VoIP

BOCA RATON, Fla.-i2Telecom International Inc. has developed a patent-pending technology that allows cellular bridging to Voice-over-Internet Protocol networks. The solution allows cellular customers to make national and international calls on …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Annual shipments for WiMAX chipsets will exceed $2.2 billion in 2008, according to new research from West Technology Research Solutions L.L.C. “WiMAX is seen by many as an …

I awoke in a panic the other night. Was I dreaming, or is it really true that the wireless industry has been slipping? Where to find the truth? Ah, I …

DALLAS-Now a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola Inc., Freescale Semiconductor has made a series of chip announcements covering areas such as voice over Internet Protocol and system on a chip. …

NEWARK, N.J.-Net2Phone and Navini Networks announced they will partner to deliver Net2Phone’s VoiceLine voice-over-IP broadband services over Navini’s wireless metropolitan area network (WMAN) wireless broadband infrastructure. “Wireless metropolitan area networks …

NEWARK, N.J.-IDT Corp. said it will deploy commercial Wi-Fi phone service in the United States using its own network and infrastructure and Net2Phone’s voice-over-Internet Protocol platform for routing calls. The …

NEWARK, N.J.-IDT Corp. said it will deploy commercial Wi-Fi phone service in the United States using its own network and infrastructure and Net2Phone’s voice-over-Internet Protocol platform for routing calls. The …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-VoIP Inc. announced it will acquire Wi-Fi technology company Apex Sight L.L.C. Following the acquisition, Apex will become a wholly owned subsidiary of VoIP Inc., which will offer …

WASHINGTON-It has been 10 years since the Federal Communications Commission took its first steps toward a nationwide wireless enhanced 911 system, and after a long struggle, important progress is being …

First, New Mexico, the state where President Bush March 26 unveiled his broadband policy for dummies. Now, New Hampshire, the state where Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell will join …

WASHINGTON-Legislation has been introduced that would classify voice over Internet Protocol as an information service, releasing it from telecommunications regulation. “VoIP-technology that enables efficient, cost-effective delivery of voice communications over …

WASHINGTON-The National Taxpayers Union is leading a coalition urging the Federal Communications Commission to take a light regulatory touch on voice over Internet Protocol services. “The lesson for the FCC …

Wireless local area network equipment shipments increased a hefty 53 percent in 2003 from 2002 to $3.9 billion worldwide, according to a study by Forward Concepts. The report, titled, “WLAN …

WASHINGTON-Rural Cellular Corp. is asking Congress to extend the deadline for wireless enhanced 911 Phase II service. “The solution to ensure that rural communities receive the same assurances of their …

SAN BRUNO, Calif.-IPWireless Inc. said it has started commercial shipments of its wireless broadband solution designed for the 3.4 to 3.6 GHz spectrum bands following three months of trials. The …

Nextel Communications Inc. may have finally found some competition for its highly touted Direct Connect walkie-talkie service as independent testing of Alltel Corp.’s recently launched Touch2Talk service showed similar performance …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said that peer-to-peer Internet telephony services that do not touch the public-switched telephone network are information services and it began the process of regulating …

WASHINGTON-The move to permanently ban Internet access taxes was thrown a curve ball on Wednesday when senators from states that had grandfathered taxes introduced a bill that would only ban …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. said it has shipped more than 50 million voice over Internet Protocol ports to more than 200 networking equipment vendors and designers. VoIP is regarded as one …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission this week is expected to consider the first step in whether to regulate voice over Internet protocol communications, notwithstanding widely publicized calls from law enforcement to …

WASHINGTON-The experience of the wireless industry as it grew from an elite service to mass-market acceptance shows both the benefits and challenges of a light regulatory touch, acknowledged FCC Commissioner …

WASHINGTON-The experience of the wireless industry as it grew from an elite service to mass-market acceptance shows both the benefits and challenges of a light regulatory touch, acknowledged FCC Commissioner …

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell used the recent example of a National Football League player who made a mobile-phone call from the end zone after a touchdown to demonstrate the impacts …

Industry has hailed the coming of packet technology, which has turned circuit networks into anachronisms. But the technology still has its challenges, one of which is “islands of IP.” It …

Even with the promise of a tech recovery and emergence of new applications for wireless gadgets aimed at free-spending teenagers, information-starved road warriors and the rest of us, 2004 is …