Andy Abramson EuroTelcoblog takes a spin on the Lucent XTEN collaboration, while linking Skype in the Motorola camp. I see the need for open source, open switchboard and open standards connectivity. Unless we work towards true interoperability we are facing a Balkanization of telephony and communications. That’s the issue we now have with Instant Messaging. We don’t need … Read more
News from PC Magazine – DEMO 2005: A Sneak Peek Demo is always a conference that has *SOME* interesting new products and services. Worth checking out! Reports are Om is there…go read him @ gigaom.com
Digital Home Canada has a story about Canadian cable company Shaw launching VoIP service.
The Jeff Pulver Blog: Verizon to Give Birth to 700 pound gorilla? This is a great ******* read. Now for the Andy angle..What does Verizon, who has VoiceWing, need DeltaThree for any longer? With UUNet as part of the package they get everything they need for an IP network.
The Jeff Pulver Blog: A Valentine for Vonage? Some Take Vonage to Heart; Others Clog the Arteries is a very eloquent post about a call to arms in a nice and well thought way.
CEO: More becoming aware of VoIP benefits is the title. But the underlying fact about multiple cell phones could mean initially multiple VoIP numbers. I understand that. Living in dual residences these days means multiple phone numbers. Thankfully between all my UM (unified messaging) features with CallVantage or Communikate, I’m easily found (when I want to … Read more
I remember years ago the McLeod reps were at a VoIP conference. They were clueless then about what VoIP could do for them. Now they have likely grabbed someone elses solution, put a name around it. My money is on DeltaThree, but I’m not 100 percent certain.
WNN Europe Archives a part of the WiFi NetNews and jiWire group of sites has some facts and figures on WiFi phoning…
Computerworld – Telecom keeping a wary eye on Skype and can you read the fear in their words. The FUD from the NZ Telco person is unreal. The fact that Skype and others are using Global IP Sound’s Codec means high levels of voice compression. That means less need for bandwidth and speed. Sometimes I wish the … Read more
The New York Times > Technology > Verizon Agrees to Acquire MCI for $6.6 Billion, Beating Qwest I think Capellas should be hired by HP. He’s a proven factor, he was already part of COMPAQ and what he did in record time with MCI shows he understands how to work Wall Street. He’s also much … Read more
