Report suggests 70 million VoIP subscribers in China by 2011

China’s booming economy is driving millions of Chinese citizens to adopt Voice over IP according Atlantic-ACM.  A recent study called “The Dragon Market: VoIP in China 2007-2011” reveals that there will be some 144 million broadband subscribers in China by 2011, which will stimulate the adoption of Voice over IP technology.
Atlantic-ACM’s report projects approximately 70 [...]


VoIP.com launches no-commitment plan

VoIP.com have just announced their new no-commitment plan, currently in beta. Traditionally a subscription-based service, the new no-commitment plan allows users to place a free 5 minute call using a web-based interface similar to those provided by Jajah and Rebtel.
Calls made using the Make a Call web-based service can be made from any landline [...]

Woize expands into 50 US states

In an announcement [PDF], UK-based Woize signalled their entry into the US Voice over IP services marketplace.
“This is a major step for Woize. The American market holds great potential for substantial revenues. We will also challenge our competitors to offer Voice Over IP-users even lower prices combined with our other value added services that enable [...]

iCall: Another Softphone Alternative

Previously on VoIP-Sol.com we’ve discussed some of the many Skype alternatives that are available for users who either cannot use features such as SkypeOut or SkypeIn, or who are unhappy with the service. While I have nothing against Skype per say, it’s always nice to have an alternative solution should it fail.
Add iCall to [...]

Skype limited by high mobile data costs

The topic of Skype running on mobile phones is a hot one. Even though we know Skype are working away on a version for mobile phones, we have been hearing repeated reports of how slow work is.
However, Skype face another problem with a mobile version and it is an industry wide problem. Skype [...]