Voice over IP

UK's VoIP Unlimited hit by DDoSes again, weeks after ransom-linked attacks KO'd it

Outage prompts customer ire, again

Networks08 Oct 2021 | 4

UK VoIP telco receives 'colossal ransom demand', reveals REvil cybercrooks suspected of 'organised' DDoS attacks on UK VoIP companies

One firm hit with at least two attacks as outages continue

Security02 Sep 2021 | 34

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare fragged our business VOIP: US ISP blames outage on smash-hit video game rush

This is Windstream, going dark...

Networks23 Jan 2020 | 18

VoIP flinger Vonage taps former SAP chap to fill the gap in Apps

Golden boy to start new job next month

On-Prem25 Nov 2019 |

Still using Skype? Good news! After HOURS of meetings, Microsoft reckons it knows when you're Not Active

Plus: New passive aggressive 'Quiet Mode'

Software21 Sep 2018 | 43

Y'know what? VoIP can also be free from pesky regulation – US judges

It may be a phone service but it's over 'the internet,' so yeah, f**k me, right?

Networks07 Sep 2018 | 70

Openreach consults on shift of 16 MEEELLION phone lines to VoIP by 2025

Eat your fibre, it's good for you!

Legal15 May 2018 | 88

BT pushes ahead with plans to switch off telephone network

Consultation next month following plan to shift Brits over to VoIP

Networks19 Apr 2018 | 194

Skype for Business has nasty habit of closing down… for business

It's not just you, VoIP app is prone to failures

OSes11 Apr 2018 | 45

Can't login to Skype? You're not alone. Chat app's been a bit crap for five days now

Something something two-factor authentication – Microsoft

Personal Tech29 Jan 2018 | 28

VoIP VIPs Blueface and Star2Star pull off headsets, unify unified comms biz

US and Irish firms to hang onto unmarried names, markets

On-Prem03 Jan 2018 | 1

Sprint calls out Charter with chat-patent sueball

Once more, into the VoIP

Networks04 Dec 2017 | 6

Asterisk bugs make a right mess of RTP

IP telephony server discloses three vulns, one critical. You know what to do next

Security01 Sep 2017 | 7

Microsoft officially hangs up on old Skype phones, users fuming

Then again it has been four years coming

Software09 Jun 2017 | 80

IP Freely? Mr IP Freely? VoIP-for-suits firm battens down hatches after PBX data breach

Credentials reset and reissued to head off toll fraud concerns

Security03 May 2017 | 7

Teen charged with 'cyberstalking' in bomb hoax case

Hoaxer kept thumb drive of swatting calls

Security24 Apr 2017 | 36

Sprint sprints off with $140m from Time Warner after VoIP patent battle

Cable giant nine-figures lighter after ripping off voice-call tech

Legal06 Mar 2017 | 2

Why I had to sue the FCC – VoIP granddaddy Dan Berninger

Interview It's life or death, says guru unhappy with net neutrality regulations

Networks16 Feb 2017 | 44

Infosec bods: This is a backdoor in Skype for Macs. Microsoft: No.

Dodgy API let apps and plugins silently pry into chat logs, record calls and more

Security14 Dec 2016 | 20

Level 3 celebrates $34bn CenturyLink gobble by blacking out Eastern US

Merger party got a bit out of hand, we take it?

Networks02 Nov 2016 | 10

CEO of VoIP biz admits in court: It was all a $1.8bn Ponzi scheme

Unsuspecting investors given full Brazilian from TelexFree scam operation

Networks24 Oct 2016 |

Hax0rs sow Discord by using VoIP service to sling malware at gamers

Not even playtime's safe these days

Security21 Oct 2016 | 7

Level3 switch config blunder blamed for US-wide VoIP blackout

Updated Network dropped calls because it was told to

Networks05 Oct 2016 | 13

Level 3 goes to Level 0 for American VoIP peeps

Network provider stumbles, drops voice traffic

Networks04 Oct 2016 | 8

What the world really needs right now is more Comcast: US cable giant mulls wireless service

Network tie-up will make Verizon the ultimate frenemy

Networks20 Sep 2016 | 7

Congrats, Linux users – you're finally officially alpha males... on Skype

Penguinistas offered olive branch by Microsoft in form of new client

OSes13 Jul 2016 | 43

Google enlists Microsoft VoIP partner to unseat Office 365+Skype

RingCentral in the middle

Channel22 Jun 2016 | 25

Apple, AT&T, Verizon named in $7bn VoIP patent claim

Patent-holding firm alleges two violations

Software11 May 2016 | 33

Linux lads lambast sorry state of Skype service

Abandoned Penguinista builds can't link up with newer clients, according to gripes

OSes25 Feb 2016 | 101

IP freely? Your VoIP phone can become a covert spy tool...

