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SBC, IMS segments are bright spot in otherwise dismal carrier IP market, says Dell'Oro
Demand for session border controllers (SBCs), as well as for IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) core and voice application server systems, grew 10 percent year-over-year in the first quarter, according to the Dell'Oro Group.
SIP to overtake T1 lines in the enterprise by 2015, predicts Infonetics
The percentage of enterprises using SIP trunking will surpass the percentage using legacy T1 lines in 2015, according to a survey of close to 300 firms by Infonetics Research.
Spotlight: VoIP provider Tango takes wait-and-see approach to Windows Phone 8
VoIP provider Tango has no current plans to support Windows Phone 8, despite being the first VoIP app to be available for Windows Phone, according to a report by WinSource.
Spotlight: O2 takes on Skype in Europe with new VoIP app
U.K. mobile phone and broadband provider O2, part of Spain's Telefonica, has unveiled a new TU GO VoIP app that enables users to make and receive phone calls, text and voice mail using a PC, smartphone or tablet.
BroadSoft's shares nosedive after lower first-quarter revenue forecast
BroadSoft's shares plunged 24 percent on Wednesday after the VoIP provider forecast first-quarter revenues below analysts' expectations, according to a Reuters report.
Acme Packet teams with CounterPath to take on Skype
Session border controller (SBC) supplier Acme Packet is teaming with VoIP software provider CounterPath to enable service providers to offer branded over-the-top (OTT) VoIP services in order to compete with Skype and other OTT providers.
Privacy groups call on Skype to issue regular transparency reports
Privacy groups are calling on Microsoft's VoIP unit Skype to be more transparent about conversation confidentiality and its data protection and retention policies.
Telcentris secures up to $40 million in VC funding
Unified communications and VoIP startup Telcentris has signed an agreement with Pepperwood Partners pledging assistance in securing up to $40 million in venture capital funding
ITU treaty to regulate Internet won't have major impact on Internet governance, says telecom attorney
LAS VEGAS-- The treaty produced at the ITU's World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) sanctioning international regulation of the Internet will not have a significant impact on Internet governance, judged Daniel Brenner, a telecom attorney who has participated in a number of ITU conferences.
Mobile VoIP to get 'second wind', analyst predicts
Mobile VoIP is expected to get a "second wind" over the next five years, due to improvements in network technology, increased competition and a move by mobile operators to join the VoIP space, according to Juniper analyst Anthony Cox.
