McKinsey Consulting, one of the more highly “respected” firms of their type says in a note that the regulators are behind the times. I ask, “where does that put our judges” who rule on matters. Judges look for prescedent and with tech they are not always there. Add in a confusing and not always accurate … Read more

Israel’s Ministry of Telecommunications will finally begin the process of legalizing VoIP. That’s a decision that has been a long time coming.

Just read it. It seems the government in South Africa has realized if you can’t stop it, find a way to manage it happening.

In what has to be a total endorsement for VoIP in the Enterprise, InfoWorld has a nice “real life” story about employees avoiding the crowds by using their office VoIP boxes at home.

Australia which has always been a country that leads in wireless seems to be catching on to the VoIP bug and likely will be a hotbed of activity. What I like is how they are blending VoIP and WiFi and Broadband wireless all together and aiming to disrupt the marketplace….

The Lightyear Network, a MLM along the lines of Amway, but with a bent towards telecommunications, has announced a relationship with Level3. Contrary to a phoned in report about announcements made at their recent sales rally a few weeks back that they had the backing of Outback Steakhouse as a credit facility, according the the … Read more

Someone in the AOL VoIP beta test sent this too me. I don’t know if this is fact or fiction, so like all reports about Beta activity, take it with a grain of salt. How do I use AOL Talk to have a voice conversation? AOL Talk allows you to have a voice conversation with … Read more

In August I was interviewed by the Boulder (CO) Daily Camera about VoIP. The reporter, Matt Branaugh did a really good job at capturing the essence of the story. What I really dig is how he talked to both Om Malik and I, and also fellow blogger Keith Bare who lives near Boulder and resells … Read more

A story today from eMarketer, an aggregator of research, points out how VoIP will be at the center of convergence and will account for 12 % of all telephony revenues by 2009.

VoIP and Broadband Report has this to say about Vonage and Primus: Retail VoIP services hit by influencers’ bad word-of-mouth Mass-market independent VoIP services such as Vonage and Primus’ Lingo offering have been effected by poor reviews from major web-based influencers. William van Hefner, a telecom writer who’s Discount Long Distance Digest is read by … Read more