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BT guns for Android and Skype with Ribbit buy

In the deal, announced Tuesday, BT has agreed to pay $105 million in cash for Ribbit, which bills itself as "Silicon Valley's first phone company."

July 29, 2008 9:26 AM PDT

Skype's mobile dreams

While it makes sense for Skype to be on mobile phones, it may be years before the free peer-to-peer software makes its way into the mobile market in a big way.

January 10, 2008 10:55 AM PST

Europe VoIP group resists emergency-call regulations

Google, Intel, Microsoft, Skype try to persuade European regulators that VoIP providers should not have to provide access to emergency services.

December 17, 2007 12:09 PM PST

U.K. operator 3 working on low-cost 'Skype' phone

Carrier teams up with as-yet-unnamed company, thought to be Skype, on dual-mode handheld that will make free Net calls.

October 4, 2007 12:43 PM PDT

eBay: What to do with Skype?

The auction king is forced to reassess the value of the company it acquired for $2.6 billion--and its larger strategy for making money with VoIP.

October 9, 2007 5:38 AM PDT

BT launches secure, hosted IP telephony

An alliance with Nortel has produced a certified, hosted service for large corporations and government institutions.

September 25, 2007 12:48 PM PDT

Security group voices concerns over VoIP

Following disclosure of an eavesdropping vulnerability, the Jericho Forum says VoIP tech is not ready for business deployment.

August 29, 2007 2:15 PM PDT

Can small business count on VoIP?

Last week's Skype outage left many small businesses in the lurch and emphasized the importance of having a backup for when IP services fail.

August 23, 2007 2:24 PM PDT

Enterasys aims to secure enterprise VoIP

The company launches a suite of products intended to make converged voice and data networks as secure as traditional telephony.

August 22, 2007 2:12 PM PDT

Skype's 'unprecedented' outage

The VoIP company offers a mea culpa for its disrupted service last week, which it says stemmed from a routine Windows update.

August 20, 2007 12:48 PM PDT

Appeals court ruling upholds Net phone taxes

In split decision, judges OK extension of taxes to VoIP but agree with some arguments about the rules being unfair.

June 4, 2007 6:54 AM PDT

Telcos' evolving response to Net phone services

While Verizon fights Vonage in court, Deutsche Telekom makes a strategic investment in another Internet calling company.

May 31, 2007 6:14 AM PDT

Skype, Wal-Mart strike retail deal

Wal-Mart Stores is first major retailer to dedicate a section to equipment such as handsets, Webcams, headsets for the service.

May 14, 2007 8:55 AM PDT

Vonage close to patent fix

IP telephony service provider says it will have a work-around in the next few months to the patents it was found to infringe.

June 25, 2007 8:53 AM PDT

Verizon urges denial of new Vonage patent trial

Company says Net phone rival didn't make a persuasive argument that a landmark Supreme Court decision would change earlier loss.

May 3, 2007 10:57 AM PDT

Vonage can keep signing up new customers

Federal court grants Internet phone company a second reprieve while patent lawsuit brought by Verizon proceeds.

April 25, 2007 6:16 AM PDT

No quick decision in Vonage patent appeal

Court hears arguments in patent lawsuit brought by Verizon, but doesn't decide right away whether adding new customers will be prohibited.

April 24, 2007 12:00 PM PDT

Is cable in Verizon's crosshairs?

The cable industry may be Verizon's next target in defending its VoIP patents.

April 13, 2007 5:15 AM PDT

Vonage CEO Snyder out, spending to be trimmed

Michael Snyder steps down as company pledges to reduce spending and to weather patent infringement suit filed by Verizon.

April 13, 2007 5:15 AM PDT

After setback, Vonage wins temporary relief

Appeals court blocks a judge's order that would have stopped the Net phone company from taking on new customers.

April 6, 2007 3:53 PM PDT