AT&T Inc. to Purchase Dobson Communications for 2.20 Times Revenue
Friday, August 31st, 2007The Deal: AT&T Inc. has agreed to acquire Dobson Communications for approximately $2.8 billion in cash. The boards of both companies have approved the agreement, which values Dobson at $ 13 per share, a premium of about 16.9 percent over Dobson’s share price prior to the deal announcement. After the deal closes, Dobson will be […]
System enables IP-based business communications
Friday, August 31st, 2007Supporting up to 500 users on single server, Vertical Wave IP 2500(TM) features Applications Inside(TM) architecture, which includes communications applications such as ViewPoint(TM) desktop call management tool, unified communications, presence management, visual voicemail, and call recording. Dual processors support embedded SIP-based call control as well as application services, while embedded voice gateway supports mixed environment, […]
VoIP Inc and Hong Kong-based Parrot Communications sign a virtual service provider agreement to offer Internet telephony services across Asia Pacific
Friday, August 31st, 2007VoIP Inc and Hong Kong-based Parrot Communications sign a virtual service provider agreement to offer Internet telephony services across Asia Pacific. Parrot will initially offer the services to small and medium-sized businesses in New Zealand and Australia, with plans to expand into Japan and China early next year
Problems of organizing military communications
Friday, August 31st, 2007Theoretical studies and experience of local wars indicate that appreciable changes took place in the development of military art at the turn of the century. The main efforts of the belligerents in future wars will be focused not only on destroying troops and combat equipment but also on putting out of commission systems that control […]
Test Set analyzes wireless communications equipment
Friday, August 31st, 2007Running Special High Data Rate W-CDMA/HSDPA Lab Application, 8960 Wireless Communications Test Set provides 7.2/2 Mbps HSPA IP data connections, real-time 3GPP network emulation, and HSUPA RF measurement capbilities. One-box, benchtop solution supports parametric through functional test of wireless UMTS user equipment. HSPA IP data connection capability helps to ensure UE design will meet most […]
Connected through tragedy: communications are critical in an emergency. The tsunami disaster was no different, but this time it was the bloggers who stepped forward to break news and link needy communities with donors. Meanwhile, the debate continues about how to set up tsunami warning systems
Friday, August 31st, 2007When disaster strikes, telecoms matters. In normal times, voice, data and mobile services are the electronic bindings of a society. In time of emergency, they become critical; not as critical as water, shelter and medical care, but indispensable for helping rescue and relief operations and for reconstruction.
The scale of the December 26 tsunami shocked the […]
With a RebTel yell: VoIP goes cellular
Thursday, August 30th, 2007Just as the World Wide Web has Web 2.0–which has brought us blogs, MySpace, YouTube, etc–VoIP is promising to bring us “Voice 2.0″ (as Iotum cofounder and CEO Alec Saunders called it in last year’s Voice 2.0 Manifesto).
Simply put, Voice 2.0 is the promise of voice being just another network app made good. It’s not […]
Vodafone launches an aggressive defense of its network against the rise of VoIP
Thursday, August 30th, 2007As one of the largest locally owned real estate agencies in the Pacific Northwest, with more than $1.6 billion in sales, Prudential Northwest Properties (PNP) of Portland, Ore., understands the balancing act agents must perform to deliver the prompt phone and in-person responsiveness customers demand. To maintain its leadership, the firm realized last year it […]
Jajah Pushes Free VOIP Calls Worldwide
Thursday, August 30th, 2007VOIP startup Jajah said Tuesday that it will now offer free landline calls to over thirty countries around the world, tossing in free calls to mobiles in some countries for good measure.
But don’t talk too long, please.
There are three catches: one, both parties must have signed up to the Jajah service, which is free; two, […]
Dual-mode VoIP phone with Skype
Thursday, August 30th, 2007 Linksys has introduced the iPhone dual-mode Internet telephony kit for Skype (CIT400), a wireless handset designed to let users make calls to other Skype users or over existing standard telephone lines without a computer.
The CIT400 embeds Skype into a cordless phone base station that is attached directly to the home network via Ethernet, making […]