FCC hears from communications industry on VoIP

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HBF Group, Inc. Announces I-911™ Voice
Over IP (VoIP) Solution for VoIP
Providers and the Emergency Services
Industry

HBF Group, Inc. Announces I-911™ Voice
Over IP (VoIP) Solution for VoIP
Providers and the Emergency Services
Industry 06/14/2004 02:24 AM
i-911 addresses the deficiencies in other commercially VoIP 911 available solutions by providing a 911 emergency calling service that is deployable immediately , requires little or no change to the public safety answering points (PSAPs). i-911 offers a significant improvement over other VoIP solutions as it delivers accurate call back and location information from a 9-1-1 call in real-time. [PRWEB Jun 14, 2004]

Cox Communications dives into VoIP

Cox Communications dives into VoIP 12/15/2003 04:27 PM
The cable provider launches its first Net-based phone service, part of a focus on smaller markets, where it wouldn't be cost-effective for Cox to offer its more traditional phone setup.

FCC Begins Review of VOIP Communications

FCC Begins Review of VOIP Communications 02/12/2004 06:08 PM
Federal regulators on Thursday took the first step on a journey that will likely lead to the end of the traditional public switched-telephone network and the migration of all voice traffic onto IP-based networks.

Cox Communications to Enter More VOIP
Markets

Cox Communications to Enter More VOIP
Markets 06/08/2004 07:15 AM
The cable company's VOIP offer to look, feel and cost very much the same as its switched voice service

HBF to provide VoIP 9-1-1 service in US
and Canada for Volo Communications.

HBF to provide VoIP 9-1-1 service in US
and Canada for Volo Communications. 03/22/2005 03:28 PM
HBF’s i-911™ gives Volo subscribers complete North American 9-1-1 coverage including call back number and location information. [PRWEB Mar 22, 2005]

Madison River Communications Fined For
Blocking VoIP Access

Madison River Communications Fined For
Blocking VoIP Access 03/14/2005 04:35 PM

Telecommunications provider, Madison River Communications, was chastised by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week and required to unblock network ports that were closed to prevent connections from customers using Voice over IP (VoIP) telephone connections.

Interview: VoIP set to transform
communications in the enterprise -
Infoworld Staff

Interview: VoIP set to transform
communications in the enterprise -
Infoworld Staff 01/26/2004 12:40 PM
Voice over IP (VoIP) is set to transform telecommunications in the next five to 10 years. And with telecom companies moving their telephone calls from circuit-switched telephone networks to packet-based data, there have been calls for U.S. telecom regulatory policy to change as well. Neal Shact, CEO of CommuniTech, a telecommunications equipment vendor specializing in headsets, video, and audio teleconferencing equipment, spoke to InfoWorld Senior Analyst Wayne Rash about the FCC's hearings and what VoIP solutions in the enterprise are going to look like.

D&E Communications to Participate in
Panels at SUPERCOMM and VoIP Conferences
in Chicago

D&E Communications to Participate in
Panels at SUPERCOMM and VoIP Conferences
in Chicago 06/17/2005 04:31 PM
Market Wire Jun 6 2005 1:57PM GMT

iFreedom Communications releases their
VoIP Business Service calling plans.

iFreedom Communications releases their
VoIP Business Service calling plans. 06/09/2004 02:42 AM
iFreedom Communications, an emerging company in the Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) and Voice over Internet Protocal (VoIP)industry, that provides residential customers with UNLIMITED flat rate calling through high-speed Internet access, is proud to announce their Global Connect Business Service calling plans. [PRWEB Jun 9, 2004]

iFreedom Communications releases Area
Codes for their VoIP calling plans.

iFreedom Communications releases Area
Codes for their VoIP calling plans. 06/07/2004 02:05 PM
iFreedom Communications, an emerging company in the Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) industry, that provides small business and residential customers flat rate calling, is pleased to announce it has released the first round of area codes for their Global Connect Service calling plans. [PRWEB Jun 7, 2004]

iFreedom Communications releases their
VoIP World Wide calling feature.

iFreedom Communications releases their
VoIP World Wide calling feature. 06/23/2004 02:36 AM
iFreedom Communications, an emerging company in the Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) and Voice over Internet Protocal (VoIP)industry, that provides residential customers with UNLIMITED flat rate calling through high-speed Internet access, is proud to announce their World Wide Calling feature. [PRWEB Jun 23, 2004]

Industry group to map VoIP security

Industry group to map VoIP security 03/28/2005 12:54 PM
Recently formed industry alliance creates committee to define security requirements for Internet telephony networks.

