VoIP News: General VoIP

The roll-out of GPS technology on voice over internet protocol (VoIP) phones around the world looks set to gather pace. A report issued by the Ministry of Economic Development in New Zealand said there is a need for the location-aware solution to be added to the latest mobiles and other communications devices, reported Computerworld. It is said that the primary reason for this is to allow VoIP phones to work in the event of a natural disaster or other gloomy situation.

Businesspeople who access Wi-Fi connections around the country in order to use mobile voice over internet protocol (VoIP) solutions have been given a boost by BT. The telecommunications firm has announced that the number of hotspots around the UK and Ireland has now passed 3. 5 million.

Businesses running web-based technology – such as voice over internet protocol (VoIP) solutions – have been handed a boost by news of future developments from BT. The company has confirmed progress has been made with both its fibre to the premises (FTTP) and fibre to the cabinet (FTTC) links. Successful trials of its FTTP service have been carried out in St Agnes, Cornwall, where recipients enjoyed extra-fast broadband and BT hopes the technology will soon be on offer in all fibre-enabled areas.

Britons who have invested in voice over internet protocol (VoIP) phones for their personal use may currently be enjoying the best service they have ever received. That is because broadband speeds in residential properties around the country have got 22 per cent faster in the last year, according to the latest statistics from Ofcom. An average speed of 7.

There are plenty of reasons that remote working will always appeal to both staff and businesses – and it should become even easier in the future thanks to more widespread use of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) solutions. Dr Graeme Codrington, a futurist at Tomorrowtoday. uk.