Ted Stevenson

New Pricing Policy for Skype

After last year's trial of free SkypeOut calling in North America, the Brussels-based VoIP provider (now a subsidiary of eBay) instituted a yearly subscription plan for U.S....

It’s the Applications, Stupid!

While most customers apparently haven't moved much past the notion that VoIP is a technology that gives them the phone features they're accustomed to—at a lower price—industry...

VoIP Quality Is Getting Worse . . . Er, Better

Over the summer, Massachusetts-based Brix Networks caused a mild stir in VoIP circles when it issued a press release titled Internet Phone Quality Drops Significantly and Steadily...

IPCC Morphs into IMS Forum

The International Packet Communications Consortium is no more. The group, whose mission was to promote the deployment of IP-based telecom services—voice, video, and others—across all delivery media—cable,...

Prospects Brighten for Voice over Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi (wireless LAN) and VoIP are natural partners. In a world that's become totally accustomed to walking while talking, a wireless connection to a company's converged IP...

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