http://www.inveslogic.com/popular/articles/voip VoIP - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1381834?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Despite doubts about Clearwire s ability to compete against the coming rival 4G network of Verizon and AT&T, its users are apparently pleased with the service. Mike Sievert, chief commercial officer at Clearwire, said the company s mobile users (... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1381834?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1381432?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 There's something anti-competitive afoot in the 'VoIP over 3G' space this year. Let me run you through a timeline, and see if you can't spot the dirty pool:Skype has had a highly functional VoIP ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:09:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1381432?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-weblog/1377868?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Infone Goes Belly-Up The VoIP Weblog Sorry to depress some of you, but a rumor (well it looks to be pretty well documented) is out saying Infone is closing down. Here's the email: Dear Infone Customer: It is wit... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:19:53 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-weblog/1377868?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1376040?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Kicking things off with the proclamation We re betting the company on it, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer discussed his vision of cloud computing at the University of Washington this morning. He described a rapidly changing technology ecosystem i... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:49:56 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1376040?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-trader-daily/1375843?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Usually, the market holds off on the crazy-ass rumors until Friday, but this week, the lunacy has arrived a day earlier than normal.According to TheFlyOnTheWall.com, Vonage (VG) is trading higher on takeover speculation. Really? Vonage? Who would buy... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:04:42 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-trader-daily/1375843?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1375723?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 There will be 288 million users of Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) by 2013, according to market research firm In-Stat. While so far, VoIP has been driven largely by the likes of cable companies that want to disrupt the incumbent phone companies, ... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:05:40 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1375723?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deal-book/1375418?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Nortel Networks has been cleared to sell nearly all of its Carrier Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and Application Solutions business globally to Genband for $282 million, The Associated Press reported.... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:30:45 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deal-book/1375418?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1375364?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Kwedit, the innovative new alternate payment product for social games and just about any other virtual good, is on a roll. They ve raised a second round of financing $3.3 million in a round led by Maveron. And they were also on the Colbert Repo... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:14:40 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1375364?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-blog-and-podcast/1374921?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 In my 10 years as a Frost & Sullivan analyst, hosted IP telephony has always been one of my most favorite coverage areas. I believe in the value of outsourcing core communications capabilities for certain types of organizations and users. I also beli... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:31:35 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-blog-and-podcast/1374921?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-watch/1372318?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Before I wrote about VOIP, Video, Collaboration and all things IP communications I used to write insatiably about wine, food and all things gastronomic. I was, am, and always will be a foodie and a wine lover. Once pal Doug Margerum of WineCask fame ... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:36:45 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-watch/1372318?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-weblog/1370907?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 SpecialKRBResearch firm Dell'Oro Group has released a new report which predicts that the IP telephony market will stabilize in 2010. The housing market is showing signs of improvement, and this may accelerate the growth of voice-over-IP subscriber... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:22:25 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-weblog/1370907?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-trader-daily/1370657?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Sonus Networks (SONS) this afternoon reported Q4 revenue of $68.7 million and a profit of 4 cents a share, beating the Street at $60.7 million and break-even.But the voice over IP communications equipment provider also said it expects 2010 revenue to... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:24:40 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-trader-daily/1370657?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-watch/1369126?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Cellcom has been asked to stop blocking VoIP in Israel by the Ministry of Communications.Hat tip to Moshe Maeir of FlatPlanet Phone Company.... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:08:32 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-watch/1369126?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1368683?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 MagicJack, a VoIP-dongle solution that I've used in the past, has a reputation as a product that actually works pretty well, but the company behind it has some serious problems. It's marketed aggressively on cable TV, has put misleading claims on it... Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:50:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1368683?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1366447?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 HTC plans to release two new Android phones overseas this spring, the maker of the Nexus One considered by many to be the best Android phone around said this week. The first will be dubbed the Desire, and will be HTC s effort to bring the s... Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:00:49 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1366447?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1366200?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Skype and Verizon announced a partnership earlier this week that would embed the Internet calling service on Verizon s smartphones. The partnership, at least to me, was driven by Verizon s fear of the iPhone.I wondered if the two companies had s... Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:30:39 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1366200?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1365417?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Peter Sisson, the founder and chief executive officer of Toktumi, a San Francisco-based VoIP startup, is elated. He was jumping with joy when I spoke with him earlier today. Why? Because Apple just approved the latest version (2.0) of his company s... Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:00:47 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1365417?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1365257?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Last September, while the Apple/Google Voice fiasco was still in full swing, an interesting application called Line2 was allowed into the App Store. The application acts as a mix between Google Voice and Skype, allowing small businesses to add a sep... Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:45:40 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1365257?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1364931?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Google Voice is a great service, one of the best things Google has released in a long time. Unfortunately, most casual web users have no idea what it is. Or more specifically, what it s purpose is. And in fact, there s even still some confusion a... Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:48:13 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1364931?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1364814?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 When I spoke to Skype CEO Josh Silverman yesterday regarding his partnership with Verizon , I asked him: When is Skype going to launch an upgrade to its iPhone app that would allow us to use the service over 3G networks? His answer: Very soon. S... Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:00:59 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1364814?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-watch/1364483?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Not a week goes by when we don't here of yet another company entering into the aggregation of information space. This week we see Jabbin release their 3.0 Beta.This is a space filled with competition from the likes of VoxOx, Meebo, Truphone, Gizmo (w... Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:28:11 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-watch/1364483?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-weblog/1364323?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Announced at the 2010 Mobile World Congress, Feb. 16 2010Much has emerged from the 2010 Mobile World Congress that is changing the face of the Mobile Market and with all the action in the world of VOIP and the Wireless market this is an important ste... Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:17:25 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-weblog/1364323?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1363248?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Alcatel-Lucent has achieved rocket fast 80Mbps downstream peak speeds on China Mobile s TD-LTE (time division duplex) trial network, the company said today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. In the meantime, Verizon said its U.S. 4G plans ... Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:45:49 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1363248?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-weblog/1363633?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Tambako the JaguarVocalTec Communications has been selected by Kenyan ISP Wananchi Ltd. to provide triple-play services in Kenya and Tanzania under the SimbaNET and Zuku brands. The company did not disclose the size of the deal, but industry sourc... Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:51:31 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-weblog/1363633?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-blog-and-podcast/1363625?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Many of us have struggled with VoIP Network Monitoring, keeping tabs on our network without having to manually review the health is always a hassle and concern. For every network my team erected we needed to erect a proper monitor. For smaller networ... Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:18:47 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-blog-and-podcast/1363625?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-watch/1362095?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Rumor has it Cable TV MSO VoIP provider Singlepipe is in play. Reports are they have interest from at least one competitor, Momentum Telecom. A second rumor has it that Skype and Verizon Wireless have gotten chummy of late, and an announcement at nex... Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:34:09 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-watch/1362095?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1361643?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Mobile World Congress, which kicks off Monday in Barcelona, is the place to be for everyone who s anyone in the mobile phone ecosystem, and increasingly that includes everyone whose anyone in the technology industry. Over the last few years the eve... Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:57:19 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1361643?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-weblog/1361324?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Skylook's Creators Respond to Skype 2.0 The VoIP Weblog Jeremy Hague of Skylook: In the Skype 2.0 beta, Skype's free Outlook Toolbar is being pushed in a big way. I believe that this will spread the idea amongst... Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:18:43 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-weblog/1361324?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1359956?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Nimbuzz, a mobile VoIP service and social networking services integrator, said today that its Symbian app has been downloaded more than a million time from Nokia s Ovi Store. In other words, Nimbuzz is benefiting handsomely from increased usage of ... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:00:42 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1359956?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1358915?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 T-Mobile CTO Cole Brodman with OmT-Mobile may end up having one of the fastest mobile broadband networks in the country at least for a short time, as it rolls out HSPA+ upgrades across its network this year, which will offer theoretical speeds of... Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:27:53 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1358915?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-valley-watcher/1358208?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Associated Press reports: Spain's Telefonica considers charging Google - Yahoo! NewsSpeaking Monday at a press conference in the northern city of Bilbao, President Cesar Alierta said companies like Google use a lot of network bandwidth for free, some... Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:39:04 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-valley-watcher/1358208?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-watch/1357131?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 My guess is some ingenious VoIP type will figure out how to mashup making telephone calls using the new form of virtual currency called Kwedit.The story today in the New York Times about the new way to pay could be a key to many a carrier's future us... Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:43:14 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-watch/1357131?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1356164?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 I spent the last few weeks roaming around Austin with a dual-mode WiMAX modem from Sprint in order to see how well it works here. The verdict: It s not strong enough to be a wireline replacement, but if I didn t have a contract to fulfill on Veri... Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:32:02 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1356164?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1355697?