Andy Abramson Europe’s Banks Putting Their Money on Voice over IP (VoIP) according to a report in Wi-Fi Technology News. Leading UK financial institution Lloyd’s banks on VoIP to save money and gain efficiency in keeping branches and office connected. This story is largely a Cisco hype job and while the reporter has done a fine job of … Read more
2005 VoIP Predictions by Tom Keating who makes some rather interesting prognostications for the upcoming year. My predictions will likely come in the New Year. I actually want to see what happens at CES in January to get a better feel of what’s happening within the space. Pulver’s leading the VoIP consumer summit there, Vonage and … Read more
Eutectics is making a line of USB phones that are worth checking out. I just received the USB desk phone that will work with Skype and a wide range of soft phone clients. This is an ambitious task but the range of products looks impressive. I hope to be testing their new phone in the … Read more
Oh I want to throw up…Vomit and sniff hack VoIP systems in Contractor UK is really upsetting to me. This is something that the VoIP world needs to take seriously. Since hack and crack artists like to go where the most damage could be done, Vonage and Skype likely would be the first two targets, and I … Read more
Technology News: Networks: Telephony’s Future Gets Much Simpler The Florida Times-Union has a rather comprehensive recap on the state of VoIP. Many of the key players are mentioned. The bottom line with all these recap stories is a nice rehashing of what happened this past year and a glimpse of what is ahead for next … Read more
VoIP for the Lay-Businessman over at Always On is a fun read, and while its whimsical style may turn some readers off, I like it and think Brennan did a fine job of capturing the essence of what we already know. Still for newbies he really hit the mark in a generic sort of way.
TelecomWeb reports that WalMart has dipped their toe in the VoIPWaters. I fully expect to see other carriers and products in the mix really soon.
Skype continues to grow their termination agreements. What’s interesting about this agreement is that C&W has for years been one of the most controling type of companies in the telephony world, expecially where they have near monopoly control in some countries.
Vonage has struck a deal with Galaxy Broadband in Canada. What’s unique about this deal is the places the broadband reaches and how it reaches there. By satellite broadband. I think this is a first for the VoIP industry, where a VoIP company has actually attempted to make this type of thing work. I call … Read more
Reports continue to swirl around the VoIP world that Syndeo is dead. I’ll tell you this. There is an awful lot of IP and Patents floating around that were registered by many of the software companies from the dot.bomb era that may hold keys to the future of IP Telephony. I wonder what is happening … Read more
