Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. Texas ...

SINGAPORE--Networking products maker Netgear said it is finally ready to bring its Skype-compatible Internet telephony device to local shores, ending months of wait. The Santa Clara-based company ...

Menlo Park, Calif. — Raychem Circuit Protection, a business unit of Tyco Electronics, has rolled out its 2Pro device series that features integrated overcurrent ...

In our last installment, we were talking about devices that can capture voice traffic and immediately packetize it for transmission on a LAN or across the Internet. We noted three types: A handset, ...

A year ago, Internet Telephony was a curiosity, and many people thought it would never work for real phone calls. Now, with services like Net2Phone, Deltathree.com and DialPad providing free or ...

The interval between patent application and approval can exceed two years. With that fact in mind, I thought I would get the scoop for you by going to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office site and ...

Amazon is reportedly following through with its plans to equip Alexa with telephony features, which could soon allow users to place or receive telephone calls via compatible Alexa devices. These brand ...

Describe the various call types in a VoIP network. Configure analog voice interfaces as new devices are introduced into the voice path. Configure dial peers so you can add call routing intelligence to ...

In an effort to cut costs, my company has decided to migrate from private branch exchanges to IP telephony. By routing calls over our existing IP network and using voice-over-IP links, we can ...

Unnamed sources claim that the latest prototype of Microsoft’s unannounced “Andromeda” device includes telephony capabilities. It won’t be a re-entry into the smartphone business, but rather a new ...