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Voice networking and VoIP

May 20, 2009 20 May'09
GPS users could be affected by failing satellites

The satellites that provide the global positioning system (GPS) for missile defence and vehicle navigation are falling apart, according to a report by the...
May 19, 2009 19 May'09
Mobile broadband growth drives mobile video adoption

High-speed mobile broadband networks, capable devices and flat rate data plans boosting mobile video
May 19, 2009 19 May'09
Sybase broadens mobile apps and device security

Sybase re-engineers mobile device management and security solution to support OMA DM and adds Samsung enterprise apps
May 19, 2009 19 May'09
Ultra mobile device market heats up

Low priced devices, coupled with compelling mobile broadband, spurs ultra mobile device (UMD) market

May 13, 2009 13 May'09
Security and device management hinder mobile business

Analyst warns firms of ned to put in place robust mobile device management and security strategies
May 11, 2009 11 May'09
Unified comms driving healthier, more productive workforce

Employees allowed to work flexibly, thanks to UC solutions, can capture extra 70 mins of work per day
May 08, 2009 08 May'09
Phone users to save €2bn as EC squeezes network operators

Europe's phone users stand to save €2bn over the next three years following today's publication of the European Commission's guidance on termination rates.
May 08, 2009 08 May'09
TalkTalk buys Tiscali UK for £236m

Carphone Warehouse sealed its takeover of internet service provider Tiscali this morning as the group announced its TalkTalk subsidiary would pay £236m for Tiscali's UK operations.
May 08, 2009 08 May'09
Mobile VoIP set to replace traditional voice networks

Mobile VoIP to pose a huge and direct challenge to the $692.6 billion global mobile voice market
May 08, 2009 08 May'09
EU telecom ministers expected to veto reforms

Telecommunication ministers from Europe are likely to veto the package of reforms passed by the European Parliament on Wednesday.

May 07, 2009 07 May'09
Orange slices mobile broadband prices

SME voice customers who take on a new Business Everywhere plan will receive a discount of up to 50% with other discounts to all companies
May 07, 2009 07 May'09
Google to launch BlackBerry business productivity apps

Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) to make Google products more compelling for the mobile business community
May 07, 2009 07 May'09
Huddle on Ning for social network intranet applications

Collaboration service Huddle.net, which supports the LinkedIn and Facebook social network sites, has launched its online collaboration application on Ning, the platform for creating social networks.
May 07, 2009 07 May'09
Europe sets new regulations for telecoms sector

The European Parliament today voted to accept new regulations to shape the development of the communications sector for the foreseeable future.
May 06, 2009 06 May'09
Virgin Media tests 200Mbps cable network

Virgin Media has started testing a 200Mpbs network service in 100 houses in Ashford, Kent, following the commercial...
May 06, 2009 06 May'09
Mobile business to boom over next five years

Analyst predicts almost 60% growth in mobile business connections due to high speed networks and proliferation of converged devices and mobile connectivity solutions
May 06, 2009 06 May'09
Trappist monks go broadband for secular needs

Trappist monks from Caldey Island are using a new wireless broadband link to boost takings from their online shop.
May 05, 2009 05 May'09
BlackBerry ripens for unified communications

New software optimised for use with Cisco Unified Communications Manager designed to unify BlackBerry voice services
April 30, 2009 30 Apr'09
Data traffic boosts network operators' revenues

Evidence that data traffic is becoming more important to fixed and mobile network operators (MNOs) comes from Verizon's latest quarterly report.
April 28, 2009 28 Apr'09
SMEs get mobile data storage and access boost

Day-today file sharing service aims to improve mobile SMEs’ productivity and flexibility
April 27, 2009 27 Apr'09
Burden shifts to ISPs as national comms database is ruled out

The government may require internet service providers (ISPs) to retain all communications data that runs across their networks, including that of third party overseas providers.
April 27, 2009 27 Apr'09
Internet will become unreliable next year

Unless the network infrastructure of the internet is upgraded, users will experience slower and unreliable connections by next year.
April 23, 2009 23 Apr'09
Google to make Gmail one-stop online communication tool

Google plans to develop Gmail into a service that will allow users to manage all their internet communications, including alerts and chat sessions.
April 22, 2009 22 Apr'09
Upgraded UC gives University higher grade of comms

Scalable IP based phone system offers new feautres whilst protecting existing PBX investment
April 20, 2009 20 Apr'09
O2 bolsters mobile services portfolio

New mission to be a communications integrator of choice rather than supplier of communications products
April 15, 2009 15 Apr'09
Auditor rejects Tiscali accounts raising questions about its future

