Cisco have come out and stated that broadband internet access providers must make a stand and control their services, otherwise they could risk losing subscriber confidence as bandwidth intensive services such as VoIP slow down their network.
At their World Wide Analyst Conference, Cisco made it clear that broadband providers needed to make sure that all [...]
ShoreTel will announce an upgrade to it’s VoIP platform later this week. The latest release of it’s Converged Conferencing appliance will see the introduction of document collaboration and enterprise-class instant messenging. ShoreTel believe that the introduction of the new features will entice new customers with the promise of cost savings.
“For anybody doing converged [...]
VoIP is growing in popularity around the world with individuals and companies alike as it offers much cheaper phone calls between computers, landlines and mobile devices. However, as the popularity of VoIP services grows many people are concerned about the associated security threats that may come from malicious hackers.
David Cole, senior director of security [...]
Global VoIP traffic in 2004 grew by 35% according to figures from Tele Geography, a market research firm specializing in telecoms. VoIP traffic is expected to exceed past 42 billion minutes for 2005, which comes to approximately 16% of the total international voice communications market.
Brazil and Nigeria are leading the growth in VoIP usage [...]
Rumours are circulating that the FCC will force VoIP service providers to pay a contribution into the Universal Service Fund, which helps to pay for telecoms in schools and libraries.
While some VoIP providers are already paying into the Universal Service Fund, some fear that the fund will lose revenue if policy regarding VoIP is not [...]