Internet VoIP Technologies
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Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008A few days ago my pal Andy Abramson pulled off a victory by making a VoIP call over Aircell to an airborne plane. I wrote about that here. I do believe VoIP is an unstoppable part of the voice services infrastructure. In that post I said “VoIP is IP. If you can run IP, you can use VoIP. That horse has left the barn.” That statement needs to be qualified a little. First, VoIP can indeed be blocked. It takes some technical savvy and knowhow to do it effectively, but it can be done. And the geekie
There is no such thing as more bandwidth, processing power or acceptance of IP based technologies
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008Tsahi argued that UC, Social Media, Web 2.0 or Phone 2.0 doesn’t really exist. His argument - in the last decade only three things have changed: there’s more bandwidth, more processing power and more acceptance of IP based technologies. Although I tend to agree there is no real revolution here, just evolution, I think the basic assumption - more bandwidth, more processing power, more acceptance - is wrong, or at least should be taken in the right context. Actually, if one is to try and figure
JAJAH turns mobile telephones into translation tools (AFP)
Thursday, August 14th, 2008LAS VEGAS (AFP) - Internet voice telephony firm JAJAH on Thursday launched a first-of-its-kind free service that lets English and Mandarin speakers use mobile telephones to translate conversations. JAJAH Babel is being released in time for the Olympics in Beijing in order to help English-speaking tourists more valuable communicate with people in China. “We are removing the language barrier and providing a valuable service to anyone traveling to Beijing this summer,” said JAJAH co-founder
AT&T U-verse Voice Launches in Columbus - PR Newswire (press release)
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008|
AT&T U-verse Voice Launches in Columbus
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Jun 15, 2008 AT&T U-verse Voice has advanced features that go beyond traditional phone service and many competitors’ offerings, including: — Combined AT&T U-verse Voice … |
Cheap PC gadget for Internet calls selling well - The Associated Press
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008|
Cheap PC gadget for Internet calls selling well
The Associated Press - 19 hours ago Unlike most voice-over-Internet Protocol — or VoIP — providers, YMax is licensed as a phone company in the continental US and operates a wide network of … |
Sigma Systems on Advanced Advertising, SCTE 130 and Advanced IP … - TMC Net
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008|
Sigma Systems on Advanced Advertising, SCTE 130 and Advanced IP …
TMC Net, CT - 9 minutes ago As well, it provides a web portal for SMB customers to manage their phone service remotely. The solution also supports LNP for multiple telephone number … |
Brazoria Telephone Deploys Alcatel-Lucent’s Triple Play Service … - Earthtimes (press release)
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008|
Brazoria Telephone Deploys Alcatel-Lucent’s Triple Play Service …
Earthtimes (press release), UK - 4 hours ago Brazoria Telephone strives for high customer satisfaction in meeting the growing high-speed internet demands of its residential subscribers through … |
Congress Dials Up e911 via VoIP (Broadcasting and Cable)
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008Congress is trying to push through rules of the road for enhanced 911 service on Internet-protocol-enabled voice services before turning its attentions to getting re-elected.
Senate Passes VoIP Emergency-dialing Bill (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008The U.S. Senate passes a bill requiring 911 networks to allow VoIP providers to connect.
Cheap PC gadget for Internet calls selling well
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008What’s the fastest-growing fixed-line phone company in the United States? It’s not Verizon Communications Inc. or AT&T Inc. ??? they’re losing lines. What about cable company Comcast Corp., which is raking in subscribers for its phone service? Even that company is being beaten by a small Palm Beach, Fla., company called YMax Corp., judging by its own figures. You may never have heard of YMax, but you may have noticed the TV ads for its product, the MagicJack, which works with a broadband conn