New Player In The Game
Skype has competition. Peerio.com My guess is what their parent company will announce at Supercomm is more than they are letting on.
Andy Abramson
AT&T Adds More
AT&T added a few more markets. Any wonder why Vonage lowered their pricing? What are companies like Packet8 going to do now? Given their wonderfully underwhelming creative advertising ( check out their ad in this months glossies like PC Mag) with AT&T in the space no one will ever look at companies like that. Vonage … Read more
Vonage Drops Prices, Goes To Radio Shack
Vonage has expanded their ability to distribute VoIP through a relationship announced last week with Radio Shack. But the bigger news is their lower pricing strategy, geared in part to compete with AT&T and others who are making their presence known. Vonage today announced they dropped from $34.99 per month to $29.99 per month. The … Read more
More Markets Get Call Vantage
Now more of the USA can subscribe to AT&T’s Call Vantage. I can’t say anything more than how pleased I’ve been with the service, especially the conference calling. The voice quality is as good as POTS and the ease of use unduplicated.
Vonage Keeps Growing
Vonage keeps growing, month after month. Now they are up to 155,000 users according to this Reuters UK story. I applaud their success and feel they are the most active company at making users aware of the availability of VoIP service. I have no doubts they will hit 250,000 and wonder if they count phone … Read more
Cox Cable Endorses VoIP
It seems that Cox Communications (NYSE: COX) has done a 180 and now come around to a position that recognizes that VoIP is better for them and their customers than circuit switched telephony. In a white paper, referenced by Light Reading they make every indication that they are going to begin deploying VoIP. On a … Read more
On The Hunt for a Viper
Being from San Diego, I always like to keep tabs on the local companies playing in the VoIP space. Viper Networks seems to be making the right moves, looking far ahead to where the market will be as indicated in the Wi-Fi Planet story. While the story refers to thier Wi-Fi phone service, darn if … Read more
Globe and Mail on VoIP
The Toronto Globe and Mail, one of the more conservative newspapers on the planet, provided a rather positive story on VoIP earlier in the week. What is so refreshing is, they got it, nailing the price and simplicity aspects of how the new players in the game are making VoIP. Much of the credit goes … Read more
CNET On VoIP
CNET has put together a very good VoIP news and views site designed to get you up to speed. While much of the information is old news to readers here or of some other blogs, CNET’s compendium approach is helpful.
Grow VoIP Grow
Frost and Sullivan, a respected analysts group has published a report saying how much VoIP will grow and what companies will benefit. One needs to ask, which of the companies listed did they interview and who are paying customers when reading analyst reports. None are neutral. Some are just less biased. The time has come … Read more