Mobile VOIP needs high-speed uplink (InfoWorld)

Internet telephony over mobile phones is on the way but don't expect many commercial offerings until operators have made a key network technology enhancement, probably toward the end of 2007 or later in most parts of the world, according to a senior executive with Lucent Technologies (Profile, Products, Articles) Inc. read

VoIP Spotlight (InfoWorld)

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Can there be any future for traditional telephony? (FT)

A seismic shift is underway in the telecommunications world where Voice over Internet Protocol has begun to make its inevitable move from the consumer realm into the mainstream as an enterprise service, and is beginning to consign traditional telephony to the dustbin of history.
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3GSM: Skype, Hutchison 3G partner on VOIP (InfoWorld)

If you're hooked on making Internet calls from your PC, you could really like this: Skype Technologies (Profile, Products, Articles) SA and the Hutchison 3 Group (Hutchison 3G) announced Tuesday a partnership to provide what could become the world's first commercial VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) service for mobile phones.

Skype offers new VoIP features for Intel dual-core PCs (InfoWorld)

New Internet telephony features include conference calling for up to 10 people read

Convergence Reduces Costs: VoIP to Revolutionize the Way SMEs Communicate (SAP Info)

The high costs of running and maintaining data and telephone networks place a great strain on many SMEs. A revolutionary new technology may be about to change that. Voice over Internet Protocol – VoIP for short – offers SMEs a cost-effective alternative to traditional networks by integrating telephony and computer applications in a single IP network. The potential savings of the technology will appeal above all to midsize enterprises that operate in different international locations and have a high call frequency.

VoIP (InfoWorld)

VoIP (voice over internet protocol) seems like one of those no-brainer ideas, something that’s too good to be true: Dump the proprietary voice servers, ditch the old analog lines. Instead, treat telephony as a client/server application and serve telephone services over the enterprise LAN. This Strategy Guide will provide a reality check on where VoIP stands today, both the
good and the bad.