Talk about a wireless global village. By May 2007, Northern Singapore will have 2400 wireless hotspots set up. Citizens will have free Internet access. For a monthly fee, they will also have unlimited VoIP calls and TV over broadband (IPTV), amongst other services. The free services are will be available for 2-3 years, depending onContinue Reading
After backtracking on their former feelings about VoIP (banned its use over their data network), they’re now apparently big on offering VoWiFi (VoIP over Wi-Fi) over the new AWS spectrum they acquired in a recent US FCC auction. They’ve already upgraded their equipment and network in New York City. Given they spent US$4+B and planContinue Reading
Several VoIP bloggers have been weighing in lately on the advantage that cable providers have over most other types of VoIP service providers. As well, some also feel that services like Jajah and Rebtel just will not succeed. The fact is, there are actually quite a few ways that VoIP service can be provided: pureContinue Reading
While some universities are banning Skype, others will be offering students a package of broadband Internet, IPTV, and VoIP. This will come due to a contract between Ubiquity Software and Inuk Networks. Using Ubiquity’s SIP-based platform, students will be able to make phone calls from soft phones. (Think they’ll want to watch live concerts?) CallsContinue Reading
Before we get started, what exactly is Quality of Service (QoS)? According to Wikipedia it is: In the fields of packet-switched networks and computer networking, the traffic engineering term Quality of Service (QoS) refers to the probability of the telecommunication network meeting a given traffic contract, or in many cases is used informally to referContinue Reading