A little birdie told me that 3Tone a key initiative at Level3 for the past five years or so may be history real soon. This *MAY* explain the delay with Vonage launching their IP PBX/Centrex replacement for the SOHO and enterprise market. I was told that the announcement was “pushed” back two weeks. Certainly the … Read more

Om Malik on Broadband » Battle of the Unlocked VoIP Routers it’s worth a read. I happen to know Michael Robertson and think he is one of the masters of knowing how to generate news coverage about whatever he’s doing.

Verizon has introduced a very sleek looking DSL router, modem and cordless phone. But is it for VoIP? They do have the Delta Three powered VoiceWing service available.

Google, which wants to compete in big ways is looking for Dark Fiber and a person to lead it according to Roland. Given their market cap and the problems over at Level3, it would make sense for Google to take a serious look at Level3 and get some of the many miles of dark fiber … Read more

A little birdie told me that Yahoo is about to add Push To Talk to Yahoo Messenger. The chirping I’m hearing is that a company here in Chicago with an expertise in PTT is getting the deal. That means that the Skype Voice Messaging service which Stuart is testing won’t be alone in what it … Read more

XTEN keeps winning busines, this time with Belkin.

The exhibition floor at Spring VON in San Jose is sold out. That’s impressive given how it’s also going to be the biggest VON ever. If you haven’t heard I’m hosting a bloggers only panel that is shaping up to be a lot of fun. On the dias with me will be a rather impressive, … Read more

Jeff points to Newsweek and Vonage being featured on the cover.