Verizon, along with every other major US wireless carrier, is looking for new revenue sources, now that rates for cell phone calls have hit rock bottom. The network Verizon was testing is only for data traffic, not voice calls, and Strigl noted...
And in about three months, Nigerian carrier Rel-Tel will introduce a similar next-generation mobile phone service not just to Lagos but to other parts of the country. Two weeks ago, carrier Multi-Links Telecommunications flipped the switch on a new...
On Wednesday, Verizon announced that it had selected Nortel Networks as its exclusive supplier for VoIP gear. The announcement is part of an overall broadband initiative introduced Thursday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas by Verizon...
For it to happen, the internet must become the predominant carrier of voice traffic as well as data. Is the internet going to be the single communications carrier of the future? It is aimed at small and medium enterprises (SME) and consumers and...
Every carrier is concerned about this trend towards VoIP. Ian Keene, Gartner's vice-president and chief analyst, said: "Most of the businesses Gartner talks to aren't there yet. Enterprises will push IP services," said Anderson.
Nokia vice president, Harry Santamaki, said in a statement: “[Tuesday's] agreement is a progressive step in the adoption of an online lifestyle. The rationale is that if consumers use an interface they're already familiar with, they will be more...