Andy Abramson

Yankee Group View Of VoIP

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I’m actually meeting up with Danny Klein, one of my favorite analysts in the telecom space while at VoN so when I saw this article I had to post it. Danny likely helped assemble the stats, yet the author went to Current Analysis for commentary. I’m anxious to hear Danny’s views over some wine while … Read more

XTEN eyeBeam Gaining Momentum

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I keep seeing the XTEN folks as true market leaders. when it comes to SIP I also see their evolving strategy of a SoftVideo client as the way to go, and the death sentence for Packet 8. Why? Ubiquity. Currently Packet 8 lacks the ability for someone without their videophone to video with those that … Read more

Level 3 and Verizon new approach

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I keep thinking that the ideal marriage is a company that offers both VoIP and Cellular (see posts below as this is starting to look clearer. So when I came across two notes from VoIPNuke’s Keith aka Skibare, and then a post from test em out uber – blogger Tom Keating I only felt more … Read more

Keating on New Softphone from Nero

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Tom has an interesting post about Nero and their new softphone. I think there will be many softphone coming out in the next year, some open and many locked to carriers.

Cingular To Use WiFi To Extend Voice

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In what is clearly a move to correct their error prone moves of the past with data and mobility, Cingular is about to roll out WiFi enabled switch over type of service for their cellular customer, marrying it up with their Freedom Link WiFi. If you look at the concept one has to wonder why … Read more

UK VoIP Player

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I don’t know much more about this company than what their web site reveals but it seems the UK has a new VoIP player on the march, called PipeCall. On the surface they seem like a Vonage clone. Since Vonage is entering the UK market in the early winter, companies like this have the early … Read more

CallVantage Goes Local

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AT&T has a new local only plan for CallVantage. This makes VoIP even more of a competitive product with the Baby Bells in my opinion. AT&T Introduces New Residential VoIP Plan Feature-rich Unlimited Local Service for $19.99 per month FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2004 BEDMINSTER, N.J. – Providing customers a choice in voice over … Read more