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Pulver Fids A cool bug…feature! – Mixing Skype with SIP

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The Jeff Pulver Blog: Communications Unusual: A cool bug…feature! – Mixing Skpe with SIP Last week I found a bug in Skype that created a furor with some other bloggers. Now Jeff finds a similar bug, happens when one mixes SKYPE and FWD. One person’s feature is another person’s bug it seems.

Unbound Spiral: Skype Predictions

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Unbound Spiral: Skype Predictions–Super Skype fan Stuart Henshall cites some predictions about the growth of Skype. My guess is Skype starts to co-exist more with the traditional telcos, rather than simply be a disruptive threat. Imagine a private labeled Skype product that cell companies “resell” that gives you all the features of your cell phone, … Read more

Cisco and VoIP and BridgePort Networks

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We’ve been covering Bridgeport Networks for some time, writing about their place in where VoIP is going as part of convergence. Yesterday Forbes listed them as possible acquisition candidate by always buying Cisco. While I think this is not as likely today to happen, one never rules anything out in business. The story is especially … Read more

Om and Andy In The Boulder Daily Camera

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I’m always flattered when the press turns to me for a viewpoint, but I’m honored to be included in a story with Om. While Level3 has customers, the big question is how will they handle their enormous debt load. Even if VoIP revenues start to fly from the cable companies, which is now in question, … Read more

VoIP will hit Euro telcos hardest – vnunet.com

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VoIP will hit Euro telcos hardest – vnunet.com but what I find as interesting is that the research company thinks flat rate pricing from the RBOC’s will help them buffer the onslaught of the VoIP train. I actually think the RBOC’s flat rate customers are prime to switch. Here’s why. They are early adopters, not laggards. … Read more

Level 3 Announces Work Force Reduction

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Level 3 Announces Work Force Reduction This doesn’t bode well for the company, no matter how they try to spin it. They are likely setting the company up to be sold or merged into another company. MCI, Sprint and AT&T, along with the RBOC’s are all likely suitors.

DeltaThree Adds SBC To It’s Line Up

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According to a sell side analyst covering DeltaThree it seems in their SEC filings today they have announced a relationship with SBC to do what they are doing for Verizon and more. The relationship spans just about everything but the network, something SBC already has in place. Who said the RBOC’s are standing still. This is … Read more