Broadband news archive
B4B News archive from June 2006
| Voice over IP – getting started guide #3 Last time in this series on broadband telephony, we learnt how to set up a webcam for Skype video calls across the internet. But do video phone calls cut the mustard, or is it just a gimmick? | |
| Tiscali launch Netphone service Internet big hitter, Tiscali has entered the broadband telephony market with the launch of free download, Netphone. | |
| Voice over IP – a getting started guide #2 Cost savings are probably the number one reason for businesses switching to Voice over IP for their voice calls needs. But there are other benefits for the small to micro-sized company… | |
| The Outer Hebrides Broad(band)casting Corporation Funding to create a broadband TV channel for the Western Isles will see locally generated video content and programming being available online soon. | |
| Teleworking driving broadband take up Shopping online was identified early on as one reason behind the spread of broadband. Now, teleworking is catching up fast as a major driver of broadband take up in the UK. | |
| Voice over IP – a getting started guide #1 Voice over IP (VoIP) and internet telephony are two phrases that we have been hearing a lot of late. But what is it? And why is it attracting so much attention? | |
| The fax is dead, long live the fax Email, the web and internet telephony may be the communications media of choice these days, but there’s still room for the humble fax. Despite our global high speed connections, most companies still want to see a signature on an agreement rather than a mouse click. | |
| VoIP without a new handset Making phone calls over your broadband connection is now all the rage but usually means investing in a new Voice over IP handset or sitting at your computer wearing a call centre-style headset. | |
| Light user broadband? Infrequent use of the internet and email has long been an argument of those refusing to part company with their 56k dial up modem for a fast broadband connection. | |