VoIP 2005: Better watch what you say
Saving pennies on VoIP could cost your enterprise the whole enchilada. Voice over Internet Protocol offers many benefits and appears inevitable for enterprises, but before you jump into it with both feet -- as many enterprises are expected to do next year -- it's crucial to consider quality of service, manpower and, importantly, security issues...more

Lloyds TSB cashes in on VoIP
Lloyds TSB is gearing up to roll out one of the largest converged networks in Europe, a £500m 70,000 phone VoIP infrastructure linking all the bank's branches and cash points ...more

VoIP demand talks up semiconductor salesAfter years in the doldrums, global VoIP semiconductor sales have finally begun to experience significant growth as service providers, businesses and consumers wake up to the value of IP convergence ...more

Voicenet sends out call for VoIP reseller partners
Solutions, a new managed voice over IP (VoIP) service provider, is looking for reseller partners as demand for this new telephony service soars ...more

Roadshows warn of IT security risks in deploying VoIPA series of roadshows has highlighted the growing security threat to IP telephony systems and the need to protect voice over IP deployments. Hundreds of IT directors and telecoms managers attended security roadshows organised by Siemens Communications across the UK in the past few weeks. The events listed the new threats to voice over IPsystems ...more

Devil's Advocate: VoIP not for everyone Though clearly on the agenda, IP telephony is not the holy grail for every business looking to revamp voice and data networks, says Martin Brampton. There is quite a bandwagon for adoption of voice over IP (VoIP) technology. There seems no doubt that everything electronic will become digital but the road from analogue to digital for telephony is likely to be a rocky one for some ...more

BT: VoIP an opportunity not a threat
There appears to be some confusion over what Skype is/does from a number of posts that I have read from UK posters. Yes Skype offers a free PC to PC service, but they also offer 'Skype Out' which charges people for calls outside the network. Call fees average 2.5 cents USD per minute to call e.g. North America from the U.K. ...more

Pipex gift-wraps VoIP for businessBroadband ISP Pipex has ripped off the wrapping paper from its new internet telephony service for businesses. "VOIP for Business", as it's called, enables firms to save money on calls by routing them over the net.

The VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service includes security measures that lets people access the net and make phone calls "simultaneously, without losing voice quality or being exposed to hackers targeting their network assets". According to Pipex chief exec Mike Read, this converged solution provides "forward-looking organisations with consolidated voice and data capabilities and the opportunity to deploy IP-based applications in the future" ...more