Andy Abramson InternetNews.com reflects on the state of VoIP in the Nation’s capital. My view: 1) The FCC is being marginalized by the states whose representatives and senators are hearing from big business (i.e. the RBOCs) who stand to lose billions. 2) The advances made via the Internet the last 11 years occured due to the lack … Read more
McKinsey Consulting, one of the more highly “respected” firms of their type says in a note that the regulators are behind the times. I ask, “where does that put our judges” who rule on matters. Judges look for prescedent and with tech they are not always there. Add in a confusing and not always accurate … Read more
Israel’s Ministry of Telecommunications will finally begin the process of legalizing VoIP. That’s a decision that has been a long time coming.
Just read it. It seems the government in South Africa has realized if you can’t stop it, find a way to manage it happening.
In what has to be a total endorsement for VoIP in the Enterprise, InfoWorld has a nice “real life” story about employees avoiding the crowds by using their office VoIP boxes at home.
Australia which has always been a country that leads in wireless seems to be catching on to the VoIP bug and likely will be a hotbed of activity. What I like is how they are blending VoIP and WiFi and Broadband wireless all together and aiming to disrupt the marketplace….
The Lightyear Network, a MLM along the lines of Amway, but with a bent towards telecommunications, has announced a relationship with Level3. Contrary to a phoned in report about announcements made at their recent sales rally a few weeks back that they had the backing of Outback Steakhouse as a credit facility, according the the … Read more
Someone in the AOL VoIP beta test sent this too me. I don’t know if this is fact or fiction, so like all reports about Beta activity, take it with a grain of salt. How do I use AOL Talk to have a voice conversation? AOL Talk allows you to have a voice conversation with … Read more
In August I was interviewed by the Boulder (CO) Daily Camera about VoIP. The reporter, Matt Branaugh did a really good job at capturing the essence of the story. What I really dig is how he talked to both Om Malik and I, and also fellow blogger Keith Bare who lives near Boulder and resells … Read more
A story today from eMarketer, an aggregator of research, points out how VoIP will be at the center of convergence and will account for 12 % of all telephony revenues by 2009.
