I love it when the wave of humor descends on an industry. VoIP is Irrelevant, shouts the headline in a Phone+/VON web site story today. Catchy. Witty. Snarky. Yes to all three. Because we know VoIP is irrelevant as it has converged each day, deeper and deeper into the calling experience of so many people. … Read more
Knowing the news and sharing the news is always a challenge for me, especially when the company involved is a client. For close to two weeks I’ve been in the know about XConnect’s founder and CEO Eli Katz successful closing of their Series B round, but my lips were sealed and my fingers tapped together. … Read more
Hot on the heels of the HD Voice Summit in New York this week, it seems that a Moldavia mobile operator is rolling out HD Voice on a Nokia handset, or so reports Telco 2.0. This follows client Voxbone’s announcement to embed HD Voice in their network, something that Robert Poe does a very good … Read more
This week’s VoIPWatch Report focuses on the two moves by Skype last week, first in the area of SIP and the second with their ending of Skype Extras. I also highlight some of the upcoming events and conferences that will be held over the next few weeks. Total Length: 2:30 Seconds (approx)
According to a report from the Recycling Factory, in the UK, 52% of unused mobile phones are being hoarded at home in case the current in use handset is stolen, lost or broken. They go on to point out that 68% of claim to having more than one mobile phone needlessly collecting dust at home. … Read more
After a long run, and a successful exit to Logitech, SightSpeed for consumers has been quietly retired by the folks at Logitech. If you visit the web page, you’ll see that SightSpeed for Business, an app my agency helped launch, remains front and center, but Logitech has taken SightSpeed and turned it into Vid, a … Read more
Alec Saunders and Jim Courtney will now be happy as yesterday Skype let us all know that their iPhone app now works in Canada and is available in the Apple App Store. The delay was caused by a licensing dispute, but that seems to have been cleared up now.
I've decided to start to create a short podcast about VoIP. As we move away from text and into talk, this will be a quick way to get the news out. Please let me know what you think. Topics discussed include: An IT Expo Recap Upcoming Conferences-Mobilize, HD Summit, Demo and VON The MiFi and … Read more
If true, this rumor out of the UK could be a sign of more pan national mergers in the mobile industry. Here’s why: 1) DT, aka as T-Mobile and France Telecom, aka as Orange are in multiple countries competing head to head. This means duplicate staff, towers, etc. 2) T-Mobile is already exiting the UK … Read more
Over in Singapore, Vodafone’s affiliate, Mobile One (M1) has signed on to be the local partner to bring the Novatel PocketSpot, the MiFi to market. Given the huge hold that SingTel has in the entire SE Asian mobile market the #3 operator in Singapore needs to differentiate and sell something more than what # 1 … Read more
