Andy Abramson It’s back. And it’s back faster than ever. The IT is the restored Lufthansa in flight WiFi service that for about a year was, well pardon the pun, like being in pure heaven for those that constantly need to “stay connected.” Back in the day when Lufthansa and a few other international airlines offered in-flight … Read more
Skype is hiring as they expand what they can offer to the enterprise. That’s a direct attack on Microsoft and their new Lync offering. From past briefings with Jonathan Rosenberg, aka Father of SIP, and from the moves of ex Microsofter David Gurle has been making with the likes of Avaya, Cisco, Shortel, all of … Read more
I’ve been using OpenTable since pretty much day one. I’ve also convinced enough restaurant operators I have gotten to know to go with it vs. other far more limited solutions. But I’m thinking it’s time for a rival. One that’s more opened, and not, um, closed. The biggest peeve is the stupid fact that despite … Read more
Wired.com’ s Ryan Singel in Epicenter has a very detailed account of Silicon Valley Wi-Fi hardware provider Ruckus, and how their equipment is changing the wireless landscape. In a nutshell, Singel reports on how the new Ruckus technology makes public space Wi-Fi work and also sheds light on why earlier efforts never did. As someone … Read more
Wired.com’ s Ryan Singel in Epicenter has a very detailed account of Silicon Valley Wi-Fi hardware provider Ruckus, and how their equipment is changing the wireless landscape. In a nutshell, Singel reports on how the new Ruckus technology makes public space Wi-Fi work and also sheds light on why earlier efforts never did. As someone … Read more
Video is making strides forward and it’s not in the corporate sector, yet. It’s in the personal sector. More and more people each day are using video in their one on one communications, largely due to apps like Skype, Sightspeed, ooVoo and DimDim. But the biggest accelerator is FaceTime which more and more often I’m … Read more
Time Warner Cable is now testing faster speed, unlimited VoIP and HD video in Charlotte, NC. This brings with it higher prices. Here’s what this means: 1. Docsis 3.0 is here. All the major cable MSOs are starting to roll it out. 2. Watch for more cable cutting by people who watch what they want … Read more
Cisco recently launch UMI, their version of TV set video calling. Today, one of the VoIPWatch Voyeurs spied just watch the Silicon Valley giant is doing in Atlanta at the Lenox Square Mall to market UMI. This is called experiential marketing and for Cisco it means following what mobile operators have done for years to … Read more
Well last week the cable guys came out and replaced my cable modem and gave me an upgrade to DOCSIS 3.0. As a business customer of CoxBusiness I learned a few years ago that we just get treated better than the residential customers, so the extra $60.00 a month or so has never been a … Read more
Last month, GigaOM posted the news that Apple is working with SIM card manufacturer Gemalto to cut out the carriers. A new embedded SIM card from Gemalto would allow the loading of the operator-specific data onto the SIM after the phone was purchase. This week, there was news of the GSMA working to allow this … Read more
