APT has a new audio codec (code-decoder) for live performances, which they will be testing with Shure Inc., in Shure’s new digital wireless microphone. The algorithm is designed for performances that will be broadcast over wireless links. Because of the low lag time, this could potentially be useful for the live online concerts that MicrosoftContinue 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
VoWiFi, or VoIP over Wi-Fi, is expected to be a growing niche of IP telephony, what with all the dual-mode cell phones and Wi-Fi phones starting to peek out from under wraps, and the numerous municipal Wi-Fi projects all over the world. VoIP call quality is such an important issue these days, and will beContinue Reading
With the growth of Wi-Fi phones, it’s obviously expected that Wi-Fi calling will grow. Bill Pechey of IT Week takes at a look at how Wi-Fi calling is making its way into 3G phones. In fact, this is by design. The 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project) is an industry organization focusing on GSM and 3GContinue Reading
Subscribers of Orange in the UK and some European countries can now make both VoIP and mobile calls from a single dual-mode handset, using a service called the Unique phone. The phones operate on WLAN (Wireless LAN) at home and a mobile network otherwise. Calls from home to landline phones and other Orange mobiles areContinue Reading