When big, deeply entrenched companies choose to support a certain technology instead of competing against it, you’ve got to conclude that this thing is pure Tabasco and well worth looking into. »
Clearly, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), allowing for cheap Web calling, is an exciting technology. Except most people don’t know about it. Only some 3.25 million Americans will be using a paid VoIP service by the end of the year, according to researcher Yankee Group. A May survey by Harris Interactive showed that 36% of consumers don’t use the service because they don’t know enough about it. And another recent survey showed that many people think that VoIP is either a fuel-efficient new car or a brand of vodka. »
The man who invented the PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) is working on a similar project for Internet phones. »
OVER-THE-TOP phone bills are leaving plenty of Australians in debt, and many are turning to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) for help.
In the first quarter of 2005 alone, the TIO received nearly 11,000 complaints about landlines - one-third of them relating to charges. Mobile phones generated even more complaints. »
A Norwegian company has developed technology that links cell phones with Skype Technologies’ VoIP service in a configuration that enables users to make worldwide calls at local rates. »
Niklas Zennström, the internet entrepreneur behind both Kazaa and Skype, spoke to BBC Click Online about how his two inventions came about, and how broadband and wireless devices are shaping his vision for the future. »
“Oh great — now the phone’s free and so is the service.” »
BT has unveiled a mobile phone that uses Bluetooth and VoIP technology to automatically connect to a landline when used at home. »