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3 is thought to be working on a Skype mobile, which will give the VoIP service more presence on mobiles.
Perth's Edith Cowan University (ECU) will seek to use its new mesh wireless network to cut down its fleet of mobile phones by replacing them with wireless handsets enabled for Voice over IP (VoIP).
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With all the excitement over the iPhone, few people have noticed that 1 July was the 11th anniversary of the deregulation of Australia's telecommunications market.
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VoIP and GPRS technology enable the 5140 to act like a walkie-talkie, with the ability to automatically broadcast your voice to many handsets at once.
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