British ruling cheers VoIP industry

British ruling cheers VoIP industry 09/07/2004 03:52 PM
update Carriers are pleased with system that will allow consumers to transfer fixed-line numbers to their Net phone service.

Ofcom cheers industry with VoIP number
ruling

Ofcom cheers industry with VoIP number
ruling 09/06/2004 09:16 AM
ZDNet UK Sep 6 2004 1:02PM GMT

Industry group sets out to make VOIP
secure

Industry group sets out to make VOIP
secure 03/29/2005 08:30 AM
A group formed to head off VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) security problems laid out its first set of priorities on Monday: setting up a taxonomy to classify threats and establishing the requirements for making VOIP secure.

Home and Business Communications is
Offering Packet8, a VOIP/Broadband
Telephone Service, for Residential and
Business Users

Home and Business Communications is
Offering Packet8, a VOIP/Broadband
Telephone Service, for Residential and
Business Users 02/01/2005 08:48 PM
Andrew Aldrich owner of Home and Business Communications "We are excited to be offering Packet8, VOIP / Broadband Telephone Service. VOIP / Broadband Telephone services can save the end user up to 90% on their telephone bill. The service will work where ever a broadband connection is available (worldwide). Read more about Packet8 at: www.GoWithPacket8.com [PRWEB Feb 1, 2005]

Internet telephony (VoIP): Regulators
and industry debate 'irreversible' trend

Internet telephony (VoIP): Regulators
and industry debate 'irreversible' trend 06/10/2004 03:06 AM
EurActiv.com Jun 10 2004 7:43AM GMT

INGATE® DELIVERS THE SKINNY ON VOIP AT
ABP’S “VOIP SIZZLES!” EVENT IN
DALLASEvent Educates Resellers on
Turning Today’s Heightened VoIP Interest
into Sales

INGATE® DELIVERS THE SKINNY ON VOIP AT
ABP’S “VOIP SIZZLES!” EVENT IN
DALLASEvent Educates Resellers on
Turning Today’s Heightened VoIP Interest
into Sales 07/10/2004 03:16 AM
Ingate® Systems (www.ingate.com), which produces and sells the world’s only fully Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-capable enterprise firewalls, will be participating in “VoIP Sizzles,” held in Dallas from July 22-23, 2004. Hosted by ABP Technology, this event for resellers will focus on the specific opportunities and challenges for traditional data VARs and telecom dealers who are moving into the Voice over IP (VoIP) market. [PRWEB Jul 10, 2004]

Trendwatch Graphic Arts Digital Imaging
Report Examines the Market(s) for
Digital Cameras and Scanners in the
Graphic Communications Industry

Trendwatch Graphic Arts Digital Imaging
Report Examines the Market(s) for
Digital Cameras and Scanners in the
Graphic Communications Industry 04/05/2005 02:17 AM
TrendWatch Graphic Arts released its special report titled “A Decade of DI: The TrendWatch Graphic Arts Perspective on the Changing Market for Digital Imaging Equipment.” The report provides a complete view of both the historical and current markets for digital cameras and scanners in the graphic arts, as well as the forces driving and impeding the market for both types of devices. [PRWEB Apr 5, 2005]

Align Communications Attains IP
Communications Specialization, Adds to
Staff

Align Communications Attains IP
Communications Specialization, Adds to
Staff 09/11/2004 03:22 AM
Align Communications, Inc., a global information technology (IT) solutions company, announced that it has achieved Cisco’s IP Communications Specialization status and hired additional experts to strengthen this expertise within their already premiere Network Solutions group. [PRWEB Sep 11, 2004]

Corridor Communications Corporation
Signs Letter of Intent To Acquire the
Cable Television System Assets of Coast
Communications Inc.

