VoIP glitch leaves users cut off
22 Aug 2007
Failure to communicate
Users of IP telephony service VoIP.co.uk were unable to place calls outside the company's network on Monday due to a technical glitch.
Patch Tuesday update triggered Skype outage
20 Aug 2007
Mass reboot exposes VoIP network stability bug
Skype has blamed last week's prolonged outage on the effects of Microsoft's Patch Tuesday.
Some Skypers get reconnected, but most still offline
17 Aug 2007
Trad telcos laugh all the way to the weekend
Some users, albeit far from a majority, are happily reporting they're now able to successfully reconnect to Skype following a problem which earlier this week floored the VoIP service.
Skype hangs up on users
16 Aug 2007
Worldwide connection problems
Updated: Skype's peer-to-peer technology appears to be to blame for a large-scale network outage, with users around the world experiencing connection problems.
Vonage works around Verizon patents
09 Aug 2007
But customers stay away
Vonage is still smarting from that legal tete-a-tete with Verizon, but after throwing together a trio of patent workarounds, it's confident that a full recovery is on the way.
VoIP services must offer 999, says Ofcom
26 Jul 2007
Calls for regulatory framework
Ofcom today proposed that all VoIP phone services allowing users to make calls to ordinary phone numbers must also offer access to make 999 emergency calls.
Official: BlackBerry gets Wi-Fi, VoIP
18 Jul 2007
32GB memory card support too
The rumours were true. Research In Motion (RIM) has officially confirmed its development of the BlackBerry 8820, the first handset in its history to feature built-in Wi-Fi connectivity. It also supports Micro SDHC memory cards.
Nokia swallows Skype on tablet deal
11 Jul 2007
N800 model coughs up wireless calls
Nokia has made Skype telephone services available via its N800 internet tablet.
ASA slaps Vonage over price comparison ads
04 Jul 2007
Unfair to BT
VoIP provider Vonage unfairly compared its own prices to BT's in regional newspaper adverts, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.
Mobile industry group leaps into VoIP debate
28 Jun 2007
Industry body calls for customer awareness
The Open Mobile Terminal Alliance, a mobile-phone industry body which counts Orange, Vodafone, T-Mobile and 3 amongst its membership, has published guidance for network operators and handset manufacturers on provisioning and maintaining VoIP settings on new handsets.