It looks like VoIP based calling is gaining traction in many places around the world. In Bulgaria, Max Telecom has released their HotMax bundle, a router with two ports to have two VoIP lines. This is a lure to move customers away from the PSTN. Max Telecom is already known for its moves in the … Read more
First we had “offshore banking,” the places the wealthy put their money. Then we had “offshore wagering,” the establishment of gaming operations in countries who were happy to have the business to improve their tax base so gamblers could place bets without oversight from the government and taxing authorities. Well now in the UK, if … Read more
Twitter had some changes at the top this past week, and now that the economy is in the toilet, more and more times each day, people are going to be asking the painful question of “how are you going to make money?” Honestly, I started out as a non-fan, but I’m now seeing things in … Read more
The quarterly earnings call for eBay yesterday wasn’t a pretty picture but at least on the surface Skype’s numbers were positive. Chalk the revenues up to the Skype Unlimited plans. They look good on the balance sheet and provide a more consistent pattern of revenue.
Over in the UK the powerhouse team at STL included Martin Geddes and a few other excellent analysts who know what is news. Their latest news summary is a must read for those wondering what’s bubbling and about to burst into the mainstream business news cycles of telco and telecom.
I have to credit TMC’s Greg Galitzine with finding this story yesterday about the growth of residential VoIP. What’s becoming obvious and what has been for some time is that the baby Bells are really chasing the cable guys in moving their customers to VoIP. And the reason is they didn’t need to as their … Read more
Jazinga is a client of my agency’s and we’ve been steadily putting their innovative one box does all device into the hands of the more informed and patient bloggers while the product goes through a series of beta trials. One of the bloggers/analyst 2.0 types was Jon Arnold who has just written a review that … Read more
Over the past few months my agency has had the good fortune of working with Irv Shapiro and his team at ifByPhone. Based in the northern suburbs of Chicago the company has customers, lots of customers, and is quietly rolling out app after app that solves real world problems. They have a whopper of an … Read more
The other day I had to cancel mom’s phone line with Verizon. It wasn’t the first time I tried to do it, and it was a painful experience. The first time I called was over a weekend. I had to to go through the IVR system that initially made it sound like I could get … Read more
I saw the folks from ZyXel yesterday in Baltimore during the launch of XOHM. One of the things they pointed out to me was that the next generation of the XOHM Residential Gateway that they produce will have VoIP ports on the back. This means smart hosted IP-PBX providers should be thinking of peering with … Read more
