Andy Abramson Just Say No To Verizon and MCI is Rich Tehrani’s view on the proposed merger. The deal which will be good for shareholders is a bad one for consumers in his mind. Given how the DoJ went after Microsoft don’t be surprised if they use some of the same logic when it comes to this merger. … Read more
GSM – watch VoIP–James Seng in Singapore has a post about GSM, WiFi and VoIP. He quotes Mike Mulica CEO of Bridgeport Networks. If you are not familiar with Bridgeport they have some of the smartest guys in the crossover biz involving Mobile and VoIP. I keep watching this company closely and am never amazed … Read more
BlogShares – VoIP Blog – VoIP News, Opinions If you scroll down you will see what Blogshares values blogs at in the future. I’m humbled to have the second ranked VoIP blog. Honestly, I’m laughing…hopefully all the way to the bank….. 🙂
VenChar: The allure of big VC rounds..read the closing line. Then think about Vonage, which I think has raised over 100 million in VC money in a series of raise ups and still has a boatload of cash in the bank.
BeyondVC: Highlights from a recent VC panel With so many new and early stage VoIP companies securing VC money, I thought this post from Ed Sim @ BeyondVC was rather interesting on how VC’s look at companies these days. A second post he made about the selling by startups in the business development process is equally … Read more
CheetahWireless out of Las Vegas made the city of Encinitas CA’s downtown area wireless. It’s gotten me to go there every day the last four days for breakfast or lunch. The idea of being always on does have it’s limits but with the frantic pace of late on multiple fronts it has been a real … Read more
I’m starting to get excited about next week’s Internet Telephony show in Miami. Other than the cross country flight, I think this week’s show will be a very good warm up for the March VON. Why? Because many companies will be making announcements, but I fully expect the big bombs to be dropped in March … Read more
For SBC Chief, AT&T Deal Is Essential in New Telecom Era is a Q&A in today’s Los Angeles Times. I think the swipe at Vonage and other so called instant phone companies who can buy network access below cost and then resell and the comment about customers in Hong Kong really points to how important AT&T’s … Read more
High-speed providers by ZIP code | CNET News.com Want to know if you can go to VoIP and don’t have broadband yet in the USA? This news.com resource can help.
WiMAX Has Potential to Transform Telecom Markets is a report from inStat. I’ve been holding back on WiMax coverage but plan on looking at it more closely. I think WiMax has significant transformational potential for telecom, especially for rural areas in the USA that are greatly under-served by the broadband providers. The idea of a mesh … Read more
