IP Telephony (VoIP): A Technology for SMEs?

According to new research from BT, 37% of SMEs have migrated to fully converged voice and data networks – almost two-thirds making the switch in the past twelve months. In terms of payback, half of these reported significant reduced infrastructure costs, productivity increases and improved organisational agility. However, nearly one third of SME surveyed admitted to having little or no understanding of what a converged network actually is. What is your situation?

How Does Vonage Work?

The growing trend today among many consumers is to save money on their monthly telephone bill by switching to internet-based phone services like Vonage. But how does Vonage work, are there other options, and can they really save you money each month?

VoIP Is The Bell Killer: Small Business Owners Are Grabbing Lucrative Voice Services Market Share

According to Wednesday's (August 2, 2006) New York Times, 1.7 million phone customers dumped the Bell Phone companies just during April, May, and June of this year. This mass-migration is creating a market share gold rush as VoIP providers chase this once captive revenue stream.

Chinese Telecommunication Regulations to Trample VoIP

The Chinese government is starting to set telecommunication regulations and rules and they should not be too surprising because they are very much interested in controlling what goes on inside their nation and also what leaves. China is very much concerned with losing control of the people or having a civil war. Remember it is still a communist nation.

Is Internet Necessary To Deploy VoIP?

Voice over internet protocol is also called IP telephony, Internet telephony or also broad band phone. VoIP internet telephony works in the same manner as data transfer on a network. Protocols that determine the aspects of connection and transfer of data are used to transfer data over the network. The protocol that is used to transfer voice over the IP network is called the Voice over IP or VoIP protocols. The network voice protocol was invented for the ARPANET in 1973. It was an experimental protocol that has now realized into the commercial protocol. VoIP Wireless Phone is the present realization of this experiment.

New V-Phone Keychain Device Makes Internet Calls on the Road a Snap

The new Vonage V-Phone debuts, promising to change the landscape on mobile Internet telephony

The Pros and Cons of Broadband Internet Phone

Most people don't know that they already have everything they need to start saving money using internet telephony, or VoIP. All you have to have is a regular telephone and high-speed internet access....

Is Your VOIP Service Secure?

For individuals, VOIP security is primarily a matter of preventing others from eavesdropping on their conversations. Some VOIP service providers offer voice security through encryption or separate da...

Benefits of VoIP – Why You Must Switch To VoIP Now

Due to lack of awareness of the benefits that VoIP has to offer, not many people have made the switch. However, in realising these benefits they will be able to see that VoIP is the right choice for them.

Save Money Now With Cheap VoIP Services

Are you still spending a fortune on long distance? Why? Haven't you heard that VoIP can save you money on long distance? Find out more ...

VoIP Calling Card Business Market Wars

The competition in the voice-over-IP market has intensified recently. The leadership in the VoIP phone card market is up for grabs, and companies are trying direct attacks to knock their competitors out.

Skypecasting and Marketing With Skype

Unraveling the Skypecasting phenomenon and exploring the practical use of Skype as a small business marketing tool.

Packet8 Review

Packet8 is one of the best VoIP providers in the United states. Owned by the 8X8 corporation, Packet8 internet phone service offers excellent quality, full features and a very low price for unlimited local and long distance calling.

Accents and Voice Recognition Software

Transfer technologies from United States of America military, DARPA and those companies funded by In-Q-Tel have brought us a long way into computer age. In fact you may not realize this however, the Internet was not invented by Al Gore. It was invented by ARPA, which is the predecessor to DARPA.

VoIP Software

Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, architecture consists of end-user devices, gateways, gatekeepers and the IP network. The software for VoIP is a collection of programs, applications and protocols to manage the architecture. The significance of VoIP software is underlined by the increasing demand for higher quality of service from consumers. Effective software programming translates into effective management of calls—in terms of routing of the calls through the least congested paths—and clarity of voice.