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. As Internet ...

What is VoIP and how does it work? If you find yourself groaning every time you open your monthly telephone phone bill, there's a technology that can help you to significantly slash those hefty call ...

The term Voice over IP (VoIP) does not refer to a single service but encompasses an entire collection of services that can fill the phone service needs of many different residential and business ...

Voice over IP (VoIP) is a dream concept that has been a while in the making. The idea of conducting all your telephone calls over the Internet--and avoiding high long distance charges from Telcos in ...

VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is a system for transmitting voice calls over the internet. IP phones use an internet connection rather than phone lines for transmission, but otherwise work the ...

The most reliable internet protocol (IP) desk phone is Polycom VVX because its hardware is crafted to an extremely high standard, and its user base appears to be consistently satisfied with its ...

Evolve IP – Is your business ready to make the move to Voice over IP (VoIP)? While the voice and data industry pundits have been debating this issue and probably confusing you for over 10 years, the ...

On our sister site TechRepublic's 10 things blog, technology consultant and author Debra Littlejohn Shinder lists, 10 things (no surprise there) you should know about VoIP over wireless. So why should ...

I've had a phone line free household since I first got a cell phone. Being free from the wires works fairly well, but it has some limitations. To me the cellular phone is like a personal accessory, so ...

Over the past few years, a significant penetration of Voice over IP (VoIP) systems has occurred in both enterprise and residential markets. VoIP enables the convergence of data and voice networks into ...