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History of VoIP (Short Version)

Posted on by Daniel Kobale
History of VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) transmission began in 1973 as a result of the experimental Network Voice Protocol invented for the ARPANET. However, it wasnā€™t until 1995 that the first Internet Phone Software ā€“ Vocaltec ā€“ appeared. Vocaltec brought to market the first internet phone software called the Internet Phone. The Vocaltec software compressed the voice signal, translat...
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The History of VoIP (Full Version)

Posted on by Daniel Kobale
The History of VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol, abbreviated VoIP, is a fairly recent technology. It goes by many names, including Voice Over Broadband (VoBB), Internet Telephony, IP Telephony, and broadband phone.The advent of the Internet brought with it an abundance of innovation regarding communication. Of course, there was email in the beginning, but then people started wondering whether th...
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History Lesson: Who Invented VoIP?

Posted on by Daniel Kobale
Who Invented VoIP? There are certain technologies that have existed just long enough for us to begin taking them for granted. How about the Internet itself? Even now, many of us still jokingly (or perhaps not so jokingly) assume that Al Gore invented the World Wide Web, when that honor rightfully falls toĀ Tim Berners-Lee. If youā€™ve made your way onto this site, itā€™s probably because you have a...
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History of non-geographic or virtual phone numbers

Posted on by Daniel Kobale
In theĀ United Kingdom,Ā non-geographic numbersĀ (NGNs) areĀ telephone numbersĀ available for private sale which, rather than being assigned to a particularĀ telephone lineĀ or circuit, provide callers with a contact number which gives no indication as to the geographical location of the line being called. The owner of the number can retarget the NGN to any other telephone number including mobile, intern...
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