Net2Phone
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Net2phone is a software/services company whose principal line of business is SIP
-based and PacketCable
-based VoIP. They were established in 1996 and completed their initial public offering in 1999. In 2000, Net2Phone acquired internet appliance company Aplio
. In August of the same year, AT&T invested $US1.4 billion for a 32% share. The company merged with former parent company IDT Corp.
in a transaction announced March 13, 2006, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of IDT
.
Session Initiation Protocol
The Session Initiation Protocol is an IETF-defined signaling protocol widely used for controlling communication sessions such as voice and video calls over Internet Protocol . The protocol can be used for creating, modifying and terminating two-party or multiparty sessions...
-based and PacketCable
PacketCable
PacketCable is an industry consortium founded by CableLabs with the goal of defining standards for the cable television modem access industry....
-based VoIP. They were established in 1996 and completed their initial public offering in 1999. In 2000, Net2Phone acquired internet appliance company Aplio
Aplio
Aplio was an Internet appliance maker located in San Bruno, California. They were a French startup that was founded in 1996. They were acquired by Net2Phone in 2000....
. In August of the same year, AT&T invested $US1.4 billion for a 32% share. The company merged with former parent company IDT Corp.
IDT Corp.
IDT Corporation is a telecommunications and energy company headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.-History:IDT was founded by entrepreneur Howard Jonas in August 1990...
in a transaction announced March 13, 2006, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of IDT
IDT Corp.
IDT Corporation is a telecommunications and energy company headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.-History:IDT was founded by entrepreneur Howard Jonas in August 1990...
.