Skype is doomed in its present form, according to Nokia - but mobile-to-VoIP is where it's at.
IT managers are being warned of the threats that are likely to keep them awake nights in 2007, with laptop security, VoIP and the contentious issue of mobile phone viruses all featuring on one organisation's 'hit-list'.
Symbian has announced several enhancements to its mobile platform, including technology to let mobile phones switch seamlessly between different kinds of mobile and wireless connectivity.
Security standards for mobile computing and telephony have recently improved, analyst group Gartner claimed on Monday. But while service providers have strengthened the security of mobile Internet and email connections, customers are going to have to pay extra for it.
A recent Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) report found that a majority of businesses still use a fixed-line phone service as their main form of voice communication, but one observer has claimed that VoIP will be prevalent across SMEs by 2010.
Writing a blog about mobile technology on 28 April almost necessitates holding forth on CDMA shutoff. But if you ask me, there's something far more disruptive happening in the wireless world right now.
So there I was, craving a pizza and dialling my local Domino's for a BBQ Meat Lover's special.
A good merger always gets the pulse racing -- and Seven's takeover of Unwired could be shaping up to be one of the most interesting for a while.
Life may be like a box of chocolates -- but telecoms right now is gearing up to be a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, as service providers seek increasingly novel ways to blend their offerings.
3's bundling of Skype as part of a new services package has the potential to upset the voice monopoly of incumbent fixed-telephony carriers ... if only customers knew about it.
Skype sees the mobile market as the next frontier for its service, but economic realities in the voice market -- coupled with mobile operators who feel threatened by Skype -- could put the kibosh on large-scale adoption for some time to come.
It may have had its share of teething pains, but medical clinic chain Medi 7 has used its VoIP and open source Asterisk PABX rollout to improve call routing and slash thousands of dollars in telecommunications costs.
Australia's competition regulator has warned it will act to ensure technological innovations that pose a serious threat to Telstra's dominance of the telecommunications sector are not "strangled at birth".
BT, long considered a risk-taker in the telecommunications market, has laid a US$105 million bet to open its network to application developers in the hopes of creating innovative voice services. But will other phone companies take a similar gamble?
Voice over IP has reached some major milestones in 2008 in both the enterprise and consumer ends of the market but how long can traditional telcos continue to fight against this disruptive technology?
Ray Gilbert, assistant vice president for IT enterprise collaboration at Alcatel Lucent, tells ZDNet.com editor-in-chief Dan Farber how the telecom services provider is addressing mobility needs and convergence challenges for the next generation of digital devices.
Whether you plan to use Skype or not, the Skypephone is a full-featured budget priced phone and value for money if you don't break it first.
The Linksys CIT400 allows you to make both land-line and Skype calls, all without a PC.
An impressive set-up well worth the consideration for any small office looking to bring their telephony systems into the 21st century.
The TA612V is a solid unit that provides a low-cost way to make VoIP calls. It is a good choice for a household or small home office where users are keen to cut their telephone bills.
VoIP company takes page from parent eBay, offering a business-rating directory and a service linking advice givers and seekers.
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