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Internet telephony: Talk is cheap

September 13, 2003 Voice over IP is a technology for making phones calls using the Internet Protocol, the world's most popular method for sending data from one computer to another. TAGS: VoIP, QoS, IP telephony, telephony, IP, call, microphone, broadband, PC

TI helps Net telephony providers manage devices

January 16, 2006 Texas Instruments software aims to help VoIP operators troubleshoot problems and automatically adjust their networks. TAGS: Texas Instruments Inc., VoIP, technician, telephony, IP, call-center, VoIP company, operator, IP telephony, call

FAQ: Demystifying VoIP

August 11, 2005 As use of Net telephony increases, so does the number of questions about it. Here are answers to some of the common ones. TAGS: VoIP service, VoIP, call, cable company, telephony, adapter, IP, modem, IM, broadband, cell phone, e-mail, PC

Pharming and other security woes hector VoIP

June 6, 2005 With hackers now focusing on Net phone calls, security needs to be tightened, say executives gathered in Chicago for Supercomm 2005. TAGS: pharming, SuperComm, VoIP, VoIP security, IP, VoIP service, VoIP company, IP telephony, telephony, security, hacker, Chicago, Gartner Inc., call, Apple Computer, attack

AT&T, Vonage slash Net telephony rates

September 30, 2004 The Internet phone service providers try to win over consumers who now have a host of options when it comes to making calls. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Canada, Packet8, AT&T Corp., VoIP, AT&T CallVantage, Internet phone, margin, Internet telephone service provider, 8X8, IP telephony, provider, telephony, IP, service provider, call

Skype ready for both telephone worlds

November 10, 2004 An adapter made by Siemens allows phones to make calls using the Internet or the traditional phone network. TAGS: Siemens AG, Skype, phone network, adapter, cordless phone, VoIP, VoIP company, call, telephony, IP, service provider, cell phone, PC

Communication breakdown threatens VoIP

December 29, 2003 Complications threaten to erupt on the back end of Internet telephony that could hold back cost savings for providers and ultimately dampen expectations for the much-hyped technology. TAGS: softswitch, VoIP, IP, Level 3 Communications Inc., IP network, carrier, telephone call, broadband provider, expectation, IP telephony, call, telephony, connection, broadband

AIM Phoneline open to developers

September 7, 2006 AOL invites developers to tweak hardware and software for the Internet phone service, launched earlier in year. TAGS: AOL AIM Phoneline, AOL Instant Messenger, America Online Inc., instant messenger, API, IP telephony, Yahoo IM, telephony, Skype, developer, VoIP, Time Warner Inc., IP, eBay Inc., call, Yahoo! Inc.

AOL adds to its IP telephony portfolio

May 5, 2006 New AIM Phoneline is part of company's strategy to open its Internet products to non-AOL members. TAGS: AOL AIM Phoneline, AOL TotalTalk, AOL Instant Messenger, America Online Inc., call, IM client, IM, telephony, Skype, phone line, IP telephony, IP, VoIP, Yahoo! Inc., cell phone

New Internet telephony players emerge

March 27, 2006 Lycos, Jajah get into Net telephony business, competing with big players like Skype, Yahoo, Microsoft and Google. TAGS: Lycos Inc., IP telephony, telephony, eBay Inc., Skype, call, Yahoo! Inc., U.S., person, VoIP, mobile phone, IP, Google Inc., PC, video, Microsoft Corp.

Skype protocol cracked?

July 14, 2006 Chinese engineers claim that they've reverse engineered it. Could this spell licensing trouble for eBay? TAGS: Skype, protocol, eBay Inc., blog posting, client software, Google Talk, engineer, VoIP, call, API, telephony, developer, blog, IP, Google Inc.

Cablevision to offer commercial VoIP

September 18, 2003 The company unveils the details of its commercial voice over Internet Protocol service, due to be marketed to customers later this month. TAGS: Cablevision Systems Corp., VoIP, IP telephony, cable company, phone service, telephony, Cox Communications Inc., call, VoIP service, Comcast Corp., switch, telephone company, IP, Time Warner Inc., broadband

States gang up on Vonage

April 11, 2005 First came Texas. Will New York and California be next to file lawsuits against the VoIP provider over its 911 service? TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Internet phone, Eliot Spitzer, Internet phone company, Texas, BellSouth Corp., lawsuit, VoIP, call, spokesman, attorney general, state, IP telephony, VoIP company, telephony, AT&T Corp.

SBC, AT&T say Bell breakup doesn't work

February 22, 2005 Twenty years after Ma Bell fell, consumers need nationwide providers again, merging companies tell government regulators. TAGS: AT&T Corp., breakup, SBC Communications Inc., long distance provider, merger, telecommunications, Sprint Nextel, phone provider, IP, provider, telephony, broadband, New York, VoIP, call

Net2Phone touts wireless Net telephony

April 22, 2004 The company announces a set of products designed to let people use Wi-Fi enabled devices to make Net-based phone calls. TAGS: Net2Phone Inc., IDT Corp., wireless Net, VoIP, Wi-Fi, telephone call, service provider, data service, telephony, call, IP, cell phone
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