Internet and Telecoms

I have recently been reviewing the business model for a company that is dealing in VOIP. For the uninitiated, VOIP stands for Voice Over Internet Protocol(VOIP). It is basically a technology/ies that allows telephone calls to be made over the internet rather than over traditional telephone lines. I set out my simple and straight forward […]

OK, so you’ve read up on what VoIP is and understand how it works. Now you think it’s the best telecom solution for your small to medium size business since sliced bread. But is it as good as it sounds? This depends on how VoIP can enhance your business. Consider the following features before purchasing

Cox high speed internet service has been recognized as the fastest in the entire nation by PC mag. This lightning fast high speed internet will surely provide users with so much ease while surfing online. This is something that DSL cannot simply beat. Cox also offers plans that are specifically designed to support multiple devices

Hosts to the eagerly anticipated football World Cup, South Africa is ranked the 25th wealthiest county in the world in terms of GDP. However, there still remains an enormous disparity between the rich and the poor, since about a quarter of the 49m strong population is unemployed and lives on less than the equivalent of

Verizon FiOS, sometimes simply FiOS (pronounced fie-ohss – fie as in Wi-Fi and ohss as in lactose), which stands for “Fiber Optic Service,” is an Internet, telephone, and TV service that is presently offered in some areas of the United States by Verizon. Verizon has attracted consumer and media attention in the area of broadband

Since 1988, telephones have operated on the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN). Before that, phone calls were made using a system jokingly referred to as Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS). Much like POTS, ISDN has become obsolete in the world of technology, although it still remains in many homes and businesses. The 27-year-old system has

ACN, Inc, is a network marketing company that provides consumers low cost telephone service, internet, wireless service, as well as digital and video phones. They have built themselves into a well-known MLM company, and claim to be the worlds largest direct seller of communication products. ACN has also gained much attention for their income opportunity,

The History For years the South African telecom consumer had to be satisfied with Telkom, a Government regulated telecommunications body. The consumer had no choice in telecommunication services and for years had to put up with exorbint prices as well as the worst customer services you can think of. Somewhere along the line somebody saw

What is the Impending US Recession Doing to the Voice Over Internet Protocol VoIP Industry? It’s well known that the current situation in the United States has lead to a major slow down in the economy. This ominous event is being observed with: sky rocketing gas prices, rising prices in precious metals like Gold, the

As part of the Broadband Stimulus Plan, the FCC issued a Public Notice: Comment Sought On Video Device Innovation NBP Public Notice # 27 on December 3, 2009 to spur innovation within the set-top-box market currently being served by individual Cable & Telecom companies as monthly rentals to consumers. First, these providers have invested heavily

Telecom, the most important activity in our daily lives, is actually the way we communicate to other people in our society and the world. We use several devices to reach out to other people such as mobile phones, television, radio and the Internet. What will happen if all of a sudden, the world will lose

The connection between the network of a service provider and its customers is made by a private high performance circuit, leased by a common carrier. It is rented out on yearly basis; it usually transfers data or voice, or both. These lines are usually needed for internet access and are used privately between two customer

Department of Telecommunication has approved net neutrality rules in India that ban blocking, throttling and zero-rating internet data with some exception for critical IoT services and specialized services. The Report which is submitted by TRAI to the Department of Telecommunication is now implemented by the Government. As The Wire reports, the new rules prevent “any

The Telecom Expense Management Industry was virtually nonexistent until the early 1980s due to the presence of the monopoly of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company, which meant that everybody had to use the only available telecommunications carrier and the only way to reduce expenditure on telecom bills was to reduce usage. However during the

The current internet telecommunication work and VoIP technology have ushered in a new facet of connection among people of different parts of the globe. In fact, almost every businesses and corporate individuals who are bidding ados to the years old conventional PSTN services are promoting the voice over internet protocol services for satisfying their daily