Playing The Platform Game

Uber Analyst, Jon Arnold, is back from vacation and he has his game face on. In a TMCNet post Jon drills down on the reasons why BT was so fast to pay what the did for Ribbit. He then goes on to highlight Mobivox’s moves with Jajah and the reasons why ifByPhone are both companies … Read more

For Whom The Bell Tolls

Over on DSL Reports is a note that AT&T has stopped putting new customers on their VoIP platform called CallVanatge. While current customers are not affected, it looks like any new additions are a thing of the past for the foreseeable future. As a CallVantage customer, I have yet to have any major issues other … Read more

Fonolo is Hot

If you haven’t seen the news lately, client Fonolo, started by pal Shai Berger, is on a roll. Originally called FonCloud, they changed their name last spring, and debuted at eComm, showcasing their deep dialing end to customer service frustration for consumers. At eComm everyone from eTel founder Surj Patel to organizer Lee Dryburgh told … Read more

Thoughts On ClueCon

If you’re really into developing software for the telephony market or adding the best of what’s new to your IP based phone system, the ClueCon conference here in Chicago was the place to be. Brian West has grown this ultra-geek-tech event and broadened the appeal to the point of where without VON this year the … Read more

Two Million and Counting

Call this the reason Verizon has made New York City and the surrounding suburbs a key “must win” market for Fios and is starting to crank up the PR, Advertising and sales efforts. Cablevision is one of the largest cable operators in the country, but focuses only on the New York area, unlike the others … Read more

The Telco 2.0 Manifesto

One of the semi-annual conferences I love to attend is held twice a year in London and organized by my friends at the STL Group, where Martin Geddes is found hanging his hat and providing very keen insight. Today in their newsletter I spied a posting entitled the Telco 2.0 Manifesto, a take off of … Read more