In-Stat expects mobile VOIP to reach 139 million users by 2014. Integration in social-networking services, along with cheap international calls, is spurring growth. – Mobile voice over IP use is expected to rise to nearly 139 million
users by 2014, according to a new report from In-Stat.
Thanks to companies such as Skype, Fring
and Google, mobile VOIP (voice over IP) technology
has been gaining popularity over the last five years, as an inexpensive option fo…
A new mobile VOIP report from In-Stat expects spending in the space to reach $6 billion in 2015, as enterprises, and even carriers, get on board. – The successful transition of voice over IP technology from
fixed-line phones to the mobile world is expected to encourage spending in the mobile VOIP space to rise to $6
billion by 2015, according to a report from In-Stat.
The growth, added the firm, will create “significant opportunity” for equi…
Advanced features and cost savings are driving interest, but switchover anxiety remains a hurdle, an AMI report indicates. – According to research from IT analyst firm AMI-Partners,
growth is forecast in the VOIP market among small and medium-size businesses.
More than 30 percent of small businesses (1-99 employees) and 50 percent of midsize
businesses (100-999 employees) said that voice over IP technology will become
…
Microsoft Lync 2010, a rebranding of the company’s Office Communications software suite, offers business users an end-user platform for enterprise VOIP (voice over IP), instant messaging, video and audio conferencing, and application and desktop sharing. In keeping with Microsoft’s drive toward interoperability, Lync will operate in conjunction with other software platforms such as Microsoft Office, SharePoint and Exchange. Research firm Forrester estimates that the overall unified communications market will be worth $14.5 billion by 2015, a ripe target for any software platform supple and sophisticated enough to appeal to businesses. During a recent demo in New York City, Microsoft executives demonstrated how Lync can allow groups of users to interface via voice or video, all while collaborating on a PowerPoint document. Because Lync integrates multiple services such as instant messaging, video and voice into a single client experience, experienced users can simultaneously juggle multiple tasks and calling partners. New York is also the site of Lync’s Nov. 17 launch, and Microsoft hopes that businesses interested in an integrated communications experience will choose the platform over others on the market.   – …
The combination of M5 Networks and Geckotech positions the company to handle business-grade hosted VOIP services in the Midwest and other regions. – Hosted VOIP provider M5 Networks announced on Nov. 3 that it has acquired
Chicago-based Geckotech for $8 million.
The combined companies will handle what company officials describe as the
quot;exploding demand quot; for business-grade
hosted VOIP services.
Geckotech’s CEO, Josh Robbins, will j…
Line2 from Toktumi, a VOIP (voice over IP) app for Apple iPhone, delivers outstanding voice quality and good SMS text messaging capability to the iOS smartphone. Leveraging either WiFi or 3G data services to deliver its calling services, Line2 provides a full second mobile telephone line to iPhone users for those all-too-common times when the AT&T network fails to serve and promises unlimited calling and texting within the United States and Canada. Users may find the $10-per-month cost slightly prohibitive, given Line2 service works only on the iPhone, not on a PC, Mac or other device. However, the application is free to download from the Apple App Store and it comes with a 30-day trial to test out the service. Also, Toktumi offers a more complete hosted PBX service to use with multiple devices, with a price starting at $15 a month. To read the full review, check out "Toktumi Line2 Delivers Second Voice and SMS Line to iPhone." Or if you have experience with Line2, share your thoughts at labs.eweek.com. – …
iPhone and iPad users in Europe that want to watch live digital TV on their devices can now do that with a cool TV hotspot called tizi. The hotspot can tune DVB-T/DTT/TNR and sends the live TV to the iPhone over a WiFi connection. netTALK has announced a new VoIP app for the iPhone that [...]
The ipLDK-60 supports both analog (PSTN) trunks and digital and SIP trunks, and includes a host of call features. – LG-Ericsson USA,
a provider of voice and data communications solutions, announced the
availability of the ipLDK-60 Hybrid Key Telephone System, a hybrid VOIP (voice
over IP) solution aimed at midmarket companies.
The ipLDK-60 is backed by 24/7 technical support and a limited lifetime
warranty …
Look out, Skype! Fring and CounterPath each introduce VOIP apps for Android phones FringOut for consumers and CounterPath’s Bria Android Edition for the enterprise. – Skype fans with Android-running smartphones now have two new VOIP (voice
over IP) options that expand the features and options of that popular app and
may give it a run for its, err Â… savings.
New from VOIP company Fring is FringOut an
app that lets Fring users, of course, place free calls, …
Skype made its VOIP calling capabilities available to HTC and Motorola smartphones running Google’s Android operating system version 2.1 and above. – Skype Oct. 5 made its voice over IP calling capabilities
available to HTC and Motorola smartphones running Google’s Android platform version 2.1 and later.
