As organizations strategize for infrastructure consolidation, IP telephony discussions are compulsory. Guidelines for a decision in favor of IP telephony must include infrastructure readiness, ...

The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. However, the term ...

A month ago I wrote about what service providers can do to get in tune with IP telephony, including developing compelling ROI stories, emphasizing managed service and delivering integrated mobile ...

SINGAPORE--In a move to further liberalize the nation's telecommunications market, the government has announced plans to issue new 8-digit numbers to operators offering voice over Internet Protocol ...

San Francisco-based-CallTower, a recent spin-off from Networld Communications, is a solution provider that's selling IP telephony as a service. The start-up hopes to hit the sweet spot of SMBs and ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. Internet ...

IP telephony adoption has progressed slowly for more than a decade, but with hosted voice vendors now offering modular consumption models and shifting away from simply viewing hosted voice as a way to ...

Prodial, he said, would offer a range of services starting with a basic offer that promises no capex and no contracts for communications services with the added advantage of giving customers in-house ...

Juniper will use technology from Kagoor Networks to make it easier for carriers to deploy IP telephony throughout their networks. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering ...

Embattled telecommunications provider WorldCom Inc. is preparing to roll out a turnkey service based on IP telephony that will enable companies to replace their traditional public switched telephone ...

For the State of Maine, providing its government employees with fast, simple and "always on" access to communications is critical to meeting the 24/7 demands of its residents. But even as it enhances ...