WASHINGTON-As the calendar nears Sept. 11, various issues at the intersection of law enforcement and the telecom industry are heating up. Foremost is the Federal Communications Commission's decision that Voice over Internet Protocol providers are subject to the digital wiretap act, along with whether...
LUXEMBOURG-Skype Technologies S.A. inked its first deal with a wireless carrier, announcing a contract with Germany's E-Plus to provide its Voice over Internet Protocol service over the mobile operator's network. Beginning in October, Skype software will be bundled with E-Plus' flat-rate data subscription, allowing...
Skype Technologies S.A. inked its first deal with a wireless carrier, announcing a contract with Germany's E-Plus to provide its Voice over Internet Protocol service over the mobile operator's network. Beginning in October, Skype software will be bundled with E-Plus' flat-rate data subscription, allowing...
REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. said late Tuesday it is buying into the Internet-calling arena with the acquisition of 2-year-old startup Teleo Inc. The software behemoth said it will use Teleo's Voice over Internet Protocol technology to expand voice capabilities to its instant messaging service, MSN...
WASHINGTON-Internet-based telephone companies have joined cellular carriers in having difficulty meeting federal enhanced 911 requirements, prompting the Federal Communications Commission to give Voice over Internet Protocol service providers an additional 30 days to come into compliance. The FCC, saying progress is being made on...
DENVER-The Denver Police Department and the Consolidated Communications Network of Colorado each used the 71st annual Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International show here last week to showcase their successes in public-safety communications. DPD demonstrated its M/A-COM Inc.-built radio communications system, which serves Denver...
ASPEN, Colo.-With the ashes of recently deceased gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson still raining down from the sky, the Progress and Freedom Foundation brought its gonzo deregulation motto to the mountains of Colorado for its annual Aspen Summit. This year's event centered on the...
Wireless Voice over Internet Protocol services are emerging as a threat to traditional wireless carriers, according to a report from Alexander Resources. The report, "Wireless VoIP: What Threats to Mobile Operators?," predicted wireless VoIP service will have a similar impact on competition and the...
WASHINGTON-The National Emergency Number Association asked the Federal Communications Commission to establish an interim, then permanent, Routing Number Administrator, a move that would benefit Voice over Internet Protocol providers facing difficulties routing enhanced 911 calls as they race to deploy E-911 service. "Both for...
Wireless-related mergers and acquisitions dominated the headlines last week from technology pairings to content match-ups. Here is a roundup: Qualcomm Inc. paid $57 million in cash for Elata, a privately held U.K.-based developer of content-delivery software. Qualcomm said it will integrate its BREW platform...
WASHINGTON-The National Emergency Number Association recently asked the Federal Communications Commission to establish an interim, then permanent, Routing Number Administrator, a move that would benefit Voice over Internet Protocol providers facing difficulties in routing enhanced 911 calls as they race to deploy E-911 service....
Verizon Wireless successfully conducted over-the-air calls using CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A technology from Lucent Technologies Inc., and Lucent said its Rev. A infrastructure will be commercially available in 2006. The trials are the first live tests of Rev. A technology-an enhancement to EV-DO...
SALT LAKE CITY-Internet Protocol technology provider CoConnect Inc. will part with more than $200,000 in stock to acquire filmmaker and digital entertainment consultant firm Atcom Media Group, the companies announced Thursday.CoConnect, which provides VoIP and IPTV/video on demand, said it will develop Atcom's wireless...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it licensed IP Header Compression from Stockholm, Sweden-based Effnet AB. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Qualcomm plans to use the technology in its future CDMA EV-DO and W-CDMA chipsets. Effnet said the technology would pave the way for...
YOKNEAM, Israel-In a move that will expand its U.S. presence, Mind CTI Ltd., a real-time mediation, billing and customer-care solutions provider, reached an agreement to acquire U.S.-based Sentori Inc., which is a customer-care software solutions provider for wireless carriers and mobile virtual network operators....
In a move that will expand its U.S. presence, MIND CTI Ltd., a real-time mediation, billing and customer care solutions provider, reached an agreement to acquire U.S.-based Sentori Inc., which is a customer-care software solutions provider for wireless carriers and mobile virtual network operators....
MIDDLETOWN, R.I.-TowerStream Corp. and Vonage Marketing formed an alliance this week to provide Voice over Internet Protocol services over fixed wireless broadband networks.According to the agreement, TowerStream will offer Vonage's small business VoIP solutions on its New York City; Los Angeles; Chicago; San Francisco;...
ANNAPOLIS, Md.-Broadband phone service provider Vonage Holdings Corp. and TeleCommunication Systems Inc., a location and wireless data technology provider, have teamed to begin the process of enabling public-safety answering points to handle Voice over Internet Protocol enhanced 911 calls.Beginning this month, Vonage said it...
LONDON-Worldwide pre-WiMAX equipment sales rang up $16.4 million in 2004, and the market will grow to $124.5 million by the end of 2005, according to a report from Infonetics Research.While the technology initially is being deployed as a wireless backhaul solution, it will begin...
WASHINGTON-The Communications for Coordinated Assistance and Response to Emergencies (ComCARE) Alliance is asking the Federal Communications Commission to maintain its deadline for location-capable handsets.ComCARE requested that the FCC deny a waiver request by CTIA and the Rural Cellular Association for the rules requiring wireless...
WASHINGTON-Legislation ensuring Internet Protocol-enabled services are not subject to traditional telecommunications regulation will be rolled into the telecom reform bill being drafted by the Senate Commerce Committee, said Sen. John Sununu (R-N.H.). "I have written legislative language dealing with IP services, not just voice,"...
Even as Voice over Internet Protocol providers race to meet the Federal Communications Commission's deadline to offer enhanced 911 service, many of them are running into the same roadblock that stymied wireless deployment-incumbent local exchange carriers. VoIP carriers are learning a lesson that wireless...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Fulfillment services provider Brightpoint Inc. reported that its Brightpoint Activation Services L.L.C. subsidiary has been appointed a master agent by Voice over Internet Protocol service provider Vonage Holding Corp.'s Vonage Marketing division.The arrangement calls for Brightpoint to offer its current and future dealers...
LONDON-U.K.-based billing supplier Martin Dawes Systems, which has its eye on the mobile virtual network operator market, acquired Boston-based Lavastorm Technologies, which provides next-generation revenue and business assurance software. The value of the deal was not disclosed.The acquisition will provide a U.S. base for...
