talk’ Meets Wi-Fi
Cellular carriers are creating “push to talk” services that travel over Wi-Fi networks, federal regulators say–a move that could expand the one-push cell phone calls to VoIP systems. Via [zdnet.com.com]… Continue Reading
Voice Over WiFi: The Great Disrupter
People who seek anytime, anywhere Internet access face trade-offs between 3G service over cell phones and high-speed WiFi data “hot spots.” Could high-quality phone calls over wireless networks tip the scales in favor of WiFi? Via [technologyreview.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Phones Arrive Early
Cellphone makers plan to release so-called Wi-Fi phones ahead of schedule, bringing new threats and opportunities to wireless carriers and traditional phone service providers. Via [insight.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Voice Over Wi-Fi: Too Green For The Enterprise
Everyone likes to get something for nothing, so the combination of Internet telephony and open wireless access can seem irresistible. Imagine a wireless phone that can work with networks all over the world, without needing a subscription to a service provider. Via [networkmagazine.com]… Continue Reading