Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) has expanded its family of voice-enabled cable modems with the introduction of the SBV5100 series. The new models, based on the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), one of the ...

Broadcom Corp. of Irvine, Calif., today introduced a two-line cable modem chip, which it said allows a cost-effective broadband gateway for home networking. The BCM3351 is a low-power Voice over ...

(1) (Voice Over IP modem) A device that converts Internet-based voice service from the cable or telephone company to the user's telephones. Officially called an analog telephone adapter. (2) (Voice ...

In a recent newsletter, we discussed whether it was necessary to encrypt conversations being transmitted over an IP network. In fact, we went so far as to suggest that it might be too easy to encrypt ...

Cable giants will edge out VoIP specialists as leaders in selling telephone service over cable broadband this year, according to a new study. Time Warner Cable, Cablevision and other major ...

A device used to connect one or more computers to a cable company's Internet service. The same coaxial cable coming into the house or office also provides TV and voice over IP (VoIP) service. Compared ...

Thomson announced it would supply Comcast with its VoIP cable modems (eMTAs modems) to support the cable operator’s rollout of a digital voice service. Thomson’s deal with Comcast is part of the ...

You move into a new neighborhood, and you need telephone services. Who should you call? In the past, your selection was limited to the local phone company or one of the long distance carriers.

Motorola has received orders for its SBV5120, a VoIP (voice-over-IP) cable modem based on DOCSIS 2.0, from multimedia service operator (MSO) Taiwan Broadband Communications (TBC), according to Star ...

As the popularity of voice over Internet Protocol surges, and lawmakers put more pressure on Net phone providers to fully support 911 services, many consumers are asking what exactly they need to know ...

Taiwan-based broadband equipment maker Askey Computer expects its revenues to grow 43% sequentially to NT$8.5 billion in the third quarter of this year, buoyed by increasing shipments of VoIP cable ...