Andy Abramson As if the logo change wasn’t enough a rumor has it AT&T is preparing something to replace their best in class consumer VoIP product CallVantage. No one knows if its better or not, but I’m inclined to think it will be in the direction of ……… This comes on top of the rumor that AT&T … Read more
At the recent Telco 2.0 Executive Brainstorm in London this past October, Intel’s representative gave a very well put together presentation that left me feeling that we’re heading not towards “convergence” but instead “divergence” and that as a result we’re going to be seeing more purpose built devices that do one thing great, with some … Read more
One of the best Personal networking types I know, James Body of client Truphone pinged me yesterday on Skype about a reading something on pal and client Alec Saunders’ personal blog about getting an email about Spock, a network I am deeming as Anti-Social and did so the first time I received an invite. Alec … Read more
I woke up this morning to an early holiday present. The Associated Press story on International Air Travel that I was quoted in seems to have made the rounds from the AP wire to USA Today, CNN:Money and now the International Herald Tribune in less that two weeks. This all falls into what I call … Read more
The idea of Click2Call is on face a good idea, but when they become the starting point for wrong numbers, or unwanted calls from total strangers, someone is paying that cost not so much in dollars, but in time, and its not usually the call originator. Markus’ post brings that point home, and is one … Read more
VoIP New’s Robert Poe has picked some 25 or so very cool and innovative companies who have come up with innovation in the VoIP universe for 2007. The list is far flung and includes the likes of Fonality, Microsoft, Ooma (with a mention of PhoneGnome –again), Polycom, Digium, and others, including two agency clients, Junction … Read more
It looks like the new year will bring some late holiday cheer to VoIP loving iPod touch users. A web site is making the claim that come New Year’s Day a SIP capable client for the Apple iPod Touch will be out.
Even though the O’Reilly folks chucked eTel, without any real public rationale that would sooth most VoIP developers, Lee Dryburgh has picked up the slack and is seeking to pull off a real “people’s event” called eComm 2008 that continues in the spirit of eTel and goes one better for three days, March 12-14 in … Read more
Dean Bubley asks what is up with BT’s Fusion, their Fixed Mobile Convergence play. Last night in Madrid I presented on the concept of Mobile VoIP, going over who the players are/were and may well be. One company I failed to mention was BT, though thanks to some input from Dean and a cadre of … Read more
Verizon announced a list of ten hot trends that will be favored by business in 2008. Many, if not all of them, leverage IP based communications. While it is nice to talk about trends, what I’m not seeing is how Verizon plans to integrate all of this together, especially between their wireline and wireless sides … Read more
