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IPTV can still succeed in India, if done right
News While it has failed to garner mass adoption, Internet Protocol TV can still see growth if there are lower price points and better last-mile connectivity, experts say.
Tags: TVs, Video, IP Television, TV, India, Broadband, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd., phone, industry, service provider
Siemens Gigaset S450 IP
Reviews A reasonably-priced office handset that can be bought in multi-packs, the Gigaset S450 IP is a decent VoIP dual-mode handset. However, there are some drawbacks that limit its appeal.
SIP protocol VoIP phones
Reviews Voice over IP offers clear benefits over PSTN calling, but the hardware has been over-complex and difficult to set up. We examine five VoIP phones that you might want on your LAN.
When customer care doesn't seem to care
Blogs Do companies that wash their hands of several functions--especially "customer care"--by handing over contracts to busine...
Service restored in Silicon Valley after fiber cut
News AT&T said that service is back up in the San Jose, Calif., area after four of the company's four fiber-optic cables there were cut last week.
Tags: Cable, Twitter, Sprint Communications, Fiber, Wireless, landline phone, phone, AT&T Corp., network, Silicon Valley
FCC looking into Google Voice and rural calls
News After AT&T complained that Google Voice is allowed to skirt rules that require it to connect expensive calls to rural areas, agency is reportedly planning to probe the matter.
Tags: VoIP, VoIP/IP telephony, Skype Technologies S.A., Google Inc., Phone, landline phone company, network, Net Neutrality, Voice, Associated Press
AT&T calls Google a hypocrite on Net neutrality
News In a letter to the FCC, carrier accuses Google of violating its principles by blocking certain calls on its Google Voice service.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Web sites, Web 2.0, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, AT&T Corp., FCC, Internet, blog, telephone company
Is Africa ready for 3G?
News The region sees its first next-generation cell networks. But does it make sense to try to sell mobile phones to people who don't have old-fashioned landline models? Some firms bet yes.
Cell phone giants work on wired-wireless bridge
News NTT, BT Group and others team up to speed development of devices like the Wi-Fi cell phone.
Tags: Cellular phones, 802.11/Wi-Fi
Windows Live Messenger launches public beta
News Next generation of MSN Messenger lets people make calls from PCs to landline phones and back.
Tags: Instant messaging
Philippines in wirelessland
Blogs There are things that are really terrible here in the Philippines, like traffic and the way politicos take credit for pr...
Japan proposes 911 cellphone location system
News Japan may soon have its own version of the American E911 system that pinpoints the location of a person making an emergency call.
Triad works to wed Wi-Fi to cellular
News Avaya, Proxim and Motorola are codeveloping a mobile device that roams between cell phone networks and public or private Wi-Fi wireless hot spots, company executives said Tuesday.
Verizon CEO optimistic despite economic crisis
News Ivan Seidenberg says he believes his company will weather the financial storm. The reason? People will continue to spend money on wireless and broadband services.
Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Wireless, Broadband, phone, technology company, job, bank, revenue, Internet access, data service
Cell phone recording may breach privacy
News Cell phones that allow recording of calls will debut in Japan--and may soon raise privacy hackles everywhere.
