Voice over Internet Protocol

RingCentral Files Their S-1

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In an era where VoIP companies like 8×8 and Vonage are in the public markets, as is MagicJack, you don't normally see that many others throw their hat into the public market that often in the USA. But that's not stopping RingCentral from seeking an IPO of $100,000,0000 dollars, as their S-1 hit the SEC … Read more

Some New Services To Keep Tabs On

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WebEx logo used by WebEx as an independent company (Photo credit: Wikipedia) We’re constantly seeing new entrants into the market to help keep the global worker who crosses boarders more connected. Three entering global roaming market, and each with what appears to be well thought through value propositions are: GigSkyGlobalGigFogg In the voice, video and … Read more

Call Obi Devices with WebRTC

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Spotted—You can call Obi devices with webrtc now, but the set up seems to be challenging some die hards. Bascially, because it's SIP based the Obi devices can route calls to any SIP endpoint and vice versa. By creating a simple Chome widget the really intelligent folks behind Obi have come up with a way … Read more

VoIP Companies Are Growing In San Diego

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The San Diego area is known largely for bio-tech and mobile leadership, largely due to Qualcomm and its dominance on the local technology scene. But quietly, the region is becoming home to some of the more rapidly growing VoIP companies on both an infrastructure level.  Whose here? Well for starters here's three—Sansay, Phone.com and Telcentris.  … Read more

OnSip Debuts Busy Lamp Field

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One of the neat things about IP based calling companies is the fact that most are founded by innovators at heart. That's why today when I watched the video OnSip Busy Lamp Field note from CEO Mike Oeth, I just had to share it. What the busy lamp field means is users can now see … Read more

Skype and Lync Get Joined at the (mobile) Hip

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Long suspected and not at all far fetched since Skype was acquired by Microsoft was the marriage of Lync and Skype. The reason for the purchase was the foresight of Lync lead Dr. Joe Williams who saw how the two could work together and at the same time, the looming threat Skype posed if independent … Read more

Turn iPod touch Into a Mobile Phone

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freedompop (Photo credit: sam_churchill) Data MVNO FreedomPop, the carrier that rides on top of Clearwire's mobile WiMax network has released their $99 sleeve that works the iPod touch 4th Generation.  Basically, the sleeve lets you turn the iPod touch into an iPhone, so calls can be made over the FreedomPop network using softphones like CounterPath's … Read more

No Surprise-Comcast Topping Business VoIP Market-But Is All Business VoIP Created Equal

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Comcast Center, the headquarters of Comcast – nearly completed, photographed 3/14/08 Español: Comcast Center, la sede del Comcast (Photo credit: Wikipedia) While many in the business of business telecom may be surprised to see Infonetics Research reporting that Comcast, along with Verizon, are topping the list of business VoIP deployments, I'm not at all. You … Read more