Level3 is going residential. Later this month they will begin selling their high end network via ISP and Cable operators.
It appears that their goal is to turn ISP and cable companies into resellers or private label the phone service and use the Level 3 network and infrastructure. There is no question they have the fibre and the Jaguar softswitch. They also likely have the ability to easily convert h.323 to SIP as well as PSTN. The big thing is how far they will go with MEGACO, which was created to work with cable.
Level 3 Goes Residential
Level3 is going residential, reports our dear friend Andy and he points out that the wholesale bandwidth provider will start selling its service via ISPs and Cable companies sometime later this month. It appears that their goal is to turn…
What I would like to know is why a company like 8×8 (Packet8) is not gaining any inroads into the MSO channels like Vonage. Packet8 runs their services off of the Level3 network, and now Level3 is a competitor?
Vonage clearly has a more seasoned management team from my perspective, as a shareholder of EGHT stock I have to wonder if PhDs really should be running companies.
Level 3 is not a competitor to direct providers of residential voice services like Packet 8. Level 3 is a wholesaler of these services, and promotes themselves as a neutral party.