Corridor Communications Corporation
Signs Letter of Intent To Acquire the
Cable Television System Assets of Coast
Communications Inc. 06/09/2004 02:36 AM
Corridor Communication Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CORR - News) has entered into a LOI to acquire Coast Communications Inc. Cable TV assets. Coast owns the rights to 25 cable television systems serving communities in Arizona and Nevada, with over 40,000 homes passed. Corridor plans to market its wireless internet services to Coast's existing customer base. [PRWEB Jun 9, 2004]

El Salvador’s communications service
providers generated $628m in fixed and
mobile communications service revenues
in 2003

El Salvador’s communications service
providers generated $628m in fixed and
mobile communications service revenues
in 2003 08/07/2004 03:45 AM
[PRWEB Aug 7, 2004]

Patriot Communications, a Toll-Free IVR
and interactive telecommunications
services. Patriot Communications
provides turn-key dealer locator, store
locator, recall information,
sweepstakes, job hotlines, instant win
and catalog request lines.
(800/888/877/866)

Patriot Communications, a Toll-Free IVR
and interactive telecommunications
services. Patriot Communications
provides turn-key dealer locator, store
locator, recall information,
sweepstakes, job hotlines, instant win
and catalog request lines.
(800/888/877/866) 07/27/2004 02:11 AM
Patriot Communications is a leading provider of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) program development and hosting. [PRWEB Jul 27, 2004]

3WTel’s Superior VoIP - Lightyears Ahead
in VoIP Security and Dial-Up Capability

3WTel’s Superior VoIP - Lightyears Ahead
in VoIP Security and Dial-Up Capability 02/01/2005 08:48 PM
Hackers can easily access confidential information from customers of VoIP services that utilize open and interpretable industry standard codec and industry standard protocol. VoIP services offering secure lines hosted on proprietary patented technology are reaping the benefits because of the optimal security it creates. [PRWEB Jan 31, 2005]

VoIP Signs Agreement with VOIP-4U;
Lucent Announces Contract with Verizon
Wireless and AT&T to Launch Internet

VoIP Signs Agreement with VOIP-4U;
Lucent Announces Contract with Verizon
Wireless and AT&T to Launch Internet 07/16/2004 03:44 PM
Financial News USA Jul 16 2004 5:58PM GMT

Airbus Hears You Now

Airbus Hears You Now 09/17/2004 12:29 PM
Boeing's rival will let you keep your cell phones turned on.

Pure VoIP Won't Be Regulated, Phone-Like
VoIP Might Be

Pure VoIP Won't Be Regulated, Phone-Like
VoIP Might Be 02/12/2004 02:16 PM
As expected, the FCC ruled on the Pulver VoIP petition today, and gave something of a split decision. They claim that "pure" VoIP systems shouldn't be regulated, since they're just like email or any other internet application. However, they're reserving judgment on VoIP systems that more resemble regular phone service, such as Vonage that touch on the PSTN. This seems like something of a cop out, and may be difficult to sustain over time. Most of the "pure" VoIP systems are offering (or planning to offer) gateways that let them connect to the telephone system. Where do they fall along the regulatory spectrum? This would take away the incentive of VoIP providers to connect to regular phone service, creating two different levels of phone service, rather than connecting the two and leading to a more orderly migration. Of course, it still remains to be seen what sorts of regulations they will include for PSTN-connected VoIP. Chances are, they're talking about adding in 911 service and phone-tapping abilities.

Recent HomelandDefenseStocks.com Online
Investor and Industry Conference
Provides Investors and Industry With

Recent HomelandDefenseStocks.com Online
Investor and Industry Conference
Provides Investors and Industry With 04/14/2005 04:02 PM
Market Wire Apr 14 2005 7:58PM GMT

Hollywood and the music industry face
off against the heavy hitters of the
high-tech industry in a Supreme Cou

Hollywood and the music industry face
off against the heavy hitters of the
high-tech industry in a Supreme Cou 03/27/2005 03:49 PM
Baku Today Mar 27 2005 5:57PM GMT

Dr. Joe Webb to Conduct Printing
Industry Economic Outlook Webinar for
WhatTheyThink.com Subscribers and the
Industry, Sponsored by EFI

Dr. Joe Webb to Conduct Printing
Industry Economic Outlook Webinar for
WhatTheyThink.com Subscribers and the
Industry, Sponsored by EFI 06/08/2004 02:59 AM
Printing industry forecaster and commentator Dr. Joe Webb will speak at a printing industry economic webinar sponsored by EFI (NASDAQ: EFII) on June 23rd from 2:00 to 3:00 pm EDT; it is free to the industry. Signup form is at http://members.whattheythink.com/home/webinar.cfm [PRWEB Jun 8, 2004]

Do You Hear What Starbucks Hears?

