Andy Abramson Barrons has a story about how Comcast is poised to pass Vonage as the USA’s number one VoIP provider. What’s more interesting is how the story clearly points out how the cable guys are winning the battle over both the startups and the telcos. This is not a surprise to those of us in the … Read more
A report on Hoovers has the Earthlink and SK Telecom backed Helio bleeding cash and possibly on the ropes. It seems in the USA MVNO’s just don’t make it, as the failed Disney MVNO and now this would seem to indicate. Beyond some very cool phones, Helio is still not offering too much in the … Read more
I recently sat in on a podcast with client and good friend from Covad, Simon McIver that was moderated by PulverMedia’s Carl Ford.
In what can’t be a good sign, Vonage has delayed the filing of their annual report. Obviously they are having to look hard at their numbers in light of the Verizon judgement related to patents and how those costs impact the fiscal year’s balance sheet.
It looks like another company is going to take a run at in-flight WiFi access according to the Wall Street Journal. This is great news for those of us who use air travel time as a work time, but will pose some challenges. I’m not exactly thrilled about the idea of Voice being blocked, but … Read more
I’ve lost track of where Packet8 is with subscribers these days, but with the news about SunRocket breaking the 200,000 subscriber level this has to make them either number two or number three in non-cable MSO users.
Client TalkPlus is featured in a Mike Hogan penned article in Entrepreneur Magazine. It’s a very good read and provides a summary of the recently launched TalkPlus number.
Pal Mark Sullivan, long a fixture on the IT and VoIP scene at LightReading.com has seen the light. He’s left the CMP online scoop sheet and turned in his trade publication reporter hat for something bigger and more worldly. Starting soon Mark will be on the job at PCWorld covering VoIP and a few other … Read more
Longtime readers, of this blog, who actually visit the blog site, will notice something’s missing. It’s the wonderful Sitofono button that serves such a useful purpose, making it easy for others to reach me. So everyone knows, I really love my Sitofono button, and more specifically the overall concept of click to call. But recently … Read more
JaJah has a new CEO. He’s Trevor Healy and comes with an impressive resume, a string of successes and a skill set perfect for growing the business. My guess is JaJah will raise another round real soon and build for either an exit or if the war chest is large enough, start buying up like … Read more
