Pal Martin Geddes, one of the better, brighter and more forward thinking people in telecom today, authored a missive to his newsletter followers entitled "Rise of the Sensible Network" last week. It's an updated and padoxical viewpoint on the famed report by David Isenberg entitled “The Rise of the Stupid Network” that is often considered as the … Read more
Hunter Valley vineyards. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) All I can say is I just spent the day tasting my way around the Hunter Valley, from 10 AM until 430 PM finding my way with my hired driver Craig of Prestige Limousine was a treat, with the stops being producers who all sell cellar door and to … Read more
The trip to Martinborough exposed me a whole slew of new producers who are making extremely well-made and hand crafted wines in New Zealand. By tasting these I discovered much of what we see in the USA is from the larger Mondavi, Gallo or Kendall-Jackson size producers, and sadly, the really good stuff hardly leaves … Read more
I've been silent on wine too long. And those days are over! It's my passion and my dream. And candidly, I've not only been letting myself down. I've been letting all of you down. The people who know me. My friends who drink wine with me. And those who have traveled with me. Most importantly … Read more
The buyout of Vodafone's minority stake in Verizon Wireless means Verizon can now make the mobile division a fully integrated part of its overall business, just like AT&T has done with their mobility unit. Largely this benefits the Enterprise customers as now they can buy from one sales team, not have to in theory have … Read more
The news sites are a flutter with the realization that Microsoft if buying Nokia for less money they paid for Skype, hyping the idea that ex Microsoftee Steven Elop is the potential heir apparent to Steve Ballmer. I personally think this is simply a thinning of the herd, and as new stars rise, older ones … Read more
According to well placed sources ÜberConference is upping the game and using Opus to go HD. Expect the news tomorrow.
In an era where VoIP companies like 8×8 and Vonage are in the public markets, as is MagicJack, you don't normally see that many others throw their hat into the public market that often in the USA. But that's not stopping RingCentral from seeking an IPO of $100,000,0000 dollars, as their S-1 hit the SEC … Read more
Many of us are traveling today and tomorrow for TMCNet's IT Expo in Las Vegas that runs the bulk of this week. For me, it's a chance to connect with friends and industry associates, moderate a few panels, and see what's new at Startup Camp, which to me, is the most exciting part of the … Read more
The City of Los Angeles is considering building out a citywide Wi-Fi network. It's a good idea, but rumor has it that they are considering an anchor tenant model, similar to what Earthlink tried to be in Philadelphia, San Francisco, Anaheim and a few other cities. The model, which some former execs I know from Earthlink … Read more
