Andy Abramson Cisco has taken control of an Aussie VoIP company which it had supplied MPLS enabling hardware and software vendor financing. Cisco has appointed their own receivers to lead collapsed telecommunications company Comindico which owed about $US80 million to Cisco.
A major British bank that has deployed VoIP is going to the next level by adding in additional technology to keep the sound quality as good as it can get. Rather than dump VoIP and go back to PSTN, the bank took the time to find add-on solutions that will monitor and manage the call … Read more
VoIPWeblog has a report about Skype In or as it will be called Skype Plus. Basically what will happen is a number somewhere will be assigned to you from a pool, that will be mapped to your Skype address.
VoIPNuke’s Keith tipped me off to Verizon offering a bundle. I keep thinking that Verizon is going to offer a pure triple play with video sometime soon. Do the cable companies have to start looking at the telcos as a serious threat. YUP. All it will take is for Verizon to sign The Yes Network … Read more
Two companies I’m high on have joined forces. XTEN which IMHO make the best softphone client on the planet and Plantronics, a company which understands headsets. Plantronics understands distribution too, and by joining up expect to see more cross promotions with companies that are working with XTEN. Heck, I don’t understand why a branded XTEN … Read more
In the past I’ve said we’re seeing the day coming of the global carrier for telephony in the branded service offering sense that can be seen as leveraging the capabilities of VoIP for global remote workers of multi-national firms and expats. I feel with the announcement today by AT&T that the day has arrived. While … Read more
I agree with the author as I love using the Vonage and Skype softphones to make calls. With a good mic, sound card and a fast processor, it’s getting hard to tell what’s a phone these days.
Jeff makes a comment about AT&T and their intentions.
Jeff makes a comment about AT&T and their intentions.
With SBC playing the role of integrator and Cisco being the hardware supplier, Ford Motor Company will go VoIP over the next few years. Now, this does not mean that SBC is getting the business to manage and handle the data network. A few years back they struck a deal with Cisco to do just … Read more
