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Skype phones sans the PC

August 31, 2006 New cordless phones let users of the Internet phone service make calls without a computer. TAGS: Skype, cordless phone, Internet phone, call, Netgear, Philips Electronics N.V., eBay Inc., Wi-Fi, broadband, PC

Bundled VoIP overtaking Skype?

February 1, 2006 Yes, a report says. Companies offering Net telephony as part of a broadband package now account for more call minutes. TAGS: Sandvine, VoIP, Skype, broadband, VoIP company, broadband service, IP telephony, Vonage Holdings Corp., telephony, Europe, Comcast Corp., service provider, minute

Skype's VoIP ambitions

December 2, 2003 Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström explains why telephony is bound to wind up as just another application on the Internet. TAGS: telephony, Skype, VoIP, Kazaa, P2P, broadband, IP, Europe, database

Skype: Interference on the line?

May 24, 2005 With customer complaints mounting, CEO Niklas Zennström wants to make sure Skype doesn't become a victim of its own success. TAGS: SkypeOut, Skype, telephone system, QoS, call, CEO, broadband

Skype creeps under phone giants' radar

February 1, 2005 You don't always need a billion dollars to be a global telephone empire. Rather, Skype's using software--now for Macs and Linux. TAGS: Skype, phone network, VoIP, radar, telephone company, dollar, software company, Linux, IP, Apple Macintosh, broadband, U.S.

Skype's mobile dreams

January 10, 2008 While it makes sense for Skype to be on mobile phones, it may be years before the free peer-to-peer software makes its way into the mobile market in a big way. TAGS: Skype, Sony Mylo, mobile operator, P2P, VoIP, Consumer Electronics Show, eBay Inc., mobile phone, U.K., broadband, Intel, cell phone, Sony Corp., PC

Mexico telephone operator under VoIP fire

April 25, 2005 Telmex accused of unfair practices, including blocking Web sites that VoIP operators use to register new customers. TAGS: VoIP, Mexico, Skype, operator, VoIP service, broadband, Internet phone, BellSouth Corp., government, spokeswoman, AT&T Corp., call, IP, situation, e-mail

'Skypecasts' coming to your blog soon

November 8, 2006 Skype co-founder says next version of Net phone product to give bloggers, others the ability to hold audio chats. TAGS: Skypecasting, Skype, telecommunications, conversation, Kazaa, co-founder, eBay Inc., blog, VoIP, Wi-Fi, broadband

U.K. mobile firm to offer flat-fee access to Web

November 16, 2006 Wireless provider 3 also partners with Skype to allow free calls to PCs and mobiles. TAGS: mobile operator, IBM xSeries, Skype, U.K., HSDPA, VoIP, broadband, PC

Skype, Boingo team on mobile services

July 12, 2005 Hot spot provider Boingo Wireless slashes prices for users of Skype's Internet telephony. TAGS: Boingo Networks, Skype, hot spot, VoIP, IP telephony, telephony, operator, Wi-Fi, broadband

VoIP providers band together

November 3, 2005 Net telephony companies are meeting up to promote the technology and spur adoption. TAGS: VoIP, EarthLink Inc., VoIP service, Skype, adoption, NetZero, IP, VoIP company, IP telephony, voice, broadband, America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

VoIP cozies up to cell phones

June 23, 2005 Net telephony shook up traditional phone service, now it's on to cell phone variants of VoIP for companies such as start-up Mint Telecom. TAGS: VoIP, cell phone, Skype, IP, IP telephony, Vonage Holdings Corp., BellSouth Corp., telecommunications, AT&T Corp., broadband, e-mail

Putting a squeeze on Net video

January 11, 2007 On2 Technologies and others see a growing opportunity in the YouTube era for tech that handles video compression. TAGS: On2 Technologies, online video, codec, media company, image quality, broadband, Skype, YouTube, DivXNetworks, video, TV, Microsoft Corp.

VoIP is no threat, says British telecom giant

November 29, 2004 Voice over IP is no longer a flea on BT's elephantine hide; the telco says it is now taking the technology seriously. TAGS: British Telecommunications, VoIP, IP phone, telecommunications, IP, VoIP service, broadband, threat, Skype, London, Europe

Year in review: Industry honchos have their say

December 22, 2005 Revisit in-depth interviews from 2005 with luminaries from Bill Gates to Ray Kurzweil and the man who brought you Pong. TAGS: Adam Curry, John Chambers, Bill Gates, Cisco Systems Inc., vision, broadband, CEO, Skype, radio, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Telcos' evolving response to Net phone services

May 30, 2007 While Verizon fights Vonage in court, Deutsche Telekom makes a strategic investment in another Internet calling company. TAGS: Deutsche Telekom AG, Internet phone, Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, telephone company, VoIP service, telecommunications company, investment, carrier, Skype, call, eBay Inc., threat, Verizon Communications, start-up, broadband

Deep discounts on IP telephony

December 5, 2005 How low can pricing on IP telephony go? SunRocket offers a service for less than $10. TAGS: E911, IP telephony, Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, telephony, Puerto Rico, EarthLink Inc., phone number, Skype, pricing, IP, U.S., Canada, broadband

Can you hear VoIP now? Small firms get the call

March 9, 2005 VoIP sellers target smaller game. Also: Google takes "aggressive" look at Net phone options, and AOL unveils plans. TAGS: Internet phone, VoIP, IP telephony, phone provider, telephony, VoIP company, America Online Inc., Skype, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., broadband

Congress proposes tax on all Net, data connections

January 28, 2005 Extending tax originally created to pay for the Spanish American War is an "option" this year, committee says. TAGS: tax, data connection, committee, VoIP, telephone call, Skype, communication, telecommunications, DSL, president, broadband, cell phone, IP
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