Users with Skype accounts who own such handsets as the
Motorola Droid, HTC Droid Incredible and HTC Evo 4G can now make free Skype-to-Skype
…
Facebook will integrate with Skype to allow users of the world’s largest social network to leverage the VOIP giant’s PC-to-PC calling capabilities, rivaling Google’s VOIP tools. – Facebook and Skype are reportedly discussing an integration that would allow
users of the world’s largest social network to leverage the VOIP giant’s
PC-to-PC calling capabilities with their Facebook account information.
Facebook and Skype are working to allow Facebook users to send SMS messages…
A 27-year-old man charged with hacking into the networks of VOIP providers and reselling more than 10 million minutes of Internet phone service receives a 10-year sentence. – A man federal authorities said is the first person to be charged with
hacking voice-over-IP providers and reselling hacked VOIP services was
handed a 10-year prison sentence Sept. 24.
The sentencing of Edwin Andres Pena, 27, in federal court in Newark,
N.J., followed a three-year chase that to…
News Analysis: After its Aug. 6 IPO filing, Skype has a couple of months to decide whether to go ahead with a public offering or to opt for an eBay part deux by falling into the arms of another large acquirer. Right now, the most likely buyer is Cisco Systems. It’s not clear whether Cisco will end up opting to pony up billions of dollars to purchase Skype, but few technology companies would be better suited to take Skype to the next level. Skype could be a natural extension to many existing products within the Cisco portfolio and could be a vital cog to help deliver VOIP (voice over IP), instant messaging chats and multiparty video calling to even more places and more devices. eWEEK Labs combed through the networking giant’s array of products and services aimed toward the home, the office and the data center to identify possible points of synergy where Cisco could better deliver these services to consumers and enterprise employees alike. Meanwhile, Cisco could capitalize on opportunities to integrate and interoperate with redundant internal solutions to help extend the walls of Skype’s garden to greener pastures. – …
European start-up Zingaya offers its VOIP-based click-to-call service in North America. – Digital communications and Voice over Internet Protocol specialist Zingaya announced the North American launch of its
click-to-talk services, which enable voice calls through any computer
via a widget embedded on any Web page. There is no download, and no
phone is required for the caller. A visit…
We all know that VoIP is the way of future voice communications. We also know that players like Skype, Vonage, and Google have all jumped on the VoIP bandwagon. And you may have even figured out that some of us really, really like the idea of the Gmail and Google Voice integration that was recently [...]
News Analysis: Gmail now has a VOIP phone-calling option that could pose a serious challenge to Skype’s Internet phone service – at least in the United States and Canada. – Google
unveiled a new VOIP service on Wednesday that integrates directly into
Gmail. The feature is quite simple and allows users to place free calls to
phones in the United States
and Canada. For
now, few folks have been able to fully test out the service, so there’s no
telling if there are a…
AT&T is now extending voice-over-IP services to enterprise VPN customers. The carrier’s VOIP portfolio is designed to be compatible with various IP-PBX systems, including Microsoft’s. – Customers of AT amp;T’s VPN can now take advantage of voice-over-IP services
over the network cloud, according to the carrier.
The converged offering, AT amp;T announced Aug. 24, will enable customers to
consolidate voice and data networks, reduce equipment and maintenance costs, and
ultimately…
Vonage introduces an app that lets Facebook friends place free calls to each other over WiFi or 3G/4G networks using Apple iPhones, iPod Touches or Android smartphones. – Voice-over-IP provider Vonage is giving Facebook a voice, announcing Aug. 4 the
availability of an application that lets owners of iPhones, iPod Touches and
Android-running smartphones place free calls to Facebook quot;friends. quot;
Free to use and download it’s available in the Android Market…
A Frost & Sullivan report predicts solid future growth for SIP and VOIP technologies, though it warns that stiff competition would drive down margins for service providers. – According to Frost amp; Sullivan’s “North American VoIP Access and SIP
Trunking Services Markets” report, the market earned revenues of $717.3 million
in 2009 and it is estimated to reach $3.9 billion in 2016.
The report predicts the market will continue to build on its
quot;impressive, downt…
The number of mobile VOIP minutes will double every year, according to Juniper Research, reaching 470.6 billion by 2015. Traditional mobile operators need to address the trend, the analysts say. – The number of mobile VOIP minutes that will be carried on 3G and 4G
networks every year will double annually over the next five years,
according to Juniper Research, which will be a boon to such companies
as Skype and Nimbuzz.
In a report issued July 1, Juniper analysts said the
annual mobile V…
