The new year could ring in increased security threats for VoIP deployments because as VoIP gains more traction security analysts are expecting more vulnerabilities to surface, which will encourage development of VoIP-specific defense and diagnostic tools.
The SANS Institute recently included VoIP among the top 20 internet targets that are at risk from attack. At the [...]

After the recent clampdown on the unregistered use of VoIP by companies in India, there was some good news to follow. Dayanidhi Maran, Union Minister for Communications and IT has promised that 2007 will be the year of broadband in India. He also promised to reduce the disparity between the number of broadband connections [...]

The new wireless iPhone range of VoIP phones and accessories launched by Linksys will allow people to make free or low-cost calls using the Skype service. Cisco, which owns Linksys has beaten Apple in the race for coming up with an “iPhone”. What is really surprising is that Apple did not actually own the rights [...]

Vonage America has stated that more than 93% of its subscribers are now able access E911 services. Customers do not need to waste time telling their physical address, if they are calling from an address they have submitted beforehand for a given number, the E911 handlers can access it automatically. Vonage has equipped more than [...]

Skype’s gotten into the spirit of the season and for the first time the VoIP giant is providing unlimited SkypeOut calling to any phone in North Amercia for less than $15 and that too for one whole year. This offer is open till January 31st 2007. After this the cost of this particular plan goes [...]