Internet Phone
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M'sia on cusp of 'true' high-speed broadband
News Content players welcome boost to services market, but Net service providers express concerns over lack of details regarding wholesale access pricing and service terms.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Networking technology, Competitive advantage, CommunicAsia 2009, broadband service, service provider, Internet service, FTTH, Competitive advantage, Lee Min Keong
Is Skype up for sale, again?
News Rumors swirl after CEO says Skype is "great standalone business". Experts say Skype is a bright spot in eBay's portfolio and will take a hefty offer for company to sell.
Tags: Acquisitions, Web sites, Internet advertising, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., Cowen and Co., phone, AT&T Corp., Consumer Electronics Show
Sales of Net phone gear surge on VoIP
News Worldwide sales of Internet phone equipment rose 31 percent in the last three months of 2003 and could triple by 2007, according to analyst firm Infonetics Research.
Skype co-founders may buy it back
News Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis sold the company to eBay in 2005 for US$2.6 billion. They may be trying to buy it back now for US$2 billion, the New York Times reported.
Tags: VoIP, Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., Internet phone, private equity company, venture capital, venture-capital company, co-founder, New York Times Co., finance
Former Joost CEO ousted as chairman
News Mike Volpi has been removed from the board by a shareholder vote and Joost is investigating his actions during his time as chairman and CEO, according to the company.
Tags: Leadership, Video, Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., intellectual property, chairman, board of directors, Video, board, Leadership
Is Cisco fattening its wallet for acquisitions?
News Cisco Systems said this week it plans to raise US$4 billion in cash to fill its coffers, leaving many industry watchers to speculate about potential acquisitions.
Tags: Acquisitions, Web sites, Investments, Skype Technologies S.A., Linksys Inc., eBay Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., EMC Corp., VMware Inc., Scientific-Atlanta Inc.
Short Take: NTT-ME to start Internet phone service in May
News NTT-ME Corp, a Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp affiliate, plans to start offering low-cost Internet phone service in May.
C&W IDC to offer long-distance calls over Internet
News Cable & Wireless IDC Inc will start offering its domestic and international long-distance call service over the Internet from spring of 2002 to cut costs, the Nihon Keizai newspaper reported, without citing sources.
MediaRing.com shares surge after telecom license
News MediaRing.com Ltd shares rose as much as 9.6 percent after the maker of software that allows Internet phone calls was awarded a telecommunications license yesterday, traders said.
IBasis wins int'l contract with China Mobile, report says
News IBasis Inc, a provider of international Internet phone service, is expected to announce today that it won a contract to handle international calls for China Mobile Telecommunications Corp, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Compaq to equip new PCs with telephone handsets
News Compaq Computer will begin selling new consumer PCs with telephone handsets for making calls over the Internet.
3Com to link telecommuters to office VoIP
News Module lets remote workers access corporate VoIP applications, including conference calls and messages.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony
Samsung Elec's Net phone trial to begin in the US
News South Korea's phone maker Samsung Electronics and US-based Lucent Technologies are working together to offer a trial service of Samsung's Internet phone in the US next month.
Motorola phones to call on Wi-Fi, VoIP
News Internet phone companies and cell phone giants grapple with Internet phone technology at 3GSM show in Cannes, France.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless
3Com's Benhamou: Devices' focus will narrow
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