Tiscali, which has about three million UK broadband customers, has had its accounts qualified by its auditor.
April 14, 2009 14 Apr'09
BT may be on course for worst quarter ever

BT has hit back at rumours that it is on the verge of slashing 10,000 jobs across its global business after another disastrous quarter, describing the figures.
April 08, 2009 08 Apr'09
Google voice search marks new era of speech analytics

Google sees voice-activated search as key to its mobile business and has just introduced a UK version for the Blackberry. Voice search offers an easier...
April 08, 2009 08 Apr'09
Businesses push Skype to top of voice carriers league

Skype, the voice over internet protocol (VoIP) software company, is now the world's biggest carrier of international telephone calls, and is poised to grow even bigger by grabbing the lucrative business market.
April 08, 2009 08 Apr'09
Wakefield Council places faith in unified communications

£3 million investment in IP-based UC infrastructure to reduce costs and enhance operational efficiency
April 07, 2009 07 Apr'09
Unified communications boost service centre efficiency

UC&C solutions designed to transform CA's global contact centre and enterprise operations
April 07, 2009 07 Apr'09
Field day for enterprise mobile computing

New solution designed to support field operatives whilst reducing mobile computing telecommunications costs
April 06, 2009 06 Apr'09
Telefónica gets real with LTE mobile broadband services

Spanish incumbent telco unveils series of LTE-based apps to demonstrate the real business benefits
April 06, 2009 06 Apr'09
Skype now world's top international telco

In just five years, Skype, the free Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telecommunications carrier, has become the world's leading carrier of international voice telephone calls, according to TeleGeography, a market analyst.
April 01, 2009 01 Apr'09
Ericsson claims mobile broadband world record

Announcement said to represent a step for HSPA evolution
April 01, 2009 01 Apr'09
Irish SME eyes smiling for mobile broadband

Mobile broadband in Ireland growing steadily over the last three years and especially during 2008
March 31, 2009 31 Mar'09
Voice messaging helps Severn Trent recover £3m in unpaid bills

Severn Trent has recovered £3m in unpaid bills in the last six months through the use of voice messaging technology. The water utility firm used software...
March 31, 2009 31 Mar'09
First look: Skype on iPhone

Skype has released an iPhone application and SearchNetworking ANZ took it through its paces – with mixed results.
March 31, 2009 31 Mar'09
Sybase takes Office to iPhone in mobility drive

New release to offer improvements in business process mobilisation, enterprise admin, security and TCO
March 31, 2009 31 Mar'09
LTE to revolutionise mobile broadband

Recession will not hinder LTE-based mobile broadband which could offer up to 100 Mbps
March 30, 2009 30 Mar'09
New business comms platform to hasten ROI

Platform attributed with delivering quick ROI on business communications whilst simplifying deployment of business enabling apps
March 30, 2009 30 Mar'09
Two billion mobile broadband users by 2014

Mobile broadband market to rocket by 1024% over the next five years
March 27, 2009 27 Mar'09
Broadband UK failing the public

People are unhappy with the service they receive from the major broadband suppliers, a report from price comparison service uSwitch has found.
March 25, 2009 25 Mar'09
Can Skype pull off a move to SIP?

Skype has announced it will embrace the SIP standard. Richard Chirgwin looks at what this means for telephony and asks if Skype can pull it off!
March 25, 2009 25 Mar'09
Soaring mobile broadband boosts enterprise mobile device market

Enterprises seeing mobility as providing cost reductions and increased profitability
March 25, 2009 25 Mar'09
Mobile computing users' attitudes pose potential security threats

Businesses need to balance management, security and use of company property outside of working hours
March 23, 2009 23 Mar'09
Skype allows firms to make cheap calls through SIP PBXs

A beta technology from voice over internet protocol (VoIP) firm Skype can bring cheaper voice calling to corporate PBX systems based on session initiation protocol (SIP).
March 23, 2009 23 Mar'09
3 ups the mobile broadband ante

Operator claims five-fold improvement of competitors' mobile broadband offerings
March 20, 2009 20 Mar'09
Recession-proof mobile broadband to hit billion user mark by 2013

Researcher expects robust mobile broadband growth throughout 2009 despite downtuen
March 20, 2009 20 Mar'09
Linux to shine in sub-$200 netbook market

Linux vendors need to focus on the netbook as a sub-$200 appliance rather than an alternative to Windows netbooks and laptops
March 20, 2009 20 Mar'09
Recession spurs one-month mobile broadband

By Q309 one-month mobile broadband deals will account for 20% of all mobile broadband sales
March 18, 2009 18 Mar'09
Skype bids to bridge mobile phone-computer gap

VoIP supplier Skype is calling for network operators, software providers and device makers to work together to help Skype's 405 million users consolidate their communications media on a single mobile device.
March 13, 2009 13 Mar'09
Vodafone and O2 to share transmission networks?

