Mark Bruk, a frequent business traveler, always packs a Plantronic headset with an ear bud and microphone so he can plug into any computer and make phone calls on the cheap. Once he finds an Internet ...

Internet telephony is on the rise and moving away from its geeky roots. Even Tesco is selling an Internet phone that costs around £10 and plugs into your computer's USB slot. It uses Tesco's ...

VoIP service provider, Freshtel Holdings, has launched a new version of its Firefly VoIP software for PCs, with "significantly enhanced capabilities" and a simpler user interface. Freshtel says its ...

Microsoft on Thursday unveiled details of plans for VoIP and video products offered through Windows Live services that will include new VoIP phones and a click-to-call feature for address book names.

VoIP is shorthand for a telecommunication technology called Voice over Internet Protocol, and it's a modern alternative to traditional phones. For a century or so, landline telephone systems have ...

The bandwidth needed for VoIP transmission will depend on a few factors: the compression technology, packet overhead, network protocol used and whether silence suppression is used. This tip ...