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A study released by IT “parts manufacturer” Cisco reveals some obvious perceptions about video conferencing and a few not so obvious.

Everyone is wondering if Skype is for sale? Well the “strategic alternatives” eBay took when they started to sort out who would be running the business now has passed with a series of hires from Motorola, Sun and a former biz dev exec as Chief Strategy Officer. They’ve also hired away the PR/Comms lead from … Read more

Just when it’s starting to look like AT&T CallVantage will become one for the history books as the best ever consumer VoIP service, the folks who tried to bring you Voice Wing, Verizon, are coming out with yet another attempt at VoIP. They’re selling a $250 dollar device, complete with a contract. YAWN! Really. I … Read more

Last week another airline joined the flying WiFi brigade. United. So what! Given the limited number of planes which GoGo is installed in, and the risk of an equipment change, the hype outweighs the availability. With roughly two dozen planes in the skies with WiFi before the United announcement last week, it means that the … Read more

For a long time IBM has been off to the sidelines in many people’s minds, and Lotus, once the name for the Spreadsheet of choice many years ago, seemed to be king of the sore thumb of business apps. Some companies loved it, stuck with it, but for the most part Microsoft Office rules the … Read more

The New York Times is reporting on the stress the inauguration is going to be putting on our nations wireless networks. Let’s face it, the USA based wireless infrastructure has been lagging for years. We have what I would label as “good enough” not best in class, yet we as consumers pay top dollar for … Read more

I keep hearing and sensing that we’ll be seeing the INQ line of phones here in North America really soon. Just today, I spotted a review in the Sydney Morning Herald. Why would I like to see them here? Well for starters I’ve been using the INQ made SkypePhone and SkypePhone2 via 3 when I’m … Read more

Ted’s musing on tethering got me thinking, and reminded me to always carry my Nokia N95 which has an AT&T SIM when I’m in the USA or whatever SIM I’m using from T-Mobile in London or Yoigo in Spain. You see, I can tether today with that, and given the cheap data plan I have … Read more

Sidecut Reports spots a prototype from Cradlepoint that takes a WiMax signal and creates a WiFi hotspot. Neat. This would be an amazing VoIP base station for either the Nokia N or E Series phones or the iPhone with an app like Truphone.

Alec Saunders is bringing back Squawk Box this coming Friday and next Tuesday. I’m really keen on the one that day, as he’ll have eComm mind behind, Lee Dryburgh on the podcast to talk all about this years VoIP community event. I’d love to see TMC’s Rich Tehrani on another, as well as 4G Wireless … Read more