T-Mobile UK says 'no' to VoIP
09 May 2006
Try it and we may chuck you off the network, warns carrier
T-Mobile UK has taken against Skype and other VoIP applications - at least as far as its new Web 'n' Walk Professional mobile internet access airtime package goes. According to the company's service terms and conditions, it's none too keen on instant messaging either.
Microsoft sets Live Messenger Beta free
09 May 2006
Cutting the cord
Microsoft revealed it will extend its VoIP service to cover 11 countries next week as it made its Windows Live Messenger Beta available for download today.
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Demon does VoIP
05 May 2006
So does Timico
Demon, the ISP owned by Scottish telco Thus, has unveiled details of a broadband voice service aimed at small businesses.
Skype to enable 100-way confusion
03 May 2006
Skype 2.5 beta available now
VoIP fans can download a beta of Skype 2.5 from the firm?s website as of today, though there is no word on when the final version will ship.
Vonage hooks up with The Cloud
26 Apr 2006
VoIP does Wi-Fi
Vonage has inked a deal with Wi-Fi outfit The Cloud to enable its VoIP users to use their service on the move.
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IP telephony goes mainstream
21 Apr 2006
Ch-ch-ch-changes
Small and medium sized enterprises are warming to hosted IP telephony services. Frost & Sullivan (F&S) reports that the North American enterprise IP Telephony end point market hit revenues of $822.8m last year. It estimates that revenues will reach $2.44bn in 2012.
UPC picks Nortel for VoIP
19 Apr 2006
Triple play ahoy!
UPC, part of Liberty International, has chosen Nortel to provide the kit for Voice over Internet Protocol, using cable project.
Skype blows $27m on VoIP firms
12 Apr 2006
Something for the future
Skype - which is "not a telephony replacement service and cannot be used for emergency calling" - has snaffled up two techie VoIP companies.
Is VoIP ready for business?
07 Apr 2006
Concerns over robustness and reliability
Voice communications delivered using IP (VoIP) networks is currently something of a phenomenon. The use of VoIP is rapidly becoming almost as common an occurrence as accessing the internet.
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Skype hit with racketeering charges
28 Mar 2006
StreamCast files RICO case
Skype, the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) provider bought last year by eBay, has been named in a RICO case brought by StreamCast.