Companies in the UK should utilise the benefits of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and broadband to enable home-working opportunities for employees, an experts claims.
Legislation came into force in the UK this week giving any parent with a child aged under 16 the legal right to request flexible working opportunities from their employer.
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Services that allow you to make telephone calls using a broadband connection are nothing new – yet they still in its earliest stages, according to one expert.
Mickael Remond is the chief executive officer for ProcessOne, a company that deals in the creation of a range of instant messaging and communication solutions. According to the spokesman, [...] CONTINUE
Voice-over-IP (VoIP) providers are calling for action against Mobile Broadband operators who block VOIP services from being used over their Networks.
The Voice On the Net Coalition (VON), which includes Microsoft, Skype, BT and Intel, has called on the Europe Union (EU) to take action against operators like Vodafone, who prevent their services from being used [...] CONTINUE
Skype, the free computer-to-computer voice service, has emerged as the largest international communications service in the world, according to a report by U.S-based market research group Telegeography on Tueseday.
Stephan Beckert, an analyst with Telegeography, said in comparison, the largest international phone carriers, such as Verizon, iBasis (an affiliate of KPN), and Tata, each provide about [...] CONTINUE
Many businesses have room to expand their use of VoIP technology, new research has revealed.
According to the report from US research firm In-Stat, just over one in three American businesses with a VoIP network use it as their exclusive method of voice communications.
The study found that many more companies choose to integrate VoIP as part [...] CONTINUE
VOIP – or ‘Voice Over Internet Protocol’, is becoming a standard feature in many homes and offices around the globe. While its popularity is rising however, this technology is not for everyone. When compared to a fixed line or mobile phone, VOIP brings with it an arguably equal number of benefits and disadvantages, the most [...] CONTINUE
An expert has claimed that a fibre-optic network would need to service the entire country in order to create an infrastructure that would meet the needs of the future.
Edd Dawson, managing director of broadband.co.uk, explained that people living in rural areas would miss out on top speeds if deployment only occurred at cabinet level.
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