Do You Hear What Starbucks Hears? 07/19/2004 06:21 AM
The nation's leading coffee chain's step into music retail is a strategic extension of the Starbucks brand. In a candid Q&A, Howard Schultz expands on the company`s attraction to Hear Music, the importance of the customer experience, and how the partnership could remake the music industry.

Election bus hears NHS concerns

Election bus hears NHS concerns 04/11/2005 08:44 AM
BBC News website reports from Birmingham on the concerns of those who encounter the NHS, patients, nurses and doctors.

LOC Hears America Singing

LOC Hears America Singing 02/10/2004 02:51 AM
The Library of Congress has announced a new Web site, I Hear America Singing. And despite the fact that it's described as a portal I'll forgive it. You can get...

MSP hears of suspension on radio

MSP hears of suspension on radio 04/25/2004 07:02 AM
Scottish National Party MSP Campbell Martin finds out he is suspended after hearing the news of the radio.

"Josh Marshall hears"

"Josh Marshall hears" 01/26/2004 10:21 AM

3WTel’s Superior VoIP Adds Newest
Features Including Call Transfer to Cell
Phones/Telephones Plus Accessibility to
Personal VoIP Account Anywhere in World
When Travelling

3WTel’s Superior VoIP Adds Newest
Features Including Call Transfer to Cell
Phones/Telephones Plus Accessibility to
Personal VoIP Account Anywhere in World
When Travelling 02/05/2005 09:23 PM
Lightyears ahead in VoIP security and ability to be used on dial-up, broadband, wireless or satellite connections, 3WTel’s Superior VoIP now rocks the VoIP industry by offering its customers additional free features such as call transfer, worldwide login capability, group folders, audio devices, and proxy support. [PRWEB Feb 3, 2005]

MWH Soft Ships Third Generation of
Industry-Preferred InfoWater Suite for
Power ArcGIS Users in the Global
Waterworks Industry

MWH Soft Ships Third Generation of
Industry-Preferred InfoWater Suite for
Power ArcGIS Users in the Global
Waterworks Industry 09/26/2004 03:49 AM
Reinforcing its vanguard position in water resources applications software, MWH Soft, Inc., today announced the worldwide availability of InfoWater® Generation V3 for ArcGIS® (ESRI, Redlands, CA). [PRWEB Sep 26, 2004]

Inquest hears of ambulance delays

Inquest hears of ambulance delays 08/18/2004 04:51 AM
An ambulance service is offering its condolences after a family dials 999 three times and wait an hour for an ambulance to arrive.

Singapore Hears the Call of Clearsonics

Singapore Hears the Call of Clearsonics 06/01/2004 02:20 AM
Clearsonics has won a hotly contested bid to supply an emergency communication system for South East Asia’s longest underground road system, a 9km section of Singapore’s new US$1.8 billion Kallang/Paya Lebar Expressway. Clearsonics’ WayPhone is a highly reliable, emergency help point incorporating patented Voice Clarity Enhancement (VCE™) technology, which allows the listener to hear and be heard even in very noisy environments. Clearsonics has installations Chile, Brazil, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, UK, Ireland, Greece, Denmark, and every Australian State and Territory. [PRWEB Jun 1, 2004]
Grok Description matches for FCC hears from communications industry on VoIP
GrokA matches for FCC hears from communications industry on VoIP

VoIP - Voice over Internet Protocol,
It's Coming

VoIP - Voice over Internet Protocol,
It's Coming 12/30/2003 01:22 AM

AT&T Launches Voice over Internet
Protocol (VoIP) in the Golden State

AT&T Launches Voice over Internet
Protocol (VoIP) in the Golden State 04/20/2004 12:33 PM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Apr 20 2004 4:47PM GMT

