The chief exec of the UK arm of mobile operator 3 said the company is set to heavily promote IP telephony and instant messaging on its network.
An analyst has warned of the difficulty Skype faces in rebuilding its business customer base after it withdrew thousands of London-based SkypeIn numbers with just a month's notice.
3 is thought to be working on a Skype mobile, which will give the VoIP service more presence on mobiles.
The year 2006 was one of extremes for the Australian telecommunications sector.
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).
So there I was, craving a pizza and dialling my local Domino's for a BBQ Meat Lover's special.
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.
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.
Streaker Robert Ogilvie may have learned the hard way that getting naked can be painful, but many other Australians are apparently learning the same lesson as they try to break ties with Telstra once and for all.
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.
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?
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.
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.
There's been a lot of talk about network convergence, the idea that data, voice and video traffic will one day travel over a single network. In this special report, we look at how Mount Erin Secondary College is tackling convergence and IP telephony goals at footy club the West Coast Eagles.
How can you tell if your business is ready for Voice over IP? Also, who are the leading IP handset providers and systems integrators in Australia?
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.
An impressive set-up well worth the consideration for any small office looking to bring their telephony systems into the 21st century.
The 3Com 3108 is well worth considering in environments where workers spend much of their time away from desks without resorting to expensive to run GSM or 3G dependent mobile phones.
Though Skype 2 suffers from middling voice quality when calling landline phones, it's still one of the best free VoIP services around, and its new Skype Video feature makes it even better.
By being very easy to configure and manage, the 3CX Phone System for Windows scores well on functionality and is compatible with most SIP handsets, gateways and services. However scalability could be an issue for larger organisations.
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