By Sharla Sikes
The Federal Communications Commission will recommend sanctions against Comcast, a cable services provider, for blocking file-sharing traffic, according to the Associated Press.
FCC chairman Kevin Martin will circulate the order to other commissioners today, according to the AP. The commissioners will vote on the sanction at an open meeting Aug. 1.

By Sharla Sikes
For the third consecutive year, VoIP Supply earned a place in the Fast Track 50, a list of the 50 fastest growing companies in Western New York. Buffalo’s Business First newspaper bestowed the honor based on VoIP Supply’s growth in two areas: Total sales and number of U.S. employees.

By Sharla Sikes
T-Mobile, best known for its wireless service and Catherine Zeta-Jones as spokesperson, recently announced the nationwide availability of its $10 per month @Home service.
The @Home offer invites wireless customers to cancel their land line phone service and opt for T-Mobile’s wireless router. The installation carries a one-time $50 fee.

By Sharla Sikes
Mobile VoIP is the talk of the town, and has been since VoIP became widely accepted. With new applications available for the market-dominating iPhone, it’s getting closer and closer all the time. More and more VoIP providers are jumping on the bandwagon to provide low-cost calling using cellular headsets. MediaRing Limited, a VoIP […]

By Sharla Sikes
Skype announced the release of the beta version of its new look June 18. The new face of Skype includes PC-to-PC audio, video and instant messaging for a true unified communications platform.

By Sharla Sikes
After last summer’s furor over the release of the do-it-all gadget of the moment, the iPhone is again all over the news with the release of its new 3G incarnation.

By Sharla Sikes
It may sound a little tough to believe, but Voice over IP phone protocol has become an effective medium to send hidden messages. According to research done in Poland, there are “many ways” to hide messages in the data stream of VoIP calls.

By Sharla Sikes
Voice over IP service has been steadily gaining momentum since it first became popularly accepted. Particularly attractive to small and medium businesses, most VoIP customers choose the service for its price.

By Sharla Sikes
When VoIP became a widely accepted form of communication, it was mostly offered by a host of small, independent service providers. As popular adoption of the service grew, the larger telecommunications companies began targeting their slice of the pie, too.
Today we have a mix; some of the startups have gone under, but many […]

By Sharla Sikes
Security threats have dogged VoIP since its popular acceptance. Yesterday I talked about general security information; here’s a little more detail.
There are four types of threats to VoIP communications, according to a Mac News World article. Users are vulnerable to social threats such as misrepresentation, theft of services and unwanted contact; eavesdropped calls […]