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 ...

Although military technologists sometimes talk about the Global Information Grid in the present tense, one element of the GIG vision that is still in the works is the implementation of a global ...

As their branch office and teleworker networks grow, companies are increasingly looking to connect remote users to their central phone systems using Voice over IP (VoIP) technology. One way of doing ...

The Army has launched a program to replace older phone equipment with digital voice-over-IP technology by 2024. Part of a Defense Department-mandated effort, the work of converting the service’s ...

The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. However, the term ...

While a headset isn't required when using Voice over IP conference capabilities, it can help to keep your conversation quieter and make it easier to hear in a crowded area. Business owners that want ...

Internet calling is older than you may think. It began in the early 1970s, but did not start to breakthrough until the mid 1990s—and it was not until the introduction of Skype in the early 2000s when ...

Phone calls over the LTE cellular data network. Voice over LTE (VoLTE) is a voice over IP (VoIP) service that uses the same IP network architecture as LTE data. Although transmitted in IP packets the ...

CNET's Maggie Reardon discusses the short-term hurdles associated with the deployment of voice service over carriers' 4G LTE networks. In the end, the transition to an all IP-based voice network will ...

Can the Army transition to an IP-based voice architecture? Lessons learned when Fort Leonard Wood went to an all-IP phone system will help. In a complex world, sometimes old questions require new ...