Residential VoIP Goes Mainstream
Posted on March 6, 2008 - Filed Under Articles | Leave a Comment
Don’t be fooled by SunRocket’s collapse or Vonage’s woes, VoIP in the residential community is very much alive and well.
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Read More..>>Open Source VoIP List
Posted on March 4, 2008 - Filed Under Articles, New Products, Reviews | Leave a Comment
Here’s a nice little list I found of some of the best open source VoIP applications out there today. The list includes SIP proxies and clients, H323 clients, PBX and IVR platforms, developers and more.
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Read More..>>Bill Gates on Yahoo
Posted on February 21, 2008 - Filed Under Articles, Commentary, Industry News | Leave a Comment
It has been said that the two companies have significant cultural differences, Yahoo being very collaborative with a Linux based open source philosophy. Microsoft has never been accused of being a champion of open source technologies. The engineers that thrive in that kind of innovative environment are even now considering bolting.
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Read More..>>Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile on White Spaces
Posted on January 21, 2008 - Filed Under Articles | Leave a Comment
The FCC, who will begin testing wireless devices in the spectrum on January 24, now have another option for how to use the white space. Will they stand by their commitment to eliminate the Digital Divide in the U.S., expanding broadband Internet access for all nationwide? Or will the allure of licensing the spectrum and pumping more money into the Treasury sway them to further embed the cellular monopolies into the publics’ electromagnetic right of way?
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Read More..>>White Spaces Coalition Stumbles, Tries Again
Posted on January 18, 2008 - Filed Under Articles | Leave a Comment
Like the 700MHz UHF band of spectrum, these lower (2-698 MHz) radio waves travel far and penetrate deep, making them ideal for large rural expanses, as well as densely populated cities. It has been said by some that this spectrum could provide speeds up to 80mbs, and that access could be as low as as $10 per month.
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Read More..>>FCC 2008 700MHz Auction Overview
Posted on January 16, 2008 - Filed Under Articles | 2 Comments
The whole argument of the open access vs. walled garden approach rekindled the Net Neutrality debate, with the Free Marketers (i.e. AT&T, Verizon) arguing against Federal regulation of the Internet. Cell phones from today’s carriers are heavily subsidized, and without them, retail prices would be upwards of $200. Rouge devices or bandwidth hogging applications could bring a network to its knees.
In the end, the FCC’s decision in this case was a victory for wireless network neutrality, with open devices and applications getting a free ride on the wireless waves. Perhaps as a consequence, late last year Verizon caved by announcing it would open its network to any device or application that meets its specifications by later this year. Man, they really must want a piece of this pie bad!
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Read More..>>The FCC Auction of the 700MHz Spectrum
Posted on January 14, 2008 - Filed Under Articles | 2 Comments
The 700MHz band of spectrum has a unique set of properties and capabilities that have not been available to the market since, well, since television took to the airwaves. Able to penetrate deep into buildings and travel 4 times farther than its peer frequencies, the FCC, as well as many commercial interests, see a once in a lifetime opportunity to build a nationwide wireless broadband network covering metropolitan and rural regions across the country, turning the have nots into the haves, and virtually eliminating the Digital Divide in the U.S..
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Read More..>>Looking Back at VoIP in 2007
Posted on January 4, 2008 - Filed Under Articles | 1 Comment
2007 was a year of upheaval and innovation, as VoIP became more of a mainstream technology and less of a novelty, the growing pains experienced define the winners and losers in a tumultuous year
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Read More..>>Secure VoIP
Posted on June 23, 2007 - Filed Under Articles | Leave a Comment
This article stresses call accounting software as a means to secure a VoIP network.
VoIP Vulnerable to Telecom Security ThreatsBy Peter Verhoeff
While Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is gaining popularity due to its impressive cost savings, there are certain risks associated with this new telephone technology. Businesses that are considering switching to VoIP services, or already […]
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Read More..>>VoIP on the Road
Posted on May 1, 2007 - Filed Under Articles | Leave a Comment
Here’s an article on some of the mobile advantages of VoIP.
Some Neat Things You Can Do With VOIP
By Jon Arnold
Do you know what VOIP is? Unless you have been living in a cave for the past few years, you have undoubtedly seen VOIP advertised at electronics stores, on TV, inside your cable bill, and […]
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