UK lags in VoIP usage?

The slow adoption of broadband in Britain at the start of the decade is being blamed for the lackluster roll out of internet telephony in the country today. The UK is actually lagging behind Europe in adopting VoIP and its failure to adopt broadband as early as other countries is to blame, according to a report. The EIAA claimed that 10 per cent of Europeans had already made phone calls over the web but only 5 per...

New VoIP service announced by Microsoft, MCI

You know something is about to become big when even big companies are starting to notice it. It ‘s the same case with a hot technology like Voice over Internet Protocol ( VoIP) and a company like Microsoft. Recently, Microsoft and MCI announced a multiyear partnership that aims to offer software and services that will let users call from a PC to virtually any phone in the world. This new move directly pits the...

Entire UK now under VOIP service

The UK is finally covered with VoIP. This was the announcement made by Magrathea Telecommunications Ltd as they declared that they are the first network operator to offer countrywide coverage of UK geographic numbering to their VoIP providers. What this means is that a client who chooses a VoIP service from any of Magrathea’s partners can obtain a telephone number that is similar to the number of their existing BT...

VoIP brings a mom to her children

A friend of mine had lunch the other day. She kept talking about her kids. One of them, a graduate student in New York, was seeing someone new. “I hear he’s gorgeous,” she said, “I bet they’ll have beautiful babies.” (FYI, it was only their second date.) Her youngest was in Texas, working for a big pharmaceutical company. “She’s having trouble with her boss, and they had a big fight the other day, so...

Companies should watch out for VoIP pitfalls

A major accounting services company has issued a warning about the vulnerability of VoIP services and urge senior executives to get involved in evalutation and deployment decisions. In a report into corporate interest in and takeup of voice over internet protocol systems, the company said that despite recent advances in reliability and performance the risk of business disruption still remains a valid...

Yahoo to offer new VoIP Service

It looks like the VoIP bandwagon just got a little more crowded with Yahoo announcing that it is entering the market with a service that it say is much cheaper than the leading web phoning provider Skype. This new development is also another sign that the days of traditional landline telephoning is numbered. The new offering from Yahoo is going to be made available to 180 countries and will link with existing Yahoo...

Vonage fails to comply with FCC order

With more and more people subscribing to VoIP services, the government is keen on providing some level of control over the services it provides. One of these recent measures has come from the Federal Communications Commission, which has ordered all companies that sell internet-based phone service to comply within 120 days with its order to require enhanced 911 or E911 in all their service areas. Well, it looks like...

VoIP gaining ground among hotel-staying business travellers

Business travellers who are asking for a solution to the high phone bills incurred when they travel are forcing hotels to rethink their strategies for long distance communications and this could just be the spark needed to finally change the whole paradigm on communications. The evolution of the cell phone has already resulted in a general lowering of hotel call charges because most guests now prefer using their...

VOIP and Christmas

Christmas is fast approaching and for most people the yuletide season is seen as a chance to reconnect with family and re-establish roots. Just look at the many heart-wrenching advertising telecommunications companies churn out this season. Unfortunately, in a global village where most families are scattered all over the globe the chance to reconnect with loved ones and friends obviously poses a challenge. For those...