Basically, if someone can crack the Skype cloud and get data, in theory they will be able to find out who is on, when they are on, who they talked to, how long they talked, and I wonder if the text is En Clear, not EnCrypted. While this is one more for the technology friends … Read more
Kudos to Ted at Weblog’s VoIP site for letting us know about the new Mac API for Skype. ShareSkype’s forum has more specifics.
Seems everyone is concerned about the idea of security and encryption these days and ipInferno are on the case, with an interview of Phil Zimmerman, who is preparing to release ZFone which is all about encrypting VoIP.
Erik Lagerway of SipThat.com has another of those cool interviews with leading technologist on his blog, including audio. Check it out if you are interested in SIP security.
I got a post birthday present last night when I heard that Tom Evslin will be joining the Blog Panel I’m moderating at VON in September. The brainpower and wit of this panel will be possibly the “smartest” and most outspoken group in Boston this year. We also will have a roving reporter in the … Read more
Two companies are working together in Australia to spread wireless VoIP. FreshTel and Unwired Australia are working together to deploy the service. I’d say keep an eye on this and the Skype/Boingo usage. As devices that let you get online with a WiFi phone, like the new Zyxel phone, you will see more and more … Read more
Seems a school in the Quad Cities area of Iowa took the right approach. They added VoIP phones into their classrooms, leveraging the already in place broadband network. Smart.
A report that started with Daily Wireless and migrated to PhoneMag has Skype working with Linksys on a cordless phone that works on PCS frequencies. Makes you wonder if there will be a hybrid Sprint/Skype phone any time soon?
A news account out of India shows the impact of VoIP and what the percentages are. The term gray callers means all the USA and European service providers who are selling SIP services that bypass the regulated carriers in India.
In what has to be a buy them before they better you in the race for Mobile High Speed Internet, Qualcomm has bought Flarion for 267 million in stock and another 205 million in performance based payments. Qualcomm also assumes the options and warrants at fair value of $128 million. Flarion has tested their OFDMA … Read more
