Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services allow users to place telephone calls over the internet rather than through traditional analog or cellular phone networks. VoIP has grown in popularity in ...

The FCC is requiring VoIP service providers to obtain acknowledgement from customers that they understand the current limitations of their provider's E911 service. The requirement is to be fulfilled ...

Here as well as elsewhere, I've written numerous pieces tracking both trends, as well as case histories of enterprise-level VoIP deployments. The usual mix involves identification of a problem, an RFP ...

The most reliable internet protocol (IP) desk phone is Polycom VVX because its hardware is crafted to an extremely high standard, and its user base appears to be consistently satisfied with its ...

Internet telephony companies already offer major cost savings over traditional telephone services, but now they're challenging one another for the title of cheapest of the cheap in an increasingly ...

While VOIP peering will continue to interest carriers primarily as a way to lower costs or improve call quality, there are several other benefits to the technology. Culver writes, “Carriers of all ...

Providers of voice over Internet Protocol services face yet another regulatory issue. The Federal Communications Commission recently expanded the federal Universal Service Fund (USF) reporting and ...

Over the last several years, many consumers, small and medium size businesses (SMB) and even global enterprises have flocked to voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. And the industry has ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. The congressional debate over regulation of IP-based ...

The company's new SIP-7 (Session Initiation Protocol 7) Services allow SIP providers to connect to Verisign's SS7 network. By offloading the complexity of interworking with the SS7 system, VoIP ...

WASHINGTON – Verizon Communications, a large incumbent telecommunications carrier in the U.S., announced Tuesday that it will allow competing voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) carriers to connect to ...