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Telecommunications

Of or pertaining to the transmission of information over a distance, and the technology used to achieve this communication.

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call signaling

Telecommunications; Voice over IP

Call signaling is a process that is used to set up a connection in a telephone network. Call signaling processes include: authentication, to verify the identities of the calling ...

Skype

Telecommunications; Voice over IP

A peer-to-peer Internet telephony company that provides voice call service using VoIP technology. Skype, which has been acquired by eBay, was founded by Niklas Zennström and Janus ...

soft switch

Telecommunications; Voice over IP

A software application that tracks, monitors or regulates connections at the junction point between circuit and packet networks. Loaded on computers, the soft switch software is ...

softphone

Telecommunications; Voice over IP

A PC software application that uses the voice over IP (VoIP) technology to route voice calls over the net and provides several value added features, such as call forwarding, ...