Research and Markets: Global Service
Provider Voice Over Internet Protocol
(VoIP) Gateway Market at $165.3 Million
in 2003 is Expected to Reach $985.7
Million in 2009

Research and Markets: Global Service
Provider Voice Over Internet Protocol
(VoIP) Gateway Market at $165.3 Million
in 2003 is Expected to Reach $985.7
Million in 2009 04/19/2005 03:49 AM
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15868) has announced the addition of Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Market Opportunities, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2004 to 2009 to their offering. [PRWEB Apr 19, 2005]

Voice over Internet Protocol on the rise

Voice over Internet Protocol on the rise 09/19/2004 06:29 AM
Ohio.com - Sun Sep 19, 10:09 am GMT

Volume rises on Voice over Internet
Protocol

Volume rises on Voice over Internet
Protocol 06/15/2004 11:54 AM
Financial Post Jun 15 2004 3:30PM GMT

V3-Global Introduces MYVoice- Voice Over
Internet Protocol

V3-Global Introduces MYVoice- Voice Over
Internet Protocol 09/03/2004 11:23 PM
Investors Business Daily Sep 4 2004 3:19AM GMT

Voice over Internet Protocol bringing
surprising benefits

Voice over Internet Protocol bringing
surprising benefits 05/30/2004 01:33 AM
Taipei Times Online May 30 2004 5:55AM GMT

V3-Global presents Voice Over Internet
Protocol device

V3-Global presents Voice Over Internet
Protocol device 09/06/2004 06:07 PM
Investors Business Daily Sep 6 2004 9:34PM GMT

Georgetown Venture Partners Announces
Plans to Raise Expansion Capital Funds
for Voice over Internet Protocol

Georgetown Venture Partners Announces
Plans to Raise Expansion Capital Funds
for Voice over Internet Protocol 01/28/2004 03:28 AM
PA News via Scotsman Online Jan 28 2004 8:17AM GMT

How Atom Publishing Protocol works

How Atom Publishing Protocol works 06/05/2005 11:32 PM


Unlike the other RSS and Atom books that are hitting the shelves these days, RSS and Atom in Action is going to cover the Atom Publishing Protocol. So, I'm following the protocol development very closely. This blog entry is a summary of Atom as it stands today (based on Draft 04 released May 10, 2005). It's a follow up to my post earlier post Atom in a nutshell which explained Atom API 0.9.

Atom Publishing Protocol (a work in progress) is a new web services protocol for interacting with a blog, wiki or other type of content management system by simply sending XML over HTTP, no SOAP or XML-RPC required. Your code interacts with collections of web resources by using HTTP verbs GET, POST, PUT and DELETE as they are meant to be used. Here's how it works.

Discovering your workspaces and collections

To start out, you do an authenticated GET on a server's Atom URL to get a description of the services available to you. You get back an an Atom Services XML document that lists the workspaces and within each the collections available. A workspace could be a blog, a wiki namespace or content collection that you have access to via your username/password.

Each workspace can contain two types of collections: entries and resources. Eventually, the spec will probably allow for (at least) five types of collections: entries, categories, templates, users, and generic resources.

Here is an example of a services document XML for a blog user with access to two blogs "My Blog" and "Marketing Team Blog":

<?xml version="1.0" encoding='utf-8'?>
<service xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/app#">
     <workspace title="My Blog" > 
        <collection contents="entries" title="Blog Entries" 
            href="http://localhost:8080/roller/atom/myblog/entries"
/>
        <collection contents="generic" title="File Uploads" 
            href="http://localhost:8080/roller/atom/myblog/resources"
/>
     </workspace>
     <workspace title="Marketing Team Blog">
         <collection contents="entries" title="Blog Entries" 
            
href="http://localhost:8080/roller/atom/marketingblog/entries" />
         <collection contents="generic" title="File Uploads" 
            
href="http://localhost:8080/roller/atom/marketingblog/entries" />
     </workspace>
</service>

Working with collections

So, a workspace is a blog and a blog contains collections of things like entries, uploaded file resources, categories, etc. All of these collections are handled the same way and respond the same way to the HTTP verbs. All support paging, so the server can return a collection in easy to digest chunks. All support query by date, so you can filter collections by start and end date.

