77 posts and columns on VOIP
Bringing Inexpensive Mobile Access to Researchers in Antarctica
A unique approach combines some of the benefits of walkie-talkies and satellite phones while using ordinary cellphones connected to a base station from startup Range Networks.Calling Overseas on Wi-Fi
Walt Mossberg answers a reader’s question about using Wi-Fi to make international calls.Voices
Vonage to Acquire Vocalocity for $130 Million
Vonage has agreed to acquire voice-over-Internet-protocol company Vocalocity for $130 million.News Byte
Free Call Service Fring Bought by Genband
Fring, a seven-year-old Skype alternative, has been bought for a reported $50 million by Genband, with plans to help carriers and MSOs compete with cheap and free Internet app providers. Fring had raised more than $30 million, and its development will remain in Israel.Voices
Price Discrimination and Data Caps Are Not the Same Thing
Speed tiers have a number of positive attributes that data caps lack.Oracle Acquires Acme Packet for $1.7 Billion
Oracle’s first deal of 2013.Facebook Messenger Finds Its Voice
Facebook Messenger, now with voice capabilities, is the company’s key to continued growth.Cloud-Collaboration Service FuzeBox Hires VoIP Pioneer Michael Knappe
The surprisingly cool cloud-based virtual meeting and collaboration service names a new director of engineering.News Byte