VoIP (or Internet telephony which is almost the same thing) is any one of several technologies that allow you to make phone calls over the Internet instead of over the telephone network. Some more advanced and secure systems use a private data network instead of the Internet. This technology has been around since the 1970s but hasn’t been practical until recently because for it to be effective you need a broadband/high-speed connection. Read more…
VoIP
PBX, SIP, Voicemail, VoIP Phone, VoIP Service
Internet search giant, Google Inc., may be poised to acquire the world’s leading online VoIP service, Skype, according to speculation in the blogsphere this week.
The rumours originated with the UK’s well-respected Guardian newspaper on Monday, and have been reverberating through investment firms and the blogsphere all week. No solid basis has been provided for the speculation, but there are logical reasons for Google Read more…
VoIP
Android, Mobile Phone, Skype, VoIP Service, Wi-Fi
VoIP creates two types of network traffic – the call control messages used to setup and manage connections between users, and the digitally encoded voice conversations. The call setup and management protocols involve simple messaging between IP phones and an IP PBX. These protocols use very little bandwidth and they do not have stringent latency requirements. A delay of a few seconds in setting up a call is usually acceptable. Read more…
VoIP
IP Phone, PBX, VAD, VoIP Calls, VoIP Service