To get a collection, do a GET on it's URI (that's the collection's 'href' as listed in the services document).

The services document specifies a URI for each collection. If you do a GET on a collection URI, you'll get back an Atom Collection XML document that lists the first X number of members in the collection. If there are more than X members, then the document will include a next URI which you can use to get the next batch of members. You can also specify an HTTP Range header to restrict a collection to only those between specific start and end dates.

Here is an example of a the collection document XML you might receive by doing a GET on the Blog Entries collection from My Blog above.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding='utf-8'?>
<collection xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/app#"
   next="http://localhost:8080/roller/atom/myblog/entry/77088a1" >
   <member title="The Connells: Fun and Games"
         href="http://localhost:8080/roller/atom/myblog/entry/7700a0" 
         updated="2005-04-16T23:07:08-0400" />
   <member title="The Connells: Boylan Heights"
         href="http://localhost:8080/roller/atom/myblog/entry/7700c9" 
         updated="2005-04-15T23:06:09-0400" />
   <member title="The Connells: Gladiator"
         href="http://localhost:8080/roller/atom/myblog/entry/7700c8" 
         updated="2005-04-14T14:05:31-0400" />
</collection>

Each member in a collection document has a title and a URI. To get a member of a collection, you do a GET on the member's URI. To delete it you use DELETE. To update it you use PUT. Here's an example of the entry XML you might receive by doing a GET on the first member of the Blog Entries collection example above:

<entry xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#">
  <title>The Connells: Fun and Games</title>
  <id>7700a0</id>
  <updated>2005-06-01T19:07:45Z</updated>
  <content type="html">
     Let me tear down into your heart
     Let me take a seat and stay awhile
     Let me have a half of your whole  
     Let me keep it for myself awhile  
  </content>
</entry>

To add a member to a collection, you simply POST the member to the collection's URI. If you're POSTing a new entry, send the XML for the entry (example entry XML shown below). If you're POSTing a file upload, then send the file.

That's it. Pretty simple huh?

What about authentication?

The Atom spec requires that a server support either HTTP digest authentication, which can be difficult for some bloggers to implement (depending on their ISP and web server), or CGI authentication, which can be a lot easier to implement (I believe WSSE qualifies as CGI authentication, and that's what my Atom implementation uses).

What about devices with limited HTTP support?

Some devices have crippled HTTP client capabilities. For example, some Java J2ME powered cell phones can't do an HTTP PUT or DELETE. If you can't do a PUT or a DELETE, you can use POST instead with a SOAP wrapper that specifies a Web-Method of PUT or DELETE. Atom servers are required to support SOAP POSTS and returning results in SOAP envelopes.

What about draft vs. published states for entries?

Still undecided. Some folks suggest using different collections for entries in different states (draft, approved, published, etc.). But it's more likely that a new element will be introduced in the Atom format to specify the state of an entry.

Summary

That's my summary of Atom protocol as it stands today. I think it's a great improvement over existing blog APIs in terms of features and design. And it's not very difficult to implement. I know because I'm almost done with my server and client implementations. I hope to release them shortly for review. The release will probably be a standalone release of Roller (the Atom server) and my BlogClient UI (the Atom client).

If you see some opportunities for improvement in the protocol, please join the Atom Protocol mailing list and help out. Last call for spec changes in now sla ted for October. And for the Atom experts out there: what did I get wrong? Leave a comment.

Protocol Flaw Puts VoIP Users at Risk

Protocol Flaw Puts VoIP Users at Risk 01/16/2004 11:01 AM
Security vulnerability in a common data transmission protocol is labeled 'moderately critical.'

Quintum Upgrades Deliver Dual-Protocol
VOIP Gateways

Quintum Upgrades Deliver Dual-Protocol
VOIP Gateways 08/10/2004 08:02 PM
The VOIP gateway manufacturer in the low-port-count category delivers a VOIP off-ramp that can take H.323 or SIP calls as they come.