The UK's oldest mobile network operators, Vodafone and O2, are in talks that might lead to them sharing networks, the Financial Times reported this morning.
March 13, 2009 13 Mar'09
Nominet puts phones on the net with Enum

Companies can now save on phone bills by converting their telephone numbers to an internet domain.
March 12, 2009 12 Mar'09
Google adds voice to service pack

Google this morning launched a preview of Google Voice, an application that helps users manage their voice communications.
March 09, 2009 09 Mar'09
Can the SME do without the Fixed Line? BigTinCan thinks so.

Can a small business do without a fixed phone line and remain credible? Richard Chirgwin finds a local company that believes mobile businesses can have it all.
March 05, 2009 05 Mar'09
Ofcom decision featherbeds BT's fibre risk

Ofcom's...
March 04, 2009 04 Mar'09
University of Birmingham rolls out unified communications

The University of Birmingham is about to roll out a unified messaging system to 500 staff.
March 03, 2009 03 Mar'09
Ofcom paves the way to super-fast broadband

BT can build its £1.5bn super-high-speed fibre-based broadband network for UK internet users, following Ofcom's decision to open up the high-speed broadband market.
March 03, 2009 03 Mar'09
Recession sees SMEs offered extended 0% finance

Avaya increases 0% finance in response to SMEs' problems in investing when it is difficult to justify capital outlay
March 03, 2009 03 Mar'09
Communication problems cost SMBs up to €3,900 per employee

Poorly integrated communications channels is costing SMBs 40% of productive time
February 27, 2009 27 Feb'09
Movero unveils enhanced mobile computing management services

New mobile computing services align with billing and compliance technolgies
February 27, 2009 27 Feb'09
It is time to mobilise the workers

If respected IT market analyst Richard Holway is right, the end of the recession is likely to...
February 27, 2009 27 Feb'09
France 24 is first TV channel available via iPhone

The first live TV channel to be delivered via a 3G mobile network is French, but you'll need an iPhone to watch it.

The free application, France 24...
February 25, 2009 25 Feb'09
Virgin migrates customers to minimum 10mbps broadband

Virgin Media is upgrading millions of its 2mbps broadband customers to a faster 10mbps (megabits per second) service.

The firm recently increased the...
February 24, 2009 24 Feb'09
Government ICT policy confused and distorted, says CMA chairman

The government's policies on high-tech communications have failed UK plc, the body that represents the UK's business communications users, said this morning. Launching...
February 24, 2009 24 Feb'09
CMA chairman's speech

CJ Kimber, CMA Chairman Conference Speech, 1245 24th February My Lords, ladies and gentlemen We live in interesting times. • Last...
February 24, 2009 24 Feb'09
CMA manifesto

Communications - Life-blood of Enterprise Communications Services for the Public and Private Sectors - 2010 and beyond: CMA's Manifesto for the next...
February 24, 2009 24 Feb'09
Broadband for all is top priority, says Ofcom chief

Obliging communication providers to supply a broadband service to every citizen will be Ofcom chairman-elect Collette Bowe's highest priority when she takes over the UK's communications regulatory agency.
February 23, 2009 23 Feb'09
Data stealing Trojan targets Symbian smartphone users

Smartphone users running the Symbian operating system are being targeted with a new Trojan worm that can steal their data and use their device as a spam...
February 23, 2009 23 Feb'09
EU aims to crack Skype encryption to listen in on criminals

The European Union is to investigate ways in which law enforcement agencies can tap into voice over IP services such as Skype, after fears that criminals are taking advantage of the secure encrypted networks.
February 23, 2009 23 Feb'09
SMBs deploy mobile computing services to beat recession

SMBs are deferring upgrades, expanding PC utilisation beyond typical cycles and replacing desktops with mobile computing platforms
February 19, 2009 19 Feb'09
Securing small business

Learn about five critical considerations that can make the difference between secure and insecure VoIP.
February 18, 2009 18 Feb'09
Internet expanding fast despite slowdown, says VeriSign

Growth in demand for d omain names has been hit by the recession, research by internet infrastructure provider Veri S i gn...
February 18, 2009 18 Feb'09
GSMA Mobile World Congress: network operators accused of protectionism

A rift between first and second generation mobile network operators opened at the GSMA Mobile World Congress yesterday as newcomers accused incumbents of price gouging and protectionist tactics that raised prices to consumers.
February 18, 2009 18 Feb'09
GSMA Mobile World Congress: Oricane phone database can store 200 million contacts

