VoIP technology was supposed to be the proverbial pot of milk and honey for those who arrived on the scene first. However, it is not really turning out to be that way for quite a few VoIP players. Apparently, there are companies who feel that their patents have been infringed though some would feel thatContinue Reading
There has been seemingly endless debate recently about net neutrality and how, if lost, we will be affected. However, we don’t have to look forward to what it could be like, some ISPs and even governments have taken it in their own hands to censor what their internet subscribers can or cannot do online. ScaredContinue Reading
The advance of internet telephony is causing waves in Chile according to the Diario Financiero newspaper. The incumbent telco in Chile, Telefonica Chile, are dragging their heels when it comes to VoIP and blocking / impeding access to IP telephony by customers. Haven’t we heard that one before? Dubai and the UAE spring to mind.Continue Reading
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 andContinue Reading
On the European citizen blog Agoravox (love that name), Mark Evans, a Canadian VoIP blogger, gives his analysis of the recent decision by the current Conservative government to deregulate the VoIP market in the country. Although his comment that the “regulation of the traditional local phone market will likely disappear soon” confuses me. To myContinue Reading