VoIP

Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, is one of the most promising Internet telephony technologies for cost-savings and new communications applications.

Cisco leads for in-house VoIP solutions; open-source PBX Asterisk is also popular. Vonage, Comcast and traditional telcos such as BellSouth focus on hosted VoIP, offering an assortment of IP telephony services for call centers, remote offices, and other business needs. Cost is a huge concern, but quality of service, network bandwidth, and security are also important considerations.

Check in at the VoIP Resource Center for the latest vendor news, market analysis, product announcements and product reviews about converged communications.

Key Concepts: VoIP, IP telephony, SIP, VoIP gateway, converged communications, communications management

:: Recent Insights on VoIP ::

VoIP Not Allowed on Airline, but Works!

Source: FierceVoIP

The Aircell Gogo service that is used on American Airlines activates once the aircraft reaches 10,000 feet to allow in-flight mobile broadband service. Although VoIP is not ...

Phweet Allows VoIP Calls via Twitter in American Airlines

Source: Wired

Despite American Airlines' promises that its new in-flight Internet is an air-to-ground system, hackers have found a way to use it for VoIP calls. A workaround called Phweet ...

Airline, Telecom Industries Still Up in the Air about Airborne VoIP

Source: IT Business Edge Blogs

Itâ€™s likely that the ...

SMB VoIP Adoption Still Sluggish

Source: IT Business Edge Blogs

IT Business Edge blogger Carl Weinschenk and I have both written about the continuing difficulties in ...

VoIP Gear Comparison Shopping

Source: Datamation

According to this article, VoIP equipment shopping has gotten a lot easier. CIOs are primarily concerned with customer precise equipment when it comes to VoIP gear. This piece ...

User Case Studies Help UC Come into Focus

Source: IT Business Edge

Most Businesses Plan UC Investments, Says Survey

Source: European Communications

According to a survey by Vanson Bourne for Interactive Intelligence, 87 percent of businesses plan to invest in unified communications solutions. VoIP was the most popular unified ...

PANDUIT Paper Predicts Increased PoE Adoption

Source: Airport Technology

PANDUIT has released a research paper called "Applications driving the adoption of Power over Ethernet." According to the paper, demand for VoIP, access points and IP surveillance ...

Government Agencies in No Hurry for Unified Communications

Source: FierceVoIP

It could be awhile before the nation's government agencies go beyond their basic VoIP services and take on unified communications. VoIP isn't high on agency agendas at the moment ...

Do You Need VoIP?

Source: Enterprise VoIP Planet

This piece challenges readers as to whether they really need VoIP. It poses questions that should be asked before undertaking a VoIP implementation. The important thing, according ...

Drill down into these sub-topics:

Call Center Applications (10)
Managed Service (11)
Metalworking (0)
Protocols (7)
QoS (50)
ROI (6)
Security (59)