By Sharla Sikes
Mobile VoIP gains another toehold in Europe as Vyke announces its plans to provide customers with access to VoIP calling services from any hotspot operated by The Cloud Networks Ltd.
The Cloud operates 9,000 WiFi hotspots in the United Kingdom and abroad, located in many public venues and 16 “high density metropolitan [...]

By Sharla Sikes
Vonage and Verizon continue to battle in a patent dispute brought by Verizon. The communications giant claims Vonage infringed upon three of Verizon’s patents, and in March a jury agreed and awarded Verizon $58 million plus royalties. Further, U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton barred Vonage from signing up new customers. The appeals [...]

By Sharla Sikes
For businesses utilizing VoIP for their telecommunications needs, monitoring tools can be a handy little item to keep things running smoothly.
Branch offices are one area many companies can benefit from using VoIP. The flexibility and functionality of VoIP make it attractive, but also require a little bit of babysitting to perform at its [...]

By Sharla Sikes
fring now offers a VoIP application that is available on all Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6.0 series devices, including Windows Mobile phones and pocket PCs as well as some 20 models of Nokia phones.
fring’s application for Windows Mobile allows PDAs that are WiFi enabled but lack SIM capability to function as VoIP [...]

By Sharla Sikes
Apple’s eagerly-anticipated iPhone may be VoIP ready through its WiFi connection, adding one more attractive feature to the phone. The iPhone is already the electronic accessory to have. Bye bye, Razor.
Though the iPhone is larger than many mobile phones and its touch screen may put off some buyers, Apple expects its new product [...]

By Sharla Sikes
This month, Panasonic joins the phone manufacturers offering VoIP-ready equipment. Partnering with Amazon.com for the release, Panasonic’s new Globarange will be ready to ship by the end of the month.
The Globarange features a two-line connection, offering users the choice of calling via a traditional land line or using joip www.joip.com VoIP. [...]

By Sharla Sikes
If you want to move to VoIP for your business, but aren’t an IP gearhead, XO Communications presents its resources to help small and medium-sized businesses to navigate the muddy waters and tech jargon.
VoIP offers benefits to businesses of all sizes, but getting the best performance out of a VoIP system might [...]

By Sharla Sikes
 
Now here’s some intense rivalry for you. In the United Kingdom, T-Mobile and Truphone  are facing off over Truphone’s planned commercial calling service. T-Mobile has blocked access for its users to call a range of numbers that Truphone will dedicate to a commercial service.
“This amounts to T-Mobile being able to veto [...]

By Sharla Sikes
Plenty of individuals have found VoIP to meet their needs better than traditional phone service, but businesses of all sizes stand to benefit as much or more than private homes do.
First, of course, is the obvious cost savings. VoIP plans are usually free of the additional fees and charges that land lines carry. [...]

By Sharla Sikes
If VoIP isn’t the average consumer’s first choice for telephone service, it may pick up even more speed in the near future. While VoIP user numbers are growing steadily, it’s more popular with small businesses.
911 service continues to make potential VoIP users leery; stories of misrouted emergency calls have made recent headlines. With [...]