Andy Abramson

eurovoip: The Growing Pains of VoIP: Managing Customer Care I can relate to this. With all the new applications coming into the VoIP space the need for a set of open standards, ala SIP, is clearly here. But we have to go beyond SIP and there in rests the challenge.

An interesting story in the New York Times tells me that part of the AT&T positioning effort is clearly to be a major force in data around the globe and that CallVantage is more than just a VoIP play. It’s all about brand building and market penetration. In many ways CallVantage is to AT&T to … Read more

A little birdie told me that 3Tone a key initiative at Level3 for the past five years or so may be history real soon. This *MAY* explain the delay with Vonage launching their IP PBX/Centrex replacement for the SOHO and enterprise market. I was told that the announcement was “pushed” back two weeks. Certainly the … Read more

Om Malik on Broadband » Battle of the Unlocked VoIP Routers it’s worth a read. I happen to know Michael Robertson and think he is one of the masters of knowing how to generate news coverage about whatever he’s doing.

Verizon has introduced a very sleek looking DSL router, modem and cordless phone. But is it for VoIP? They do have the Delta Three powered VoiceWing service available.

Google, which wants to compete in big ways is looking for Dark Fiber and a person to lead it according to Roland. Given their market cap and the problems over at Level3, it would make sense for Google to take a serious look at Level3 and get some of the many miles of dark fiber … Read more

A little birdie told me that Yahoo is about to add Push To Talk to Yahoo Messenger. The chirping I’m hearing is that a company here in Chicago with an expertise in PTT is getting the deal. That means that the Skype Voice Messaging service which Stuart is testing won’t be alone in what it … Read more