It seems that eBay’s investment on Skype proved to be a costly deal. Despite the fact that Skype grows steadily in the VoIP market, eBay fails to make profit out of it. As per the available data, Skype got another 19 million registered users last...
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The Internet Industry Association (IIA) of Australia has prepared a vision for the broadband network, in which the national internet industry body conclusively said that most of the Australians should access to high-speed broadband connections (10...
Now, the Skype users can keep touch to their fellow skypers with just one click. It means the communication process is simpler than before. It is so, because Skype has introduced three new toolbars integrated with Microsoft office.
The company...
US-based VoIP service provider Verizon has extended a comprehensive licensing agreement with GN Netcom, the manufacturer of handsfree communications products. The agreement brings the two leading telecom giants to develop broadband headsets for the US...
Bahrain-based telecommunication company Batelco has extended its 123 VoIP Service to 200 destinations around the globe, that too for lower rates.
The 123 Calling Cards or VoIP service was restricted to only five destinations when the Bahrain telecom...
In an effort to lure customers towards its services, AT&T has brought down the monthly rate of its AT&T CallVantage, the VoIP-based calling service. The decision has taken this week. As per the new price fix-up, the customers now require to pay $24.99...
After Samsung, it is now Nokia’s term to popularize the UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access) technology in the mass market. Yes, the global mobile phone giant is putting all the resources to test its first voice-over-wireless LAN system and service in Finland....
The term Vita in Latin language means life. It can also be the abbreviation of VoIP Taiwan. The state-funded Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) must have considered the Latin meaning of the word Vita while forming VoIP forum.
ITRI has...
Sigma Systems has become a part of the VoIP Technology Alliance Program (TAP) which was launched by Level 3 Communications. The TAP program aims at resolving potential technology problems linked with VoIP deployments.
Sigma would offer telephony...
Gone are the days when spamming was considered as security threat to social networking sites. Now, phishing and Web 2.0 attacks are on rise. Once in my write-ups here, I argued how cheap VoIP calls widen the scope for data-thieving frauds. The number of...
Skype brings cheers for the Mac owners. Yes, the leading VoIP service provider Skype has launched the much awaited beta version of its software for the Mac OS X 1.5.
The new version possesses attractive features. It is now available in nine languages...
For Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB), there is nothing to cheer about the VoIP because it has eaten up its revenues. The public telecom operator claims that it has lost 100 crore Tk in a year hitting a record five-year low because of...
A study carried out by Brix Networks exposes that the net phone services rarely provide same call quality as traditional phones. The report says that VoIP call quality has declined by five per cent in the past 18 months.
Brix Networks launched a free...
Here is an attractive VoIP offer from MINO Wireless. Using MINO’s software, people can make international calls to about 40 countries for just 2 cents per minute. The MINO software works with any Java-enabled phone, or any phone with a WAP browser. It...
The leading VoIP vendor Avaya has selected SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) developer Covergence to join in the Avaya DeveloperConnection program. With the new deal in force, the two companies will club together and put their resources to provide...
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