Although wireless standards like 3G, 4G, and 5G are mostly associated with mobile internet, they also include a phone (voice) component. Up till 4G this was done using traditional circuit-switched ...

Once IP telephony is installed and employees reach a comfort level, IT and business managers typically find new and creative ways to use it. Patient scheduling, accounting: Several healthcare ...

LAS VEGAS — At the Networld+Interop conference here, Nortel Networks Corp. yesterday announced its strategy to use 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GE) over optical fiber to simplify network management and to ...

Once corporate users have tested voice over IP and proven that it works, they face one last hurdle: making sure it’s secure. But users who have taken the plunge into VoIP say they’re not worried about ...

NTL Telewest is developing a voice-over-IP residential telephone service and has appointed telecoms giant Ericsson to help roll it out. A five year agreement has been signed between the two parties.

Information has come out about Nintendo’s upcoming DS handheld’s ability to serve as a voice-over-IP handset, allowing DS gamers to make phone calls when connected to a Wi-Fi access point. There’s no ...

The state of North Carolina has reached an agreement with Vonage to get refunds for customers who had trouble canceling their voice-over-IP phone service, Attorney General Roy Cooper announced Monday.

Gone are the days when communication relied on bulky desk phones and copper wires. In fact, for many young people, traditional landlines have become relics of the past. After all, the ability to make ...

No matter how unique your smartphone is, it's still a phone, first and foremost. And even if you've replaced traditional phone calls with audio messages or video calls, being able to call friends and ...