Two applications that make it possible to store an entire national telephone directory on a mobile phone were launched at the GSMA Mobile World Congress this week.
February 17, 2009 17 Feb'09
Mobile computing a necessity despite recession

Use of mobile computing platforms to access the Internet will flourish despite the general economic climate
February 17, 2009 17 Feb'09
GSMA Mobile Broadband Congress: Mobile broadband

Reallocating radio frequencies to allow high-speed mobile broadband could open the way out of the recession, delegates to the GSMA Mobile Broadband Congress in Barcelona were told this week.
February 17, 2009 17 Feb'09
Italian police riled by criminals using Skype

Italian enforcement agencies have complained about the Skype...
February 17, 2009 17 Feb'09
GSMA Mobile World Congress: Skype signs embedded VoIP deal with Nokia

Skype has announced a partnership with Nokia to put the Skype voice over IP calling software onto its phones.
February 16, 2009 16 Feb'09
One in three mobile phone users would change providers

One in three mobile phone users would change networks if they didn't get what they want, according toa YouGov survey released today.

A...
February 13, 2009 13 Feb'09
UK mobile broadband booming

New mobile applications and ‘attractive’ mobile computing platforms driving mobile broadband adoption.
February 13, 2009 13 Feb'09
Business IP phone growth shows strength of convergence

The popularity of converged networks demonstrated by thriving IP phone market
February 13, 2009 13 Feb'09
BT's broadband profitibilty assured, says Ofcom

Profitability for BT's planned £1.5bn high-speed fibre broadband network is assured, says telecoms regulator Ofcom.
February 12, 2009 12 Feb'09
BT blames customisation as profits tumble

The cost of tailoring communications services for 17 global customers slashed BT's overall profitability, the UK's largest telecommunications provider said this morning.
February 11, 2009 11 Feb'09
RIM demos new security and mobile voice features of next-gen Argon BlackBerry server

Today, BlackBerry creator RIM revealed new features of its next generation BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) 5.0 platform, code-named Argon, including security aspects and the MVS mobile voice system.
February 10, 2009 10 Feb'09
How to make sure your network is ready for unified comms

Learn how to ensure your network is ready for multiple voice and video streams to deliver a great unified comms experience.
February 09, 2009 09 Feb'09
SMEs offered free Wi-Fi hotspot with broadband subscription

New broadband package to include provision for Wi-Fi hotspot that can act as revenue stream
February 09, 2009 09 Feb'09
Mobile computing services boom in Europe

European business users leading the way in adoption of business mobility solutions
February 06, 2009 06 Feb'09
Orange juices up mobile broadband portfolio

Telecoms operator adds to laptop portfolio and supports new mobile broadband dongle
February 05, 2009 05 Feb'09
Shoalhaven Council adopts hosted IP telephony

Shoalhaven City Council will adopt unified communications for 680 staff, relying on a hosted solution to improve the services it currently offers with a 12-year-old PBX.
February 04, 2009 04 Feb'09
Motorola trials 4G in Swindon

Swindon is the place where faster 4G mobile networks might take off in the UK.
February 04, 2009 04 Feb'09
Network operators profit from chaos

The transport chaos caused by this week's snowstorm created a bonanza for the mobile phone network operators as shivering commuters phoned or texted to change their arrangements.
February 03, 2009 03 Feb'09
SMEs get productivity from mobile applications

SMEs recognising the need to be able to service their customers and win prospective business with mobile computing and telecoms
February 03, 2009 03 Feb'09
BT and Carphone warehouse price wars will benefit millions of small businesses

The competition between BT and Carphone Warehouse to lower the cost of SME broadband will help 4.7 million small businesses survive and prosper during the recession.
February 02, 2009 02 Feb'09
Eircom to cut off users who download music illegally

Irish internet provider Eircom says it will disconnect users who download illegal music from the web.
February 02, 2009 02 Feb'09
Thomson Reuters breaks down barriers to enterprise instant messaging

Thomson Reuters has launched a single-link instant messaging platform for businesses.
February 02, 2009 02 Feb'09
BT slams TalkTalk's broadband savings claims

BT has slammed TalkTalk’s claims of offering SME broadband for 60% less as not being a like-for-like comparison. BT has also slashed its prices for business broadband, with a £15 per month package now available.
February 01, 2009 01 Feb'09
Carphone Warehouse aims for BT customers with £10 business broadband

The business-to-business division of Carphone Warehouse-owned TalkTalk is launching a business broadband package for £10 per month.
January 30, 2009 30 Jan'09
Broadband users could pick up cost of copyright policing

UK broadband consumers could have to pay more if the government acts on proposals to set up a copyright protection agency.