Andy Abramson

I see this effort by Microsoft as the first step of really moving towards VoIP with their Pocket PC’s. The big question is will the carriers let them? With 3G and WiFi supported it can only bode well for VOIP next.

Marry this idea with FastChat from FastMobile and Skype becomes a killer app on mobile phones that are GPRS capable. What this means to the wVoIP space you ask? Everything. First independent sellers of mobile phones who market unlocked phones becomes a significant part of the market. That means blending VoIP sales with Mobile Phone … Read more

Blogging pal Erik Lagerway has informed us that XTEN has signed another carrier in Norway, Phonzo, and a deal with UBIfone based on XTEN’s eyeBeam technology. The Phonzo deal is their second in Norway to date.

I sure hope with the extra 200 million Vonage just raised that they have enough liability insurance. This allegation out of Florida is rather chilling.\ With FCC Commish Martin getting ready to deal with the 911 issue any day now I fully expect this matter to garner a lot of attention.

If you believe the CFO of Vonage, every time a cable company pushes VoIP it helps Vonage. I’m not buying that. What is helping Vonage are extensive retail display programs at leading retailers. While Packet 8 is doing those Pay for Position type of deals also, the unscientific reports from retail floor manager tells me … Read more

James Enck has a delightful piece about Skype and it’s future. He draws out some scenarios. Here’s on he doesn’t though. Skype and Vonage get married. Neither owns any real network assets. Vonage has some infrastructure. Both have mega loads of customers. I must be dreaming..back to sleep.

Ken Belson of the New York Times has a nice piece on the benefits of VoIP. Being that it was written for the “Your Money” section of the Sunday paper the focus was on cost savings but also went into cable companies and call quality. it also included a reference to VONAGE, Verizon and AT&T. … Read more

While I’m not sure this is a good thing, having EvDO on the Macintosh means that I’m connected a heck of a lot more with full Internet access. Today I’m flying to San Jose and while the Silicon Valley is next to come on line from Verizon with Broadband Access, while I’m sitting on the … Read more

Bell South has joined the list of RBOC’s who are now offering E-911 access. Isn’t funny that all the Baby Bells pretty much have announced the opening of their networks at about the same time? For years I’ve always wondered just how they can all seem to offer the same things at about the same … Read more

The SkypeOwl has a list of rather inventive Skype user names. Here’s the list. I also learned that Skype rates in the UK are not all created equal. News Factor analyzes the uptake of Skype and points out why USA adoption may not be as great as in some other parts of the world.