LightReading reports that Global IP Sound, the company behind the codecs inside Skype and other voice enabled softphones and endpoints have raised more dough.

The best laid plans of mice and men…..oh, well. It seems SBC is slowing down their planned roll-out of IPTV dubbed “Project Lightspeed.” This is good news for the cable companies on top of the even better news they received from the Supreme Court today that formalized that they don’t have to open up their … Read more

While the RBOC’s talk about triple play coming here in the USA with “combined billing” as the main lure to consumers, it seems Asia is far and away ahead of the USA and Europe when it comes to IPTV and the Broadband Always home. While VoIP is one part of the mix, the development of … Read more

I’m continually impressed by Asterisk, and while it’s more daunting than just plugging in a TA and talking for many, one has to admire the vision and execution of the PBX replacement software. This story in O’Reilly’s ONLamp is a very good summation of what it’s all about.

While not exactly VoIP related, the sale of two very important media outlets has to be noted. G+J have sold INC and Fast Company to the man behind Morningstar. I think this is more of an opportunity for the buyer to amass more titles in the world of publishing, and hope the brand of journalism … Read more

Skype Journal, which is on my daily must reads pointed me to a new service and software called JaJah that has a slick web site and seems to be going after the audience that Skype and Yahoo Messenger want, those who do a lot of PC-To-PC calling, but also need some PSTN type termination in … Read more

I don’t expect this to be the last company, but they may be the first of the superheated VoIP market companies to pull the pin and say, BK. I’ve been very concerned from the start of this column back in the fall of 2003 about companies with no staying power. In interviews with the mainstream … Read more

Skype Journal has a great tip on how to use Firefox to find phone numbers then dial the ones you find. I set it up and had it tested in less than 30 seconds so it’s rather easy. When used in combo with Yahoo Yellow Pages this is a real hit. I wonder if the … Read more

I spent an hour on the phone yesterday with AOL’s VoIP honcho, Jim Tobin and continue to be impressed by how strategic AOL is with their VoIP plans. Tobin who serves as vice president and general manager of advanced voice services along with his team have charted to be able to be a player in … Read more

Engadget dreams of the i730 but mine arrived yesterday. So far it’s living up to the billing of being real Pocket PC phone and is it tiny. Smaller than the Blackberry, with WiFi, Bluetooth and EVDO. I’ll be loading Skype on when I get back to San Diego along with a few other goodies (maybe … Read more