Andy Abramson

BlogPal Jonathan Greene in NYC has come to the same conclusion I have when it deals with the issue of which carrier is better, Vonage or CallVantage. His winner, CallVantage.

Om asks the question about dial up VoIP. My guess is that dial up VoIP which will likely benefit AOL more than any other ISP is really geared to be Voice Chat using IM, Chat Room Voice, Game Voice and the ability to make long distance calls. The fact that there is even a thought … Read more

Via James Enck in Europe, it seems that AOL is serious about VoIP. Don’t count AOL out, but given they announced layoffs in the USA yesterday, something is clearly up with the world’s largest ISP and VoIP seems to be it.

I wonder how Vonage will feel when they hear about this new Euro VoIP carrier…Vonos that James Enck the early morning warning system of Euro Telco Blog fame. It sure sounds a lot more like Vonage than CallVantage.

Engadget has a report about BT going VoWiFi with the planned release of a WiFI phone. My experience so far with WiFi handsets has been rather “so what” as the quality is not nearly as good as the cordless phones available. When Uniden or VTech gets into the WiFi phone market then its time to … Read more

The Register in the UK has run a Faultline interview with Louis Holder of Vonage. There are some interesting assertions in the article if you read it in total and also between the lines. 1. Vonage has a WiMax strategy or is at least giving it serious consideration. 2. Vonage thinks AT&T copied their approach. … Read more

I don’t know how heavily I would tout the fact that some ex MCIers are starting a VoIP company, but I can’t hold that against them and beleive that everyone gets a fair chance. The company, SunRocket wants to bring a difference to the VoIP game. They plan to offer what they call residential primary-line … Read more

In a bold move, an upstart VoIP provider has asked the FCC to prevent the USA’s cable giants and DSL providers from employing tactics that discriminate against third party VoIP providers. One has to love the moxy of the cable industry’s trade group when their spokes person obfuscates the reality in his reply. Saying the … Read more

Yankee Group has issued an announcement today about their views on who will survive in VoIP. In an era where Darwinism still has a say, they point to major players as being the winners. I agree to a point. Last week I wrote about reintermediation, where traditional players reengineer themselves, ala AT&T, to be ready … Read more

Light Reading has a post about BT moving into the SME market with VoIP. Sounds like a logical move. That’s the sweet spot. Steady paying customers. Lots of numbers and endpoints. The ability to provide other services. SBC has been in that field for a few years. This is good news to Cisco and Alcatel, … Read more