A long time ago, I suggested to a very close friend who works for Cisco that they should buy SightSpeed, as it would have fit into their long term vision of using video, instead of voice in the work place, just at the time when Telepresence was getting going, and before Cisco had bought Pure … Read more
It’ October 1st and that means it’s time to look at the calendar. It’s hard to believe it’s been for me a month since I’ve flown more than up and down the State of California (from LAX to SFO train to SMF, plane to SAN, back to SMF-Sacramento) and home again to SAN. While last … Read more
I received an update notification from Amazon about a pending delivery of a new Nokia N900, that is unlocked. It’s a USA version, and will work on T-Mobile, not AT&T. Amazon corrected the order and gave me the option of canceling and I wondered why should I. Given the newer 3G network from TMO is … Read more
USA Today had a well penned story yesterday about the pros and cons of WiFi calling from the air on the GoGo and Row44 service. The story highlights a call being made via client Truphone’s service from the sky using their application on an iPhone. USA Today reports that the reaction was more positive in … Read more
Brad Stone of the New York Times reports that a Bay Area investor wants to bring the Clear registered traveler program back to those frequent travelers who want preferred status to get through the security lines faster. As a former Clear member I’m thrilled to hear the news. Now, making it a reality is another … Read more
Yesterday I made note of Rich Tehrani’s video interview from VON with client Mike Oeth at VON which broke the news about the new my.onsip.com web based platform. As they day went on we watched as other veteran observers, who like Rich have been around the VoIP game as long as I have been. We’ve … Read more
Earlier in the week we learned that Tiscali is launching a Mobile VoIP client named WiPhone. Now we have Kineto, the company with the core technology behind UMA, releasing a Mobile VoIP client that they hope carriers will brand. Some, like Kevin Fritchard are postulating that the Kineto efforts, and those from Fring and Truphone … Read more
At Demo a lot of “new” products get launched. Lots of money and time is spent getting up on stage and getting their name out there. One of them, is called DateCheck, from Intellus, and their all about ferreting out the falsity about a person who may get into a relationship. Given the growth of … Read more
Here's the third edition of the VoIPWatch Report: Highlights from last week include commentary on Skype and their woes, Tiscali and Mobile VoIP, XConnect and their funding plus some views on Clearwire.
Carl Ford has an interesting take on the Skype legal fiasco.
