This is possible in part because of the emerging SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) open standard, which provides a mechanism for creating and managing multimedia communication across the internet. Some of the initial tools offer several modes of...
Also, Wi-Fi is not subject to the latency you experience when using GPRS, so regardless of the download speed Wi-Fi will always feel much more reactive than cellular options. Could the integration of Wi-Fi into smart phones be the dawn of a new age...
This has been evidenced time and again with consolidation, offshoring and early moves to IP deployments. Vendors can now prove that IP can almost match reliability levels of traditional telephony but it is only in the past year that they have been...
Juniper, a rival of networking giant Cisco, will use technology from Kagoor to sell its communications equipment to telephone companies that plan to use Internet Protocol instead of traditional telephony technology to carry phone calls.
The company also added IMS support to its media gateway, Softswitch and PSTN gateway products. Specifically, IMS enables services such as dual-mode telephony, which allows people to use a mobile phone on a VoIP connection when they have access to...
By 2011, 188 million users are predicted to subscribe to IMS-enabled services, such as push-to-talk over cellular and instant messaging platforms. Consumers are getting hyped over 3G mobile services but the lack of business applications has put a...