Free always trumps services that require you to pay, right? Well, not necessarily. With free, you get what you pay for (ie: if customer service is an issue, you need to suck it up because you aren#8217;t paying anyway). With paying service, you have to foot a bill #8230; and sometimes that bill can escalate as [...]

School districts looking for cost-effective solutions to help balance their budgets and one such method of saving money on services (so they can spend it where it really matters: on education!) is by switching to VoIP communications. That#8217;s what the Cresskill Public School District in New Jersey is doing. The district has chosen Optimum Lightpath to [...]

The first-ever TSG-6 SIP-compliant phone has been released by Tone Commander and it#8217;s already approved by the National Telecommunications Security Working Group (NTSWG) for government and military use. The US-made Tone Commander 7810 TSG-6 IP phone can be integrated wherever IP networks are available. #8220;We are proud to offer this dynamic, cutting-edge new phone,#8221; said Steve [...]

The race to develop mobile VoIP applications is proceeding at breakneck speed, especially when it comes to the iPhone. While a big part of the contest involves adding feature upon feature, it's ha...

To anyone looking for a virtual phone number, free would seem better than $4.88 per month. Virtual numbers have no permanent connections to specific physical phone lines. They simply receive calls and...

In Spain, a phone company called Telefonica is giving unemployed customers a break on their bill. Nice gesture. Read about it on VoIP Watch. Smith on VoIP names six VoIP alternatives to AT#38;T#8217;s CallVantage, which is being shuttered. Free Skype to Skype calls in the UK? Yep, with 3UK and a 3 SIM card. Read about it [...]

Microsoft#8217;s Tellme has announced three core speech and network innovations that pave the road to cloud-based voice services. The advancements include a rollout of VoIP carrier service that reduces the costs of customer transport, advanced speech services and a new technology for more natural text to speech reading. #8220;Our goal is to give enterprises technology that [...]

Good news for Vonage. You may remember that back in February I told you all about Vonage being in danger of being delisted by the New York Stock Exchange. Basically, the internet telephony company had fallen below the minimum average global market capitalization of no less than $100 million over a consecutive 30 trading day period. Well, [...]

Point. Click. Go. That#8217;s one of those easy, fun things about web-based VoIP solutions. But hosted IP PBX solutions traditionally lacked that capability #8230; until now. A user dashboard for hosted IP PBX applications? Oh yes. Vocalocity has just released on, bringing click-to-call functionality and on-screen ease to the hosted IP PBX environment, which has traditionally [...]

Cynergy will now be offering a greater range of hosted IP communications services thanks to a strategic alliance with IP communications provider Smoothstone. #8220;Smoothstone#8217;s flexibility in mainstream hosting complements our work on the frontend for mid-range businesses,#8221; said Jeff Cohen, co-founder of Cynergy Telecom Management. #8220;Our experience, audiences and goals are aligned in a rapidly evolving [...]

Alternative workplace strategies are a cost-cutting measure that can help companies save their budget without having to make bigger staff freezes or salary cuts. With the prevalence of VoIP, Wi-Fi, workers willing to work in temporary spaces or at home, telecommuting technology and more, working beyond the traditional office environment has gotten easier to do [...]

One of the more attractive selling points of many IP PBXes has been their call-handling applications. Such applications let users click to make calls, and view calling activity on their computer scree...

In this tough economy, there has never been a better time to go with a low-cost telecommunications package to not only stay competitive but helps your company go ldquo;green.rdquo; Watch this FREE o...

The first InformationWeek Startup 50 list includes Agito Networks, the enterprise mobility solutions company. The list includes technology startups that were ranked as the top 50 by readers and editors of InformationWeek. Agito#8217;s technology includes the RoamAnywhere Mobility Router, which brings together UC, Wi-Fi, cellular and IP telephony in one solution. #8220;As the only fixed mobile [...]

There is a new service control and subscriber data management system that allows the rapid and cost-efficient launching of mobile broadband and VoIP services on WiMAX networks. Bridgewater Systems says that the Bridgewater ServiceMAX 500 offers connectivity service network (CSN) functionality that WiMAX operators need for rapid deployment, as well as managing subscribers and supporting [...]

The Voipswitch platform for ITSP has been named a recipient of the First Annual NGN Leadership Award by TMC#8217;s NGN publication. Voipswitch is made by Voiceserve and is a user-friendly software platform that allows for rapid roll-out even in complex environs. #8220;Once again it is very encouraging to see that our company is winning awards on [...]

ATamp;T Shutting Down CallVantageATamp;T has notified customers that it is discontinuing its CallVantage consumer VoIP service. The service, which launched in 2004, delivers phone calls over broadba...

There is a new white paper available on HD voice. Read about it on The VoIP Weblog. Vopium has launched an iPhone app. Read about it on VoIP News of the UK. With AT#38;T CallVantage being shut down, faithful users like Andy Abramson at VoIP Watch have a lot to say about it.

The U.S. Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has now fully approved ActiveMine from Active Control Technology. The wireless voice communications and locating system is designed for use in mines to link workers with the outside world. The approval includes ActiveMine#8217;s wireless Wi-Fi phones, which can be used in all areas of the underground coal mines. #8220;This [...]

This is a holy cow moment: According to new research from Light Reading Communications Network and Pyramid Research, there will be 97 percent mobile penetration in Egypt by 2014. That#8217;s a mega increase over 54 percent in 2008. So what#8217;s driving the projected change? Changes in competition. This has been largely driven by the entry of [...]