Raketu Debuts VoIP Service Offering for Mobile Business Users
Added on 2008-01-10 09:40:00
by Tanya Palta
 BlackBerry users can make free or cheap international calls thanks to a new voice over IP application introduced by Raketu. Calling it a “Skype-like service”, Raketu has set up "free calling zones" in over 40 countries where one can make free calls.One can also make cheap international calls in locations not covered in the free zone. See www.Raketu.com for details and free zones.
[Via Reuters]
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Vonage to Pay $120 Million to Verizon
Added on 2007-11-19 06:05:00
by Tanya Palta
 Vonage Holdings Corp has been ordered to pay $120 million to Verizon Communications Inc. after a U.S. appeals court refused to reconsider the case.Vonage had asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to review its ruling but they denied the request.
“We were not surprised, but disappointed that the court denied our request for a rehearing of the case,'' Vonage spokesman Charlie Sahner said in an e-mailed statement. ``We are pleased to continue putting litigation behind us.''
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Jajah Free Your iPhone Service
Added on 2007-07-02 02:40:00
by Tanya Palta
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T-Mobile Prepares to Roll Out National Wi-Fi Calling
Added on 2007-05-03 12:17:00
by Alfredo Padilla
 T-Mobile has been testing a new services that uses both a cellular network and VOIP via Wi-Fi to make calls. The service is supposed to allow individuals to easily and automatically switch between the two networks when using specially equipped handsets. According to the Wall Street Journal this service will be rolled out nationally by June. More after the jump.
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HelloSoft Announces Newest Member of Advisory Board
Added on 2007-04-25 01:50:00
by Rusty Weiss
 Attracting an industry expert to your Advisory Board can only be seen as a good thing. HelloSoft, Inc. just found themselves a good thing.
HelloSoft announces the addition of Brad Garlinghouse of Yahoo! to their Advisory Team. He currently oversees some of Yahoo!’s most popular features, including Yahoo! Mail, Messenger, Flickr, Groups, Bix and 360/Profiles.
Garlinghouse brings a wealth of expertise to HelloSoft, and the company is excited to apply his unique insight toward their wide range of VoIP technologies for wireless devices.
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Orange & Vodafone Let Go Of VoIP In Nokia N95
Added on 2007-04-21 10:34:00
by Tanya Palta
 Hate to be the messenger of doom (god I'm dramatic) but both Orange and Vodafone in the UK have decided to disable the internet telephony option in Nokia N95!
A Nokia spokeswoman was heard saying: "This a handset-specific issue," she said. "In this particular instance Orange was asked by Nokia whether they wanted the functionality switched on or off, and Orange selected off."
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Send-A-Ring: Recipient Gets Tone You Select
Added on 2007-04-20 03:10:00
by Robert S. Anthony
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 Let’s say you’re a New York Yankees fan and you want the cell phone of your Boston Red Sox-loving adversary to ring with “Another One Bites the Dust” the next time the Yankees unravel the Sox on the baseball diamond. It may be possible soon with “Push Ringer” technology from Emotive Communications Inc.
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Vonage Can’t Find A Way Around Verizon Patents
Added on 2007-04-15 23:55:00
by Robert S. Anthony
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 Vonage Holdings Corp. can’t find a way to provide its broadband phone service without stepping on patents owned by Verizon Communications Patents, according to USA Today.
[Via USA Today]
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Vonage Gets Reprieve
Added on 2007-04-07 03:17:00
by Robert S. Anthony
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Mexico City Mulls Citywide Wi-Fi
Added on 2007-04-03 16:46:00
by Robert S. Anthony
.jpg) One of the world’s largest cities is one giant step closer to building one of the world’s largest citywide Wi-Fi networks, according to Mobile Tech Today.
Mexico City, with its 8.7 million residents, has contracted with ZTE Corp. of Shenzhen, China to create Wi-Fi hot spots that would connect government offices, schools and the city’s network of surveillance cameras.
[Via Mobile Tech Today]
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Court Decision Would Block Vonage Calls to Landlines
Added on 2007-03-23 15:19:00
by Robert S. Anthony
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 Possible bad news for Vonage customers: Your ability to make calls to conventional phones might be suspended in two weeks. A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia has ordered Vonage Holdings Corp. to stop using technology patented by Verizon Communications Inc. to complete VOIP calls to landline phones. However the judge delayed enforcement of the order pending another court hearing in two weeks.
[Via Bloomberg News]
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EarthLink Offers Peek at Wi-Fi Phone Beta
Added on 2007-03-20 01:30:00
by Robert S. Anthony
 EarthLink Inc., which is building a citywide Wi-Fi network in Anaheim, Calif., has shown off a prototype of a Wi-Fi telephone handset for use with its PeoplePC Wi-Fi Service. The service is currently available only in Anaheim and in parts of Philadelphia, PA.
According to Engadget, the VOIP handset would be built by Accton Technology Corp. of Taiwan.
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Vodafone Links Mobile Phones to Internet Phone Services
Added on 2007-03-17 19:12:00
by Robert S. Anthony
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Vodafone Links Mobile Phones to Internet Phone Services
 At CeBIT 2007 in Hannover, Germany, Vodafone Group Plc showed off a new technology that would allow cell phone users to connect with users of Internet phone services such as Skype. Mobile phone users would be able to see if their Internet phone contacts were online and connect with them instantly.
[Via PC World]
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VOIP to Go: Vonage Wireless Router Gives Preference to Phone Calls
Added on 2007-03-16 01:52:00
by Robert S. Anthony
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 Vonage Holdings Corp. and Motorola Inc. announced a new wireless router which gives preference to voice traffic, thus protecting the quality of phone calls while others are surfing the Internet or performing other tasks on the same connection. The Motorola VT2542 Internet Phone Adapter & Wireless Router features “voice-over-data prioritization,” which means that voice traffic is always given priority should your network connection get busy.
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Vonage found guilty
Added on 2007-03-11 14:42:00
by Emily Price
 On Friday a judge in Virginia ordered Vonage to pay Verizon $58 million dollars for infringing on three of their VOIP patents. Verizon had originally sued Vonage for infringing on seven of their patents, and the company was found guilty on only three a claimed victory for both Verizon and Vonage.
[via Daily Wireless]
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Socket Mobile SoMo 650 PDA With VoIP
Added on 2007-03-11 09:08:00
by Tanya Palta
 The Socket Mobile SoMo 650 seeks to meet all your communication needs as the Windows Mobile 5.0 phone supports 802.11b/g WiFi and VoIP. The PDA draws it juice from a 624 MHz Intel processor and is further fueled by 128MB SDRAM and 256 MB flash memory. Bluetooth, Compact Flash and SDIO slots further enhance its functionality. Expect it to retail for $678 in the second quarter of 2007.
[Via New Launches]
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