Home of the Dumb Question: How outbound
VOIP works

Home of the Dumb Question: How outbound
VOIP works 05/26/2004 11:56 AM
I've been a happy but puzzled Vonage user. I thought I understood pretty well how VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) calls make it from my telephone onto the Internet, but I couldn't figure out how they snake their way back into the phone system to ring a non-VOIP phone in, say, Malaysia (or Roxbury, for that matter). So, I called Vonage and asked them. When you subscribe to Vonage, you get a modem that plugs into your cable/DSL modem. You plug a plain old phone into the Vonage modem so it can convert the phone's analog signal into digital, package...

VoIP 101: Voice over IP for Beginners

VoIP 101: Voice over IP for Beginners 04/01/2005 11:21 AM

VoIP: A New Voice For The World

VoIP: A New Voice For The World 09/06/2004 06:07 PM
TechWeb Sep 6 2004 9:38PM GMT

VoIP a threat to 3G voice?

VoIP a threat to 3G voice? 03/22/2005 04:40 PM
silicon.com Mar 22 2005 7:59PM GMT

Introducing VoIP Now: Voice over IP News

Introducing VoIP Now: Voice over IP News 03/17/2005 04:13 AM
Weblog to publish VoIP news and commentary on a daily basis. [PRWEB Mar 17, 2005]

VOIP Bill Gives States a Voice

VOIP Bill Gives States a Voice 07/23/2004 04:34 AM
An amendment passed by a Senate committee requires providers to contribute to state programs to subsidize phone service in rural areas. Michael Grebb reports from Washington.

Year in review: VoIP finds its voice

Year in review: VoIP finds its voice 12/23/2003 07:14 AM
The arcane technology had its coming-out party in 2003, going from geek chic to major telephone industry disruptor.

Survey: VOIP to Become New Standard for
Voice Traffic

Survey: VOIP to Become New Standard for
Voice Traffic 09/24/2004 01:47 PM
Executives cite cost savings and advanced IP telephony features as decision factors to deploy VOIP.

Survey: VoIP To Become The New Standard
For Voice Traffic

Survey: VoIP To Become The New Standard
For Voice Traffic 09/23/2004 10:56 AM

Touchstone Technologies is celebrating
the release of their carrier-grade SIP
and H.323 VoIP call monitor and protocol
analyzer with a $1,000 one-time-only
sale!

Touchstone Technologies is celebrating
the release of their carrier-grade SIP
and H.323 VoIP call monitor and protocol
analyzer with a $1,000 one-time-only
sale! 07/03/2004 02:00 AM
Between July 1st and July 15th, Touchstone Technologies (formerly Delta Protocol Test Solutions) is offering a limited number of WinEyeQ licenses at a one-time-only price. This price includes a one-year "Silver" maintenance agreement [PRWEB Jul 3, 2004]

Touchstone Technologies Celebrates the
Release of Their Carrier-Grade SIP and
H.323 VoIP Call Monitor and Protocol
Analyzer with a $1,000 One-Time-Only
Sale

Touchstone Technologies Celebrates the
Release of Their Carrier-Grade SIP and
H.323 VoIP Call Monitor and Protocol
Analyzer with a $1,000 One-Time-Only
Sale 07/03/2004 03:16 PM
Between July 1st and July 15th, Touchstone Technologies (formerly Delta Protocol Test Solutions) is offering a limited number of WinEyeQ licenses at a one-time-only price. This price includes a one-year "Silver" maintenance agreement. [PRWEB Jul 3, 2004]

Ofcom consults on development of new
VOIP voice services

Ofcom consults on development of new
VOIP voice services 09/07/2004 03:37 AM
PublicTechnology.net Sep 7 2004 7:48AM GMT

PIKA Technologies announces VoIP-enabled
voice boards

PIKA Technologies announces VoIP-enabled
voice boards 04/27/2004 11:29 AM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Apr 27 2004 3:41PM GMT

PIKA Technologies Announces
Voice/Fax/VoIP Card For The European
Market

PIKA Technologies Announces
Voice/Fax/VoIP Card For The European
Market 07/06/2004 11:27 AM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Jul 6 2004 3:39PM GMT

FCC hears from communications industry on VoIP

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