Updated Sod it, let's just go back to carrier pigeons

Channel15 Feb 2016 | 19

Internet idiots make hoax bomb threats to UK, Aus, French schools

Stolen VoIP and text-to-speech used to cloak Bitcoin operation.

Security03 Feb 2016 | 26

Chat messages in Skype for Windows are bang out of order – so here's how to 'fix' it for now

While Microsoft engineers work on a new version of 7.17

Software29 Dec 2015 | 35

France mulls tighter noose around crypto

Gendarmes seek powers to decrypt tout le monde

Legal06 Dec 2015 | 80

Use Skype if you want to report a crime, say cops

Brit police toys with video-chat meetings in bid to save time and money

Bootnotes30 Oct 2015 | 61

'Untraceable' VoIP caller ID-spoofing website accepts Bitcoin

It won't take hard cash

Security28 Jul 2015 | 20

Phone scamming up 30 percent last year: Report

Tech support fraudsters still booming

Security18 Jun 2015 | 15

Phone hacking blitz hammers UK.biz's poor VoIP handsets

If I ever get my hands on those phreaking kids who hacked my phones...

Channel16 Jun 2015 | 14

Round Two in Sky vs Skype trademark scrap goes to Murdoch's men

Update Everyone knows how similar pay-TV and VOIP is...

Legal05 May 2015 | 75

BT Home Hub SIP backdoor blunder blamed for VoIP fraud

You say 'block all connections', I say 'my port's still open'

Security25 Mar 2015 | 96

Ten things you always wanted to know about IP Voice

A non-techie's guide

On-Prem23 Mar 2015 | 45

Sit back and let someone else manage your telephony

Voice as a service has arrived

On-Prem18 Mar 2015 | 22

Look, no handsets: How to do telephony without a phone

When IT and voice come together

Networks12 Mar 2015 | 16

How does a global corporation switch to IP Voice?

Step by step guide

Networks04 Mar 2015 | 22

Are you ready to ditch the switchboard and move to IP telephony?

The future is most certainly voice

Personal Tech17 Feb 2015 | 29

Nanu nanu! Mork calling Orson on VoIP over 2G

Another player tries to crack free VoIP over mobile data

Networks06 Aug 2014 | 6

3CX Phone System takes on the corporate mobiles

A bold move

Personal Tech31 Mar 2014 | 21

Soft, hard, lightly hosted? Make the right call when you choose a PBX system

Cloudy phone systems get down to business

SaaS28 Mar 2014 | 2

Rip up telco red-tape so they can take on Viber, WhatsApp, says Brazil

MWC 2014 Incumbents should be allowed to launch own OTT services

Legal27 Feb 2014 | 1

What's up with that WhatsApp $19bn price tag? Answer: Voice calls

Now you can text and talk on your phone! RIP the mobile network business as we know it

Channel25 Feb 2014 | 48

FCC says US telcos can start moving to IP-based calling, but in baby steps

Old-school phone networks not disappearing just yet

Networks30 Jan 2014 | 30

Hate Skype now it's part of Microsoft? How about a Chinese clone, then?

China mobile's Jego VoIP service offers free calls and rents Honkers phone numbers

Networks21 Nov 2013 | 11

3CX PBX for Windows: Everything you ever wanted from a phone system

Review People-friendly VoIP

OSes19 Nov 2013 | 34

Skype U-turns on plan to kill off desktop API, spares foot from bullet

Phones, headsets and voice recording lives on - for now

OSes07 Nov 2013 | 8

Microsoft shoehorns Skype into Outlook.com - we quickly kick the tyres

Vid Phonecalls-in-webmail plugin unleashed on the web, what could possibly go wrong?

Software20 Aug 2013 | 23

Tu Me to go: Tu Go to be Telefonica's 'NEXT BIG AMAZEBALLS' for voice

VoIP done like email, ish

Networks09 Aug 2013 | 12

FreedomPop aims to gut US wireless oligopoly with free smartphone

Freemium VoIP model piggybacks on Sprint

Networks05 Jun 2013 | 14