Andy Abramson

Level 3 Adds Charter

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Level3 which is positioned to be the carrier for resellers of VoIP who don’t want to build their own network has added Charter Communications. One by one the cable operators are all going VoIP.

Make Me Laugh…All The Way To The Bank

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Over on Broadband Reports the discussion about AOL entering the VoIP world is nothing short of good comedy. Maybe there’s a reason God made AOL and has kept it alive. AOL and VoIP makes total sense. Why? Audience. If 10 percent of the AOL customer base comes on board in the first year that are … Read more

Vonage Looking @ WiFi But Better

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What I like about Vonage is they are always thinking ahead. So this idea, which I actually had and experimented with Webley back in 2002/2003 with using my Sony Vaio Picturebook, a hacked version of Windows Messenger and from Starbucks is really not breakthrough to me, but it is a great idea. Make a WiFi … Read more

CallVantage on News.com

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In what is a very good report from Dawn Kawamoto and Ben Charney, AT&T CEO Dave Dorman reveals the missteps of his predecessors, shows a great affinity for the cable guys, and takes a swipe at the RBOC’s who sell DSL and don’t get VoIP. The story, which is one of the best to come … Read more

Yankee Group Says VoIP To Grow 100 Times In 2003

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When you have only one direction you can go, and that direction is up it’s not hard for prdictions to abound. Yankee Group today announced just how rapidly they expect VoIP to grow in the United States. In reading between the lines they seem to be calling into question how much growth will go to … Read more

Washington Post Again On VoIP

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The story which appeared yesterday in the Washington Post is a very consumer, almost which companies are there, type of story. Noticably missing is D.C area based Lingo, Packet 8 and VoicePulse all whom deserved to be mentioned in the same way as Vonage and AT&T CallVantage when describing home and SOHO telephone line replacement. … Read more

AT&T Dorman Interview

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I found this streaming media interview with the CEO of AT&T blogged by Jeff Pulver’s late yesterday and viewed it. Dorman comes off very well in the interview. He’s glib, knows the business and explains a lot about what AT&T is seeking to do with CallVantage. Dorman said “it’s very early” and estimates that cable … Read more

PCCW Sees A VoIP Enabled Future in China

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The Standard, a media outlet in China, reports that Asian telecom powerhouse PCCW wants to have its dominant status of landline provider revoked so it can enter the VoIP market. If I ever saw an endorsement by a major player in circuit switched voice this is it. In Hong Kong alone, PCCW is seeing business … Read more

DSL Report On Lingo

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I’m not sure how credible a post on about Lingo DSLReports should be taken in the grand scheme of things. but the idea that some of these issue gives me a chance to talk about the customer service experiences I’ve had with Vonage, Skype, iConnectHere, AT&T and Voice Pulse to date. Vonage–Mixed. The support is … Read more