Andy Abramson Google’s acquisition of client Grand Central a few months ago was well timed because it showed foresight and an understanding of where the voice applications world is heading. Now it seems that the cable MSO’s, which have really been providing what I labeled Voice 1.5 where you are sold 1.0 service-what you already have from … Read more
Not long after my post on Plug In London and Paul Amery, I received dreadful news. Paul sent out an email to friends and colleagues that he is moving on from Skype as Director of the Developer Program. Sad . Paul did a great job according to many, some developer partners have said a much … Read more
Beyond having the opportunity to catch up with Mobile VoIP blogger guru Dean Bubley and one of my favorite bloggers, Martin Geddes tonight while I’m in London, what makes this such an exciting place is how easy it is to connect with people. Last trip Paui Amery, Skype’s Developer Relations Chief and I became fast … Read more
The Verizon request for forbearance was pending yesterday before the FCC when Robert Poe penned this piece. A few hours later Verizon found out what it was like to be told NO….
Blogging makes people friends. Some become close friends. If I’m a tad down today it’s because I received just dreadful news about a comrade in arms, Marc Orchant. Mark is in what can be described as being in pretty bad shape. Grave is a good way to describe his condition. Friend Oliver Starr has a … Read more
In one day, two of the largest Network Equipment providers, Nortel and NokiaSiemens have said FMC is important to them. First Nortel and Qualcomm announced a real IMS strategy that delivers Voice Call Continuity that is designed to help operators deliver on the promise that companies like BridgePort Networks and others have been selling to … Read more
Martin Geddes designs the ultimate charger. I just bought at Jonathan Greene’s suggestion the Proporta Mobile Survival Kit, and it is the closest thing to what MG describes. Update– I purchased mine directly from Proporta. I see they have a smaller version out now as well. While these may be available from Mobile Planet, I … Read more
Nemertes Research has a very interesting report out on the Internet Infrastructure. It’s a weighty document and one that will take a long while to digest. From what i’ve skimmed through it looks well done and well researched by the team there, including pal Irwin Lazar.
Russian based Flashphone says they have created the first SIP based Flash softphone. It’s live now.
Apple always generates rumors and manages the rumor mill better than any company around. The tech world’s fascination with Apple further propels those rumors and creates lots of hype for what ends up being something real in the future. That’s why I look at this post with some degree of seriousness. Apple dropped their 12 … Read more