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 If you find you just can t get a fast enough Internet connection, you might want to look for an apartment in Vancouver, British Columbia a local ISP there named Novus says it will soon launch the continent s fastest Internet service, offering... Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:25:32 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1355697?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-watch/1355252?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Ever since the iPad announcement we have seen one company after another make noise that their application is now able to make calls over 3G. First was iCall. Then along came Fring and today we have 8 x 8 making their's.What I have yet to see though a... Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:54:56 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-watch/1355252?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-watch/1354093?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Sometimes it isn't what you say or how you say it, but what you don't say that speaks volumes. Now this may not ring true, but on the surface it does seem to insiders to be either clear as a bell or simply a matter of not reaching out and touching th... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:30:03 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-watch/1354093?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1353881?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 While Apple and AT&T have started allowing VoIP apps on the iPhone to use the 3G data network, it seems like the big kahuna, Skype, is staying away from making any such move for now, arguing it wants to wait till it can give decent audio performance.... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:29:19 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1353881?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-watch/1354095?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Back in 1974 I learned what a fax machine was. I used both a Xerox and Graphic Sciences fax machines to send press releases to the sports desks in Philadelphia. In 1976 I bought my first one from Xerox and quickly learned that the paper was the expen... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:29:43 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-watch/1354095?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1353772?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Last week I described the PSTN as simply a legacy user interface to today s communications networks, based on the fact that most of the core network is already VoIP. The PSTN is simply the average person s experience of an all VoIP network. ... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:29:38 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1353772?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-weblog/1353548?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 CounterPath has introduced version 3.0 of its Bria softphone. Over the past year, Bria's enterprise users made three things clear: They're adding Macs, they're committed to OS X and they need multimedia communications tools that leverage the Mac, sa... Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:44:58 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-weblog/1353548?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1352764?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Voice over Internet Protocol penetration among U.S. businesses will increase rapidly over the next few years, reaching 79 percent by 2013, compared to 42 percent at the end of 2009, according to research out today from analyst firm In-Stat. At this p... Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:05:38 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1352764?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1350928?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 The following guest post was written by Edo Segal (@edosegal).Earlier last week, as the day was coming to an end and I was speaking with my 5 year old at bedtime we shared the highlights of our day. I started by telling him the company that created t... Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:28:54 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1350928?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1349418?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 In the wake of Apple s iPad unveiling yesterday, some are speculating that the device will find early success as a tool for mobile workers. There are several reasons, though, why that is unlikely to be the case, and why Apple won t focus on this ... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:00:22 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1349418?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1349419?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 While the world was watching Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveil the iPad, voice-over-IP programs that use AT&T s 3G network were finally being released for the iPhone. Yesterday iCall sent out a release saying Apple had updated the iPhone software develop... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:35:12 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1349419?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1349177?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 I've used VoIP apps on the past few iterations of the iPhone as well as a number of other devices including some from Nokia, HTC, and Samsung. Those apps always only worked over WiFi and have mostly worked as advertised. Experience shows that if ther... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:44:01 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1349177?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-blog-and-podcast/1348489?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 UPDATE: It s looking good folks! In the agreement 3.3. 23 Because some mobile network operators may prohibit or restrict the use of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) functionality over their network, such as the use of VoIP telephony over a cel... Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:11:41 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-blog-and-podcast/1348489?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-blog-and-podcast/1348490?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Looks like the new iPad will come with unlocked GSM + WiFi but no actual phone.Apparently all iPhone apps from the app store will work and the device also supports Bluetooth. This begs the question, will the VoIP apps from the app store function on t... Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:37:42 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/voip-blog-and-podcast/1348490?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1346703?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Facebook, according to comments made by two of the social networking company s financial backers at the DTD conference in Germany (reported in a live-blog of the conference as well as by Rafat Ali of paidContent on his Twitter stream), is not plann... Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:32:09 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1346703?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1346589?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 At last week s ITEXPO a question was raised on one of Andy Abramson s panels about the future of the PSTN. Specifically, the question was whether VoIP will finally triumph over the PSTN, and it was asked in the context of both mobile and landli... Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:54:23 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1346589?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1346047?rsstype=populararticles&cid=41 Social networking tools are critical to how most of us keep up with others and raise our profiles in the working world. They are also emerging as ever more useful ways for businesses to communicate. Here are eight essential guides from our network th... 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