By Sharla Sikes
Is the VoIP industry facing more hurdles Down Under than it is elsewhere in the world?
A recent study by the Australian Communications and Media Authority shows that despite “high levels” of awareness and interest, few new customers are subscribing to VoIP services.

By Sharla Sikes
It’s that time of year—time to speculate on who will get you what for Christmas, and what’s going to happen in the upcoming new year.
Speculation is wild in the VoIP world. There’s certainly a lot of growth to prove the market’s a vibrant one.

By Sharla Sikes
Ah, its name lends itself so well to bad puns.
Ribbit, a California-based startup, plans to begin offering Web-based customizable phone services.
Called a “software-as-a-service” model, the new company’s services should be available to consumers early in 2008. Some 600 outside developers are working with Ribbit to create Web voice applications for both consumer and [...]

By Sharla Sikes
Vonage has certainly made a splash with its advertising, and also with its headlines. The former No. 1 independent provider of VoIP services has been named in several patent infringement suits over the year, leading one to wonder: Did it really copy so many patents, or did it merely threaten the big boys [...]

By Sharla Sikes
Emergency calling has plagued VoIP services in the United States, and more recently the same issues have come to light in Europe.
The United Kingdom’s Office of Communications has ruled that VoIP services must allow emergency calls. Currently, 78 percent of VoIP users without 999/112 service were unaware they lacked access to [...]

By Sharla Sikes
Every day it seems there’s a new one, with a catchy name and catchier promise of low calling rates.
Jaxtr isn’t brand new, but has been enjoying significant recent success, boosting its registered users from 500,000 to 5 million in just about half a year.

By Sharla Sikes
Security growing pains continue to plague the VoIP world, and recent information suggests that VoIP security may not be at the forefront of IT managers’ priorities.
NetIQ research shows that 59 percent of the 66 IT managers quizzed said the risk of viruses and worms was low or very low.

The VoIP-on-the-iPhone saga continues, with Raketu Communications’ new offering. The web application, which works for both the iPhone and iPod Touch, is entirely web-based iphone.raketu.com. Customers can create an account, make a payment and then use the minutes purchased to make calls.
The application can also be used to send SMS and e-mails, according to Raketu.
Raketu [...]

By Sharla Sikes
Verizon Business announced its new offerings for managed network services. Verizon’s new Managed IP PBX on the Nortel IP telephony platform was designed to entice large business and government customers with a system designed for reliability, flexibility and simplicity.
The new managed IP PBX offering will help larger entities move into an integrated [...]

By Sharla Sikes
VoIP is gaining popularity in Canada, according to reports, with demand for the service at an “all-time high.”
“The demand for VoIP has not only been overwhelming for service providers, but for gadget providers as well. We are already way past our sales target for the year, and the trend is very promising. The [...]