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The next area that could be targeted: Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, which lets people make low-priced phone calls using the same technology that delivers e-mail. And the results could be just as damaging, if not worse, than with other technologies, some security experts warn. more...]]> Security 2006-06-13T11:53:00-08:00 http://www.voiponder.com/news/survey_voip_satisfaction_despite_disconnect/ http://www.voiponder.com/news/survey_voip_satisfaction_despite_disconnect/
Sixty one percent of the 100 VOIP users subscribing to a cable-based service surveyed said that they are satisfied with their service, despite the finding that 34 percent of them had to have a technician come out within 90 days of the initial service installation because of a problem, and that 16 percent had to have a technician come out two or more times due to service problems. more...]]> Exploring Frontlines 2006-06-01T14:00:00-08:00 http://www.voiponder.com/news/vonage_d_link_voip_adapter/ http://www.voiponder.com/news/vonage_d_link_voip_adapter/ The deal marks the first collaboration between Vonage and D-Link. The VTA is available from retailers for a suggested price of $49.99, with a $40 rebate after 60 days of service. Users can also get the VTA for free when they sign up with Vonage on the Vonage web site. more...]]> Business Strategies 2006-06-01T13:55:00-08:00 http://www.voiponder.com/news/bt_wireless_broadband_in_cities/ http://www.voiponder.com/news/bt_wireless_broadband_in_cities/
The former telecoms monopoly said on Wednesday it would install a mesh of Wi-Fi hotspots covering large areas in Leeds, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Cardiff and London's Westminster area, in another push to boost revenues and set the stage for its next generation of mobile devices. more...]]> Business Strategies 2006-05-17T21:25:00-08:00 http://www.voiponder.com/news/buying_broadband_record_pace/ http://www.voiponder.com/news/buying_broadband_record_pace/
A total of 3.06 million net additional subscribers signed up for broadband in the quarter, bringing the total of high-speed Web subscribers to nearly 46 million. Nearly 25.8 million subscribers have cable, while DSL is used by about 20.2 million subscribers. more...]]> Exploring Frontlines 2006-05-17T20:03:00-08:00 http://www.voiponder.com/news/neutrality_complicated_hardware_firms/ http://www.voiponder.com/news/neutrality_complicated_hardware_firms/
Some of the largest hardware makers in the world, including 3M, Cisco, Corning and Qualcomm, sent a letter to Congress on Wednesday firmly opposing new laws mandating Net neutrality -- the concept that broadband providers must never favor some Web sites or Internet services over others. more...]]> Regulation & Policies 2006-05-17T18:19:00-08:00 http://www.voiponder.com/news/rem_joins_net_neutrality/ http://www.voiponder.com/news/rem_joins_net_neutrality/ R.E.M. has joined a broadening coalition of people demanding that Congress pass a law to protect network neutrality.

R.E.M. is among a group of artists and musicians who have created their own petition requesting legislation they say would ensure that the Internet would remain a level playing field. More than 650,000 people have signed a petition supporting the legislation, while telecommunications companies push for a measure that would leave control in the hands of the Federal Communications Commission. more...]]> Regulation & Policies 2006-05-17T18:01:00-08:00 http://www.voiponder.com/news/storing_voip_conversation_regulation/ http://www.voiponder.com/news/storing_voip_conversation_regulation/
Speaking at the Symantec user event in San Francisco last week, Jeremy Burton, a senior vice-president at the security specialist, said, "Financial institutions in the US already need to keep voicemail because it is stored on disk. As soon as the regulators figure out that VoIP is a digital stream, they will probably try to force that to be kept as well." more...]]> Regulation & Policies 2006-05-15T14:34:00-08:00 http://www.voiponder.com/news/iptv_more_views_and_channels/ http://www.voiponder.com/news/iptv_more_views_and_channels/
Research out today reveals the number of people downloading television content or watching it live online is growing rapidly in the UK. According to findings from Continental Research, 5.4 per cent of the UK population have watched IPTV. In total, 3.6 per cent have watched streamed live content and 3.3 per cent have watched a program that they have downloaded. more...]]> Technologies 2006-05-15T14:23:00-08:00 http://www.voiponder.com/news/icann_approves_tel_domain/ http://www.voiponder.com/news/icann_approves_tel_domain/ Telnic Limited.

"The .Tel domain offers the first genuinely different use of domains since .com was first created. It will provide seamless integration of existing methods of communication with emerging technologies like Voice over IP (VoIP). This places the .Tel domain at the core of the next phase of Internet development," said Khashayar Mahdavi, CEO of Telnic. more...]]> Exploring Frontlines 2006-05-15T13:46:00-08:00 http://www.voiponder.com/news/in_flight_voip_calling_underway/ http://www.voiponder.com/news/in_flight_voip_calling_underway/
Nine companies ranging from Verizon Communications' Airfone to JetBlue Airways are bidding for the frequencies. Airfone already offers phone service on many flights, but its high cost has limited its use. JetBlue has declined to say what its LiveTV LCC unit would do with a winning frequency. more...]]> Business Strategies 2006-05-12T10:27:00-08:00 http://www.voiponder.com/news/iptv_44b_market_by_2009/ http://www.voiponder.com/news/iptv_44b_market_by_2009/
The research firm said worldwide IPTV subscribers will climb to 53 million by 2009. To meet that demand, service providers are rapidly increasing their investments in infrastructure, transport and content. more...]]> Exploring Frontlines 2006-05-11T07:37:00-08:00 http://www.voiponder.com/news/enterprise_voip_double_by_2010/ http://www.voiponder.com/news/enterprise_voip_double_by_2010/
The primary reasons driving growth are the need to have an integrated phone system across multiple locations, scalability, operational cost savings, and the desire to converge voice and data networks. more...]]> Exploring Frontlines 2006-05-11T07:32:00-08:00 http://www.voiponder.com/news/cable_companies_aim_net_neutrality/ http://www.voiponder.com/news/cable_companies_aim_net_neutrality/
"I think what the phone industry's saying and what we're saying is we've made an investment, and I don't think the government should be coming and telling us how we can work that infrastructure, simple as that," Commisso said during a panel discussion about issues faced by companies like his, adding, "Why don't they go and tell the oil companies what they should charge for their damn gas?" more...]]> Regulation & Policies 2006-05-08T21:33:00-08:00 http://www.voiponder.com/news/verizon_financial_sector_net_neutrality/ http://www.voiponder.com/news/verizon_financial_sector_net_neutrality/ Verizon Communications warned the financial services industry may not get the secure networks it needs... "They are being fed a lot of cock-and-bull, Chicken Little stories about how the future of their industry is at stake because another network industry might have the freedom to price broadband services according to market demand," Verizon's chief congressional lobbyist Peter Davidson said in the memo.

He warned that the financial services industry "better not start moaning in the future about a lack of sophisticated data links they need" if Net neutrality laws were passed because the communications industry may not invest in new networks. more...]]> Regulation & Policies 2006-05-08T21:27:00-08:00