Category: VoIP

One-to-one softphone voice calls placed through VoIP providers such as Vonage generally perform well over true broadband cable and wireless 802.11 links. But when participating in three-way or multiway conferencing sessions, softphone calls can, at times, be plagued by annoying delays and dropouts. Via [cio-today.com]

There was a time when high costs ensured that cell phones were only used by people out of the range of a fixed-line phone. Via [wired.com]

Vonage, a provider of internet-based calling services, is testing wireless routers - a sign the company is on the verge of debuting a mobile offering. Via [silicon.com]

Calypso Wireless, Inc. is making prototypes for its dual mode, Wi-Fi / GSM-GPRS handsets, the C1250i, that run on the Intel PXA chipset solution available for testing. The phone was firstly announced in 2003, but it seems that now the company is ready to work with mobile operators. Via [geekzone.co.nz]

Siemens Communications may still be in the process of figuring out what to ultimately do with its mobile handset division, but the company is still rolling out handsets, including a family of 802.11 WLAN phones for data and voice. Via [wirelessweek.com]

Last week, California-based fixed wireless provider NextWeb announced plans to launch voice over IP in its service areas in California and Nevada through a partnership with VoIP facilitator CommPartners. According to the companies, this will be the largest deployment of VoIP services over a pre-WiMax network in the U.S. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

If you ever either drink or drive, you're probably indirectly familiar with Commercial Alcohols Inc. Via [eweek.com]

The use of VoIP (voice-over-Internet-protocol) on wireless networks is a threat to mobile operators, according to a report by research firm Analysys. Via [electronicsweekly.com]

Wireless voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) networks could end up challenging 3G mobile operators' revenues from voice minutes, according to a new report. Via [silicon.com]

Wireless telecommunications is still hot. Internet telephony is even hotter. Via [boston.com]

Internet telephony company Skype and wireless broadband operator Broadreach will offer free telephone calls over the Web from laptops and handheld computers at 350 locations in Britain, including major train stations. Via [today.reuters.co.uk]

I-19, the Canamex Interstate Highway, is the home of the "world's first highway Wi-Fi mobile voice and high speed data network," from Rio Rico to South of Green Valley, Arizona according to New Zealand based RoamAD, which supplied the Wi-Fi mesh software used in the network's infrastructure. Via [extremetech.com]

The world's No. 3 handset maker plans to add Internet phone software from Internet telephony provider Skype to a select number of Motorola phones that link to the Internet using short-range, high-speed Wi-Fi networks. Via [news.com.com]

Skype CEO Niklas Zennstrom said the move fit with Skype's goal of "working with like-minded companies to innovate and expand platform choice and communications mobility for all our users." "Our partnership with i-mate is a step forward for offering Skype on a variety of wireless-enabled devices," Zennstrom said in a statement. Via [ecommercetimes.com]

Business uptake of voice over wireless Lans is slowly but steadily ramping up, with newly published research predicting that the technology will enjoy strong growth during the next four years. Via [vnunet.com]