I hear that Fonality is doing an overhaul of Trixbox. It’s all geared for solution providers. The news is supposed to be out soon, but with some travel planned I figured I’d point it out now. Fonality is clearly in a spot where the VoIP world is watching. With offerings also pouring out of company’s … Read more
It’s a very good time to be in VoIP if you’re looking for work. This report shows that VoIP will become a bigger sector for employment this year.
In an attempt to stem the tide of defections to VoIP players like Vonage, AT&T’s CallVantage, Earthlink’s TruVoice, Broadvoice as well as to the cable MSO’s, Sprint fixed line spinoff Embarq has announced the release of the eGo phone, a new device with 2.0 features like visual voice mail, on screen directory (sounds like the … Read more
Jajah is making noise that they will be in the call through business and will offer Mobile VoIP come this summer, in addition to their call back service. This is a space and handset platform that will get very crowded quickly. Point of fact is that client Truphone demonstrated the potential to accomplish this feat … Read more
With a hattip to Fierce Wireless, now led by executive editor Doug Mohney, one has to recognize just how much of an impact IP communications is having on the legacy, fixed line phone business. It’s starting to show. This report, out of the UK, paints a very rosy picture for VoIP and Wireless, as well … Read more
It looks like BT’s OpenZone has added Starbucks rival Caffe Nero to their growing list of locations. I’ve been in Caffe Nero and enjoyed their coffee more. Now I’ll have one more reason to linger around the storefront cafes when in London.
It looks like the barrier to entry for Mobile VoIP keeps getting lower and lower, as SipGate, a European player in the game has struck a deal with Pirelli to be able to sell their dual mode phone for under 60 Euros. At the same time, the patent protection firms seem to be going into … Read more
It looks like BT’s OpenZone has added Starbucks rival Caffe Nero to their growing list of locations. I’ve been in Caffe Nero and enjoyed their coffee more. Now I’ll have one more reason to linger around the storefront cafes when in London.
Yesterday I had a meeting in a conference room at a clients that for whatever the reason only had a regular speakerphone, not the weapon of choice, a Polycom. It wasn’t a problem though as I carried in my overnight bag one of the essentials for a road warrior/global nomad, the Polycom C-100 S, portable … Read more
One of the companies that first crossed my radar back in the fall at Fall VON was Fonolo. Shai Berger took me through his deck, much the way Craig Walker did a year earlier with GrandCentral. As I listened to what was unfolding I kept relating mentally and verbally to my own personal experiences, and … Read more
