Voice over IP

Voice over IP

Of or relating to voice over internet protocols where communications are done over the internet.

Industry: Telecommunications

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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 and called parties; ...

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 Friis. Skype users ...

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 now replacing ...

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, auto-dialing, conference ...